Making Soccer Goals for Practice With PVC Pipes

Whether your child needs extra practice before the big game or your family simply enjoys a backyard soccer match on the weekends, a homemade PVC soccer goal is a useful piece of equipment. PVC piping is inexpensive, weather-resistant and long lasting, so your soccer goal will be around for many seasons to come. All materials are available at your local home improvement store, and this project can be accomplished with one adult in an afternoon. Because it is lightweight, you can move the goal anywhere in the yard.

Things You'll Need

  • Measuring tape
  • Hacksaw
  • Sandpaper
  • Clear PVC cement
  • L square
  • Masking tape
  • 2 PVC crossbar pieces, 5-feet 2 1/4-inches
  • 2 PVC back pieces, 4-feet 4 1/2-inches
  • 2 PVC posts, 3-feet 9 ½-inches
  • 2 PVC side pieces, 2-feet 1 1/2-inches
  • 4 PVC joints, 2-feet 1/4-inches
  • 4 tee fittings
  • 6 L fittings
  • Deer netting
  • Scissors
  • Plastic zip ties
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut each piece of PVC pipe that you need with a hacksaw. Smooth the ends of each pipe with sandpaper.

    • 2

      Lay out all of the pipe pieces on the ground the way they will be arranged for the goal. Place the crossbar at the top, the joint segments at each corner, one post on each front side, one side segment on each side and the back pieces angling off of the back portion of the frame.

    • 3

      Apply cement to the end of one post and one end of a side piece. Slide the two pipes together to form an “L” shape. Repeat the process for the other post and side pieces.

    • 4

      Slide all of the pipes together. Stand the goal up on a flat surface to confirm the proper pipe angles.

    • 5

      Pull apart one joint pipe segment, located at the side of the crossbar, and remove the joint piece. Apply cement onto both the "T" and the "L" fittings. Press the pieces back together, with the joint piece in the middle, to form the joint pipe. Repeat the process for the three remaining joint pipe segments.

    • 6

      Lay the goal face down on the ground. Take out each side piece from the back "L" fittings. Apply cement onto the pieces and press them back together.

    • 7

      Replace the goal into an upright position. Take out each post piece from the upper "L" fittings. Apply cement onto the pieces and press them back together.

    • 8

      Take out the back pieces from the goal frame. Apply cement onto the bottom of the pieces and replace the back piece into the lower "T" fittings. Place the top of the back pieces back into the top "T" fittings without cement.

    • 9

      Examine the soccer goal with an "L"-shaped square to see if it is square. Adjust the goal as needed by pressing the upper crossbar into the back pieces until it is square with the side piece. Tape the top part of the back piece to hold it in place.

    • 10

      Take one back piece out from the "T" joint. Cement the end and replace it into the frame. Repeat the process for the other back piece. Cement the crossbars into place for a permanent fit.

    • 11

      Cut the netting with scissors to the size of the soccer goal. Wrap the netting around the goal and secure it into place with plastic zip ties around the frame.