A sports ball comprising a cover disposed about a bladder is provided. The cover comprises an outer substrate and defines an outer substrate surface and a feature surface. The outer substrate surface defines a plurality of plateau sections. The feature surface is radially spaced apart from the outer substrate surface and further defines a plurality of indentations and a plurality of protrusions. Each indentation has an indentation terminus disposed on the feature surface and radially spaced apart from the outer substrate surface by an indentation depth. The protrusions are positioned on the plateau sections, and each protrusion has a protrusion terminus disposed on the feature surface and radially spaced apart from the outer substrate surface by a protrusion height. At least one protrusion is positioned less than a predetermined distance of about 1.0 millimeters from at least one of the indentations, thereby acting as a wickerbill on the ball.

An extended ball retrieving device and method for retrieving a bocce ball includes a base being a rectangular prism shape. The base has top surface, a bottom surface, and a pair of side surfaces. A shaft protrudes out from the top surface of the base and has a far end and a near end relative to the base thus the far end of the shaft has a handle. A pair of cradles is positioned on a respective one of the pair of the side surfaces of the base. Each of the cradles further includes a pair of screws being drilled into the base. Each of the screws has an end protruding out from the base and a spring is positioned at the end of each of the screws. A trap is enclosed between the spring and the base and defines a space for a ball to be inserted through.

A method for sports communication and collaboration using client devices engaging a network, and an administrative memory with processor, the memory having individual user information profiles; an authentication component; a tournament database model; a registration and ranking component; a financial component; an automatic team creation component; and an operational management component that automatically; creates a tournament play sequence, tracks and calculate results, and a ranking for each individual user information profile.

A sports communication and collaboration transactional platform with client devices engaging a network, and an administrative memory with processor, the memory having individual user information profiles; an authentication component; a tournament database model; a registration and ranking component; a financial component; an automatic team creation component; and an operational management component that automatically; creates a tournament play sequence, tracks and calculate results, and a ranking for each individual user information profile the platform communicating via the network to financial and medical servers.

A sports communication and collaboration transactional platform with client devices engaging a network, and an administrative memory with processor, the memory having individual user information profiles; an authentication component; a tournament database model; a registration and ranking component; a financial component; an automatic team creation component; and an operational management component that automatically; creates a tournament play sequence, tracks and calculate results, and a ranking for each individual user information profile the platform communicating via the network to financial and medical servers.

An apparatus for playing hacky sack game comprising a hoop stand that provides multiple shooting targets for players. The hoop stand includes a base support and a number of netted hoops, which includes a center netted hoop and a plurality of radial netted hoops. The netted hoops are connected to the base support, which is positioned within a target zone of a playing surface. The system of the hacky sack game includes a plurality of footbags, the hoop stand and the playing surface which also comprises an offensive boundary positioned outside the target zone to separate the offensive and defensive zones. The method of the game comprises a process of interactive offensive and defensive plays between a first team of at least two offensive players, a second team of at least two defensive players playing the hack sack using the system. The present invention offers an innovative, challenging, yet simple and fun method for playing the hacky sack game, which has not been achieved before in the past.

A method for sports communication and collaboration using client devices engaging a network, and an administrative memory with processor, the memory having individual user information profiles; an authentication component; a tournament database model; a registration and ranking component; a financial component; an automatic team creation component; and an operational management component that automatically; creates a tournament play sequence, tracks and calculate results, and a ranking for each individual user information profile.

A firing device is provided for launching and retrieving projectiles as well as firing laser weapons from a robotic platform. In robotic games or competitions the projectiles and laser weapons are fired at targets to score points. In a game of laser tag the laser and/or infrared weapons are fired at targets on competing robots to score points and/or to disable the targeted robot. The firing device has one, two, or three rotating launch wheels for launching spherical projectiles illustratively including ping pong balls, where the revolution speed of launch wheels may be varied to control projectile velocity and distance of travel. A deflector plate is used to change the trajectory of the projectile and/or the laser beam.

A computer assisted sports communication and collaboration transactional platform with client devices engaging a network, and an administrative memory with processor, the memory having individual user information profiles; an authentication component; a tournament database model; a registration and ranking component; a financial component; an automatic team creation component; and an operational management component that automatically; creates a tournament play sequence, tracks and calculate results, and a ranking for each individual user information profile.