Abstract: A pair of training gloves for training a person catching a thrown or kicked American football to position the hands properly for effective catching of the ball includes connector members of hook and loop fastener on the index fingers and thumbs of each glove. The connector members also include straps having elastic sections, and the straps are secured to the tip of the index finger and thumb of one glove. Separate straps also extend laterally from the tip of the little finger and the back of the one glove. The connector members, including the straps on the thumb and index finger on the one glove, are adapted to be secured to the other glove by cooperating pads of hook and loop fastener material sewn to the thumb and index finger of the other glove to provide assumption of the "diamond" position of the hands for catching a ball generally above the waist.