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Ensuring Soccer Goal Safety: Protecting Our Youth from Preventable Injuries

Join us in a vital mission to educate parents, players, coaches, and the community about the dangers of unsafe soccer goals. Since 1979, there have been 30 lives lost and many more injuries due to unanchored and poorly designed goals. This presentation highlights chilling real-life incidents and emphasizes the need for increased awareness, safe design, proper handling, and storage of soccer goals. Together, we can protect our children and promote safety on the field. For more information, visit www.AnchoredForSafety.org.

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Ensuring Soccer Goal Safety: Protecting Our Youth from Preventable Injuries

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  1. Insert Date of PresentationPresenters Name

  2. AFS Mission • Educate re: unsafe soccer goals • Parents & players • Coaches & referees • Associations • Parks & recreation depts. • General public

  3. AFS Mission(cont.) • Injuries & fatalities are preventable • Increase awareness & support • Safe design • Handling • Repositioning • Storage

  4. Know the Facts • 3.2* million children play soccer • 800,000* coaches & volunteers • Goals = 150-400 pounds • Problem: weight + unstable design *Source: US Youth Soccer Program

  5. Our Youth Are At Risk • Since 1979 • 30 deaths • Many more injuries • Known / reported • Suspect many more unreported

  6. Victims • 1998, 10-year-old boy, Oconomoc, WI • Standing in front of goal being moved by teammates • Goal toppled onto victim, severing his spine • Paralyzed from neck down • Cannot speak

  7. Victims • 1999, 14-year-old girl, Michigan • Wind blew unsecured or inadequately secured soccer goal • Landed on top of victim • Serious leg and hip fractures

  8. Victims • 2003, 6-year-old boy, Vernon Hills, IL • During soccer practice, unanchored goal fell on boy • Massive head trauma • Cause of death: cardiac arrest due to massive head injuries

  9. Victims • 2005, 15-year-old boy, Oklahoma • Victim and three friends trying to move soccer goal • Goal fell over, striking his head • Injuries caused death

  10. AFS Educates • Injuries & fatalities from unsafe goals are preventable • Every voice counts • Visit www.AnchoredForSafety.org

  11. AFS Supports • Short-term solution • Anchor all goals • Long-term solution • Safe design of goals

  12. Short-Term Solution • Safe handling & repositioning of goals • Always! • Anchor goals • Secure goals on level ground • Never!allow kids to • Play on goals • Move goals

  13. Short-Term Solution • Safe storage of goals • Store goals off playing fields;locked so they can’t be moved • Face two goals toward each other & lock together • Permanently anchor with chain attached to buried concrete block

  14. Long-Term Solution • Promote redesign of goals • Maximize safety • PVC for light end-product • Alliances with: • Company One • Company Two • Company Three

  15. Conclusion • We must protect our youth • No practices or games on unsafe fields • Short-term solution: Anchor goals • Long-term solution: Redesign goals • Spread the word to bring change

  16. Thank you!

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