Rotational stick handling training device

1. A rotational stick handling training device comprising:

a central support system comprising:

a mechanics housing,

rotation mechanics within the mechanics housing; and

a central rod supported by the mechanics housing; and

one or more rotating projections on which a user practices avoidance maneuvers,

each of the one or more rotating projections comprising:

a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end and comprising an upper shaft, a lower shaft, and a shaft support with the shaft support disposed between the upper shaft and the lower shaft;

at least one horizontal support rod having a proximal end connected to the central rod and a distal end connected to the shaft support; and

a hockey blade located at the distal end of the shaft;

wherein:

the shaft support is structured and configured to strengthen the shaft ensuring that it does not break if it comes into contact with a user, a user's stick, or a hockey puck/ball;

the proximal end of the shaft for each of the one or more rotating projections connects to a top portion of the central support system; and

the rotation mechanics are structured and configured to rotate the central rod, causing the central rod to function as an axis about which the one or more rotating projections rotate.

2. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein the rotation mechanics are mechanically powered.

3. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein the rotation mechanics are electrically powered.

4. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the mechanics housing is structured and configured to repel a hockey puck.

5. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein the rotating projections are removable from the central support system.

6. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more rotating projections are hockey sticks having a shaft and a blade.

7. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more horizontal support rods that are structured and configured to attach to a main body of the central rod and to a corresponding shaft.

8. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 7 , wherein the shaft, the one or more horizontal support rods, or both are structured and configured to telescope and alter their corresponding lengths.

9. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein the rotation mechanics determine a rotational speed and a direction of spin for the central rod.

10. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 9 , wherein the rotational speed, the direction of spin, or both are consistent.

11. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 9 , wherein the rotational speed, the direction of spin, or both are variable.

12. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein the top portion of the central support system is comprised of a cap having:

a central rod cap attached to a top of the central rod; and

one or more shaft connector caps, each connected to the central rod cap.

13. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 12 , wherein the proximal end of the shaft for each of the one or more rotating projections connects to a corresponding shaft connector cap.

14. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more rotating projections continuously rotate in a 360-degree circle.

15. A rotational stick handling training device comprising:

a central support system comprising:

a mechanics housing having a base,

rotation mechanics within the mechanics housing that are comprised of:

a power source,

a motor,

a switch housing connected to the power source and the motor,

rod support architecture connected to the motor, and

a coupling having an open top and bottom and a portion of an exterior surface attached to a central portion of a top of the mechanics housing, and

a central rod having a bottom, a main body, and a top,

wherein the bottom of the central rod is attached to the rod support architecture,

the coupling surrounds a portion of the central rod and is structured and configured to transition the central rod from an interior of the mechanics housing to an exterior of the mechanics housing, and

the rotation mechanics are structured and configured to rotate the central rod, causing the central rod to function as a rotational axis, and

a cap comprised of:

a central rod cap attached to the top of the central rod, and

one or more shaft connector caps, each connected to the central rod cap;

one or more rotating projections that rotate about the central rod, each of the one or more rotating projections comprising:

a shaft comprised of an upper shaft, a lower shaft, and a shaft support disposed between the upper shaft and the lower shaft, the shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is connected to a corresponding shaft connector cap;

at least one horizontal support rod having a proximal end connected to the central rod and a distal end connected to the shaft support, and

a hockey blade located at the distal end of the shaft; and

one or more horizontal supports, each horizontal support comprising:

a support rod having a proximal end and a distal end,

a horizontal rod connector, and

a horizontal shaft connector,

wherein:

the proximal end of each support rod connects to the horizontal rod connector, which is located on the main body of the central rod; and

the distal end of each support rod connects to the horizontal shaft connector, which is positioned between the upper shaft and the lower shaft, and

the shaft support is structured and configured to strengthen the shaft ensuring that it does not break if it comes into contact with a user, a user's stick, or a hockey puck/ball.

16. The rotational stick handling training device of claim 15 , wherein the central rod is enabled to spin freely within the coupling.

17. A method of improving stick-handling skills, the method comprising:

activating a training device, wherein the training device is comprised of:

a central support system comprised of a mechanics housing, rotation mechanics within the mechanics housing that activate the device, and a central rod that functions as a central axis and is supported by the mechanics housing;

a shaft having a proximal end and a shaft support with the shaft support disposed between the upper shaft and the lower shaft;

at least one horizontal support rod having a proximal end connected to the central rod and a distal end connected to the shaft; and

one or more rotating projections structured and configured to connect to, and rotate about, the central rod;

wherein the shaft support is structured and configured to strengthen the shaft ensuring that it does not break if it comes into contact with a user, a user's stick, or a hockey puck/ball;

selecting a direction of spin;

selecting a rotational speed; and

using a hockey stick to direct a hockey puck around the rotating projections, wherein a user can avoid the rotating projections by directing the hockey puck between the rotating projections and the central support system.