Portable practice targets for practicing hitting a target attached to a goal post or crossbar

Abstract

A portable target assembly for use in a sport wherein a projectile is propelled at a goal, the portable target assembly comprises a front face and rear face separated by a solid material, and a magnet secured to the portable target assembly allowing the portable target assembly to be magnetically attached to a goal post or crossbar. A magnetically receptive material is coupled to a goal post or crossbar when the post or crossbar is not made of a magnetic material. A method of sport training, comprising the steps of: providing a portable target assembly having a front face and a rear face separated by a solid material with a magnet secured thereto; securing the portable target assembly to a goal post or a cross bar of a goal such that the portable target assembly protrudes into a goal region of the goal; launching a projectile at the portable target assembly.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable target assembly for use in a sport wherein a projectile is propelled at a goal, the portable target assembly comprising:
 a. a front face and rear face separated by a solid material; and   b. at least one magnet secured to the portable target assembly allowing the portable target assembly to be magnetically attached to a goal post or crossbar each made of a magnetic material.   
     
     
         2 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a straight edge formed perpendicular to the front face and the rear face along the circumference of the portable target assembly, the width of the straight edge being the distance between the front face and the rear face. 
     
     
         3 . The portable target assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the circumference of the portable target assembly is in the shape of a polygon. 
     
     
         4 . The portable target assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the circumference of the portable target assembly is in the shape of a circle. 
     
     
         5 . The portable target assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the straight edge is shaped such that a section of the circle is missing along a chord of the circle forming a straight edge along the perimeter of the portable target assembly. 
     
     
         6 . The portable target assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the magnet is secured to the straight edge of the portable target assembly. 
     
     
         7 . The portable target assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the magnetic material is secured to the rear face of the portable target assembly in close proximity to the straight edge. 
     
     
         8 . The portable target assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the magnetic is secured to the straight edge of the portable target assembly. 
     
     
         9 . The portable target assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the magnetic material is secured to the rear face of the portable target assembly in close proximity to the straight edge. 
     
     
         10 . The portable target assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the magnet is placed along the rear face of the portable target assembly along a chord of the circle. 
     
     
         11 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the magnet is comprised of a permanent magnet. 
     
     
         12 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the magnet is comprised of a flexible magnetic strip. 
     
     
         13 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the front face and the rear face are parallel to each other. 
     
     
         14 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the front face and rear face are not parallel to each other. 
     
     
         15 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a goal having at least one of a goal post and a cross bar, wherein the magnet is coupled to at least one of the goal post and cross bar. 
     
     
         16 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the goal post or crossbar is not made of a magnetic material further requiring a magnetically receptive material to be attached to the goal post or crossbar allowing the portable target assembly to be magnetically attached to the goal post or crossbar. 
     
     
         17 . The portable target assembly of  claim 1 , where in the portable target assembly is comprised of a receptive body and removable target body, wherein the receptive body may be magnetically attached to a goal post or crossbar and the target body may be secured to the receptive body. 
     
     
         18 . A portable target assembly for use in a sport wherein a projectile is propelled at a goal, the portable target assembly comprising:
 a. a front face and a rear face separated by a solid material wherein the front face and the rear face are essentially parallel; and   b. a means for magnetically attaching the portable target assembly to a goal post or crossbar.   
     
     
         19 . A method of sport training, comprising the steps of:
 a. providing a portable target assembly having a front face and a rear face separated by a solid material with a magnet secured thereto;   b. securing the portable target assembly to a goal post or a cross bar of a goal such that the portable target assembly protrudes into a goal region of the goal;   c. propelling a projectile at the portable target assembly.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising coupling a magnetically receptive material to a goal that is not magnetically receptive such that the magnet of the portable target assembly may be magnetically coupled thereto.