The lower post is 10 feet tall and placed approximately 80 feet from the sidelines. The crossbar, which is 18 feet, 6 inches in length, sits atop the post. The uprights extend 30 feet above the crossbar.
Soccer goal posts are 8 yards apart. Someone else care to document distance between American football posts?
An ambiguous question. Posts of the same goal or posts from opposite goals?
Most football goal posts are made of some type of metal. Football goal posts for the NFL are made out of steel with a mixture of aluminum. Soccer goal posts are usually aluminum or plastic with a net in between the posts.
(*)The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres. (*)The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from the ground. (*)The minimum height of the goal posts is 3.4 metres. (*)When padding is attached to the goal posts the distance from the goal line to the external edge of the padding must not exceed 300mm
In American football, the length of the field including the end zones is 360 feet (120 yards). The goal posts are located at the back of each end zone, so the distance from one goal post to the other is 360 feet. Each end zone is 10 yards (30 feet) deep, but this depth does not affect the length measurement between the goal posts. Therefore, the total distance from goal post to goal post is 360 feet.
From the International Rugby Board's website... 1.4 DIMENSIONS FOR GOAL POSTS AND CROSSBAR(a) The distance between the two goal posts is 5.6 metres.(b) The crossbar is placed between the two goal posts so that its top edge is 3.0 metres from the ground.(c) The minimum height of the goal posts is 3.4 metres.(d) When padding is attached to the goal posts the distance from the goal line to the external edge of the padding must not exceed 300mm.
On the goal line
The distance between the goal posts is officially 7 yards; so that is 21 feet. In metric that is 6.4 metres. The width of the goal posts themselves is not official, so this might vary; but the rule states that at lest the bottom 2 metres of each post must be padded as protection. In some grounds, the base of the posts can be even 8 or 9 inches thick due to the padding.
18.6 feet
90 degree angle
I think this is to do with that strange game the Americans call football: Yards between the Goal Posts.
6.4 Metres.