some internally disposed padding may be utilized to provide greater comfort by virtue of the aforesaid features of construction it is seen that the player 39 s hand is constrained to have an arch on the palm side and the fingers are spaced apart a proper distance the weight on the back of the glove does not interfere with the usual basketball handling manipulations and provides muscular exercise the glove can be made for left or right handed players in various sizes shaped weight 38 may have a weight of between 1 and 5 pounds in certain embodiments second pocket 35 may be openable as by zipper means thereby permitting interchangability of weight 38 the training glove of this invention will strengthen the extensor and flexor muscles of the forearm as well as the triceps and deltoid muscles the arch cup forces the ball to the finger tip area to add strength there and assist in development of proper rotation arch and followthrough the strengthened wrist and fingertips that come from using the training glove aid in perfection of propulsion and control of the ball thus the basketball player will gain accuracy over a more extensive range of distances in shooting the jump shot it is expected that the device will find general use for basketball players in off season training of a weak hand to induce the coordination and evenhandedness equivalent to that of an ambidextrous player this glove device will also have secondary benefits such as helping players undergoing rehabilitation for fractures and sprains of the wrist fingers and other carpus oriented ailments the muscles aided by the weight in the training.