Ball Game Equipment Kit, Field Layouts, and Methods for Playing the Ball Game Thereof

Abstract

A ball game equipment kit includes a ball, at least one launch, a bat, at least one goal, and a C-area. The field layouts include a layout 1 for team play, a layout 2 for individual, small group or team play, and a layout 3 for water play. A field layout includes at least one goal line, at least one batting line, at least one batting circle, at least one batting area, and at least one goal location to define a field for the equipment kit to be positioned. There are three methods for using the ball game equipment kit, including methods to utilize the equipment kit and layout 1, methods to utilize the equipment kit and layout 2, and methods to utilize the equipment kit and layout 3 on water.

1 . A field layout for a ball game comprising:
 at least one goal line located on a field area;   at least one batting line spaced apart from the at least one goal line a predetermined distance;   at least one vertical goal line, an end of the at least one vertical goal line is located on the at least one goal line and defines at least one goal location;   the at least one vertical goal line intersects the at least one batting line and defines a location of at least one batting circle and at least one batting area;   wherein the at least one goal line, the at least one batting line, the at least one batting circle, the at least one batting area, the at least one goal location define a field for an equipment kit to be positioned.   
     
     
         2 . The field layout according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one batting circle includes at least two batting circles, each said batting circle of the at least two batting circles is spaced apart a predetermined distance from the at least one goal line, the predetermined distance being selected from a group consisting of a same distance, different distances, and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The field layout according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one batting area extends from the at least one batting circle to the at least one goal line, the at least one batting area has a width equal to a diameter of the at least one batting circle. 
     
     
         4 . The field layout according to  claim 1 , further comprising two side lines, a middle line, and at least one goal, the at least one goal line includes two goal lines, the middle line is located between the two goal lines and has opposing ends that extend to the two side lines respectively, a circle is located in a center portion of the middle line;
 the at least one goal includes at least two goals, one said goal of the at least two goals is located on each goal line of the at least two goal lines;   the at least one batting circle includes at least two batting circles, one said batting circle of the at least two batting circles is spaced a predetermined distance from each goal line of the at least two goal lines;   the at least one batting line includes at least two batting lines, at least one batting line of the at least two batting lines is located between the middle line and each said goal line of the two goal lines respectively, at least one batting circle of the at least two batting circles is located on one said batting line of the at least two batting lines;   wherein the at least two batting lines include at least one first batting line and at least one second batting line, the at least one first batting line is located on a first end of the field and at least one second batting line is located on a second end of the field.   wherein the at least one first batting line includes a predetermined number of first batting lines and the at least one second batting line includes a predetermined number of second batting lines, each batting line of the predetermined number of first batting lines and the predetermined number of second batting lines has a predetermined number of said batting circles.   
     
     
         5 . The field layout according to  claim 4 , wherein the at least one goal includes eight goals, and the at least two goal lines includes a first goal line and a second goal line, four goals being located on the first goal line and four goals being located on the second goal line, and the at least one batting circle includes eight batting circles, four batting circles spaced apart from the first goal line and four batting circles spaced apart from the second goal line. 
     
     
         6 . The field layout according to  claim 1 , further comprising at least one C-area located between the at least one batting circle and the at least one goal, the C-area is a fenced area and is utilized to set boundaries within which a trained dog will serve as goalkeeper. 
     
     
         7 . The field layout according to  claim 1 , wherein the field area is an area selected from a group consisting of land and water, when the field area is land, the field area is a area of land covered with material selected from a group consisting of natural growth, grass, artificial turf, dirt, sand, and a combination thereof. 
     
     
         8 . The field layout according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one goal line and the at least one batting line are selected from a group of lines consisting of straight lines, wavy lines, curved lines, zig zag lines, castle lines, step-up step-down lines, cloud lines, shark lines, mountain lines, and angled lines. 
     
     
         9 . A ball game equipment kit comprising:
 a ball;   at least one launch to position the ball;   a bat; and   at least one goal having a hoop, the hoop has an open interior having a predetermined diameter;   wherein the hoop of the at least one goal is positioned in a position selected from a fixed vertical position, a rotating vertical position, a fixed horizontal position, and a rotating horizontal position;   wherein the open interior of the hoop has a cross section having a shape selected from a group consisting of a circle, oval, square, rectangle, and polygon;   wherein the bat is used to hit the ball from a striking location through the hoop of the at least one goal, the striking location is selected from a group consisting of the ball being tossed into the air and the ball being positioned on the at least one launch.   
     
     
         10 . The ball game equipment kit according to  claim 9 , further comprising a C-area positioned between the at least one launch and the at least one goal, the C-area is a fenced area and is utilized to set boundaries within which a trained dog will serve as goalkeeper. 
     
     
         11 . The ball game equipment kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one launch includes a ball support suitable to hold the ball in a predetermined position, a base, and a height adjustment part connected between the ball support and the base, the height adjustment part selectively adjusts a height of the ball support between a lower position and a higher position;
 wherein the ball support is selected from a group consisting of a first ball support have a concaved surface with a diameter corresponding to a shape of the ball and a second ball support having a plurality of arms extending outwardly, each arm of the plurality of arms has a sphere connected to an outer end thereof;   wherein the ball support is made of a resilient material;   wherein the launch has a leveling mechanism that enables the ball support to be maintained in an upright position even when the launch is on the un-level ground.   
     
     
         12 . The ball game equipment kit according to  claim 9 , further comprising a floating base connected to a goal base of the at least one goal, the floating base being selected from a group consisting of an inflatable base and a rigid base made of a floatable material, the floating base has a cross section selected from a group consisting of a circle, oval, square, rectangle, and polygon. 
     
     
         13 . The ball game equipment kit according to  claim 9 , wherein the at least one goal includes a predetermined number of goals, the hoop of each said goal of the predetermined number of goals has an open interior having a predetermined diameter, the predetermined diameter of the open interior of each said hoop is selected from a group consisting of same diameters, different diameters, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The ball game equipment kit according to  claim 9 , further comprising a motor connected to the hoop, the motor rotating the hoop at a predetermined speed selected from a group consisting of a fixed speed and a variable speed. 
     
     
         15 . The ball game equipment kit according to  claim 9 , further comprising a drone and a basket located below the drone, the basket being capable of retrieving the ball from water, the drone is a marine drone having at least one float, the basket is connected to the drone by a pole. 
     
     
         16 . A method for playing a ball game comprising the steps of:
 a. selecting a ball game equipment kit including a ball, at least one launch to position the ball, a bat, and at least one goal having a hoop;   b. selecting a field area having a predetermined field layout, the predetermined field layout having at least one launch and a batting circle;   c. positioning the at least one goal on the field area according to the predetermined field layout;   d. positioning the at least one launch a predetermined distance from the at least one goal according to the predetermined field layout;   e. passing the ball between players, the players must use at least one hand to pass the ball; and   f. utilizing the bat to hit the ball from a striking location through the hoop of the at least one goal, the striking location is selected from a group consisting of the ball being tossed into the air and the ball being positioned on the at least one launch;   wherein the bat and the at least one launch are utilized only within the batting circle.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein, in the utilizing step f., utilizing a ball retriever for retrieving the ball, the ball retriever is selected from a group consisting of a person and a dog. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein, in the utilizing step f., utilizing a goalkeeper positioned between the at least one launch and the at least one goal to block the ball, the goalkeeper is selected from a group consisting of a person and a dog, when the dog is the goalkeeper, the dog is located in a C-area. 
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein, in the utilizing step f., when an offensive player enters the at least one batting circle and the offensive player has the bat, defensive players are prohibited from entering or staying inside the at least one batting circle. 
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 16 , wherein, in the utilizing step f., when an offensive player enters a selected batting circle of the at least one batting circle and the offensive player has the bat, the at least one batting area will be utilized as a restricted area limiting which player is allowed to be inside of the at least one batting area.