Soccer Training Shoe Cover and Method of Use

Abstract

The present invention is a sleeve to be worn over a soccer shoe, with indicia in two distinct regions of an instep, indicia on an outstep, and indicia on a top region constructed and arranged for teaching soccer skills and a method of using the sleeve to teach soccer.

1 . A shoe sleeve for soccer training comprising:
 a. a flexible sleeve constructed and arranged to fit over a shoe, wherein said flexible sleeve is positioned on said shoe between a heel portion and a toe portion of said shoe;   b. a plurality of indicia on said sleeve indicating areas in which a soccer ball should be contacted.   
   
   
       2 . The sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said indicia are positioned on the top, instep, and outstep of said sleeve and are aligned between a heel portion and a toe portion of a shoe. 
   
   
       3 . The sleeve of  claim 1  comprising a top portion on said flexible sleeve. 
   
   
       4 . The sleeve of  claim 3  wherein indicia on said top portion is positioned substantially within a quadrant positioned toward the instep from a longitudinal center line along said top portion and closer to a toe portion of a latitudinal center line along said top portion. 
   
   
       5 . The sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said indicia located along said instep region of said flexible sleeve comprises a first indicia and a second indicia. 
   
   
       6 . The sleeve of  claim 5  wherein said first indicia is positioned on said instep region between a big toe and a ball of said big toe. 
   
   
       7 . The sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said second indicia is positioned on a foot between a heel region and a region substantially proximal to a ball of a big toe. 
   
   
       8 . The sleeve of  claim 1  wherein said indicia is placed on an outstep of a shoe. 
   
   
       9 . A method for teaching soccer comprising the steps of:
 a. providing a right foot sleeve and a left foot sleeve, each sleeve constructed and arranged having indicia for each respective foot;   b. placing each of said sleeves over a shoe such that toes of said shoe are exposed and each sleeve wraps around a majority of top of each shoe;   c. instructing a person wearing said sleeves as to the use of said indicia for particular aspect of soccer.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein each sleeve has two distinct indicia regions on an instep. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9  wherein each sleeve has indicia on a top region that is substantially within a quadrant closer to a heel region and an instep.