NWS Forza Spring Loaded Agility Poles | Improve Endurance, Speed & Footwork - Available in Packs of 8 or 16

I'm not gonna lie, it seems like every piece of training equipment is over-priced the moment they say it's for soccer/football, especially if it's a recognizable name brand. Magnet and marker boards double in price once some pitch lines are added. Rubber flat markers (or "dots")—which can't cost much at all to make—are $25+ for only 10 markers. Plastic mannequin? $100+. And, don't get me started on pinnies. The fact that a single Adidas pinny is more than $12 is absolutely insane. It's just polyester—and not very much of it either. The cost of training equipment is a common complaint among coaches (many of whom are volunteers).However, if you go with one of those cheap, weird and questionable off-brand options on Amazon, how do you know you're not buying junk? Most of it is junk. How do you know those pinnies you bought will even last as season or just not feel like awkward garbage with elastic around the waste (like we've all worn before at some point)? Did they even test fit them on an actual human?While most of Forza's gear seems to fit right in the middle of the pack when it comes to price, I've been impressed with their quality. Their price isn't as insane as Adidas and Kwik Goal equipment, but it certainly seems to hold up as well or even better.In fact, about a couple of years ago I bought some Kwik Goal agility poles/coaching sticks. At the time they were about $80–$90 for 6 of them. Now, that same set of 6 is at least $100 if not more!! THEY. ARE. GARBAGE. First, every field my team trained on, I've had a difficult time getting the spike to go all the way into the ground—regardless of field softness. It could have just rained, and I'd get it only half way in. Second, they are made of pretty thin (or perhaps cheap) plastic. So, when you're frustratingly shoving them into the ground they get tweaked a bit and the wear/tension on the plastic shows (they even get slightly curved after some time). And there are no springs or shock absorption either to make matters worse. Anyway, they finally gave in this past Fall when a player on my team kicked the ball from the goal up to me at the top of our grid, and the ball hit one of the poles. The pole snapped off at the base like a cheap twig! Now I have 5 poles. What do I do with an odd number? And, I also feel ripped off.I decided to begin looking for replacements. No way would I spend $100 on 6 freaking poles again! So, I looked at all my other options online, including ones I've seen/borrowed from fellow coaches. I hadn't seen Forza's in person, but after I had bought their rubber flat markers (and was impressed with the quality and their customer service), I figured I'd give these training poles a shot. Not to mention they were only $65 for 8 sticks—if they were even mildly comparable to Kwik Goals, I was getting a bargain. Less expensive for more sticks. Granted, shipping costs sucked and made them about the same at Kwik Goal. But, again, I was getting 8 not 6.So far, these are the best I've seen and used! The quality of plastic seems much better (and thicker) than Kwik Goal's. They have springs which provide a really nice tension and shock absorption. And after using them a few times already, I can say that the spike goes in SO MUCH easier than Kwik Goal's. The high viz yellow is also nice, and hard to miss as well.My only regret is that I didn't buy the 6ft poles. The 5ft ones are nice, and maybe a decent height for coaching youth, but they're just a tad too short for teens. It's worth noting that the Kwik Goal poles are only marginally taller than the 5ft Forza poles.

I use this for my daughter soccer training. They are still going strong. I leave them outside the house and even with the rain, snow, and wind, it’s still in tact and ready for me to use during practices.

Our goalie son picked these out and uses them to train both independently and with a group of teammates. He has zero complaints and coming from a teenager - that’s a plus!

I was not sure at first if these would be the poles for us because of the reviews I was reading about the poles breaking. We use them as poles for my daughter to run a pattern with her horse. We have set them up and used them several times. I purchased the bag to go with them for storage. The poles seem very sturdy and have worked excellent so far. I don't believe they will break or fall apart easily so I am going to recommend them for purchase.

They have multiple uses such as for drills, corner/field markers, and they can be used to set up a makeshift goal.

3 stars but could have been 5 . I purchased the poles and they came wrapped in a thin plastic bag that did not protect them . As you can see from the picture one of them was broken. I have sent a message to the supplier and I am waiting to hear back.The poles that arrived in good condition are exactly what I was hoping for . Bright in color, easy to use. However I wish there was a bag or carry strap that came with them .

These are really stand-out among all training poles. My children use them all the time for soccer and lacrosse drills, set them up in goals as targets, etc. We bought a second set to donate to our local soccer club and they get use daily.

Made a great choice on spending the extra money for the spring loaded polls