GOLME PRO Training Soccer Goal - Full Size Ultra Portable Soccer Net

I'm a HS Woman's soccer coach. It's football season so sometimes I don't get the field and we're training in fields without goals. I had been researching the various options... I have several amazing half-size goals from another vendor, but I needed a 24' goal. GOLME is the least expensive, lightest, and most compact that I could find with a full size net.GOLME works perfectly. Setup is as fast as they say and about the same as my half-size goals. And the quality is great.ONE PROBLEM:I've had one hitch... one of my players took a very close full power shot and nailed the front pole right in a joint. No problem with the pole itself, but the joint cracked. Fortunately, it's built well enough that it held together and we were able to complete practice, but I could see that it wouldn't take too many more hits like that, and now the pole was bent.GREAT SERVICE:I emailed GOLME. Very soon after I received a return email stating that they'd be happy to send a replacement part. And a few days later, a box with FOUR replacement joints AND one of the balls showed up in the mail. Now that's AMAZING CUSTOMER SERVICE.MY SOLUTION:I purchased some 2" PVC pipe that I use to cover the front poles. You probably wouldn't need to go to this extreme, but I usually set up in the same place so I just leave the pipe there and slide it on when I set up. The shot that originally broke the joint was taken so close that it probably wouldn't happen that way again.ONE OTHER MINOR ISSUE:The bottom of the net tends to slide up the poles, so I also slip a 12" section of PVC on the back poles - it pushes the velcro ties to the bottom of the pole. This keeps the net tight to the ground.SOMETHING TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER:Have you seen those large metal screws that look like a giant wine opener that you use to screw into the ground to attach your dog's leash (A Spiral Pet Anchor)? Well, I use those to anchor the guy lines. MUCH EASIER and MORE SECURE. For example: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-42572-Spiral-Pet-Anchor/dp/B000EDUTVS/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=metal+dog+screw&qid=1571319411&sr=8-6

I am on my third brand of goals, the two previous were bow net styles and this goal is far above them. Light weight period, not even close in comparison to those extremely heavy bow net style goals. This full size goal is even lighter and easier to carry than small size bow net style goals. Quick and easy set up as well. I can set up this full size goal in half the time of those heavy bow net style goals. Very durable, I have two for my U12's, another coach in our club has one for his U13's and another coach has one for her U15's and all of them have held up perfectly. Only negative is you have to be tall to strap in the net but keep in mind this is a full size goal so... I am 6' and don't have a problem but my assistant coach has to be more creative when he puts up the goal. If you coach kids who play on a full size soccer goal this is a must for your practices. Game changer having access to a full size goal to practice on. Great price as well, cheaper than those bow net style goals.

I have been coaching soccer (Futbol) for over a decade and I have used several portable goals over the years. This has been my favorite.The prior full size goal I used had the full metal and telescoping bottom frame with the flexible poles that stick up from it. That goal was also sturdy, and could be used in almost any location or type of ground below it. What I didn't like about it was that it required 2 people to setup as you could not open the telescoping base by yourself. Folding it required adult supervision as it was easy for my youth players to pinch their fingers and hands. And finally, it was big and long and I would have to fold down a rear seat to fit it in the trunk of my sedan.This goal packs down incredibly small, and can fit in any trunk. It is truly a one-person setup/take-down. It has 2 posts on each side and they seem to resist braking and bending by simply dislodging from their position. Which means you have to sometimes re-adjust one of the poles afer a particularly hard hit, but it is better than having to replace. We are dealing with U14 and U16 club players who love hammering at the goal, and we have not had one failure yet.The only disadvantage I can find is that it requires you hammer the 2 stakes deep enough into the ground (stakes supplied with hammer in the carying case). If the 2 stakes can't be secured well into the ground with at least 6-inches, this goal will not be stable.