FR3078264A1 - MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE FOR TRAINING PHASES OF THE RUGBY GAME - Google Patents

Abstract

The object of the invention is a multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, with an oval rugby ball with a small diameter and a large diameter, comprising a pole (10) with gripping means (12), base, and receiving means (14) of an accessory A, selected from several accessories A1 to A4, at the head.

Description

MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE FOR DRIVING PHASES OF THE RUGBY GAME

The present invention relates to a multifunctional training device for the game of rugby which is practiced with an oval ball.

Rugby is a ball sport that has specific phases of play, as in most ball games.

More particularly, one of the delicate phases of rugby play is the touch. The touch is a phase of play following an exit of the ball from the playing area, defined by a rectangle comprising two longitudinal sides which define the touch line while the transverse lines corresponding to the goal line, defining the upstream from the end area.

The key corresponds to an exit laterally to the field, that is to say beyond the touch lines.

The key is played by arranging a rank of a certain number of players from the first team and a maximum of the same number of players from the second team.

The two rows of players are arranged in parallel, leaving a statutory and determined distance between the two rows of players of the two teams.

This alignment is oriented perpendicular to the touchline and close to said touchline.

The team which benefits from the touch, has a player called pitcher behind the touch line immediately behind. The role of this throwing player is to throw the ball, giving it a rotation so that it keeps its trajectory, this in a bell, along the center line of the inter-row.

The goal for the team benefiting from the throw is to catch this ball or to deflect it towards its waiting players and the goal for the opposing team is also to try to catch or at least deflect the ball towards its players by waiting.

The receiving team has chosen a tactic and therefore a designated jumping player to catch the ball thrown by the throwing player on the jumping player.

To this end, the jumping player jumps and one or two players provide assistance in lifting the capturing player. The jumping player jumps by extending his arms above his head, with his impulse and the assistance in lifting leads him to about 4m.

This phase of the game is very technical and requires excellent synchronization between the throw, the impulse, the lifting assistance, the distance, etc.

During the training phases, it is possible to launch balloons with a launcher which has several balloons.

However, in order to avoid unnecessary risks, the ground must be cleared of dead balloons. You have to supply the launcher. A player is mobilized, namely the pitcher.

The reactivity and the multiplicity of throws are therefore slowed down by balloon problems. This is where the device according to the present invention comes into play in that it eliminates the need for the ball at least for part of the playing phases of the touch.

Likewise, if one wishes to make work of the throwing phase by the thrower, it is necessary to throw the ball by aiming at a target, this with or without the players.

This target must be placed high, at the height of capture of the ball, along the center line of the inter-row.

The aim for the thrower would then be to throw the ball so that it comes to touch a target of small dimensions or so that it passes through a ring of larger dimensions.

The small circle allows precision training and that of the ring combines precision with the spinning of the ball to ensure a stable trajectory.

This phase of the game is important because the precision must be of the same quality whether the jumping player is close to or far from the launcher, the distance being an additional difficulty. Finally, we also know that there are exercises with the foot and you then need a kicker who kicks the ball with the foot for sending in different directions or for doing phases of play called up and under. This phase consists for a player of the first team to kick the ball forward, beyond the majority of the players of the second team, then to run to go to recover it, either the same player or another player.

It is therefore necessary to kick the ball several times during a training.

To avoid kicking and mobilizing a kicker, it would be wise to be able to do it by hand. The device according to the invention, handled in an adapted manner, allows the ball to be thrown as a kicker could do.

The multifunction device according to the present invention allows quality training, even conducted with the absence of certain players and / or the release of certain players for other exercises.

The device according to the invention has the advantage of being multifunctional thanks to accessories adapted to the game phases worked.

The device also has the advantage of being removable so as to allow easy storage and transport anywhere and whatever the mode of transport.

The device according to the present invention is now described in detail, with reference to the accompanying drawings, these drawings being only illustrative, the figures shown in these drawings representing:

FIG. 1: a view of the device according to the invention, in exploded view, stored for transport before or after use,

FIG. 2A: a view of the device according to the invention, in touch phase drive configuration, for training jumpers,

Figure 2B: a view of a button with the operation of the device for training jumpers,

FIG. 3A: a view of the device according to the invention, in the training configuration of launchers with precision target,

FIG. 3B: a view of a launcher with the operation of the device for training the precision of the throws,

FIG. 4A: a view of the device according to the invention, in the training configuration of launchers with the trajectory precision target,

FIG. 4B: a view of a launcher with the operation of the device for training the precision of the trajectory of the throws,

FIG. 5A: a view of the device according to the invention, in the training configuration of the players after kicking the ball,

Figure 5B: a view of a team with the maneuver of the device for training the players after kicking the ball.

As shown in FIG. 1, the multifunction device for training certain phases of rugby play, according to the present invention, comprises a pole 10 with gripping means 12, defined, at the base and means for receiving a accessory A, chosen from several accessories A1 to A4, at the head.

In FIG. 2A, the pole 10 is, in the embodiment presented, a tube 10-1 with annular section, of sufficient rigidity for the manipulations envisaged as will be described later.

Preferably, the tube 10-1 is made of a light metallic material such as aluminum.

The defined gripping means 12 advantageously consist of engravings 12-1, of the diamond type, formed directly in the material of the tube so as to avoid slippage both in rotation around said tube and in translation along said tube.

The means 14 for receiving an accessory A comprise a head 14-1, in the embodiment shown, namely a solid tube 14-2 carrying a male thread 14-3, non-removably secured to the tube 10-1 , especially by welding.

The first accessory A1 is a key training accessory.

This accessory A1 comprises a transverse, hollow tube 16, provided, in the middle part, with fixing means 16-1 intended to cooperate with the receiving means 14 for the tube 10-1 of the pole 10.

These fastening means 16-1 are, in the embodiment shown, consisting of a socket 16-2 provided with an internal thread 16-3, intended to screw onto the male thread 14-3.

The tube 16 of the accessory A1 can therefore be removably associated with the tube 10-1 of the pole 10 to form a Tee.

This first accessory A1 further comprises right pins 16-4D and left 16-4G, each secured to one of the free ends of the transverse tube 16. These rods are intended for training in jumping.

Advantageously, each rod 16-4 is integral with a plug 16-5, in this case a right plug 16-5D and a left plug 16-5G, intended to cooperate with external threads 16-50D and 16- 50G, each corresponding end of the tube 16. The fixing means can be a simple interlocking but, preferably, a screwing.

For this purpose, each plug 16-5D and 16-5G comprises a male thread 16-6 able to cooperate by screwing with a thread 16-7 formed in the end of the tube. Even more advantageously, the plug has two threads, an internal thread 16-6i and an external thread 16-6e.

Each plug 16-5 can therefore be screwed in by inserting the corresponding pin 16-4 into the tube and by screwing the internal thread 16-6i onto the thread 16-50 or by removing the corresponding rod 16-4 from the tube and screwing the external thread 16-6e in the internal thread 16-7.

Each rod 16-4 can therefore be retracted into the tube 16 or projecting from the tube 16.

Each rod is flexible, advantageously made of a flexible material, for example a plastic material but also made from a spring, the aim being to fix the rod at the bottom and that the free end remains flexible so that it can be touched and that under the effect of a mechanical shock like a striking of the hand, it serves as a witness to touch.

As shown in FIG. 3, a second accessory A2 comprises a target 18 for training in precision casting. This target 18 is a solid surface, preferably a disc 18-1 of small dimensions about 20 cm to give an idea.

This disc 18-1 comprises fixing means 18-2, arranged radially on the periphery of said disc 18-1, so as to cooperate with the receiving means 14.

In the proposed embodiment and by mechanical homogeneity, the fastening means 18-2 of the disc comprise a socket 18-3 with an internal thread, intended to screw on the male thread 14-3 of the receiving means 14.

The pole 10 can therefore receive the accessory A2 in place of the accessory A1.

In an improved manner, the fastening means 18-2 of the disc 18-1 may include a flexible fastening 18-4. The disc 18-1 is, for example, secured to the socket 18-3 by an elastomer ring. Thus, when the disc 18-1 receives pressure, for example the pressure of a balloon launched, said disc retracts and oscillates before immediately resuming its position in alignment with the tube 10-1 of the pole 10 which door.

According to the present invention, with reference to FIG. 3A, the pole 10 can receive another accessory A3, for precision training of the trajectory of the throw.

This accessory A3 comprises a through target 20 comprising a ring 20-1. This ring 20-1 comprises fixing means 20-2, arranged radially on the periphery of said ring 20-1 so as to cooperate with the receiving means 14.

The through target 20 has an internal diameter greater than the small diameter of the ellipse constituting the oval of the balloon and less than the large diameter of said balloon.

If the ball enters a warhead, centered, there is no problem and the ball passes.

If the ball enters crosswise, the ball hits the edge of the ring.

In the proposed embodiment and by mechanical homogeneity, the fastening means 20-2 of the ring comprise a socket 20-3 with an internal thread, intended to screw on the male thread 14-3 of the receiving means 14.

The pole 10 can therefore receive the accessory A3 in place of the accessories A1 or A2.

The device for training according to the present invention, illustrated in FIG. 4A, may include another accessory A4 intended for recovery training after kicking of the up and under type.

This A4 accessory includes a throwing fork 22. This throwing fork 22 itself comprises curved rods 22-1, arranged in the shape of a chistera so as to rotate the balloon in the air and give it the gyroscopic effect. flight stabilization.

This throwing fork 22 comprises fixing means 22-2, arranged at the end of the throwing fork 22, so as to cooperate with the receiving means 14.

In the proposed embodiment and by mechanical homogeneity, the fixing means 22-2 of the throwing fork comprise a socket 22-3 with an internal thread, intended to screw on the male thread 14-3 of the receiving means 14.

The throwing fork 22 is rigidly secured to the socket, or even with reinforcements on the socket so as to have a rigid assembly, in alignment with the pole 10.

The pole 10 can therefore indifferently receive the accessories A1 to A4.

The use of the device according to the present invention is as follows.

When the key training is provided, the operator O, who can be the trainer or an assistant, equips the device with the accessory A1.

The first accessory A1 is initially stored parallel to the tube 10-1 of the pole 10, which limits the length and above all the size of the device, making it easily transportable on the ground or in the means of movement on other fields than the usual one for the team.

The pole 10 is therefore fitted with the hollow transverse tube 16, by screwing the male thread 143 of the receiving means 14 for the tube 10-1 in the tapping of the socket 16-2 of the tube 16.

Once the tube 16 mounted transversely to form a tee, the right rods 16-4D and left 16-4G are extracted and put in place.

The right plugs 16-5D and left 16-5G are unscrewed from the right threads 16-7D and left 16-7G, by rotation of the internal threads 16-6i.

The rods are therefore extracted simultaneously and the right 16-5D and left 16-5G plugs are screwed back with the projecting rods by screwing the 16-6e external threads in the same 16-7D and left 16-7G threads.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the jumpers, relievers, are aligned in training in two rows, simulating the touch phase. The operator O, generally an assistant or the trainer himself of this game phase, handles the pole 10, see FIG. 2B.

The operator O grasps the pole 10 by shaking hands on the gripping means 12.

He gives the top and positions, in the inter-row, the pole 10 equipped with his rods at the height he wishes, in the central or slightly offset position, to reproduce the throws with a slightly variable trajectory, with variable height and the two rows must adjust their position to temporarily touch / grip the rod while respecting all the rules of spacing, synchronization and positioning of the other players in order to avoid being penalized. We note the absence of a launcher and therefore its monopolization.

When the operator wishes to exercise the launcher alone, at the precision of the launch, he dismantles the transverse tube 16 by unscrewing, following the reverse maneuver of the assembly.

The operator then reports the accessory A2, that is to say the target 18 for training in precision casting. The bush 18-3 of the fastening means 18-2 of the disc 18-1 is screwed onto the male thread 14-3 of the receiving means 14.

The operator still handles the pole by the gripping means 12 and positions himself in front of the launcher in place behind the touchline and he stops his movement and the launcher then targets the disquel8-l.

The trainer, manipulator or not of the pole, notes the quality of the throw and the exercise, in particular the synchronization.

When the coach wishes to work on the precision of the trajectory, linked both to the precision but also to the rotation of the ball, so that it follows a trajectory as stable as possible, non-oscillating, this to allow a good grip by the jumper, in the real game phase, he uses the accessory A3, the through target 20, see FIG. 3B.

The bush 20-3 of the fastening means 20-2 of the ring 20-1 is screwed onto the male thread 143 of the receiving means 14.

The thrower must then throw the ball, on top of the coach, so that it passes through the crossing target, where the crossing target is located.

In the absence of other players in the environment, the pitcher can have a supply of balls and ensure several different throws, successive, in order to work for example the regularity.

In the case of full field work on the field, the trainer can plan the work with the pole equipped with the A4 accessory, see figure 4B.

The fixing means 22-2 of the throwing fork 22 are attached to the receiving means 14 of the pole 10.

This throwing fork 22 itself comprises curved rods 22-1, arranged in the form of a chistera, so as to rotate the ball in the air and to give it the gyroscopic effect of flight stabilization.

The socket 22-3 of this throwing fork 22 comes to screw on the male thread 14-3 of the receiving means 14.

Once the throwing fork 22 rigidly attached, the operator loads the ball into the ball as in a spoon and with a swinging gesture ensures the propulsion of the ball and its rotation in the appropriate direction so that it follows a stable trajectory , like that of a kicker.

The team, placed on the ground, ensures the recovery of the ball with the tactical play phases, set up by the coach.

The device according to the present invention is therefore easy to store due to the demountability, compact, easy to assemble and to equip with various accessories, of a simple and effective handling, even playful.

If such a device is suitable for professional teams, it can be used at any level and even in the family game phase.

The materials, the dimensions can also vary according to the categories of play in order to adapt to the rules, if necessary.

Claims (11)

1. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, with an oval rugby ball with a small diameter and a large diameter, comprising a pole (10) with gripping means (12), at the base, and means for reception (14) of an accessory A, chosen from several accessories A1 to A4, at the head. 2. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 1, characterized in that the accessory A1 comprises a transverse tube (16) provided in the middle part, with fixing means (16-1) intended to cooperate with the receiving means (14) of the pole (10) to form a Tee. 3. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 2, characterized in that the transverse tube (16) comprises a straight rod (16-4D) and a left rod (16-4G), each secured to one of the free ends of the transverse tube (16). 4. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 3, characterized in that each rod (16-4) is flexible. 5. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that each right and left rod (16-4D, 16-4G) is integral with a right and left plug (16- 5D; 16-5G) provided with a male thread (16-6i), inside and a thread (16-6e), outside, able to cooperate by screwing with a thread (16-7) formed in the end of the transverse tube (16) so as to introduce the corresponding rod (16-4) into the transverse tube (16) by screwing the internal thread (16-6i) into the internal thread (16-7) or to take out the same rod (16-4) out of the transverse tube (16) by screwing the thread (16-6 ^e ), outside, in the same thread (16-7). 6. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the accessory A2 comprises a target (18) in the form of a solid disc (18-1). 7. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 6, characterized in that the disc (18-1) comprises fixing means (18-2), arranged radially on the periphery of said disc ( 18-1), so as to cooperate with the receiving means (14) of the pole (10). 8. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 7, characterized in that the fixing means (18-2) of the disc (18-1) comprise a flexible fixing (18-4). 9. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to any one 5 of the preceding claims, characterized in that the accessory A3 comprises a through target (20) comprising a ring (20-1), equipped with fixing means (20-2), arranged radially on the periphery of said ring ( 20-1) so as to cooperate with the receiving means (14). 10. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to claim 10 9, characterized in that the through target (20) has an internal diameter greater than the small diameter of the ball and less than the large diameter of said ball. 11. Multifunctional training device for the game of rugby, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the accessory A4 comprises a throwing fork (22) itself comprising curved rods (22-1) , arranged in the form of a chistera.