An apparatus includes a pair of support members, a cable, a rolling mechanism and a tackling bag. The pair of support members are fixedly coupled to a surface. The cable is attached to and extends between the pair of support members. The rolling mechanism is connected to the cable and configured to traverse the rod from a first end of the rod toward a second end of the rod. The tackling bag is attached to the rolling mechanism and configured to be propelled from one of the pair of support members toward the other of the pair of support members. The rolling mechanism is permitted to move relative to the cable when a force is applied to the tackling bag.

A sports aide for training a player to throw or kick a ball, comprising a spinning ring positionable proximal to the player and sized for passage of a ball therethrough, wherein during use of the aide the player will throw or kick the ball and attempt to have the thrown or kicked ball pass through the spinning ring.

A system simultaneously tracks multiple objects. All or a subset of the objects includes a wireless receiver and a transmitter for providing an output. The system includes one or more wireless transmitters that send commands to the wireless receivers of the multiple objects instructing different subsets of the multiple objects to output (via their respective transmitter) at different times. The system also includes object sensors that receive output from the transmitters of the multiple objects and a computer system in communication with the object sensors. The computer system calculates locations of the multiple objects based on the sensed output from the multiple objects.

A tackle training apparatus includes a padded body member and two padded elongate leg members in which each leg member has a first end for abutting the body member and a second end for contacting the ground. The two leg members are arranged in relation to the body member to extend from and to be resiliently movable relative to and/or separable from the body member, and in one configuration where the second end of each of the two leg members is placed on the ground, the two leg members can support the body member such that the apparatus is in a standing position, provides an effective training apparatus for improvements in collisions and especially tackles in rugby. Use of the apparatus facilitates improvement in point of contact, height of approach, grip technique and grip strength.

A training device that is a rigid and substantially flat, thin platform is described. The outline of the platform is about the size and shape of a user's foot or footprint to provide visual and tactile feedback regarding the position and orientation of the user's foot. The platform may have surface features on the upper surface, which along with edges of the platform can be sensed by the user for providing the tactile feedback while the user is stepping and/or standing and exercising on the platform. The platform may have a non-slip lower surface using high friction material and/or or spikes or pegs extending from the lower surface for gripping a training surface and removably securing the platform laterally to the training surface. The platform may be lifted from the training surface with minimal effort and repositioned on the training surface.

A system simultaneously tracks multiple objects. All or a subset of the objects includes a wireless receiver and a transmitter for providing an output. The system includes one or more wireless transmitters that send commands to the wireless receivers of the multiple objects instructing different subsets of the multiple objects to output (via their respective transmitter) at different times. The system also includes object sensors that receive output from the transmitters of the multiple objects and a computer system in communication with the object sensors. The computer system calculates locations of the multiple objects based on the sensed output from the multiple objects.

The invention discloses a kicking tee for American football or rugby that maximizes the possible forward lean of the football which extends the segment of impact through the ball while also exposing the entire ball from base to tip to the view of the kicker, allowing the kicker to more easily aim at the ball's sweet spot. The results achieved by use of the present invention are greater distance and height, velocity and hangtime, as well as greater control of the trajectory of the ball over that of the prior art. The invention also improves on the prior art by allowing a greater overall range of ball placement, resulting in the kicker having greater control over where the ball will travel on the field of play.

An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a camera coupled to a processor; and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor. Blockchain smart contracts can be used with the device to facilitate secure operation.

An athletic training system (200) has a data recording system (202) and a data engine (204). The data recording system (202) is configured to record an athletic competition event. The event may have a first team of players competing against a second team of players. The data engine (204) is configured to receive data associated with the recorded athletic competition event. The data engine (204) processes the data and displays the data as a replay of the event in animated form.

A universal athleticism rating system and related athletic performance measuring systems for accurately detecting and recording athletic performance are disclosed. The athleticism rating system evaluates individual athletes against a common, standardized, set of athletic performance tests. Each athlete performs the athletic tests and his or her scores in the individual tests are entered into a standardized calculation to produce a single athletic performance score. The related performance measuring system is preferably a timing system that ensures quick, easy, and accurate collection of athletic event timing related data without the need for the athlete to wear any special detection devices or the like. In a preferred embodiment, the performance measuring system integrates with the rating system to provide seamless athletic data collection and rating of athletes.