Abstract: An improvement in the design of football goalposts wherein three cylindrical inserts are used in critical junction areas of stress in a goalpost wherein the first two cylindrical inserts are positioned in each upright and have a saddle adapted to fit and circumscribe a portion of the outer annular surface of the crossbar and which is attached to the upright by providing at least one threaded fastening means extending through an aperture in the sidewall and through a tapped bore within the cylindrical insert, and wherein the third cylindrical insert is likewise adapted to fit the interior of the upper end of a goalpost gooseneck and has a saddle which is adapted to fit and circumscribe a portion of the outer annular surface of the crossbar.