Baseball team play organizer

Abstract

The present invention provides a magnetic organizing apparatus for a baseball team. The organizing apparatus comprises a board, a frame, and a plurality of rectangular nameplates. The board has a perimeter and opposing surfaces. The frame is positioned around the board and is offset outward to a distance perpendicular to the opposing surfaces. Indicia in the form of a baseball field and a baseball diamond are located on one of the opposing surfaces. The rectangular nameplates are releasably attached to the board magnetically and overly the baseball field and the baseball diamond to the opposing surfaces. The frame provides a means for aligning the rectangular nameplates in side-by-side, vertically-aligned relation with nameplate edges engaged against the frame and with the frame acting as an alignment guide for the rectangular nameplates.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention generally relates to team sports and organization, in particular to training and game-time organizing apparatuses. More specifically, the present invention is primarily intended as a baseball player field position organizing apparatus. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] In team sports, competitive team organization is critical to success in training and actual game play. In baseball, in particular, organization of both the offensive and defensive positions benefits both players and coaches alike. Many devices have been created to teach and instruct team players by showing the various field positions on the playing field, However, the needs of these organization devices are many, including clean organization, quick and unlimited modification of the diagram of team players and positions, and the alignment and protection of the diagrammed position devices themselves still remain. [000...

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Benefits of technology

[0009] In the United States, the rules of youth baseball differ from the rules of college baseball as well as the rules of professional baseball insofar as players in organized youth baseball can be substituted from inning to inning and then allowed to continue to play. This stands in marked contrast to professional rules where once a player is removed from the lineup during a game the player cann

Problems solved by technology

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