Aspects directed towards a training apparatus are disclosed. In one example, a bat sleeve having a substantially cylindrical shape is configured to remain affixed to a desired point of impact on a baseball bat. The bat sleeve includes a first open end having a first inner diameter and a first outer diameter, and a second open end having a second inner diameter and a second outer diameter. In another example, a training apparatus includes a bat portion and a sledgehammer portion. The bat portion has a form factor substantially similar to a lower portion of a baseball bat, whereas the sledgehammer portion has a form factor substantially similar to an upper portion of a sledgehammer In yet another example, a training apparatus includes a sensor portion coupled to a striking portion. Here, the sensor portion is configured to sense an impact between the striking portion and a target.

A system for automatically scoring and umpiring a cricket or baseball game without human scorers or umpires. The system collects data from smart sports equipment and automatically updates the score and performs umpiring functions. The system synchronizes smart equipment used during gameplay, obtains sensor data from the smart equipment, performs signal processing and pattern recognition on the sensor data, and performs cricketing and baseball tasks. The system may detect tosses, detect calls, infer who won the toss, capture whether batting or fielding is chosen first, identify players, authenticate a valid field state to begin game play, identify the batsman taking guard, signal the commencement of the game, detect a valid ball that is bowled, track the scores, understand the end of an over and falling of wickets, and/or declare the winner. The system enables one to conduct and administer a large number of cricket or baseball games without human umpires.

A training weight for a sport stick is provided. The sport stick includes a housing having a sidewall, a proximal end wall and a distal end wall. The sidewall and proximal end wall include an opening and slot which are sized to accept a sport stick's handle and knob. Preferably, the training weight includes a cup which is biased by a spring to force the sport stick's knob to engage and lock to the training weight's proximal end wall. The training weight may include a cam mechanism to permit the retraction and extension of the spring and cup.

A system may comprise one or more monitoring devices that may communicate with a mobile device or a wearable device worn by a user of a sporting apparatus. The system may enable motion data specific to motion of the sporting apparatus to be conveniently captured and transmitted, and displayed on the wearable device. The system may include functionality to permit disablement of the motion detecting, transmission, and/or displaying functions at times when such functions are not permitted to be used, and to record the date, time, and location when such functions have been disabled to permit verification thereof by a governing body or sporting organization. The system may further include a learning module enabling monitored motion of the object to be correlated to monitored motion of the user such that predictive motion of the sporting object based only on monitored motion of the user may be obtained and displayed.

A training weight for a sport stick is provided. The sport stick includes a housing having a sidewall, a proximal end wall and a distal end wall. The sidewall and proximal end wall include an opening and slot which are sized to accept a sport stick's handle and knob. Preferably, the training weight includes a cup which is biased by a spring to force the sport stick's knob to engage and lock to the training weight's proximal end wall. The training weight may include a cam mechanism to permit the retraction and extension of the spring and cup.

A reflexive training device having a rotating member that rotates around an axis while also traveling perpendicular to the plain of rotation to present the rotating member at variable vertical locations during use.

An improved tee for ball sports has a base member for supporting an elongated tubular stem extending perpendicularly from the base member, a receptacle for a ball located at an end of the stem distal to the base member, and a protective sleeve placed over the length of the stem for protecting the stem and a racquet or bat of a user.

A system may comprise one or more monitoring devices that may communicate with a mobile device or a wearable device worn by a user of a sporting apparatus. The system may enable motion data specific to motion of the sporting apparatus to be conveniently captured and transmitted, and displayed on the wearable device. The system may include functionality to permit disablement of the motion detecting, transmission, and/or displaying functions at times when such functions are not permitted to be used, and to record the date, time, and location when such functions have been disabled to permit verification thereof by a governing body or sporting organization. The system may further include a learning module enabling monitored motion of the object to be correlated to monitored motion of the user such that predictive motion of the sporting object based only on monitored motion of the user may be obtained and displayed.

A device for resisting and guiding a movement of a player's leading fore-arm during a sporting action. The device comprises a sleeve made of stretchable material configured to removably cover the player's forearm and upper arm, and a secondary patch of stretchable material attached to the posterior side of the sleeve. The secondary patch comprises at least two channels extending substantially along the length of the sleeve one either side of the elbow point, and which are adapted to house biasing means therein. The biasing means provide adjustable tension to resist the flexion movements of the player's fore-arm during the sporting action and maintaining the forearm in a straight, fully-extended position relative to the upper arm when the user relaxes the musculature in the forearm encased by the sleeve.

A system that detects when a user starts an action, such as a golf stroke or tennis stroke, and provides feedback to indicate the desired timing of one or more phases of the action. For example, timing feedback signals may be sent to indicate when each phase should ideally finish as a training aid to guide the user towards improving performance of the action. Equipment used by the user may be equipped with an inertial motion sensor that captures data throughout the action; data may be transmitted to a processor, such as a mobile device or a server, for analysis, and feedback signals (such as audio tones) may be sent to the user throughout the action based on this analysis. The user may initiate an action at any time, without needing a prompt from the system to begin the action, since the system may dynamically detect when an action begins.