An easily assembled and disassembled frame for a net game includes a rigid multi-part frame with a cross-member that is non-sagging. Sections of the multi-part frame have an elliptical profile. A net stabilizer includes a tensioning member coupled at one end to a retention member of the frame, and having the other end of the tensioning member inserted into a center sleeve of the net, and, a center sleeve with a securing member for fastening securely at one end to the cross-member.

A sports line kit includes a plurality of tape lines, including longer lines that provide sidelines, medium length lines that provide baselines and kitchen lines, and shorter lines that provide service lines. Indicia are included on the tape lines for quick and convenient assembly of the sports court. Each tape line has one adhesive side and one slip-resistant side. In at least some embodiments, the kit further includes balls, paddles, rackets and/or a sports net. In at least some additional embodiments, the kit further includes a line gauge configured to measure the diagonal of a court assembled with the sports line kit.

This invention relates to a mobile water sports court comprising a Net Module (3), a Line Module (2), and a Support Module (1). The Net Module (3) is positioned above the water surface and includes a Net Body (31), Upper and Lower Holder Cables (32, 33), and Sliding Hooks (34). The Line Module (2) is placed on the water surface and features Border Lines (20) with Marker-Holding Ropes (21) supporting cylindrical Boundary Markers (22), secured with Carabiners (23) and Corner Clips (24). The Support Module (1) includes Anchor Screws (11), Ground Screws (12), Guy Ropes (13a), Anchor Ropes (13b), Lower and Upper Support Pillars (14, 18), a Centerline (15) and Anchor Buoys (16), which connect the modules and secure the court. Additionally, a Pool Fixation Kit (10) with Threaded Anchor Plates (10a), Eye Bolts (10b), and Cushion Feet (10c, 10d) is provided for easy anchoring in pool environments, replacing traditional anchor methods. This modular structure offers stability, adaptability, and portability for water sports courts in both open water and pool settings.

A portable badminton net rack includes a box, a first support rod, a second support rod, a net, a battledore and a badminton, the box includes an upper box and a lower box hinged to the upper box, an accommodation groove is defined in the lower box, the accommodation groove is configured to accommodate the net, the battledore and the badminton, the first support rod and the second support rod are each configured as a telescopic rod and are hinged to two sides of the lower box, respectively, each side of the net is provided with a connecting bush, and when the portable badminton net rack is in a use state, a first connecting bush of the two connecting bushes is sleeved on the first support rod, and a second connecting bush of the two connecting bushes is sleeved on the second support rod.

In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a single stick for a net on a tennis court configured to maintain the net cord at its regulation height, including: a net cord support clip including a first portion configured to receive a net cord, and a second portion dimensioned such that the net cord remains within the first portion; and a single stick pipe, wherein the single stick pipe includes an open-topped channel, and wherein the net cord support clip is placed in the open-topped channel.

Ball collecting and returning installation for a court surface includes a back wall having a ball inlet opening and a ball outlet opening, a damping net spaced apart from and in front of the back wall and which has an opening at least partly aligning with the ball outlet opening, and a trough below the damping net and extending from the back wall to a location in front of the damping net. The trough guides balls landing therein to the ball inlet opening through which the balls pass into a ball collection receptacle behind the back wall. A ball propulsion device is also behind the back wall, elevated on a platform above the ball collection receptacle, and receives balls from the ball collection receptacle and propels them through the ball outlet opening onto the sports court surface.

The Net Ball Indicator NBI was invented to enhance the sports of Table Tennis, Tennis, Pickle Ball or Volley Ball. This invention will indicate whether a net ball has occurred. There will no longer be the need for judges to make that call. Existing nets can be altered or new nets can be manufactured to know when a ball has hit it. If it is hit, then it will emit a sound and flash an LED light.

A game system having a net and a shuttlecock for playing a game involving hitting the shuttlecock back-and-forth between players located on opposite sides of the net. The net is supported above a ground surface and has an opening formed therethrough to provide passage of the shuttlecock through the net when hit by one or more players located on opposite sides of the net. The shuttlecock has a plurality of flexible feather fins that are specifically configured and arranged to provide airspeed braking of the shuttlecock when in flight to control the speed and the distance that the shuttlecock may be hit.

An example apparatus includes a covering that is opaque and straps to attach the covering to a tennis net. The straps are configured to attach the covering below a top tape of the tennis net. The apparatus is weighted so that, after attachment to the tennis net, a height of the tennis net is unchanged.

The present invention is an expandable/retractable portable net or banner frame. As a net frame its use can be that of a tennis, pickleball or other sports that utilize a frame to hold a net secure. As a banner frame, its use can be to secure and hold an advertising banner or any flexible material that requires to be held and secured in place.