Customer Reviews

Mylec All Purpose Folding Sports Goal

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4 star:		(1)
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2 star:		(2)
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I bought this set in Feb 2008, and I continue to marvel at its durability. It's simply a series of PVC pipes and elbows (so, perhaps I shouldn't be surprised at how well it has held up), but we use the nets for street hockey and soccer quite regularly, at no obvious detriment to the goals. In addition, they stay outside, and have been frozen during winters, and have been run over by players, a pickup truck, a Razor Dune Buggy (twice), and an exuberant Weimaraner who was chasing a soccer ball and got caught up in the nets (goal!). The PVC pops out of the elbows every once in a while, but go back in place with relative ease. While the red sleeves have faded quite a bit, the nets have shown no wear.

Considering how much stuff gets broken around our house, the $40 spent on these goals has been a deeply gratifying investment.

** Update at 3 years of use **

We still use these nets at least 3-4 times/week and the goals stay outdoors when not in use. Admittedly, this is not a recipe for longevity, and last week, part of the netting finally gave up and began detaching from the sleeve. Also, in that trouble spot, the sleeve itself is starting to unstitch. There is no damage to the PVC at this point (even though my son takes great enjoyment in scoring on me in games of street hockey and then running his body into the goal). This sort of wear and tear is what we expected 2 years ago, and well placed duct tape has gotten us through very well. So that our 3-year-old goals no longer have to suffer the tortures of the damned, we will purchase another set of these goals in the very near future.

** Second update **

I recently discovered that Mylec makes replacements nets, and the newly ordered Mylec 817 Replacement Net for 54in x 44in Goals fit like a glove. The goals look brand new and are ready for a thrashin'.

The Mylec All Purpose Folding Sports Goal is a big hit with my kids. It was easy to assemble, it is light enough to move around easily--yet stands up to the wind, and it can be "folded" to hang on the garage or shed wall for storage. The PVC framing and netting seem rugged enough to get years of use from it. So far my kids are just using it as a soccer goal, but I can see it working very well for street/field hockey, and for younger lacrosse players that don't shoot hard enough to damage the net. My family and I are very pleased with the goal.

I have three boys....13...6...4....and they love this! Pretty sturdy and stays together well.
They have played with it almost every day for the last month. Keeps them active rather than sitting playing video games.
Very happy with this....well worth the money....and it should last for years.

Still early but seems like good quality/durability for the money
Very easy to put together - (& I am not at all handy!)
Good youth size for hockey or soccer
Only minor negative is that I thought it literally folded in half. It doesn't. You can disconnect the center connector to remove the depth but you can't reduce the height or width. Not a huge deal.
Overall very happy - am going to buy a 2nd one to complete the set!

THis was failry easy and quickd to put together.
It is very lightweight, so easy to move around.
Not overly huge, so could be small for older kids to play soccer with.
Perfect size for street hockey, which was our intended purchase.

I am giving 4 stars because I ama bit worried about how durable it will be with boys rough housing.
Mine will regularly be use with a decent sized group of boys aged 9-11 for roller street hockey.
It is basically PVC pipes with a net, looks great with the sleeves/

This net is made of thin PVC. The side post shattered with the first hard shot. It is not durable. Such a disappointment for my three children the day after they received this product for Christmas.

First, I have to say that it is convinient and easy to carry in and out of garage. However don't be fooled by the word "high impact pvc", it shattered after three month usage. Better to put the money to buy the steel one.