Safe Soccer Goal Equipment
January 2012 Newton Grove, NC
“A third grader died Sunday after a soccer goal fell on his head in Sampson County at 607 Mt. Olive Dr, Newton Grove.
Maria Escalera says her son, Juan Escalera, 9, was visiting his cousins and decided to play soccer after church.
“My husband said that it happened in [...]
SC100N Competition HTTP High Tenacity Polypropylene Soccer Net
Premium nets shall be constructed of white 4mm heavy super high tenacity polypropylene (HTTP) multifilament, non-abrasive Rachel knotless netting for superior durability. Each pair shall include a mesh storage bag.
Nets shall include specially designed molded net clips that shall be attached to the each net, twist [...]
Face of soccer goal shall be constructed of 4” round extruded 6063-T6 aluminum with a minimum wall thickness of .80”. Extrusion shall have a net track extruded in the rear of the face to allow net attachment using specially designed net clips included with each system.
Soccer goal shall [...]
Continue Reading →In response to recent soccer goal accidents and deaths several states have initiated new laws that further mandate or encourage the following of the recommendations of CPSC that were put in place in 1999. In Arkansas the law requires that all soccer goals on public and school fields be anchored [...]
Continue Reading →Another tragic soccer goal death was reported in Bentonville, AR in January 2011 when 9 -year-old Jonathan Nelson died when a portable soccer goal fell on him at the Elm Tree Elementary School. The fourth grader was playing with other school children when the unanchored goal tipped over. Officials were uncertain about how the accident [...]
Continue Reading →Each New Year brings the hope that we will make the changes necessary to improve our lives. I would sincerely hope that 2011 is the year that we take seriously the safety of our portable soccer goals and create a truly safe environment for the soccer players [...]
Continue Reading →Safe soccer goal equipment is important to consider when purchasing new soccer goals in order to prevent tragic accidents from soccer goals.
Continue Reading →Anchoredforsafety.org, an organization that seeks to educate players, coaches and the general public about the dangers of improperly securing soccer goals, has a list of fatalities and injuries as a result of soccer goals unsuspectingly tipping over. It is a sobering reminder of [...]
Continue Reading →UMA – A fourth-grader at a San Luis elementary school has been killed by a portable soccer goal that fell on him and another student.
The second boy was being treated for a non-life threatening head injury.
Authorities say the incident happened Thursday morning on the playground at Rio [...]
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