Jeffrey Alan Nelson

US Patent:

20040018897, Jan 29, 2004

Filed:

Jun 2, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/452805

Inventors:

Jeffrey Nelson - Howell NJ, US

International Classification:

A63B067/00

US Classification:

473/415000

Abstract:

A soccer (or association football) goalkeeping game involves two players playing against each other on a playing field having a soccer goal at two opposite ends and demarcated with respective offside zones. The players have as objectives (i) offensively to move a play ball into the defender's goal and (ii) defensively to save attempts on goal and/or acquire ball possession in order to switch around and commence offensively. The rules of play can limit time-of-possession to a time-limit, such as five seconds, so that ball possession in excess of the time-limit results in a turnover. Any unstopped scores from shots taken after the applicable time-limit are not counted. Another rule of play assesses any player who crosses into the offside zone of the opponent with a penalty-shot violation. Penalty shots are postponed until after a play period runs out of time so not to interrupt play.

US Patent:

20060189416, Aug 24, 2006

Filed:

Jan 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/337098

Inventors:

Jeffrey Nelson - Bear DE, US

International Classification:

A63B 67/00
A63B 69/00

US Classification:

473415000, 473446000

Abstract:

A soccer (or association football) goalkeeping game has two players playing against each other on a reduced-sized playing field. Each players has as objectives not only to score on the opponent but also save the opponent's shot on goals. The rules of play reward goalkeeping play in particular. For example, a player who saves a goal shot but knocks the ball out-of-bounds on his or her side of the field get the ball back, instead of losing the ball pursuant to FIFA rules of soccer (or association football). Also, not only do goals earn points but so do caught-and-held saves, and there is no counterpart whatsoever to points for caught-and-held saves under FIFA rules of soccer (or association football).