CA1305731C - Hockey training device - Google Patents

Hockey training device

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CA1305731C
CA1305731C CA000582093A CA582093A CA1305731C CA 1305731 C CA1305731 C CA 1305731C CA 000582093 A CA000582093 A CA 000582093A CA 582093 A CA582093 A CA 582093A CA 1305731 C CA1305731 C CA 1305731C
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Stephen Maki
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B69/00Training appliances or apparatus for special sports
    • A63B69/0024Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for hockey
    • A63B69/0026Training appliances or apparatus for special sports for hockey for ice-hockey
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63BAPPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B2102/00Application of clubs, bats, rackets or the like to the sporting activity ; particular sports involving the use of balls and clubs, bats, rackets, or the like
    • A63B2102/24Ice hockey

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An ice hockey training device for practicing and developing stickhandling skills comprises a pair of elongated members including spacing means to raise the members above a supporting surface, such as ice, so that a hockey puck will pas freely thereunder. The members are arranged with respect to one another such that the members and the spacing means present a plurality of spaced apart obstacles about which a puck is manoeuvered during a stickhandling exercise.

Description

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HOCKEY TR~I NI~j!Ç C)EVI 1 FI ELD OF THE I NVENTI QN
This invention relates to the gam2 of ice hockey and in parti~ular to a training device for practicing and devel opi ng s ki 11 s i n that game.

BACRGPcOUND OF THE I NVENTI ON
The game of ice hockey, while a team sport, incorporates numerous individual 6kill~ that flow from two basic a6pects of the game, skating and puck handlir.g.
This invention deals with the latter skill and in particular to the development of the individual's ability to handle and manoeuver a puck on a playing sur~ace such as ice with a hockey stick. This ~kill is known in the ~; game as "stickhandling" and it i8 a skill that, during a game, is affected at all speeds and basically, it is the : ability of an individual player to manoeuver the puck with his stick to get around other players on the apposing team and to deceive ~uch players by such stick/puck manoeuvering.
:' 20 ~here are various practicing deviGes rel~ting to ic~
i hockey but they are mainly directed to honing the skills of shooting, suoh devices incorporating various con~igurations of stationary goal tenders which allow certain opening~ in the goal area into which the : 25 practicing player is to direct the puck. Howev~r, the art of Etickhandling is a skill that require~ development at an early age i~ a player wishes to eventually be able to carry a puck with con~idence and at the same time be : able to play with his head up, manoeuvering the puck on ~;

`` -- 2 --the end of his stick through feel.
The present invention is a device which is adapted to enhance the stickhandling skills of players of all levels from novice to professional. The device can be the basis for puck/stick drills that provide patterns of skill development designed to help beginners improve gradually from one drill progression to the next. As the - skills of the player develope, the drills preferably become increasingly more difficult. When working drill patternsl the desired outcome of those patterns is for the player to become progressively faster and smoother at I the drills while the player keeps his head up and looking ¦ "down ice" instead of at the puck/stick interaction.
! Such practicing in accordance with the present device teaches the player to use his peripheral vision and feel of the stick/puck to maintain knowledge of the position of the puck. When the skill is mastered, stickhandling while simultaneously reading the play of the game becomes almost automatic.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to a broad aspect, the invention relates ¦ to a hockey training device for practicing and developing stick handling skills. The device comprises a pair of i 25 elongated members with spacing means on the members to raise them above a supporting surface so that a hockey puck will pass freely under the members. The pair of elongated members are so arranged with respect to one another that they and the spacing means present a plurality of remotely located obstacles about which the puck is to be manoeuvered during stickhandling exercise.
In a further broad aspect the invention provides a hockey skills training device ~or practicing and developing hockey stick handling skills, said device comprising:

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- 2(a) -(a) a pair of elongated members at least one of which is notched whereby said members are detaChably secured together in the configuration of a cross; and (b~ spacing means on the underside of said elongated member~ adjacent the ends thereof to raise said elongated members above a supporting surface to a height sufficient ts allow a hockey puck to pa~s freely under said members, , said pair of elongated members being so arranged with respect to one another that they and said spacing means present a plurality of remotely located obstacles about which said puck is to be maneuvered during a stick handling exercise.
In still a further broad aspect the invention provides a hockey skills training device for practicing and developing hockey stick handling skills, said device comprising 1 20 (a) a pair of elongated members readily attachable I for connection together solely by means of a l~cking i notch in at least one of said members whereby said ! members are readily detachable from one another merely by vertical movement of one elongated member relative to the other elongated member; and (b) spacing means on the underside of said elongated members adjacent the ends thereof to raise said elongated members above a supporting surface to a height su~ficient to allow a hockey puck to pass freely under said members, said pair of elongated members being so arranged with respect to one another that they and said spacing means present a plurality o~ remotely located obstacles about which said puck is to be maneuvered during a stick handling exercise.

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referred to in this specification generally means a playing surface of ice, it can also refer to any smooth surface such as a concrete floor, a ~he~t of smooth ,1 .'; ~

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, , , ~3~,~7~11 surface wood or the like where a player can utilize the device for practicing his individual qtickhandling skills. Such practice is often carried out on the smooth concrete floor of a garage, basement or the like or on a piece of smooth surfaae wood as ice is not always available for the individual practitioner, particularly young children.

BRI EF DESCRI PTI ON OF_THE DR~WI N5:S
I'he invention is illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention and illustrated in one pattern for skill development;
FIGURES 2a and 2b are slde views of the individual members of the device, Figure 2a illustrating the member supported from a ~urface other than ioe and Figure 2b showiny the other member of the pair being supported from an ice surface; and FIGURES 3 through 8 respectivPly are a series of schematic, plan views of stickhandling drills that can be carried out in aombination with the present invention.

DETAl LED DE$CRI PTI ON OF THE DRAWINGS
Referring to Figure 1, the trai~ing device illustrated generally at 10 compriæes a pair of elongated members 12 and 14 whi¢h, in one embodiment, are notched as at 16 and 18 respectively as shown in Figures ~a and 2b so that the members fit together in a cruciform arrangement as shown in Figure 1. Each end of each member is provided with a suitable spacing member 20, 22, to raise the device 10 above a supporting or playing surface to a height sufficient to allow a hockey puck to pass freely thereunder.
While the preferred embodiment of the invention as ~3~

shown in Figure 1 is a cruciform pattern to provide a basis for many of the drills, it will be appreciated that the members 12 and 14 can be detached Prom one another and placed in parallel as shown for example in Pigure 7 and 8, or one member 12 could be moved along the associated member 14 to bring one member closer to the end of the other or the members could be 80 attached as to pivot somewhat about their attachment point so that, for example, the members could form a more upright "X"
pattern such aæ in a Saint Andrew' 8 cross.
The preferred height of the members above the playing surface is at least two inches and while the length of the members may vary, it has been found that a length of 26 inches i6 a good leng-th for use by most individuals as it corresponds generally to the overall width of the sweep of a hockey stick during a stickhandling exercise.
The spacing means 20, 22 can be formed of any suitable substance and attached to the ends or adjacent the enas o~ the members 12 and 14 in any suitable manner.
If the device is to be used on a surfaae such as concrete or wood the spacing means such as 22 in Figure 2a could be made up from blocks of fairly dense foam to provide some frictional grip between the member 14 and the supporting surface 24 which might be of concrete or wood.
In Figure 2b, member 12 i3 shown with spacing means 20 which might be made of hard rubber (6uch as old hockey -pucks) or blocks of suitable material with spikes or nails 26 protruding from the lower ends thereof to hold the member 12 firmly on a slippery surface 28 such as ioe.
There are numerous ~atterns of movement of a puck by a ~tick that can be used in practicing stickhanaling skills in combination with the present invention. Only a few such patterns are shown in Figures 3 through 8 3~

inclusive and it will be appreciated that the spacing means 20, 22 provide a plurality of remotely located obstacles about which the puck i~ to be manoeuvered by a player during a Rtickhandling exercise. The player, when stickhandling, moves a puck 28 to follow the direction of movements as indicated by the arrows from the starting points on the pattern which are the puck locations shown in the pattern~.
Figures 3 through 8 illustrate progressively more difficult drills and a player can start at a beginner level such as in Figure 3 and, after mastering such a level can move on to intermediate drills such as shown in Figures 4 through 6 and then eventually to more advanced drills such as in Figures 7 and 8.
An individual may start with drills which the individual can complete, slowly increasing speQd until the drills are mastered.
While the invention has been described in connection with a specific embodiment thereof and in a specific use, various modifications thereof will occur to those skilled in the art witho~lt departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
The terms and expre6~ions which have been employed i this specification are u~ed a terms of description and ~ot of limitations, and there iR no intention in the use of such terms and expressions to exclude any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thexeof, but it is recognized that various modifi~atio~s are po~sible within the scope of the invention claims.

Claims (8)

1. A hockey training device for practicing and developing stickhandling skills, said device comprising a pair of elongated members, spacing means on said members to raise said members above a supporting surface so that a hockey puck will pass freely thereunder; said pair of elongated members being so arranged with respect to one another that they and said spacing means present a plurality of remotely located obstacles about which said puck is to be manoeuvered during a stickhandling exercise; said elongated members being detachably secured together adjacent their centre sections, said raising means being secured to the members adjacent the ends thereof.
2. A hockey training device according to claim 1 wherein said members are detachably secured together in a cruciform pattern.
3. A hockey training device according to any one of claim 1 or claim 2 including friction means on said raising means to inhibit movement of said raising means and said members on said supporting surface.
4. A hockey skills training device for practicing and developing hockey stick handling skills, said device comprising:
(a) a pair of elongated members at least one of which is notched whereby said members are detachably secured together in the configuration of a cross; and (b) spacing means on the underside of said elongated members adjacent the ends thereof to raise said elongated members above a supporting surface to a height sufficient to allow a hockey puck to pass freely under said members, said pair of elongated members being so arranged with respect to one another that they and said spacing means present a plurality of remotely located obstacles about which said puck is to be maneuvered during a stick handling exercise.
5. A hockey training device according to claim 4, wherein said spacing means are made of foam rubber.
6. A hockey training device according to claim 4 wherein said spacing means have spiked lower surfaces to frictionally engage an ice surface.
7. A hockey training device according to claim 4 wherein both of said elongated members are notched adjacent their center sections to form a cruciform configuration when said notched portions engage one another.
8. A hockey skills training device for practicing and developing hockey stick handling skills, said device comprising (a) a pair of elongated members readily attachable for connection together solely by means of a locking notch in at least one of said members whereby said members are readily detachable from one another merely by vertical movement of one elongated member relative to the other elongated member; and (b) spacing means on the underside of said elongated members adjacent the ends thereof to raise said elongated members above a supporting surface to a height sufficient to allow a hockey puck to pass freely under said members, said pair of elongated members being so arranged with respect to one another that they and said spacing means present a plurality of remotely located obstacles about which said puck is to be maneuvered during a stick handling exercise.
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US7905800B2 (en) * 2008-12-19 2011-03-15 Darrin Oneschuk Hockey shooting training device
EP2606944A1 (en) 2011-12-22 2013-06-26 Patrick Joseph Quinn Sport-projectile obstacle for skill training
CN107737443A (en) * 2017-11-16 2018-02-27 腾特体育科技南通有限公司 A kind of intelligence of ice hockey dials ball device
US10391376B2 (en) 2016-04-22 2019-08-27 Darcy GUISE Stickhandling tools, hockey training aids, and related methods
LV15389B (en) * 2017-09-05 2019-11-20 Pēters SUTTA Training appliances
US11331552B2 (en) 2018-05-30 2022-05-17 Omnitool, Inc. Modular training device

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7905800B2 (en) * 2008-12-19 2011-03-15 Darrin Oneschuk Hockey shooting training device
EP2606944A1 (en) 2011-12-22 2013-06-26 Patrick Joseph Quinn Sport-projectile obstacle for skill training
US10391376B2 (en) 2016-04-22 2019-08-27 Darcy GUISE Stickhandling tools, hockey training aids, and related methods
LV15389B (en) * 2017-09-05 2019-11-20 Pēters SUTTA Training appliances
EP3678748A4 (en) * 2017-09-05 2021-07-14 Sutta, Peters A training device
CN107737443A (en) * 2017-11-16 2018-02-27 腾特体育科技南通有限公司 A kind of intelligence of ice hockey dials ball device
US11331552B2 (en) 2018-05-30 2022-05-17 Omnitool, Inc. Modular training device

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