GOAL SAFETY
We recognize the importance of goal safety. Educating coaches, players, parents, and sports fans on the need for goal safety is very important to us. There are over a half million soccer goals in the United States. Many of these goals are unsafe because they are unstable or not properly anchored or counter balanced. These movable soccer goals pose an unnecessary risk of tipping over. Children who climb or hang from goals can be seriously injured. We encourage you to take the time to review goal safety with your teams and staff members. For your convenience, we have provided safety standards information and links below.
Goal Taxi is meant to be used for transportation and relocation of goals and other related athletic facility equipment and NOT for storage of goals and other related equipment.
Do not use the Goal Taxis for storage of any goals or equipment. Once goals have been moved and set in desired locations, properly weighted and secured, to prevent any potential tipping. Goals should not be left on Goal Taxi for extended periods of time.
SAFETY STANDARDS
CPSC
The CPSC is responsible for protecting the general public from unreasonable risks of injury and/or death that can be associated with the use of various kinds of consumer products. In regard to soccer goal safety, the CPSC has established very specific guidelines for the installation, use and storage of full-sized, movable soccer goals. These guidelines are a genuine effort to help prevent future deaths and serious injuries that can result from soccer goal accidents. The CPSC also hopes that these guidelines will continue the effort to raise awareness regarding the dangers associated with unanchored soccer goals and soccer goal misuse. The guidelines are published in a handbook as well as via a printable PDF document which can be found following this link.
ASTM
ASTM International is an organization similar to the CPSC but operates on a global scale. Over 12,000 global ASTM-set standards are currently in operation. These standards are designed to help build consumer confidence by creating stronger product quality, enhancing health and safety standards as well as increasing access to trade.
ASTM International has developed two main standards in relation to soccer goal safety:
1. ASTM F2950-14 (Safety and Performance Specification for Soccer Goals) This standard establishes that any and all soccer goals weighing more than 40 lbs. are required to follow specified anchoring instructions in an effort to reduce injury and fatality.
2. ASTM F1938-98
The scope of this standard applies to creating safer use of movable soccer goals by requiring the appropriate pegs/stakes are utilized in securely anchoring goals.