Soccer practice cage

Abstract

A soccer practice cage is disclosed. The soccer practice cage includes a cage frame having at least two frame goal openings; a cover having at least two cover goal openings communicating with the at least two frame goal openings, respectively, of the cage frame; and at least two goals carried by at least one of the cage frame and the cover and communicating with the at least two frame goal openings and the at least two cover goal openings, respectively.

1 . A soccer practice cage, comprising: 
 a cage frame having at least two frame goal openings;    a cover having at least two cover goal openings communicating with said at least two frame goal openings, respectively, of said cage frame; and    at least two goals carried by at least one of said cage frame and said cover and communicating with said at least two frame goal openings and said at least two cover goal openings, respectively, said at least two goals located at generally a common horizontal level.    
   
   
       2 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 1  wherein said cage frame comprises at least two goal frames provided in spaced-apart relationship to each other in said cage frame.  
   
   
       3 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 1  wherein said cover is a net, a mesh, a plurality of rods or a plurality of bars.  
   
   
       4 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 1  wherein each of said plurality of goals comprises a net, a mesh, a plurality of rods or a plurality of bars.  
   
   
       5 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 1  further comprising a canopy carried by said cage frame.  
   
   
       6 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 5  wherein said canopy comprises a net, a mesh, a plurality of rods or a plurality of bars.  
   
   
       7 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of safety pads carried by said cage frame.  
   
   
       8 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 1  further comprising a door slit provided in said cover.  
   
   
       9 . A soccer practice cage, comprising: 
 a cage frame having at least two frame goal openings;    a cover having a cover side inserted over said cage frame and at least two cover goal openings provided in said cover side, with said at least two cover goal openings communicating with said at least two frame goal openings, respectively, of said cage frame; and    at least two goals carried by at least one of said cage frame and said cover and communicating with said at least two frame goal openings and said at least two cover goal openings, respectively.    
   
   
       10 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 9  wherein said cage frame comprises a bottom frame member, a top frame member and at least two goal frames extending between said bottom frame member and said top frame member.  
   
   
       11 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 10  wherein each of said at least two goal frames comprises a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart supporting frame members extending between said bottom frame member and said top frame member and a cross frame member extending between said supporting frame members, and wherein each of said at least two frame goal openings is framed by said bottom frame member, said supporting frame members and said cross frame member of each of said at least two goal frames.  
   
   
       12 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 9  further comprising a canopy carried by said cage frame.  
   
   
       13 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 9  wherein each of said at least two goals comprises a rear portion, a bottom portion carried by said rear portion and side portions carried by said rear portion and said bottom portion.  
   
   
       14 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 9  wherein said cover comprises a net, a mesh, a plurality of rods or a plurality of bars.  
   
   
       15 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 9  further comprising at least one stake strap carried by each of said at least two goals.  
   
   
       16 . A soccer practice cage, comprising: 
 a cage frame having at least two frame goal openings;    a cover having a cover side and a canopy carried by said cover side inserted over said cage frame and at least two cover goal openings provided in said cover side, with said at least two cover goal openings communicating with said at least two frame goal openings, respectively, of said cage frame; and    at least two goals carried by at least one of said cage frame and said cover and communicating with said at least two frame goal openings and said at least two cover goal openings, respectively.    
   
   
       17 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 16  wherein said cage frame comprises a bottom frame member, a top frame member and at least two goal frames extending between said bottom frame member and said top frame member, wherein each of said at least two goal frames comprises a pair of generally parallel, spaced-apart supporting frame members extending between said bottom frame member and said top frame member and a cross frame member extending between said supporting frame members, and wherein each of said at least two frame goal openings is framed by said bottom frame member, said supporting frame members and said cross frame member of each of said at least two goal frames.  
   
   
       18 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 17  further comprising a cord attached to said cover side of said cover and wound around said bottom frame member of said cage frame.  
   
   
       19 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 17  further comprising a plurality of hook-and-loop fasteners carried by said cover side of said cover and engaging said bottom frame member of said cage frame.  
   
   
       20 . The soccer practice cage of  claim 17  further comprising a plurality of cover straps carried by said cover side of said cover and a plurality of frame straps carried by said bottom frame member of said cage frame and attached to said plurality of cover straps, respectively.