Suitable for young kids, up to teenagers, this 1.8 x 1.2 m (6 x 4 ft) Forza Football Goal is durable, good value for money and easy to transport. Of course, you can ignore this advice as it’s only regulation for professional games, and after-school clubs, but you’ll find the sizes make sense compared to your kid’s height.

Although it only measures 1.2 x 0.9 m (4 x 3 ft), it doesn’t need to be used exclusively by younger children; older kids may also enjoy being able to easily carry this compact goal with them to play with their friends. Otherwise, it’s an appropriate size for children around three – seven years old. This goal can be used in two ways; either as a standard net, or it can be flipped over and used for target practice. Each section is labelled with the number of points that each shot will receive – 500 for a top corner penalty! This is a great way to get kids (and parents!) enjoying high-intensity penalty shoot-out competitions with friends and family. The 6 x 3 ft goal unfolds in half a minute and can be carried around easily if you need to transport it (the net becomes the carry bag) thanks to its telescoping design.Ease of Assembly: No one wants to spend hours deciphering complicated instructions. We favor goals that are easy to assemble and disassemble. There are two ground pegs included, to keep the goal secure, but it’s also easy simple enough to move the posts around when needed, to switch up their location in the garden. As you would expect, these goal posts are extremely robust and can be left outside in all weather. Although the galvanised steel may suffer some discoloration, it doesn’t rust – even after several years. As with all the best football goal posts, the Steel 42 comes with bungee cord net attachments and anchor pegs to keep it safely in place. When selecting football goals for your garden, we keep a keen eye on several factors when selecting our product recommendations: Size & Space: The size of your garden matters. We consider goals that fit comfortably within your available space while providing enough room for enjoyable play.

The crossbar is also extremely strong, which is the component which often starts to badly ‘dip’ after months of tension and pressure on standard goal posts. Customers report that this premium goal holds its shape much better than plastic goal posts, and is in another league (!) in terms of stability compared to cheaper models. This set includes the goal, target sheet, garden football and a carry bag - and fans say this size works for older kids and teens as well as toddlers. It measures 1.8 x 1.2 m (6 x 4 ft) so is the perfect size for younger children up to around 10 years old. However, there are also other sizes available, with the largest being 3.7 x 1.8 m (12 x 6 ft). This set comes with the goal, net clips and ground pegs included. If so, aluminium posts are very popular as they’re rustproof and take the hassle out of putting them up and down if it rains, plus they are lightweight enough to move single handed. Polypropylene is a modern and popular material for goal netting. It’s a type of plastic that’s much more hardwearing than fibre or twine nets. If you can find HDPE – that’s high-density polyethylene, it’ll last even longer.Pop-up goals are available in all sizes, so you don’t have to be limited to a compact goal. However, even small 1.2 x 0.9 m (4 x 3 ft) pop-up goals can be enjoyed by children of a large age range; they’ll just be more like target practice for older kids. You should also consider a pop-up goal if you want something that’s easy for kids to take to the park, beach or on holiday . It's sturdy and solid, yet also easily portable, so it can be moved around the garden when required (when you need to mow the grass, for example).