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Indoor Soccer in New England
Indoor soccer makes up an important part of the sport’s landscape in New England due to the simple fact that year-round soccer is impossible in the six New England states without the option of indoor play.
Some coaches hate the indoor game, seeing it as an inferior version of the “real” 11-a-side outdoor game, while others embrace it as a great chance to work on various aspects of the game when their teams would otherwise be unable to play at all.
For its part, the indoor game in New England has come a long way since the days of inflatable bubbles that seemed to collapse every time there was a show storm. The average indoor soccer center is now far more likely to be a building structure that offers multiple sports and a year-round business for its operators. Many also allow for larger field sizes, including one, Rising Stars in Bedford, NH, that allows for indoor 11-a-side play.
It is now not uncommon to find very high-level players competing in indoor leagues and tournaments all across the region. And some of the region’s premier youth clubs, most notably Oakwood and South Shore Select, can trace their earliest roots back to the indoor game.
We even have a senior men’s indoor league, the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) that pits men’s teams from the region in what might be described as an indoor version of the USL. The league has a New England division, though currently only two of the division’s four teams are actually from New England.
More recently, we have seen the emergence of futsal, the FIFA sanctioned version of the indoor game that does not use dasher boards, and pits 5v5 teams on a field about the size of a basketball court. This version of the game is very popular in Brazil, and places a high premium on technical skill and speed of play.
There are dozens of indoor facilities all across New England, and Soccer New England has covered the indoor scene more extensively than anyone else. So this is the part of the site that focuses on the indoor version of the game throughout New England.
Latest Indoor Soccer Stories
3/16/08 - Rampage Beat Twisters in Final.
The Massachusetts Twisters’ bid for a second straight American Indoor Soccer League title fell short last night in a 18-5 drumming at the hands of the Rockford Rampage, who won the cup in a rematch of last year’s AISL final.
3/14/08 - Twisters in Championship.
The Massachusetts Twisters are looking to defend their title in a rematch of last year’s American Indoor Soccer League Championship this Saturday night at the Victory Sports Complex in Illinois.
3/4/08 - AISL Playoffs Come Down the Wire.
almost four months of back-and-forth action, the final berth in the March 15 American Indoor Soccer League Championship Game will be decided this weekend
2/28/08 - Twisters Helping Make Miracles for Children.
For the second straight year, the American Indoor Soccer League’s Massachusetts Twisters are working with the Baystate Children’s Hospital and WMAS-FM (94.7) to help support the Children’s Miracle Network.
2/25/08 - Twisters Lose Ground in Playoff Race.
CLEAVLAND, OH -- The Massachusetts Twisters’ playoff aspirations took a big hit with an 8-2 loss to the Cincinnati Excite Saturday night – a defeat that puts them six points back of the Excite in the race for the second and final berth in the American Indoor Soccer League Championship.
2/21/08 - Playoff Race Heats Up For Twisters.
With just three weekends remaining in the American Indoor Soccer League season, all three “full season” teams are still in the hunt for the chance to oppose the Rockport Rampage in the league’s championship game.
2/17/08 - Twisters Game Rescheduled For Springfield.
CLEVELAND, OH – The Massachusetts Twisters’ Nov. 3 game with the Northern Illinois Rebels was rescheduled for March 2, but will be played in Springfield’s Eastern States Coliseum instead of in Waukegan, Illinois, American Indoor Soccer League commissioner Paul Lepointe announced Sunday.
2/12/08 - Twisters Net Big Win.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Hat tricks by Jeff Deren and Kyle Texiera helped power the Massachusetts Twisters to a 12-4 hammering of the Cincinnati Excite in American Indoor Soccer League action Saturday night.
2/3/08 - Twisters End Losing Skid.
CLEAVLAND -- The Massachusetts Twisters ended a three-game losing streak in an emphatic fashion Saturday, pounding the Tulsa Revolution, 14-7, in front of a crowd of 703 at Soccer City Tulsa.
1/27/08 - Twisters Drop Heartbreaker.
CLEAVLAND, Oh. -- A dramatic, last-second finish gave the Tulsa Revolution their first win in franchise history, 7-6, at the expense of the Massachusetts Twisters in American Indoor Soccer League action Saturday night.
1/8/08 - Twisters Drop Second In Illinois.
Last weekend’s trip to Illinois would definitely not be one that coach Rob Libera and the Massachusetts Twisters would like to remember.
1/6/08 - Twisters Rocked By Rampage.
LOVES PARK, Ill. -- The Massachusetts Twisters couldn't quell the Rampage, falling 17-5 to Rockport in American Indorr Soccer League action Saturday night, helping the Rampage extend their perfect season to 7-0 in front of 523 at the Victory Sports Complex.
12/9/07 - Indoor Twisters Win First Game.
The Massachusetts Twisters won their first game of the season Saturday, beating the Northern Illinois Rebels, 10-3, in American Indoor Soccer League action in front of 561 at the Eastern States Coliseum.
12/6/07 - Aztecs Opt Out of PASL.
The Aztec Soccer Club officially opted out of the 2007-08 Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL) winter season Thursday to focus on upcoming organizational changes. The three-time defending regional champs won't get a chance to protect their title this season.
12/3/07 - Mass Twisters Fall in OT.
The Massachusetts Twisters of the American Indoor Soccer League lost to the Rockford Rampage, 6-5, on a last minute overtime goal Sunday night at the Eastern States Coliseum.
10/24/07 - Fore Kicks II Breaks Ground in Marlborough.
After almost two years in the works, construction workers, city councilors and the Mayor broke ground on the new Fore Kicks II facility in Marlborough, Mass. this Monday.
1/10/04 - Futsal is Back.
Bill Sampaio is working feverishly to bring FIFA'a approved version of indoor soccer to the kids of New England. Andrew Hush wanted to know why.
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