Jules Richardson wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:08:27 +0000, John Stumbles wrote:

I'm looking to buy a plastic footie goal (with net) for my football
crazy 10yo. (Ob DIY: I've done the 40mm solvent-weld version but the
joints shatter when hit with a ball!). There seem to be a few
manufacturers and models around but none of them is cheap. I'm probably
after a 12' x 6' size. One detail choice I'll have to make is a
one-piece cross-bar ore one in 3 4' sections. Presumably the one-piece
is stronger but obviously less easily transported.

Has anyone any heads-ups for particular makes, models, features etc to
go for or avoid?

I found that the cost was all in the nets, not the frame. You could make
a frame from steel tubing pretty easily (or treated wood), but for a net
that size it'd still all end up being pretty expensive (I did look around
for alternate netting, but just about everything I found didn't seem
strong enough or had the wrong size holes; commercial fishing net was
about the closest stuff, but that was also reasonably costly).

Another thing we've noticed is that it takes time to adapt to different
goal sizes; if your boy is playing competitively then go with whatever
size the club uses for his age.

cheers

Jules
(with a football-crazy 12yo :-)

Take a leaf out of the Spaniards' book. You don't need goals, just keep
passing