Hockey Trainer

Abstract

A hockey training device includes a shaft coupled to a hockey stick, and a weight defining a hole therein. The shaft is configured to be positioned in the hole in the weight. The weight is configured to be moved along a surface using the hockey stick.

1 . A hockey training device, comprising:
 a shaft coupled to a hockey stick; and   a weight defining a hole therein;   wherein the shaft is configured to be positioned in the hole in the weight; and   the weight is configured to be moved along a surface using the hockey stick.   
     
     
         2 . hockey training device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a dish including a base, a first wall extending about an outer periphery of the dish, and a dish central aperture;   wherein the base is sized to receive the weight that is positioned in the dish, the first wall being positioned to maintain the weight in the dish;   wherein the dish central aperture is sized to receive an end of the shaft that is coupled to the hockey stick; and   wherein the dish is configured to be moved by the hockey stick along a surface.   
     
     
         3 . The hockey training device of  claim 2 , wherein the dish is round. 
     
     
         4 . The hockey training device of  claim 2 , wherein the dish includes a second wall that forms the dish central aperture. 
     
     
         5 . The hockey training device of  claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of weights, wherein the second wall is received in the central aperture of each of the weights that is added to the dish. 
     
     
         6 . The hockey training device of  claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of weights. 
     
     
         7 . The hockey training device of  claim 6 , further comprising the hockey stick. 
     
     
         8 . The hockey training device of  claim 2 , further comprising the hockey stick. 
     
     
         9 . The hockey training device of  claim 8 , further comprising an adapter coupled to the shaft, the adapter being sized to receive an end of the hockey stick. 
     
     
         10 . The hockey training device of  claim 2 , further comprising an adapter coupled to the shaft, the adapter being sized to receive an end of the hockey stick. 
     
     
         11 . The hockey training device of  claim 10 , further comprising a head at an end of the shaft, the head being sized to engage the dish central aperture. 
     
     
         12 . The hockey training device of  claim 2 , further comprising a locking mechanism structured to maintain the weight in the dish. 
     
     
         13 . The hockey training device of  claim 12 , wherein the locking mechanism is threaded onto a central wall of the dish. 
     
     
         14 . The hockey training device of  claim 12 , wherein the locking mechanism pivots between closed and open positions. 
     
     
         15 . The hockey training device of  claim 14 , wherein the locking mechanism maintains the weight in the dish when the locking mechanism is in the closed position. 
     
     
         16 . A hockey training device, comprising:
 a round dish including a base, a first wall extending about an outer periphery of the dish, and a second wall forming a dish central aperture;   one or more round weights, each weight having a central aperture;   a hockey stick;   an adapter coupled to the hockey stick; and   a locking mechanism structured to maintain the weights in the dish;   wherein the base is sized to receive the weights that are positioned in the dish so that the second wall is received in the central aperture of each of the weights that is added to the dish, the first wall being positioned to maintain the weights in the dish;   wherein the dish central aperture is sized to receive an head that is coupled to the adapter; and   wherein the dish is configured to be moved by the hockey stick along a surface.   
     
     
         17 . The hockey training device of  claim 16 , wherein the locking mechanism is threaded onto a central wall of the dish. 
     
     
         18 . The hockey training device of  claim 16 , wherein the locking mechanism pivots between closed and open positions. 
     
     
         19 . A method for training for hockey, the method comprising:
 providing a dish including a first wall extending about an outer periphery of the dish, and a central aperture;   placing one or more weights in the dish, the first wall being positioned to maintain the weights in the dish;   placing an end of a shaft that is coupled to a hockey stick in the central aperture; and   wherein the dish is configured to be moved by the hockey stick along a surface.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising locking the weights into the dish.