Football training device

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention provides a portable football training device of the type commonly called a running chute which is adapted to teach a player to slowly raise his body from a three-point stance to a semi-crouching position while moving comprising: a.
a plurality of inverted U-shape upright supporting members the legs of which rest on the ground; b.
a plurality of sets of horizontally extending overhead bars adjustably connected to the upright supporting members; and c.
vertically adjustable elements connecting the overhead bars to the upright supporting means, whereby the bars may vary the height to which a player can raise his body as he moves through the chute.
It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a football training device for teaching a player to slowly raise his body using a chute comprising adjustable overhead bars.
Another object of this invention is to provide a football training device for teaching a player or a group of players to stay low in a semi-crouching position when running forward which can be adjusted to desired heights in two directions.
A further object of this invention is to provide a portable football training device for teaching interior linemen to stay low when firing off the line.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a football training device for teaching players proper body position for blocking which utilizes unique means for connecting successive sections of the device.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following detailed description thereof and the accompanying drawings.