October 28, 2002
the crazed lovechild of soccer and hockey

I co-manage an indoor soccer team here in Saskatoon. There is a big facility with four indoor pitches and a city league.

Indoor soccer is an odd game. It combines all the ball-kicking and ruthlessness of soccer with all the board-ramming and ruthlessness of hockey. The pitch is not quite as big as a hockey rink, but has boards in that fashion. The boards are useful for passing off of, getting ridiculous rebounds (the goal is set into the wall), and smashing people into. As in hockey, the game is played 5 on 5, with substitutions on the fly, and a penalty box. The ball is only called "out" if it hits the (high) ceiling or lands in one of the benches, which makes for a much quicker game with fewer stops.

If you would like to see how we are doing (our record is 1-1 after last night's loss), you can check here and look for Sybian Athletico in Men's Division 4. I would post the link to the team web site, but the site has grown into somewhat of a monstrosity that is way more offensive than anticipated. Among this log's audience of which I am aware, I imagine it would probably only appeal to Urbanski.

Posted by warcode at October 28, 2002 06:47 PM
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my taste is synonymous with "offensive".

hearing that, folks, is the very highlight of my day.

Posted by: michal on October 28, 2002 08:42 PM
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