Kit for instructing the proper use of sporting goods

Abstract

The present invention relates to providing direct assistance and instruction to hand placement on balls and other sporting good equipment to improve the skills for those trying to learn the sport, including but not limited to young children where early habits are formed. Without proper assistance and instruction, bad habits for hand placement are formed and limit the ability for anyone to truly excel or just enjoy the sport.

1 . An instructional sporting good comprising:
 a sporting good; and   at least one sheet of material adhered to the sporting good to provide a color distinguishable indicia in the shape of a hand indicating desired hand placements on the sporting good for handling the sporting good, the sheet being removable, repositionable, and reusable.   
     
     
         2 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet is in the shape of a hand to indicate desired hand placement. 
     
     
         3 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet has printed on it the shape of a hand to indicate desired hand placement. 
     
     
         4 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting good has two sheets of material adhered two it, one in the shape of a left hand and the other in the shape of a right hand. 
     
     
         5 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one sheet of material is an adhesive backed polyester fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , wherein the sheet further provides indicia demonstrating an action to take with the sporting good. 
     
     
         7 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , wherein the sporting good is a ball. 
     
     
         8 . The sporting good of  claim 7 , wherein the ball is a basketball, football, playground ball, volley ball, or soccer ball. 
     
     
         9 . The sporting good of  claim 7 , wherein the indicia provide the proper hand position for passing, kicking, dribbling, catching, shooting, throwing, serving, digging, or spiking the ball. 
     
     
         10 . The sporting good of  claim 1 , further including at least one legend explaining the hand placement indicia. 
     
     
         11 . A kit comprising one or more sheets of material adherable to a sporting good to provide a color distinguishable indicia in the shape of a hand indicating desired hand placements on the sporting good for handling the sporting good, each sheet being removable, repositionable, and reusable on the sporting good, each sheet having a release liner attached removably to the adhesive surface of the sheet. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the kit comprises at least two sheets of material, one being in the shape of a left hand and the other being in the shape of a right hand 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 11 , further comprising instructions for adhering the one or more sheets onto one or more sporting goods. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 11 , wherein the kit further comprises a sporting good.