Combination football place kicking tee and place kicking block

摘要

An improved kicking tee is usable in one orientation as a place kicking tee and in another orientation thereof as a kicking block. When used as a kicking tee, the ball is supported within a recess having a configuration conforming to the shape of the end of an oblate spheroidal football. This recess cooperates with a pair of opposed ribs which urge the football through frictional forces into firm engagement with the recess. Adjacent the ribs, a relieved area is provided which enables the tip of the football to be kicked from the recess and from the tee without resistance. When the disclosed tees are flipped over a generally flat surface with small projections extending outwardly therefrom faces upwardly and may be used as a surface on which the ball may be held such that the tee is usable as a kicking block. In at least one embodiment of the present invention, behind the recess, an angled surface is formed. The tee is designed such that the recess is provided closely adjacent the rearwardmost surfaces of the tee. The present invention is usable with equal success by kickers who utilize all kicking styles including the conventional straight-on technique and the "soccer- style" technique.