Backstop and Portable Training System for Bat-and-Ball Game

摘要

A universal backstop for various a bat-and-ball games such as cricket, baseball and basketball, including a body made of smart textile such that the backstop acts as a contact indicator, and target areas on the backstop for improving player skills. The backstop is portable and adjustable for use in different locations, and can be adjusted to adjust the level of difficulty of game play. The backstop is thus useful as a training aid, whether at home or in a school or club environment (e.g., used as a sporting or physical education activity).

主权项

1. A bat-and-ball game backstop including:
(a) a body made of suitable material to aid in preventing a ball thrown towards a batter from exiting a playing area, wherein:
(i) the body comprises a central portion flanked by a side portion on either side; and(ii) each side portion is adjustable at an angle less than 180 degrees relative to the central portion so that the backstop is capable of standing substantially upright on a supporting surface; and (b) one or more target areas on the body, wherein each target area is configured to act as one portion of a hook and loop fastener for attaching to a corresponding portion of the hook and loop fastener on sporting equipment such that when contact is made between:
(i) a target area within the backstop, and(ii) said sporting equipment, the target area fastens to said sporting equipment, thereby interfering with movement of said sporting equipment.