USIndoor's Official Magazine is a quarterly publication, dedicated to owners, managers, program administrators and other professionals, startups and providers involved with indoor recreational sports facilities.
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The 2001 WISL Champion Dallas Sidekicks first joined the MISL in 1984. MISL Opens Sea so n Rev amped, Recharg ed to achieve respectable minimum attendences, and, second, to begin to show 2002-2003 Season begins Sept. 28 with an early showdown between defending champions. consistent increases. The league's job will be to ensure he Philadelphia KiXX, last season's moniker when the National Professional competitive parity, establish Major Indoor Soccer League Soccer League (NPSL) reorganized and and enforce financial guideChampions, will take on the 2001 changed its name prior to the 2001-2002 lines, and to begin to form World Indoor Soccer League Champion Season, has made a valiant effort during its relationships that may Dallas Sidekicks in Dallas, when the 2002- inaugural season to create an image more develop after the accom2003 MISL Season kicks off on September akin to the "glory days" of the old MISL. plishment of initial 28. With the dissolution of the WISL and Hence, the relative abundance of old MISL milestones. the addition of former WISL teams, the team names within the eight-team league. As success breeds success, the promise San Diego Sockers and Dallas, the early The league's challenge, of course, is to of national sponsors, new franchisees, and matchup will establish bragging rights right capture not only its predecessor's media attention will only follow, if out of the gate and fuel fan debate over namesakes, but also its excitement and deserved. Lest fans (and owners) whose league was better. importance. To achieve this, the new MISL expect too much too soon, it is not Spirited debates aside, most indoor truly has its work cut out. enough just to want the MISL to fans are looking forward to a season of An eight-team league can only carry a succeed. Fans need to show their professional soccer, at last under a single national marketing plan but so far. The support by filling the seats, paying the national league. Such identity the game pressure resides with each team, there- ticket prices, bringing friends to the has not had since the '70s, when the origi- fore, to firm up local fan bases by "putting games and talking about them. nal MISL first appeared and indoor soccer butts in the seats." As it has always been If professional indoor soccer will became a serious spectator sport. for its predecessors, whether the MISL truly be reborn, all who care about the Notwithstanding the passage of time, achieves the status of a "major league" will game need to take some responsibilthe "new" MISL, having claimed its depend initially on each team's ability, first, ity. For if we act like we don't care, the T kids at table Scenes from Vetta Sports Clubs' "All-Night Soccer Vigil." Players and fans from the St. Louis, MO, area turned out to watch the World Cup "live" from Japan and South Korea with family and friends. (www.vettasports.com) Adults professional game will surely vanish. For this reason, the current MISL season may be the most important one that we will -or wont -- remember.. More on the MISL begins on page 14. pyramid 2 girls GOAL Indoor • June-July 2002• 7