Sports training device

Abstract

Innovative apparatuses and methods for a novel training device are provided that includes a base, a frame, and a material attached to the frame, where the material comprises a non-solid material, and an image affixed to a first side of the non-solid material, where the image is viewable on the first side of the non-solid material and viewable on a second side of the non-solid material.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A training device comprising:
 a flexible material configured to be coupled to a rigid structure; wherein:
 the flexible material comprises a plurality of circular and/or non-circular holes disposed therein and an organic and/or synthetic fabric disposed between the plurality of circular and/or non-circular holes; 
 the organic and/or synthetic fabric comprises an image portion configured to be visible from a front side and a back side of the flexible material via a saturated marking of the image portion; and 
 the image portion comprises a depiction of a realistic opponent comprising at least one non-profile feature. 
   
     
     
         2 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one non-profile feature of the image portion corresponds to a face of the realistic opponent. 
     
     
         3 . The training device of  claim 2 , wherein the realistic image comprises a sports figure. 
     
     
         4 . The training device of  claim 3 , wherein the sports figure comprises at least one of a basketball player, a baseball player, a football player, a soccer player, a hockey player, a lacrosse player, a rugby player, or a volleyball player. 
     
     
         5 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material comprises a fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes comprises 25% or less of the flexible material. 
     
     
         7 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material comprises a multi-layered fabric. 
     
     
         8 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the image portion comprises a target. 
     
     
         9 . The training device of  claim 1  further comprising the rigid structure and an attachment, wherein the rigid structure comprises a frame portion, and wherein the attachment is supported by the frame portion and extends outward from the frame portion. 
     
     
         10 . The training device of  claim 9 , wherein the attachment comprises an attachment image portion configured to be visible from a front side and a back side of the attachment via a saturated marking of the attachment image portion. 
     
     
         11 . The training device of  claim 1 , further comprising the rigid structure, wherein the flexible material comprises one or more fasteners configured to couple the flexible material to the rigid structure. 
     
     
         12 . The training device of  claim 11 , wherein the rigid structure comprises a base portion, and wherein the one or more fasteners comprises a sleeve engaging the base portion. 
     
     
         13 . The training device of  claim 11 , wherein the rigid structure comprises a frame portion, and wherein the one or more fasteners comprises a first sleeve and a second sleeve engaging a first side and a second side of the frame portion, respectively. 
     
     
         14 . The training device of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more fasteners comprise one or more hooks, loops, ties, magnets, ropes, buttons, and/or clips. 
     
     
         15 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes are regularly spaced and comprise 10% or more of the flexible material, and wherein the flexible material comprises a nylon fabric, a fiber mesh, an at least semi-opaque or semi-transparent material, a see through material, or a multilayered or single layered fabric. 
     
     
         16 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes comprises 50% of the flexible material. 
     
     
         17 . The training device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes comprises 75% or more of the flexible material. 
     
     
         18 . The training device of  claim 10 , wherein the attachment image portion corresponds to a realistic image. 
     
     
         19 . The training device of  claim 18 , wherein the realistic image corresponds to a sports figure. 
     
     
         20 . The training device of  claim 19 , wherein the sports figure comprises at least a portion of: a basketball player, a baseball player, a football player, a soccer player, a hockey player, a lacrosse player, a rugby player, and/or a volleyball player.