Zach's Law PSA - Promoting Soccer Goal Safety

[later6]

This happened to our keeper during practice. Standard sized goal and all. Luckily, my coach yelled in time for her to flinch only having it glance off her head enough to give her a concussion, but nothing more. Wish it was anchored, we lost an important game b/c of her condition and her pushing herself to play. Luckily, that's all we lost.

[MsSoccerchamp5]

this is a terrible thing, im so sorry to the family. i play soccer in my home state and there is wind all the time and i refuse to play goalie because of the horrible goal safety. this should be a law to protect all the soccer players in the US! LONG LIVE ZACH!!!!

[foehammer123]

First, I'm all for goal safety and anchoring. But the idea that a LAW should be required is absurd.

Just looking at the numbers and some simple probability math shows that the odds of a particular child getting hit by a goal is 1 in 2 BILLION. The odds that any child on that particular field getting hit is 1 in 100 MILLION. Based on 4M players & 500K goals in USA.

Many times more likely to die on the way to the game, so let's ban cars or require us to move in big bubbles of airbags?

[Pauljval1]

I'm so sorry. This is heartbreaking. The president of our soccer league sent this out to all the parents and coaches to avoid this happening again.