No football field is complete without a solid set of goalposts. In this age of decreasing funds for schools and sports programs, it may seem impossible to obtain goalposts for football field. However this does not have to be the case. By following a few simple instructions, gooseneck style football goalposts can quickly and easily be constructed. Then your football field at school or in the neighborhood will be equipped with what it needs to conduct the game.
In order to build your football goal posts, there are a few basic materials are needed to successfully complete the project. The first thing needed is a post hole digger. Then you will need some PVC pipe glue, two 8 foot tall 4 inch diameter PVC pipes, six 4 inch diameter 90 degree PVC elbows, two 2 foot long 4 inch diameter PVC pipes, two 4 inch diameter T shaped PVC connectors, four 5 foot long 4 diameter PVC pipes, and four 6 foot long 4 inch diameter PVC pipes. Finally you will need some quick setting concrete mix, some 5 gallon buckets, and a water source. Once you have these materials gathered together, you can quickly begin the construction of your gooseneck football goalposts.
The first step in constructing your football goal posts is to use the post hole digger to dig a 2 foot deep hole in the center of each end of your football field. This sets the holes in place needed for the goalposts to be erected in.
The second step in making your football goalposts is to attach to the top of each of the 8 foot tall 4 inch diameter PVC pipes a 4 inch diameter 90 degree PVC elbow. Do this by using PVC pipe glue to fasten the two pieces together.
The next step involved in the football goalposts’ construction is to fasten a 2 foot long 4 inch diameter PVC pipe into each of the 90 degree angles you just glued into place. Again use the PVC pipe glue to glue these pipes into place.
Now that the 2 foot long pipes have been put into place, the next thing you need to do is to attach the two T-shaped PVC connectors to the end of each of the 2 foot long pipes. The PVC pipe glue will again be used to fasten these pieces into place.
The next step in building football goalposts is going to be to position two of the 5 foot long pipes on either side of the T-shaped piece that is hooked into the 2 foot pipes. Secure these into place with the PVC pipe glue.
Your sixth step involved in building the football goalposts is to fasten a 4 inch diameter 90 degree PVC elbow onto the open of each of the 5 foot long pipes. Glue these onto the 5 foot long pipes using the PVC pipe glue.
The seventh step, which will complete the goalposts themselves, is to vertically stand a 6 foot long 4 inch diameter PVC pipe in each of the 90 degree elbows that are at the end of the 5 foot long pipes. These pieces make the goalposts upright arms. At this point, the goalposts themselves are completed. All that remains is to stand them up.
Your final step in constructing the goalposts is to stand each one vertically in the two holes that were dug at each end of the football field. Once the goalposts are standing up, fill in each hole with a quick setting concrete mix. Then use the 5 gallon buckets to bring water over to the goal posts and pour the water at the foot of the goalposts in order to saturate the concrete mix. Now allow about 24 to 48 hours for the concrete mix to dry and the goalposts will be permanently installed on the football field.
As you can see, simply by following the above steps it is possible to make do it yourself football goalposts with little or no trouble. Once completed, these goalposts will provide many years of use for any football field. Also the great thing about them is that they can be built for a fraction of the cost of what it would be to purchase goalposts.
Sources
Personal Experience
Homemade Football Goalpost,” Family Fun
“3 Things to Remember When Building Backyard Football Goal Posts,” Do It Yourself
Brooks Owen, “How to Cut and Glue PVC Pipe,” PVC Workshop
