Training equipment includes a hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity and at least one polymer material filling at least a portion of the internal cavity. The polymer material may fill the entire internal cavity of the hollow shaft. The polymer material may be a visco-elastic polymer material or polyurethane. A spacer or a filler may fill at least a portion of the internal cavity. A method of making weighted training equipment with a hollow shaft having a sidewall defining an internal cavity may include injecting a curable composition into at least a portion of the internal cavity. The method may further include curing the curable composition into a polymer material.

A skating aid comprising novelty figure, such as a snowman, from which a stick or handle, similar to the handle of the hockey stick, protrudes is described. The base of the novelty figure typically has two flat sections proximate its bottom angled relative to each other with the first flat section defining a storage position of the aid when it is not in use, and the second flat section defining a skating position for the aid when in use.

There is described a basketball deflection device. It includes a flat platform and a plurality of pairs of suspension elements. One end of the suspension elements is attached to the platform and the other end of the suspension elements is attached to a basketball basket rim, thereby suspending the platform from the basketball basket rim. Each pair of the plurality of suspension elements is of a different length such that the platform hangs at an angle in which a front edge of the platform is lower than a back edge of the platform.

A connected hockey training system that records and generates digital displays of the position and parameters of a smart hockey puck. The system is also configured to providing training programs about which the smart hockey puck is used to track progress of those training tasks and generate a score or other statistical parameters related thereto, such as feedback on stickhandling and shooting performance.

Aspects of this disclosure relate to improved ergonomic hockey sticks and hockey goalie sticks having shafts and paddles with variable geometric shapes and facets for enhanced gripping ability, and methods for the production thereof.

Aspects of this disclosure relate to improved ergonomic hockey sticks and hockey goalie sticks having shafts and paddles with variable geometric shapes and facets for enhanced gripping ability, and methods for the production thereof.

A training device and methods for training a person for face-offs in athletic activities and games. The device includes a base connector, a resilient elongated cord or strap, and a stick wrap. The stick wrap is connected to the distal end of the cord. The base connector is connected to the proximal end of the cord. The stick wrap is a foldable member that is configured to be readily connected to the heel of the stick and once so connected be resistant to displacement therefrom. The base connector is configured to be connected to a stationary structure. The resilient member provides a desired level of resistance to a face-off motion of the stick by the user. The training device may be part of a kit of plural devices, each constructed to provide a different level of resistance for the user of the device.

A training device and methods for training a person for face-offs in athletic activities and games. The device includes a base connector, a resilient elongated cord or strap, and a stick wrap. The stick wrap is connected to the distal end of the cord. The base connector is connected to the proximal end of the cord. The stick wrap is a foldable member that is configured to be readily connected to the heel of the stick and once so connected be resistant to displacement therefrom. The base connector is configured to be connected to a stationary structure. The resilient member provides a desired level of resistance to a face-off motion of the stick by the user. The training device may be part of a kit of plural devices, each constructed to provide a different level of resistance for the user of the device.

A hockey stick for improving puck control and striking includes an elongate handle, which is graspable in hands of a user. A blade is engaged to and extends from a lower end of the elongate handle. The blade is bifurcated distal from the elongate handle, thus defining a conjoined portion, a first element, and a second element of the blade. The conjoined portion and the first element define a first outer face of the blade. The conjoined portion and the second element define a second outer face of the blade. Both the first outer face and the second outer face are arcuate. The first outer face and the second outer face enhance contact of the blade with a puck to improve control and striking of the puck with the blade.

A hockey stick for improving puck control and striking includes an elongate handle, which is graspable in hands of a user. A blade is engaged to and extends from a lower end of the elongate handle. The blade is bifurcated distal from the elongate handle, thus defining a conjoined portion, a first element, and a second element of the blade. The conjoined portion and the first element define a first outer face of the blade. The conjoined portion and the second element define a second outer face of the blade. Both the first outer face and the second outer face are arcuate. The first outer face and the second outer face enhance contact of the blade with a puck to improve control and striking of the puck with the blade.