Sports training devices and uses thereof

Abstract

The body position training device disclosed herein can alert a person about the positioning of one or more parts of their body. In one non-limiting example, the body position training device can be used by athletes for sports training to achieve improved body positioning, e.g. in the sport of boxing the training experience can be enhanced by the athlete being alerted when their hands have moved from the standard boxing guard position. In one non-limiting example, a boxing training device can comprise one or more sensors incorporated into one or more articles that the athlete wears ad (e.g. a headband, headgear, boxing gloves, wristbands etc.). Preferred embodiments of body position training devices and methods of use are disclosed herein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A body position training device, comprising: at least one proximity sensor, the first proximity sensor being associated with a first hand position, wherein the sensor is positioned for detecting the position of the first hand in relation to a head position of the user. 
     
     
         2 . The body position training device of  claim 1  further comprising an alert mechanism to notify the user when the first hand position has moved outside a preferred position. 
     
     
         3 . The body position training device of  claim 1  wherein a first proximity sensor is associated in a wearable medium near the head. 
     
     
         4 . The body position training device of  claim 3 , wherein the wearable medium near the head is selected from the group consisting of: a headband, boxing headgear, eye protection, and a helmet. 
     
     
         5 . The body position training device of  claim 1 , wherein the proximity sensor uses: electromagnetic waves, mechanical waves, or any combination thereof, to detect a first hand position. 
     
     
         6 . The body position training device of  claim 5 , wherein the proximity sensor detects: electromagnetic waves, infrared waves, ultrasound waves, sound waves, or optical light. 
     
     
         7 . The body position training device of  claim 1 , wherein the device comprises at least two proximity sensors, the second proximity sensor being associated with a second hand position, wherein the sensor is positioned for detecting the position of the second hand.