FOOTBALL TEE WITH MULTIPLE BALL SUPPORTING MODES

摘要

A tee includes a ball receiving recess shaped like the outer surface of the tip of a football so that the bottom portion of that tip may be supported within the recess. The recess is discontinuous consisting of two laterally opposed recess. portions with a rearwardly facing opening therebetween and forward ribs. The rearwardly facing opening permits the kicker from his starting position to see the entirety of the football down to the bottom of the tip. Forward of and to either side of the ribs, textured surfaces are provided that extend forward to a downwardly depending shoulder. The length of these textured surfaces is devised so that a football can be supported horizontally on the textured surfaces with the laces engaging the shoulder, thus supporting the football for squib kicks. At the rear of the tee, its body slopes down from the bottom of the recess portions to the ground surface. The facing terminations of the recess portions are sized and configured to allow a football to be leaned against the tee engaging those terminations to allow the ball to be supported with its tip on a ground surface for onside kicks.