Abstract: An interactive sports training device comprises a screen mountable adjacent a playing area. An array of sensors is mounted on the back of the screen for generating an electrical sensor signal in response to the impact of an object against the screen, the sensor signal being representative of the location, and preferably force, of the impact. A programmed central processing unit receives the sensor signal and generates a response signal. A display receives the response signal and displays a preselected message dependent on the response signal received. The message generates is thus dependent on the location, and preferably force, of the impact.

Abstract: A ball tossing apparatus which automatically varies the direction of successive tosses is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a ball feeding unit and a ball tossing unit. The ball tossing unit comprises a housing which is pivotally mounted on a stand. A cam shaft is mounted in the housing and has a cam which extends through the bottom wall of the housing and rests on a tilt plate mounted on the stand. Rotation of the cam shaft and cam after each toss changes the tilt angle of the housing and therefore the direction of the next toss.