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Inflatable & Tape Goal posts

As a respected goal post supplier we consider inflatable and goal posts made out of tape to be toys and we do not offer these to our customers. We have always questioned how they can freely support the weights on strength tests required on the safety standards when goalkeepers can pull the crossbar down with one hand to let footballs fly over the top. Frankly we think these products are unsuitable for football at all levels.

The speed of installation, the main reason customers are persuaded to buy them, is in our opinion, over stated. Our own experience has shown that by the time the pump is out of the bag, the inflatable goal is unfolded and the pump is connected our freestanding goals are up and in use. (see our timed video). Our uPVC mini soccer goal goes up six times faster and comes down ten times faster. Inflatable goals are made in the Far East and therefore they are not environmentally friendly.

The plastic pump used to blow up the goal has a very limited life and the current replacement cost (£40) is more than the cost of one of our uPVC goals.

Tape goal posts are not really goals in the sense of the word but tennis court nets that are a little higher ....Our advice is not to waste money on these type of toy goals when you can have the real thing ...and in most cases for less money.

When the net tears or a major puncture occurs on these products the whole goal needs to be thrown away and this may well result in them ending up in land fill.

why we feel you should not use this type of goal.

They are very expensive in relation to good quality long lasting sports equipment. Uprights can be pulled inwards making the goal smaller. (If you have a goal mouth scramble then by just falling back on these goals it will collapse and the game will need to be stopped. The goal frame can be pulled in to let balls go wide or over the crossbar.) Inflatable Goals can become punctured (the best way to have your game called off.)

Footballs drop straight down dead without any rebound , as with conventional goal posts, uprights collapse inwards when struck by a hard shot from a football thus changing the whole concept of the game. They are unstable in windy conditions ,deflate during the course of a game and in very muddy wet conditions they collect all the mud from the ground when folded out before they can start to be inflated..

As you can see from this we believe these goals should only ever be used as a toy for a kick about. We except that these goals are safe (if properly inflated) . As a reputable goal post manufacturer we advise teams not to purchase such goals and to refuse to play against teams that provide them for any organized affiliated match.

We respect that the final decision is down to you the customer ...it is your money but highlighting pitfalls not evident in persuasive marketing we hope to help customers make a more informed decision before parting with hard earned money.

This is a recent not we have had from someone having to pump up the goals every week...... during matches ! "Would it be possible to send your latest brochure for me to pass onto my sons junior football team. Moorside Rangers, as I am fed up off standing behind the goals on match days pump in hand waiting to pump the nets back up. " Joe Shryane

ITSA GOAL LTD - Raising Industry Standards

As a company we do not follow what has gone before but improve existing products in the market place with innovation and quality engineering. Making products cheaper inevitably means corners need to be cut ,lesser quality materials are used which can result in poor performance and this may also compromise safety. This policy of continued development is why we have so much more positive customer feed back than any other company in the Industry. We make Goals that work and not goals that make work