Sport court target training aid, method for training using same, and method for advertising using same

Abstract

The subject matter described herein includes a sport court target training aid, a method for training using same, and a method for advertising using same. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a sport court target based training aid is provided. The sport court target based training aid includes a base portion for resting on a sport court and a protrusion extending outward from the base portion and providing a raised target for a ball hit by a player from the sport court. The base portion defines a first surface area and the protrusion defines a second surface area less than the first surface area.

1 . A sport court target training aid comprising:
 a base portion for resting on a sport court; and   a protrusion extending outward from the base portion and providing a raised target for a ball hit by a player from the sport court, wherein the base portion defines a first surface area and the protrusion defines a second surface area less than the first surface area.   
   
   
       2 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 1  comprising a visual target located on the protrusion for providing an area of visual focus for the player. 
   
   
       3 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 2  wherein the visual target extends outward from the protrusion. 
   
   
       4 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 1  wherein the base portion includes a depression extending into the base portion for receiving a protrusion of a second sport court target training aid so that the sport court training aid is stackable on the second sport court target training aid. 
   
   
       5 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 1  wherein the base portion is configured to rest on a volleyball court and provide a target for volleyballs. 
   
   
       6 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 1  wherein the base portion is configured to rest on a tennis court and provide a target for tennis balls. 
   
   
       7 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 1  wherein the base portion and the protrusion comprise truncated cone shaped members. 
   
   
       8 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 7  wherein the truncated cone shaped members are concentric. 
   
   
       9 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 7  wherein the base portion and the protrusion are each at least about one quarter of one inch thick in an axial direction of each truncated cone shaped member. 
   
   
       10 . The sport court target training aid of  claim 7  wherein each truncated cone shaped member includes a sidewall defining an acute angle with respect to a portion of the sport court on which the sport court target training aid is designed to rest. 
   
   
       11 . A method for target based training, the method comprising:
 placing, on a sport court surface, a sport court target training aid comprising:
 a base portion for resting on a sport court; and 
 a protrusion extending outward from the base portion and providing a raised target for a ball hit by a player from the sport court, wherein the base portion defines a first surface area and the protrusion defines a second surface area less than the first surface area; and 
   visually focusing on the sport court target training aid and hitting a ball at the sport court target training aid in a direction corresponding to the focusing.   
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  wherein visually focusing on the sport court target training aid includes visually focusing on a visual target located on the protrusion for providing an area of visual focus for the player. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11  wherein placing the sport court target training aid on the sport court includes placing the sport court target training aid on a tennis court. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 11  wherein placing the sport court target training aid on the sport court includes placing the sport court target training aid on a volleyball court. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 11  comprising placing a plurality of the sport court target training aids at a plurality of locations on the sport court and hitting balls at each of the sport court target training aids. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15  comprising, upon cessation of training using the sport court target training aids, stacking the sport court target training aids such that a protrusion of one sport court target training aid fits into a depression formed in a base portion of an adjacent sport court target training aid. 
   
   
       17 . A method of advertising at least one of an entity, a product, a service, or an event to tennis and volleyball players, the method comprising:
 placing logos for an entity, a product, a service, or an event on each of a plurality of sport court target training aids, each sport court target training aid comprising a base portion and a protrusion extending outward from the base portion for providing a raised target for a ball hit by a player from the sport court, wherein the base portion defines a first surface area and the protrusion defines a second surface area less than the first surface area; and   distributing a plurality of the sport court target training aids having the logos to tennis and volleyball players.