Adjustable Obstacle Training System for Skating Agility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional training devices for sports players, particularly those using sticks to manipulate projectiles, fail to adequately develop the broader range of skills and physicality required for playing on unfamiliar surfaces like ice, such as hockey and ringette, as they primarily focus on puck control, shooting, and passing without addressing skating skills, balance, agility, and weight distribution.
Innovation Solution
A training system comprising a support member with an elongate obstacle member and a pass-under section, adjustable in length, designed to improve agility, weight distribution, and balance by requiring players to navigate obstacles and maintain control while skating over and under the apparatus, which can be adjusted to vary difficulty and include features like rotating hockey stick resembling members to mimic opponents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional training devices are used that focus on puck control, shooting, and passing, then stick control skills are improved, but skating skills, balance, agility, and weight distribution are not developed
Solution Approach 1:
The training device combines multiple training functions into a single apparatus. The elongate member with pass-under section can be used for stick control drills, while the same structure provides obstacles for skating drills, balance training, and agility work. The adjustable height mechanism allows the same device to accommodate different skill levels and training objectives, making it a universal training solution rather than a single-purpose device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges previously separate training functions into one integrated device. The elongate member serves both as a barrier for stick handling practice and as a skating obstacle for balance and agility training. By combining these functions in one apparatus, the device addresses the limitation of conventional single-function trainers while maintaining practical usability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the pass-under section height is fixed, then the device structure is simple, but it cannot accommodate different skill levels or vary training difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The pass-under section incorporates an adjustable height mechanism that allows the barrier height to be dynamically changed during training sessions. This dynamic adjustment capability enables coaches to modify training difficulty based on player skill level, progress, and specific training objectives, transforming a static structure into an adaptive training tool.
Solution Approach 2:
The device allows changing the physical parameter of barrier height to vary training difficulty. By adjusting the height of the pass-under section, the same apparatus can provide appropriate challenges for beginners and advanced players alike, demonstrating parameter change as a method to achieve adaptability without requiring multiple different devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the training device includes only basic obstacle features, then manufacturing is simple, but it cannot provide diverse training scenarios for complex maneuvers
Solution Approach 1:
The training device is divided into distinct functional segments: the elongate member for obstacle creation, the pass-under section for skill drills, and the mounting structure for secure placement. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently using simple processes, while the combination of segments creates versatile training capabilities for various maneuvers and scenarios.
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AI summary
A training apparatus for use on a training surface is disclosed. The training apparatus includes a sport-projectile stopping member and an elongated body substantially transverse to the sport-projectile stopping member. The elongated body has a first section, a second section, and a transition section between the first and second sections. A portion of the first section is positioned on the sport-projectile stopping member, and the first section is sized such that the sport-projection stopping member, the first section, the training surface and the transition section define an orifice through which a sport-projectile can pass through.