How to build GAA Goal Posts
GAA Goal posts are unique in the fact that they are a combination of soccer goals with rugby post uprights. While in Ireland every club has sets (more or less) for senior men, ladies, and youth and indeed may have sets of mobile goalposts available for different off-site events, as it stands, in the developing regions and clubs of Iberia many clubs are not long enough established to have had the opportunity to invest in this important part of the club equipment portfolio.
In order to help with the cost and obvious disadvantage of not having these available we have put together a cost effective suggestion on how to get your club a new set of goals that can be both versatile, mobile and convenient.
Option 1 – PVC tubes and a little cutting!
The goals can be constructed with PVC tubes that can be bought at a large local building suppliers.
What you need:
Reference for official Goal Post Dimensions
Senior:
- Made from aluminium
- Upright Height: 10.67m (out of the ground)
- Top Uprights: 5.5m x 63.5mm diameter
- Bottom Uprights: 7m x 76mm diameter
- Crossbar: 6.49m x 76mm diameter
- Net supports are made from 32mm diameter galvanised steel.
- Uprights are supplied in two pieces for ease of handling and storage.
Mini Supergoal:
- Made from 64mm diameter aluminium
- Upright Height: 6.2m (out of the ground)
- Uprights: 7.3m x 60mm diamter
- Crossbar: 4.5m x 60mm diameter
- Net supports are made from 32mm diameter galvanised steel.
- Sold in pairs
Junior:
- Made from steel
- Upright Height: 4.5m (out of the ground)
- Uprights: 4.5m x 60mm diameter
- Crossbar: 3.0m x 60mm diameter
- Net supports are made from 32mm diameter galvanised steel.
- Sold in pairs
- Side rails and back bar are made from 50mm square steel to even distribute the weight.
- This model can be made portable with flip over wheels.
Juvenile:
- Made from steel
- Upright Height: 6.2m (out of the ground)
- Uprights: 7.3m x 60mm diameter
- Crossbar: 4.5m x 60mm diameter
- Net supports are made from 32mm diameter galvanised steel.
- Sold in pairs
- Gaelic Football pitch dimensions