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point counter-point Boards vs. No-Boards he main advanInterest in indoor soccer is growing, as there and, therefore, increases sales. Board advertisetage to having are benefits to playing year round. The speed of ments benefit the facility because that money boards versus indoor soccer enhances playing skills. Grass goes straight to profit. having no boards is that slows the ball down; turf makes it move faster. If we were just playing soccer inside, the field it speeds up the game. The outdoor game has a lot of downtime. would need to be bigger. Since an indoor soccer The quicker the game, Indoor soccer players touch the ball about every field is smaller than an outdoor field, it is easier the faster the reaction ten seconds. The more touches on the ball, the to find a building to accommodate the needs of time for the athlete, more experience a player gets. the game. Boards transform a smaller space into which allows him or her Since the ball rolls quickly, you have to think an indoor soccer field without the expense of a to develop larger foot skills. building; This is also With boards you get the best of both worlds: Players and fans get it is Brant Smith, General advantageous exciting end-to-end action, and facilities get to sell dasher ads. cheaper to Manager, Soccer Centre, for spectators buy and Maumee, OH because the install quicker game results in three to four plays ahead. When you get the dasher boards than to build and maintain a more action. There are more goals in indoor ball, you have to know where to go with it. bigger facility. soccer than in the outdoor game. There's always somebody right on you. You The soccer community in the Toledo area is a have to decide whether to pass, shoot, or dribble USIndoor WebPoll tight-knit bunch. Groups of friends play the before you even get it. Playing indoor soccer outdoor game during the summer and play makes the outdoor game easier because you What form of soccer do you most enjoy playing? indoor soccer in the winter. When we have learn to think that way, to make a decision 51% Indoor Soccer nothing to do in the winter, we play indoor before it's too late and you have a defender on 32% Outdoor Soccer soccer to maintain our skills, which allows us to you. 11% Futsal (no boards) compete with teams in the south, which have Another benefit of dasher boards is monetary. warmer weather for most of the year. It gives us 50% of the boards are used for advertising. 6% None (I am mainly a spectator.) something to do and keeps us in shape in a way Placing an advertisement right there on the field Even during the World Cup, the peak of outdoor soccer frenzy, that is more fun than walking on a treadmill. really exposes the product to its target audience G O A L I n d o or ' s readers overwhelmingly favor indoor soccer. T T he Virgin Atlantic Soccer Domain is a domed facility with one, single-lined soccer field that is 175 x 100 feet. We run youth and adult training Without programs, as well as tively in youth and Mark White, Dir. of The adult leagues. The Academy Center of Excellence, leagues play with seven Mgr. of The Virgin Atlantic people on a team, includSoccer Domain, and Head ing the goalkeeper. Trainer for the Hotspur U16 Watching a game at the Girls Premier Soccer Team Virgin Atlantic Soccer Dome is much like standing on the sidelines of an outdoor game, but here the players are more skilled, the game is quicker, and it ends with more goals scored. The benefits of playing indoor soccer without dasher boards are numerous. You learn to play at Futsal finished a disappointing third. More from Our Online Fans: a faster pace with less space. Your decisions, therefore, must be made quicker. You have to be more aware of what goes on around you and perform your skills more sharply and quickly. Goalkeepers need the agility and readiness to react in a heartbeat, as players take long-range Jeff:on t get me wrong. I love outdoor, but D watching indoor soccer is so much more enjoy able. Outdoor has great players, but indoor high scores, crazy plays off the boards. Tasas:I think the MISL should implement the players at the state, regional, and national pool levels. boards, players learn to control the ball and operate effec- T o t h p ue H s r tight situations. Hence, better skill development for outdoor. U16 Girls Premier shots as well as close-in rebounds. It is the ideal Soccer Team, which trains throughout the winter preparation for an outdoor game. Once players and spring at The Virgin Atlantic Soccer Domain, get used to playing in a smaller, more pressured won The Virginian Cup, The BC Kicks Tournament, and The JAGS Tournament in 2002. environment, they learn to relax on a larger field. We believe the success of the teams at tournaWe have also established The Academy of Excellence at this facility with a training curriculum ments as well as in their own leagues is solely due that allows Academy coaches to train elite youth to their receiving professional, high-level training soccer players, providing them with all the neces- on a field that allows them the opportunity to replisary attributes to become Division One College as cate situations that would occur in an outdoor well as professional players. We have already game. produced Olympic Development Program Got an opinion? E-mail USIndoor at info@usindoor.com. GOAL Indoor • Aug.-Sept. 2002• 9