Goal Post Safety - A Case Problem

Abstract

This case will provide an excellent test for a student’s basic knowledge of tort actions and various defenses which may be used. The case introduces students to the growing problem of goal post safety. It also highlights the need for more information regarding the use of portable goals.

This case is suited to students who need to understand tort actions, its possible defenses and finally soccer goal post safety issues... After reading and discussing the case, students should have a pragmatic understanding of tort actions, their possible defenses and a rationale as to security issues involving movable soccer goal posts.

With more than 500,000 soccer goals in the United States, the majority made of metal and weighing 150 – 500 pounds, and with additional goals in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan, the potential for catastrophic injuries keeps increasing.