It took two of us to put it together but I am sure that someone handier with tools would have been fine by themselves. We built it quickly and were ready to play with it pretty quickly. I bought this for my 6 year old niece who I think it will grow with. You can adjust the angle to 90 or 45 degrees making it harder as the child improves. Great price for what you get. Would def recommend buying for your future/current soccer player. I would keep the age under 12 or the kicks may be too hard for this goal.