An athletic performance and entertainment device for use on footwear, for
example, children shoes. More particularly, an entertainment device which
can be attached to the tongue-area of a shoe for providing feedback to a
user based on the user's performance during a selected physical activity.
The user selects which activity he or she wishes to perform and presses
the appropriate function button on the device. The wearer then performs
the selected physical activity and the wearer's performance level is
indicated by LEDs disposed on the device. A speaker may also be disposed
on the device to provide audible feedback to the user. The device keeps
track of improvements in performance by promoting the wearer through
various award levels as performance increases, until all award levels have
been mastered. A novel closure system according to the present invention
allows the device of the present invention to be disposed on the tongue of
an article of footwear so that the closure system does not obstruct the
wearer's view of the device.