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Show The Salt Lake Tribune Thursday, January 13, 1983 SU Wall an Important Addition to Game Soccers Becoming a Popular Indoor Sport in Utah Runners hit a wall when their muscles begin to run out of oxygen. 4 tWhen you play racquetball, you hit Ithe wall all the time. I; But if there is one sport in which inhere is no wall, it is soccer. Right? I Wrong. Soccer has started to move jndoors during the winter, and the Inmost important addition to the indoor game is the wall. ' Indoor soccer leagues are begin-- ? ning to spring up all over Utah. It is natural for an area like Utah, .where soccer is popular, and snow is ipabundant, to move the game One of the places where soccer leagues have become y popular are the Salt Lake City Centers. All the teams that are playing outdoor soccer, are basically staying together and moving indoors during the winter, explained Rich-ar- d Poulson, director of the indoor soccer league at the Copperview ;.Community Center. Coaches have to keep their teams playing all year Ground to be able to compete with 'teams in California and Arizona who jean play outdoors ifC Sport of the Future Poulson believes that indoor soccer is the sport of the future, and in time will begin to become as popular as basketball as a winter sport. Indoor soccer is much faster than putdoor soccer, and only six players are on the court at a time, compared to 11 outdoors. Instead of having a couple of seconds to make the transition from offense to defense, when you play soccer indoors, you have just a Besides the speed of the game, the Jnajor difference is indeed the wall. Players have to learn to bounce passes off of it, and how to defend jtgainst those passes. There is no out f bounds in indoor soccer, and goal ies have to be especially alert, because if a shot is missed it can often bounce back onto the court so the player can immediately take another shot. Conscious of the Wall Indoors the players really have to be very conscious of the wall, agreed Tom Clifford, coach of the Stingrays, who won the championship at the Copperview Community Center. "We work out passing plays using the wall. One play involves misdirection where we go down the right side and try to draw the opposing fullback over to the ball. Then we pass the ball off the wall back into the middle of the court, their fullback is completely out of position, and we have a good chance at a goal. Clifford divided the Stingrays up into two teams of equal strength. In the recent Copperview Community Christmas Tournament, his two teams finished first and second. "It really helps our team to play during the winter for many reasons," said Clifford. "It really helps us on our short passing game, and it teaches us how to control the ball better. It also helps our conditioning. This is our third year in an indoor soccer league, and I would say at the start of the outdoor season we are 30 to 40 percent better conditioned than the teams that dont play indoors during the winter. Com-rpunit- year-round- split-secon- ." Response From Players According to Poulson, the response from the players is great. Because of the size of the court, and the fact that only six players play at a time, teams that may not be the best in the outdoor leagues have a better chance in the indoor league. "I like the indoor league because we can score more goals, said d. Robby Clifford, a member of the Stingrays. "I still like playing outdoors more because of the larger field and because of the larger goals, but indoor soccer is fun. You can also tell that most teams dont play indoors, because their skills arent as good when we Btart playing outdoors. One of the reasons that indoor soccer leagues like the one at Copper-vieCommunity Center are becoming popular is Poulson, the transplanted New Zealander saw early on there was a need for the sport. Rules Were Wrong In England indoor leagues are very popular, and you can tell that kicking the ball year-roun- d really helps them, explained Poulson. Four years ago when I got here, they had one indoor league, but the rules were wrong. I got involved and changed the rules so the game was more fun. Now the local coaches are beginning to get involved because they can see the benefits it has for their teams. We could have more leagues, but their are only so many courts, and there are a lot of commitments to basketball leagues. Indoor soccer is getting more popular, and this year some teams were turned away because the leagues were full. Last summer teams from Idaho came down to Utah to play, and were soundly defeated. One of the reasons, said Poulson, was because many of the Utah teams were playing year-rounI told the Idaho coaches if they wanted to compete, they should play indoors, he said. I guess the believed me, because they took a copy of the rules home, and they have started leagues of their own up there. w d. Alan Miner, left, gets the ball past goalie Jared Freeman during an indoor game. I I The action took place during an intrasquad game involving the Sandy Eagles. er Utahn Transforms Carport to Boxing Gym Continued From 0 ' dreason said. - As long as there was an existing xoof Andreason didnt need a building permit, and since hes not making money on the proposition, he doesn't need a business license. "Everything has worked out just fihe, and we are ready to start training kids here now, Andreason said With a proud grin on his face. "I got some help from the neighbors and jhy kids. Kevin, Troy and Cory helped. We bought or made all the Equipment so actually it was cbeap-t- o do it this way than to pay rent spmewhere. When I was looking for place to rent, it was amazing how many people said, sure wed love to help the kids out, but itll cost you $300 a month. So far Andreason, who retired after selling his businesses several ago, has spent $7,000 on the project. years more than It is almost completely finished, except for the curtains, said his wife, Bonnie. The response from his neighbors has been overwhelmingly positive. In fact, the bishop in his ward actually approached him with the idea of building a gym to help out the youth. The bishop asked me if I thought boxing would help out the local kids who have been associating with the wrong type of element," Andreason explained. I told him that boxing would certainly help out the kids who are getting in trouble. Ive seen kids so mean they could steal hubcaps off of moving cars, and boxing brought them around. Once they start boxing, they dont need to fight in the streets anymore because they dont have anything to prove. They know what they i Troy Andreason, right, gets in some sparring action with Ernich Chavez. ARdreason used can do, and they do it in the gym. Teaching kids how to box is what Andreason loves to do. His oldest son, Kevin, is now a professional boxer after compiling a 165-2- 6 amateur record. He has another son, Troy, who is currently enrolled at Woods Cross High School. Troy won the outstanding boxer trophy at the recent Utah championships. His youngest son Cory, although just turning 10, has been training for a few years. Under amateur boxing rules, you have to be 10 to box. What Andreason also wants to accomplish is to help young kids who want to build their bodies and learn how to box, but dont actually want to step into the ring. One of his early recruits is Chris Godfrey, son of West High School basketball coach Clark Godfrey. Clark came up to me and said to have to go to Salt Lake City to train in a ring, but his father built a gym by home. that he doesn't want his kid fighting, but he would like him to know how to defend himself, Andreason said. We can teach him the basic skills, plus get him in shape and he will never have to get hit. Teaching basic boxing skills has overgone major changes in the past several years, and the Andreason's try to keep up on developments. Michael, Kevin and Troy are all certified United States Amateur Boxing Associating coaches, and Bonnie, is a judge. Andreason is now implementing weight training to help keep his boxers, including pros Ronnie Romero-anErnie Chavez, in shape. In the past boxers and trainers have shied away from weights because it was believed weights built too many muscles and slowed the boxer. You have to learn to use weights properly, explained Andreason. You need to build up strength and speed, not bulk. A few months ago Jim Young started working his kids on three pound weights. He just had them lifting the weights over their heads. When they first started they could lift them 40 times in 30 seconds, now they can do it 80 times. The last time we sparred with them, you could really tell the difference. Andreason also likes to use a video camera and equipment to film a boxer. Hell then replay the videotape for the boxer to correct a problem before it can become a habit. So everything is going along just fine for the Andreasons, but what will happen the first time a comes home to 'mom with a black eye and a bloody nose? First of all boxing injuries are usually much less serious than injuries in other sports, said Andreason. A football player can get a concussion, and the announcer says he might be back in the game later on. If a boxer received a slight concussion, he wouldn't be allowed to even train for a month. 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