Question Number: 13820

Law 1- The Field 9/18/2006

RE: competitive Under 18

tom of freeland, mi usa asks...

must soccer goals be padded?

Answer provided by Referee Ben Mueller

No. That is not part of the Law 1 requierments.

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Answer provided by Referee Keith Contarino

They may NOT be padded

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Answer provided by Referee Chuck Fleischer

In US High School allowance is made for commercially manufactured material for soccer goals affixed to the vertical portion of the goal post. Where the padding is made or what it looks like is unknown to me as I have never seen a padded goal post. The rest of the world finds no padding necessary.

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Answer provided by Referee Jeroen Krijvenaar

Tom, goals are never padded, as this will also influence the game, as the ball will bounce back different.
rgds and have fun

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