Inventors:
Gregory P. Snyder - Bloomington MN 55438
Matthew R. Ellavsky - Rochester MN
Richard S. Little - Maple Grove MN
Michael Nordquist - Champlin MN
Assignee:
Gregory P. Snyder - Bloomington MN
International Classification:
A63B 6900
US Classification:
473422, 473446, 36 1, 36132
Abstract:
A training shoe for soccer includes a pressure-responsive sensor mounted with respect to a soccer shoe at a selected location, for example at the instep or along the laces at the top of the shoe. When a soccer ball is kicked at the selected location, the sensor provides an electrical signal to a microprocessor, causing selection logic in the microprocessor to choose one of several control words. The selected control word is provided to a voice playback circuit to select one of several digital data sets, each set corresponding to a different sound. The playback circuit provides an analog electrical control signal to a speaker, thereby generating a selected sound corresponding to the selected digital data set. System components can be mounted permanently to a shoe, or to a cover or strap arrangement releasably mounted to the shoe.