a ball e g via suction through some slits although other known systems can be used pair of adjacent rotating rollers rotating brushes etc the apparatus 14 is equipped with at least one camera 16 provided for inspection of the game field or surface of the player and his gestures or other people and their means of interaction or others objects which are present at a given time in the game surface and able to provide additional information to a control unit 15 about the location of the balls 11 to be collected in the particular case in which the ball impacts the net and remains attached to it the collection apparatus 14 have been provided to have some specific actuation means in that area going to the point where the ball is located and shaking the net or capturing the ball 11 e g with some means of grabs in the case of the collection apparatus 14 represented in fig2 as a mere and hence non limitative example the delivery of the ball 11 will occur by sliding on the game surface and by striking it utilizing a means of a throwing or launching element associated to the collection head it has also been provided that the apparatus 14 can deliver the ball in an automatic way from some prefixed positions e g next to the player following an established command from the player or it can also approach the player and only delivers the ball 11 following his request the illustrated apparatus 14 or another similar one.