A. - According to the most recent study of the Sports Marketing Group of America (SMGA), indoor soccer has the 10th most active participants in the sports with 4.6 million participants, just behind tackle football and above lacrosse and ice hockey. "Indoor soccer has become a program that we have to recognize," SGMA Director of Communications Mike May told Goal Indoor Magazine. "There's enough play out there to make it an activity that we need to track.

A. - Indoor soccer has been played longer than the game of basketball was invented, and has been around since before the creation of the NBA, NHL and NFL. The first recorded indoor soccer match takes place in Newark, New Jersey vs. Toronto. The Toronto Globe reports on December 7, 1885 ??????the score stood one to nothing in favor of the Canadians, who thus won one of the fastest, most exciting, as well as most novel games in the history of football." A.

A. - The first recorded indoor soccer match took place in 1885 between host Newark and Toronto. As legend goes, in 1983, New York Arrow???s season ticket holder Jim Foster was watching an MISL game in Madison Square Garden when he wondered if it would be possible to adapt traditional American football to an arena setting. Four years later in 1987, Foster???s dream became a reality when the Arena Football League began play.

Ultimate Goal has developed outreach opportunities for non-players. Please contact us for more details of how an individual or group can join in one of our outreaches.

The purpose of each UGM trip is to share the gospel through the open doors the sport of soccer gives us. Players do not have to play on "organized" teams in order to travel with UGM. In that case, anyone who knows the skill level of the player may be the coach reference.

Yes, we have women's soccer, we will be starting Intercollegiate play in Fall 2002 and we have a coach on campus, his name is Robert King. For more information please call (770)423-6615 or mail him at rking2@kennesaw.edu.

Since SISL owns no soccer courts, SISL cannot make any provision for practice time. Teams that wish to practice might consider basketball or tennis courts. A smooth-surfaced area will imitate indoor soccer conditions on a hardwood floor.

To play in the Fall season your child must be 4 on or before July 31st of that season. To play in the spring season they must be 4 on or before December 31st of that season.

Usual equipment of a player is a jersey (normally supplied by the team), shorts, socks, shin guards and footwear.

Yes and no. Hanover Rec does not permit soccer players to play both Rec and Lightning. Norwich, Lebanon and other area towns do not impose any restrictions. Playing for both Rec and Lightning can work, if you are open with both your Rec coach and Lightning coach and work out your commitments.

While I have the same Persian name, Vahid Hashemian, as the accomplished soccer player, I am not the same guy. We're not even related as far as I know. I hear he's one hell of a striker.

Any child who will attain the age of 4 years old during the current season (Spring/Fall) can register to play.

Your child must wear shin guards to all games. Players are not permitted to play without shin guards. Rubber cleated shoes are desirable but not required for outdoor soccer. The grass tends to be slippery during the outdoor games in the fall, and many children find that rubber cleats are very helpful during the outdoor games. HSA suggests that parents consider having their children wear a properly fitted mouth guard during practices and games.

We run an on site registration process. Registration dates and times can be found on our registration page. Late registrations will be accepted up to the first game if space is available in your Childs age group. A late fee for each child will be charged for all late registrations. You will need to contact the league registrar to make arrangements for late registration.

Several SPARTA players have advanced to the professional level. Todd Miller, (SPARTA ?'83) played for the Columbus Crew and the Charleston Battery. The Utah Freezz had a number of former SPARTA players. Justin Labrum,(Rookie of the Year), Scott Jones, Dave and Ben Huber, Jake Atkin, Brian Alba, John Ragsdale and Paul Williams wore the SPARTA Royal Blue and White. Rob Karras, was rostered to the new Blitz team.

Yes, you can, on all sand-rubber infilled soccer pitches. On the other pitches, Desso Sports Systems recommends to play with trainers.

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Due to the size of both programs, CCS cannot guarantee that practices or games will not overlap or conflict. You may register for both programs, however, special scheduling requests (which must be noted in the special notes area of the registration) are not guaranteed.

A. - SMGA ranks Central Florida as the 2nd largest soccer participation market in America with 10.5% of Orlando residents participating in the game, a 46% margin over the national average. There are thousands of participants in over two dozen youth leagues and thousands more in adult leagues. Orlando raised its global soccer pedigree in 1994 when, under the leadership of Orlando businesswoman Joanie Schirm, the City Beautiful landed the ultimate Beautiful Game prize, the World Cup.

There are many High School soccer players that also play a winter or a spring sport. There are some, but not many that have the time and ability to play 3 sports and continue to practice these sports during the off season.

The "age" of a soccer player is determined on August 1 of each year, and your "age" holds throughout the academic year until the next summer. The youngest players for the Ames Soccer Club are "U6" which stands for "Under 6" You have to be "4" or "5" to play U6. For 2006-2007 academic year, a child must have been at least 4 or 5 years old on July 31, 2006. You have to be "6" or "7" to play U8, etc.

The 2008 sign-on is now complete. If you missed out there is still an opportunity on Wednesday nights from 6 - 7PM for a limited time - call 0434946705 for more information. You will need to complete some forms; a club registration form and if you are registering for the first time the FBI (Football Brisbane Incorporated - our governing body) registration form for insurance purposes only . Forms are to be completed at the sign-on's and payment made there and then.

Our program is designed for ages 4 to 12. To determine if your child is eligible to play this season, please go to Season Information page of this site and refer to the "Age Eligibility" section.

Yes, classic soccer requires a commitment to attend all practices, games, and tournaments. You may play other sports, but will need to balance your time wisely between school, soccer and other sports. Your signed contract is annual commitment, not just for the fall season.

Players only grow when challenged. A player that is left un-challenged at an early age will never need to develop skill sets to find success. If left un-challenged this player will still only have their basic skills at a later age because they never had a need to develop. Premier level soccer allows the best players to compete against each other on a regular basis in practice.

Soccer does not require much in the way of equipment. Each player must have a BASA reversible jersey, a pair of soccer shin guards, soccer socks that cover the shin guards, soccer shorts or pants that do not have snaps or zippers, and shoes. Soccer cleats are not required (tennis shoes can be used) but, it is recommended that the player have soccer cleats. If cleats are purchased be sure that they are soccer cleats, as they are different from baseball cleats.

All Region 1020 games are played at the new Pinetop-Lakeside Mountain Meadow Recreation Complex. Jump to Field Map    All games are on a 1 hour schedule and most games are on Saturday between 8 am and 4 pm. Some games are played on Tuesday or Thursday evenings at 6 pm or 7 pm -- to make up rainouts or for the older age groups.

Travel soccer is an option available for advanced and talented players who would like to concentrate on soccer as their primary sport. Travel soccer entails a larger time commitment from players, including two-three practices per week and a game (sometimes far enough away that an overnight stay is required) on weekends. Competition can be intense and if your child is not mature enough to handle the possibility of not making a team, an extended waiting period may be best.

No. Although you help run a morning clinic each day, the rest of the outreach includes training (guest speakers), morning devotion and worship, evening outreaches and evening prayer. You will have plenty of soccer playing opportunities which will help sharpen your skills, but this is not designed to train or develop your soccer playing abilities. It is a ministry outreach. Unlike a camp, you are together with the rest of the outreach team 24/7 from the beginning to the end of the trip.