Substitute goalie

Abstract

An improved substitute goalie system in which an additional means of forcing the user to shoot within a prescribed period of time (taking the part of a substitute defensive player) increases the effectiveness of the apparatus when used as a training device; and where the central controller and the interconnections between the goalie substitute components is eliminated by providing control functions and power on each individual target; and the use of piezoelectric-like strike sensors provides a common component across many applications.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A training oriented substitute goalie system, comprising: 
 means for defining at least one target;    means for indicating when said at least one target is open;    means for indicating the period during which a user must shoot; and    means for signaling that a target was struck while open and during the period indicated.    
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  with: 
 means to adjust the length and frequency of the period during which a user must shoot.  
 
     
     
         3 . A substitute goalie system, comprising: 
 means for defining at least one target;    means for indicating when said at least one target is open; and    means for signaling that a target was struck while open; wherein the timing of each said at least one target means being open is controlled by a processor associated with that target.    
     
     
         4 . A substitute goalie system, comprising: 
 means for defining at least one target;    means for indicating when said at least one target is open; and    means for signaling that a target was struck while open; wherein the strike on a target is sensed by an impact sensing device associated with that target.    
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  wherein: 
 the impact sensing device generates a voltage.