Soccer Training Device

Abstract

An inside foot soccer pass training device is disclosed. The passing device includes a curved race and a foot carriage that can travel from one end of the race to the other. The curved race guides the foot carriage into a proper technical position, which allows a user to improve their technique of the inside foot soccer pass. Embodiments include multiple tracks, an overall tensioner designed to strengthen inner leg muscles, an impact device designed to mimic the feel of hitting an actual soccer ball, and electric force monitors to compute both the impact the foot carriage makes on the impact device and the force on the foot carriage as it moves along the race.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A soccer training device comprising:
 a curved race, the curved race having a first end at a first height and a second end at a second height, and the curved raved having a middle height less than the first height and the second height;   a foot carriage configured to position a foot transverse to the race, said foot carriage riding along the curved race; and   a tensioner configured to resist the movement of the foot carriage along the curved race.   
     
     
         2 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein the curved race comprises a single track. 
     
     
         3 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein the curved race is a circular arc section. 
     
     
         4 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein the tensioner includes a flywheel. 
     
     
         5 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein the tensioner is configured to resist the movement of the foot carriage in a first direction along the curved race and assist the movement of the foot carriage in a second direction along the curved race. 
     
     
         6 . The soccer training device of  claim 5 , wherein the first end of the curved race is higher than the second end of the curved race, and wherein the tensioner is configured to resist the movement of the foot carriage along the curved race when traveling from the first end to the second end. 
     
     
         7 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein the curved race is a variable radius arc section, the curved race having an increasing radius from the first end to the second end. 
     
     
         8 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , further comprising an impact device, the impact device adapted to be stuck by the foot carriage as the foot carriage moves from the first end of the curved race to the second end of the curved race. 
     
     
         9 . The soccer training device of  claim 8 , further comprising a sensor measuring a force imparted on the impact device when struck by the foot carriage. 
     
     
         10 . The soccer training device of  claim 8 , wherein the foot carriage is configured to contact said impact device at a point approximately center to said foot. 
     
     
         11 . The soccer training device of  claim 8 , further including an impact device carriage, the impact device being located on the impact device carriage, the impact device carriage riding along the curved race. 
     
     
         12 . The soccer training device of  claim 8 , further including an impact device carriage, the impact device being located on the impact device carriage, the impact device carriage traveling along an impact device race. 
     
     
         13 . The soccer training device of  claim 8 , wherein the impact device is adapted to permit the foot carriage to return to the first end of the curved race without striking the impact device. 
     
     
         14 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , further comprising a sensor measuring at least one of: force on the foot carriage as the foot carriage moves on the curved race, repetitions, exercise time, calories burned, speed of the foot carriage, simulated speed of a soccer ball, and resistance. 
     
     
         15 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein the foot includes a toe and a heel, and said foot carriage is further configured to position said toe higher than or equal to said heel with respect to the curved race. 
     
     
         16 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein said foot is a moving foot, further comprising a stationary foot placement indicator, the stationary foot placement indicator indicating correct placement of a stationary foot. 
     
     
         17 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , wherein said foot is a moving foot and said stationary foot support is configured to support a stationary foot when said moving foot is on said foot carriage, further comprising a stationary foot support. 
     
     
         18 . The soccer training device of  claim 1 , further comprising a base supporting the curved race, the base including removable blocks adapted to raise and lower the curved race with respect to the ground. 
     
     
         19 . A soccer training device comprising:
 a curved race, the curved race having a first end at a first height and a second end at a second height, and the curved raved having a middle height less than the first height and the second height;   a foot carriage configured to position a foot transverse to the race, said foot carriage riding along the curved race; and   a resistance device, the resistance device providing a resistance force on the foot carriage as the foot carriage passes through a striking region along the curved race to simulate striking a soccer ball.   
     
     
         20 . A soccer training device comprising:
 a curved race, the curved race having a first end at a first height and a second end at a second height, and the curved raved having a middle height less than the first height and the second height;   a foot carriage configured to position a foot transverse to the race, said foot carriage riding along the curved race; and   an impact device, the impact device adapted to be stuck by the foot carriage as the foot carriage moves from the first end of the curved race to the second end of the curved race.