Keeper Goals Takes Soccer Goal Safety Seriously

At Keeper Goals we have always been concerned about building safe soccer goals. In 1995 a group of industry leaders met in Washington DC to discuss the issue of soccer goal safety. Jim Moynihan, founder of Keeper Goals, was there and was instrumental in helping create guidelines and standards for the Consumer Product and Safety Commission.

According to the U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission, "There are approximately 225,000 to 500,000 soccer goals in the United States. Many of these soccer goals are unsafe because they are unstable and are either unanchored or not properly anchored or counter-balanced. These movable soccer goals pose an unnecessary risk of tipover to children who climb on goals (or nets) or hang from the crossbar."*

Misuse of soccer goals has resulted in serious injury and death. Most injuries occur when there is no adult supervision. Wind, sloped surfaces and people hanging from the goal can all tip a soccer goal. Any freestanding goal that is not cemented into the ground can be tipped over if enough people hang from the goal. We believe education is the key component to ensuring that the field you are playing on is safe.