Offensive training coordinator

Claim 2

A football handling apparatus comprising a simulated center device, said center device including ball holding means, said ball holding means including at least two timers, a sounding means controlled by said timers and adapted to start sounding at a specified time and terminating at a specified time controlled by said first and second timers, respectively, means setting said timers into operation upon removal of a ball from said ball holding means, said sounding means serving as a signal to the players indicating the time alloted in which to accomplish a selected play execution.

Claim 3

A device as defined in claim 1, said ball holding means comprising a pair of spaced arms, one of said arms being pivotally mounted for inward movement, a spring for moving said arm inwardly, said timer setting means including a switch mounted at the inner end of said arm, said switch completing a circuit with said timers to operate the sounding means.

Claim 4

A device as defined in claim 2, a second pair of timers, a second sounding means operated by the second pair of timers, and a second switch for operatively connecting said second pair of timers with the first pair of timers.

Claim 5

A football handling apparatus comprising a simulated football center device, said center device including a ball holding means comprising a pair of spaced arms, a ball held between said arms, one of said arms being pivotally mounted, spring means urging said pivotally mounted arm inwardly to press against said ball and to swing inwardly when said ball is removed for ball handling, one end of said pivoted arm having a switch connected thereto for completing a circuit and-related to a pair of timers, a sounding means operated by said timers, preset means on said respective timers for controlling the start and duration, respectively, of sounding of the sounding means, said sounding means serving as a signal to the players indicating the time alloted in which to accomplish a selected play execution.

Claim 6

A football handling apparatus comprising a simulated football center device, said center device including a ball holding means comprising a pair of spaced arms, a ball held between said arms, one of said arms being pivotally mounted, spring means urging said pivotally mounted arm inwardly to press against said ball and to swing inwardly when said ball is removed for ball handling, one end of said pivoted arm having a switch connected thereto for completing a circuit and-related to a pair of timers, a sounding means operated by said timers, preset means on said respective timers for controlling the start and duration, respectively, of sounding of the sounding means, said sounding means serving as a signal to the players indicating the time alloted in which to accomplish a selected play execution.

Claim 7

An apparatus as defined in claim 4, a second pair of timers, a second switch for connecting said timers to said circuit, and a second sounding means connected to said Circuit, said second set of timers respectively starting and operating said second sounding means for a selected period of time after a preset period of time.

Claim 8

An apparatus as defined in claim 5, said simulated center device mounted on a stand resting on the ground and means on said stand for adjusting the height of the simulated center device.

Claim 9

In a football practice system, means for securing a football, said means including arms between which said football is removably interposed, said arms being maintained separated by said football, at least one of said arms having in association therewith a switch open while said football is interposed between said arms, spring means urging said arms together and thereby urging said switch into closed condition, a first timer, means responsive to closure of said switch for initiating a first timing operation of said first timer, a second timer operative to initiate a second timing operation in response to completion of said first timing operation, and a normally inoperative alarm responsive to provide an alarm during said second timing operation, said alarm serving as a signal to the players indicating the time alloted in which to accomplish a selected play execution.

Claim 10

In a football practice system, means for securing a football, said means including arms between which said football is removably interposed, said arms being maintained separated by said football, at least one of said arms having in association therewith a switch open while said football is interposed between said arms, spring means urging said arms together and thereby urging said switch into closed condition, a first timer, means responsive to closure of said switch for initiating a first timing operation of said first timer, a second timer operative to initiate a second timing operation in response to completion of said first timing operation, and a normally inoperative alarm responsive to provide an alarm during said second timing operation, said alarm serving as a signal to the players indicating the time alloted in which to accomplish a selected play execution.

Claim 11

The combination according to claim 7, wherein said alarm is an audible alarm.

Claim 12

The combination according to claim 7, wherein said timers are individually adjustable as to durations of said timing operations.

Claim 13

The combination according to claim 9, wherein is further provided means for at will commonly resetting said timers.

Claim 14

The combination according to claim 9, wherein each of said timers is arranged and adapted to initiate a preset timing operation in response to closure of a first switch and to be reset in response to closure of a second switch.