Basketball training aid

Abstract

A basketball training device to allow basketball coaches, basketball trainers, or basketball instructors to simulate the physical contact of the sport for their players without causing injury to those players. The training device is comprised of a plastic pole with three areas of thick foam padding encased in vinyl fabric. The device is to be held at the grip/s with one or both hands. The device makes it possible to practice many of the situations where contact occurs in the game of basketball in a practice or drill setting safely. Practice scenarios include; making lay-ups or other shots around the basket while being fouled, being fouled on a dribble drive to the basket, a player fighting through contact to set or receive a screen, and fouling a perimeter player on a pass to the post and then quickly fouling the post player while finishing the play.

1 ) A device used for basketball practicing, training, developing offensive skills, shooting, scoring around the basket, posting up, screening, cutting, ball handling, passing, driving, said device can be used by basketball coaches and basketball trainers to provide safe contact to players to create game like contact in practice, drill, or training sessions, said device is light weight and durable, consisting of a plastic pole with two flat plastic ends attached or in one solid piece, where thick polyurethane foam is adhered and encased in vinyl fabric of any color, with the grips consisting of the plastic pole.