OASL

Ohio Amateur Soccer League

GOAL SAFETY

The state soccer association (OYSAN) and the United States Youth Soccer Association (USYSA) require soccer clubs and leagues to adopt goal safety policies that refer to the CPSC guidelines for soccer goal safety.  Unfortunately, each year young soccer players are injured and even killed due to accidents involving portable soccer goals.

Please do not allow our young players or their siblings to climb or hang on the soccer goals at any time.  The portable goals can fall over and cause severe injury to anyone struck by the falling goal.  Almost every reported injury or death that has been documented, has involved players jumping on, climbing, or hanging on soccer goals.  Please do not be afraid to speak up if you see such unsafe activity.  You do not have to be a coach or administrator in the club to take action that involves keeping our players (or anyone) safe.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The OASL Board of Directors

OASL - Letter from League President regarding goal safety

OASL - Goal Safety Policy

Sample Goal Safety Policy for local Clubs

Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety - published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Consumer Product Safety Commission - CPSC Document #326

USSF position paper regarding PADDED GOALS (3/18/2008)

19 Action News on goal safety

CPSC Safety Alert & goal accident in Germantown, MD

Article regarding goal accident in Winchester, VA

Article regarding goal accident in California

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