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G O A L IN D O O R SUBSCRIPTION RATES $15.00 - ONE YEAR; $25 - TWO YEARS. playing indoor. (E.g., Fernando Clavijo, Ty Keough, Hugo Perez, Frank Klopas, Rick Davis, Peter Vermes, Mark Chung, Preki.) While the skills developed through indoor soccer clearly make outdoor players better, I think the foregoing supports that the US men's outdoor team is reaching maturity. It should not be much longer, therefore, until the men's team becomes as great a contender in outdoor soccer as have the US women and indoor teams. (1st Place, 1991 and 1999 Women's World Cup; 2nd Place, 1992 Futsal World Championship and 1997 World Indoor Championship; Third Place, 1995 Women's World Cup.) Certainly, the men have an opportunity this year to demonstrate just how far they've come. ack in North America, GOAL Indoor pays tribute to the 2002 MISL Champion Philadelphia KiXX, A Word from the very four years the FIFA World Cup lifts our attenSUBSCRIBE ON-LINE AT tion to the international USINDOOR.COM stage for outdoor soccer's ultimate event. GOAL Indoor follows. GOAL Indoor (ISSN -) is As a fan of the US team, I am a bi-monthly publication of the US INDOOR SOCCER ASSOCIATION encouraged by the team's chances P.O. Box 5044, Santa Monica, CA 90409 to make it to the round of 16 from the field of 32. Indeed, the US E-Mail: pr@usindoor.com Fax: (509) 357-7096 men's team has been as high as 13 www.usindoor.com in recent world rankings. Win or Application to mail at periodical rate is lose, the team's improvement over pending at Santa Monica, CA, and the last decade and a half is additional post offices. POSTMASTER, evident, particularly in team PLEASE SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO GOAL INTER- technique and individual creativity. NATIONAL, 1510 11 th Street, #203, (I don't think US players ever SANTA MONICA, CA 90401. lacked for athleticism.) Phone: (310) 451-3803 The question remains whether COLUMNISTS: the team can convince its own fans Rudi Bianchi. Arianna Criscione, Frances of its entertainment value. It's a Hambidge, Carol Jago, Des Jamieson, Charlie Kadupski, Benoît d'Oloron, shame, therefore, that we in North Bruno Spalazzi, Sydney Nusinov, Sylvie America wont be able to watch the Green, Dave Litterer, Don Shapero; games "live" from the Cup's hosts ARTIST: John Shaver; CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: in the Far East. Joe Haniszewski, Phil Stephens Placing an "indoor spin," I think it's notable that this is the first US ADVERTISING RATES team in over two decades that does NATIONAL ADVERTISING: not include players whose reputaPETER KOCH-WESER tions have been enhanced by E We Build More Indoor Athletic Facilities B Than Any Other Organization In The World! winners on a last-minute goal in its best-ofthree series. We also profile Afrim's Sports a Arena, pioneer of indoor soccer and expanded now to two facilities in upstate New York. For facility owners, we announce the details of USIndoor's 2002 Facility Operators Conference, scheduled for the weekend of September 13th at Family First Sports Park in Erie, Pa., and we update you on the progress of USIndoor's economic survey of sports facilities. Keep the letters and e-mails coming. We enjoy hearing from you and thank you for your support! Don Shapero President, USIndoor WWW.ASTROPLAYINDOOR.COM We do the complete game for indoors! Start to finish turnkey installation. Our in-house design group can help you build your dream facility. Imagine a low maintenance, durable, soft, beautifully lush surface designed specifically for multisport areas with the industryʼs most dependable warranty. Call 1-800-580-8873 today for more information! E-mail: info@astroplayindoor.com Installation at Cornaredo Stadium in Lugano, Switzerland 701 Leander Drive • Leander, Texas 78641 Telephone: (512) 259-0080 • Fax: (512) 260-2956 E-mail: info@astroplayindoor.com M A A D E IN M E IC A R ® AstroPlay and SW are registered trademarks of SOUTHWEST Recreational Industries, Inc.

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