Multipurpose ball handling system

Abstract

A multipurpose ball handling system including at least one projector, at least one motion sensor, and a controller. The projector projects one or more images on a surface. The one or more images simulating an environment for a ball handling activity. The one or more images are projected onto a surface where a user can practice one or more ball handling drills. The motion sensor includes a laser. The laser points at the projected one or more images and the motion sensor sensing when a ball crosses the laser's path. The motion sensor activates a counter to start counting how many times the ball crosses the laser's path. The sound indicator includes a sound generator. The sound indicator activates a sound output from the sound generator when the ball crosses the laser's path. The controller provides one or more metrics to the user relating to the user's performance of the one or more ball handling drills.

1 . A multipurpose ball handling system comprising:
 at least one projector, the projector projects one or more images on a surface, the one or more images simulating an environment for a ball handling activity, the one or more images are projected onto a surface where a user can practice one or more ball handling drills;   at least one motion sensor including a laser, the laser pointing at the projected one or more images and the motion sensor sensing when a ball crosses the laser's path, the motion sensor activating a counter to start counting how many times the ball crosses the laser's path;   at least one sound indicator including a sound generator, the sound indicator activating a sound output from the sound generator when the ball crosses the laser's path; and   a controller for providing one or more metrics to the user relating to the user's performance of the one or more ball handling drills.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the motion sensor is a laser sensor counter beam. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the surface is a ceiling. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more images simulating an environment for a ball handling activity includes an image of a basketball rim and backboard. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the laser points at the back of the basketball rim to sense a perfect shot thrown by a user. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein a perfect shot is when the ball hits the image at a center middle location of the basketball rim. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the counter is activated to start counting how many times the user made a perfect shot. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more ball handling drills include at least one or more from the group comprising aiming, shooting, throwing, form, and ball rotation. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics include number of perfect shots made. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more metrics are displayed to the user.