Football teaching aid

Abstract

A football teaching aid comprises a football ( 20 ) having a number of differently coloured target areas ( 21, 22, 23, 24 ) marked on the surface of the football ( 20 ), each indicating an area on the surface of the football ( 2 ) to be struck to send the football ( 20 ) along an associated flight path. Thus, in practice, a football coach can direct a player to strike the football ( 2 ) in one of the coloured target areas ( 21, 22, 23, 24 ), which is easily identified by the player, to achieve a desired shot.

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       19 . A soccer teaching aid for teaching the correct striking of a soccer ball, the soccer teaching aid comprising: 
 a soccer ball having an outer surface,    a plurality of bands arranged in a cruciform array on each side of the soccer ball defining striking targets on the outer surface of the soccer ball, the bands including arrows within a width of the band to designate a direction to strike the soccer ball for maximum spin of the soccer ball,    each striking target indicating an area on the surface of the soccer ball where the soccer ball should be struck to send the soccer ball along an associated flight path or trajectory when struck in said target area.    
   
   
       20 . A soccer teaching aid for teaching the correct striking of a soccer ball, the soccer teaching aid comprising: 
 a soccer ball having an outer surface,    a plurality of bands arranged in a cruciform array on each side of the soccer ball defining striking targets on the outer surface of the soccer ball, the bands including arrows within a width of the band extending outwardly from a central portion towards an outer end of the band to designate a direction to strike the soccer ball for maximum spin of the soccer ball,    each striking target indicating an area on the surface of the soccer ball where the soccer ball should be struck to send the soccer ball along an associated flight path or trajectory when struck in said target area.