Removable shelf inserts and dividers

Abstract

A net for sport practice is provided having one or more apertures therein, the apertures being advantageously sized and shaped for passage of a ball or other object thrown or launched therethrough, in order to promote conditioning of the player's aim at a goal, and delivery into a court plane. A specially adapted frame may be employed for supporting the net; however, the net is preferably strung between existing standards, to minimize weight and maximize portability and ease of use. A backstop having inside rebound surfaces may be attached to the frame, for returning the object to the player.

1 . An apparatus for practicing a sport in which it is desired to condition a player's aim in throwing or launching a sporting object at a goal plane, the apparatus comprising: 
 a goal surface lying substantially in the goal plane; and    a plurality of goal apertures formed in and through said goal surface, said apertures being spaced-apart so that the player, in throwing or launching the object toward one of said goal apertures has a predetermined, minimal chance of passing the object through another of said goal apertures.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said goal apertures are sized and shaped according to the size and shape of the object.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a frame member for supporting said net.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a stand member for supporting said frame.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said stand member supports said frame in a substantially upright position.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising one or more hangers for hanging the frame on an existing structure.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 3  wherein said frame is mounted to an existing structure.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , further comprising a backstop for returning an object passed through one of said goal apertures to substantially the opposite direction from whence the object came.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said backstop is formed to permit at least two rebounds of the object at two inside surfaces thereof.  
   
   
       10 . An apparatus for practicing a sport in which it is desired to condition a player's aim in throwing or launching a sporting object at a goal plane, the apparatus comprising: 
 a net forming said goal plane, said net having one or more spaced-apart goal apertures formed in said net for permitting passage of the object through said net.    
   
   
       11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said goal apertures are sized and shaped according to the size and shape of the object.  
   
   
       12 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein said goal apertures are spaced-apart so that a player aiming at one of said goal apertures has a predetermined, minimal chance of passing the object through another of said goal apertures.  
   
   
       13 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a frame member for supporting said net.  
   
   
       14 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , further comprising a stand member for supporting said frame.  
   
   
       15 . The apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein said stand member supports said frame in a substantially upright position.  
   
   
       16 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising one or more hangers for hanging the frame on an existing structure.  
   
   
       17 . The apparatus of  claim 13  wherein said frame is mounted to an existing structure.  
   
   
       18 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , further comprising a backstop for returning an object passed through one of said goal apertures to substantially the opposite direction from whence the object came.  
   
   
       19 . The apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein said backstop includes a first inside surface having a substantially 45 degree declination and a second, spaced-apart inside surface having a substantially 45 degree inclination to permit two rebounds of the object, a first rebound being at said first inside surface and a second rebound being at said second inside surface.