WO1986003420A1

WO1986003420A1 - Integrated leasure installation for ball games

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Publication number: WO1986003420A1
Application number: PCT/FR1985/000352
Authority: WO
Inventors: Rémy TORRES; Didier Torres; Jean-Yves Torres
Original assignee: Torres Remy; Didier Torres; Torres Jean Yves
Priority date: 1984-12-10
Filing date: 1985-12-06
Publication date: 1986-06-19
Also published as: FR2574304B1; EP0204787A1; FR2574304A1

Abstract

Installation for playing ball games, for example football. The ground (1) is divided into a plurality of areas (4) - (13), each provided with a special equipment based on ball-receiving and -returning nets such as (23), (24), (29), (34), (36), (37). In each area it is possible to work individually or as a group and to train a gesture or a series of gestures. Application: practising leasure sports, individually or as a group, without the down-times of the competition.

Description

INTEGRATED LEISURE INSTALLATION for BALLOON GAMES

The present invention relates to a leisure installation of a new type, intended for the practice and training of various ball games such as football.

In the particular case of football, we know that this sport is a team game. Consequently, amateurs who wish to practice it are brought to join a club, where they must follow a program of competitions against other clubs.

This results in significant constraints for the amateur, particularly with regard to travel and the timetable. As a result, we see that when an amateur ceases to participate in competitions, he ceases to practice soccer. In addition, we know that during a football match, lasting a total of an hour and a half, a good player only manages to touch the ball for a total of about one minute. The rest is made up of races and time-outs.

In practice, many amateurs would like to practice their favorite sport in a spirit entirely different from that of competition, especially for their leisure. The present invention aims to meet this need, by providing an integrated installation where an amateur can enter at a convenient time, alone or accompanied in order to practice during the time available, a ball sport such as football, in particular by eliminating the intermediate races, to keep only the properly "ball" part.

The present invention aims to meet this need, by providing an integrated installation for the practice of ball sports, such as for example football. Such an installation comprises a playground enclosed by fences, and it is characterized in that this terrain is divided into several corresponding zones, each one for a particular activity of the ball game considered, and being equipped with the corresponding equipment. According to another characteristic of the invention, most of the areas of the ground comprise one or more return threads with a concave or convex profile fixed elastically in a rigid frame. Nets of this type, known under the trade name "PARTNER", are in themselves known, for example by French patents 2 376 669, 2 408 364, 2 437 849, and 2 451 753.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the integrated center comprises on the one hand, PARTNERS carried by fixed frames, on the other hand, PARTNERS carried by movable and displaceable frames.

According to another characteristic of the invention, when it is an integrated center for the practice of football, at least one zone is equipped with stems, for suspending the ball and training for head games.

According to another characteristic of the invention, at least one zone is equipped with a cage comprising on either side of its posts a flat panel which is integral with it and inside which is stretched a concave net. A flat net is also stretched over the cage between these two panels. The set is mobile, picks up and returns the balloons scattered around the cage.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the zones are themselves surrounded by grids or nets which delimit them, each player or group of players thus being able to train, as well alone, for the practice of a precise gesture , as a group, for sequences of games close to those practiced in competition.

According to another characteristic of the invention, the facilities of leisure centers can be used by holidaymakers or tourists as well as by sports clubs, school associations, etc. The appended drawing, given by way of non-limiting example, will allow a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention.

Figure I is an overview of an integrated center according to the invention, specially designed for the practice of football.

Figure 2 shows a possible alternative embodiment.

Figure 3 and 4 illustrate a detail of Figure I, namely the goal cages surrounded by return threads.

The installation illustrated in FIG. I is an integrated football center, comprising a general field I, enclosed by a peripheral grid 2, and provided with lighting lampposts 3, to also allow night use.

Field I is divided into several play zones, such as 4 to 14, themselves possibly delimited by grids or separation nets such as 15,16,17,18. Zone 4 is equipped with a bracket I9 where several balloons 20 are hung, which can be fixed or mobile and which drop out when struck. It also comprises a cage 21 for receiving the balloons 20. The zone 5 is cut, in its middle, by a transverse thread 22, and it is equipped, at each of its two ends, by means of a return receiving net 23 , of the kind known under the trade name PARTNER. This zone 5 is used to practice what, in football training, is known as "tennis-ball". In the particular case of the invention, the PATIENERS 23 are arranged parallel to the central net 22, and they make it possible to sharply return the ball to the opposing court. Thus zone 5 can be used both for training and for leisure, playing with a number of players between two and eight. Zone 7 is equipped with four 24 receiver and balloon return nets, of the PARTNER type, arranged in a square. The game consists of hitting in the various PARTNERS, continuously, without making the ball touch the ground. This training can be played alone, or in pairs.

Zone 8 includes a grid electronic target 25, displaying for each impact, the speed of the ball, and the position of the point of impact, which makes it possible to allocate a certain number of points according to the accuracy of the shot, and then to add them up .

Zones 12,13,14 are equipped with various mobile equipment, namely in particular:

- terminals 26, to be circumvented with the ball; - slalom poles 27;

- hedges of variable heights 28;

- PARTNER nets, receivers and balloon returners with several return faces (for example four concave faces for PARTNER 29); - mannequins 30, which are to be circumvented by balloon shots;

- football cages such as 3I;

- football cages, such as 32, equipped with a peripheral recovery net 33. Zone II is a zone for collective games allowing races with the ball. Several PARTNER receiver and return nets 34 are distributed over and around the play area to send a very aerial ball in front of the cage 35, which the small area of area II prohibits doing directly.

Zone 6 is intended for children. Its surface and its material have smaller dimensions and characteristics, to allow the same game only in zone II, but for children aged four to ten.

Zone 10 is analogous to zones 9 or 14, but its PARTNER ball return receiver 36 has a convex shape, which makes the return of the ball unpredictable, in order to train the reflexes of the player (s).

Zone 9 is similar to zones 14, 10, but its PARTNER return receiver 37 has a convergent shape, giving the balloon return paths that are also difficult to predict.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 2, the terrain I is divided into several zones, including zones 4, 5, II, I4, of the kind previously described. In addition, an area 38 is provided, where a concave PARTNER 39 is located opposite the goalkeeper's cages 40. This one can thus practice to shoot in the PARTNER 39. to then stop the ball which returns to him according to a more or less unpredictable angle. In addition to a central PARTNER 41 with several concave faces (for example 3, in FIG. 2), the area 14 comprises, along one side, a series of receiving and returning PARTNERS 42 juxtaposed.

Thus, the balls are returned to the player or players in a variable manner, both in speed, in height and in trajectory. Several players can play simultaneously, each with their ball. We can also foresee two players playing with the same ball or other various combinations.

Zone 43 has a floor covering consisting of a flexible surface. It is surrounded by several PARTNERS 44, and a cage 45. Thus a player 46 can, without damage, fall to the ground and practice acrobatic repeats, dives to recover the ball by hand, or games of diving heads. One can also provide return threads with a flat profile. Various other accessories can complete the integrated center according to the invention. For example, one can provide: - a shelter 47, for storing various small materials and possibly sheltering a cloakroom; - A single access door 48, through which all users enter or leave by presenting their card or by paying their entry fee; a display board 49, operating with cards, where the member affixes his personal card, for successively reserving different zones. In the particular case of zone I2, the cage 32 has on either side of its vertical uprights 50, a flat panel 5I inside which a flat net 52 is stretched. A flat net 53 is also stretched above of the cage 32 between the panels 5I. The latter are joined by a cross member 54 delimiting the top of the cage 32 proper, inside which one can provide a receiving and returning partner net 55 with a converging profile refocusing the balloons which it returns. This set is mobile. It catches and returns the balls dispersed around the cage 32. Of course, the installations which have just been described for the practice of football, can be modified according to the same principle to be adapted to the practice of all other ball games, and be mixed. In all cases, the installation allows a single person to be able to play with a ball, finding, depending on the playing areas, different situations of ball sports _* It is intended for all people wishing to play for example football , outside clubs, and without competing. Thus, the aspect of the player's contact with the ball is privileged, compared to the physical aspect of the competition. As a result, users can come play at any age, and practice sport for all generations.

It is understood that an integrated center according to the invention can be erected for example inside a sports complex, a holiday club, a campsite near a football field, in the districts of big cities, just like a tennis or golf course.

This easily removable center can be installed in winter in a covered place, which is particularly interesting for mountain resorts.

Claims

CLAIMS I - Integrated leisure installation for the practice of ball sports such as football comprising a playground (I), closed by fences (2), and characterized in that the field (I) is divided into several zones (4) to (14), and (38), (43), each corresponding to a particular activity of the ball game considered and being equipped with the corresponding equipment, the assembly comprising several receiving nets and ball returners of the PARTNER type " non-planar profile, tandi that it is easy to transfer to a covered place for winter use 2 - Integrated installation according to claim I, characterized in that it comprises on the one hand PARTNERS carried by reinforcements stationary, on the other hand PARTNERS carried by movable and displaceable frames 3 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it constitutes an integrated center p for the practice of football and comprises, at least, an area (4) equipped with stems (I9), for suspending the ball (20) and practicing head games.

4 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the zones are themselves surrounded by grids or nets (I5), (I6), (I7), which delimit them, each player or group of players can thus train, both alone, for the practice of a specific gesture, and in groups, for sequences of games close to those practiced in competition.

5 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises several "PARTNER" nets (23), (24), (34), (39), (42), (44), arranged at the periphery or on the corresponding zone (5), (7) (II), (38), (I4), (43). 6 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one "PARTNER" thread (29), (4I) with several concave faces, arranged in the center of the corresponding zone (14).

7 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one "PARTNER" thread (36) with convex reflecting profile.

8 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an area (43), provided with a flexible floor covering which allows falls to the ground, without damage, as well as at least one "PARTNER" net.

9 - Integrated installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least one zone (I2) equipped with a cage (32) comprising, on either side of its vertical uprights (50) , a flat panel (5I) integral with the cage and inside which a flat net (52) is stretched, a flat net (53) also being stretched above the cage (32), between the two panels (5I ), then o.ue two end panels (51) are made integral with one another by a simple transverse bar (54), for themselves delimiting the cage (32), so that this movable assembly captures and returns the balloons scattered around the cage (32). I0- Installation according to claim (9), characterized in that the cage (32) contains a receiving and returning net "PARTNER" (55) with converging profile.