Indiana soccer

  • Justin Becht

    Soc Takes Pod Ep. 64: Indiana Futsal director Justin Becht

    Indiana Futsal director Justin Becht joins host Kevin Johnston for a discussion on the latest happenings at Indiana Soccer, coaching, his trips to Cuba to build futsal courts, Fulham, Indy Eleven and more. Support Soc Takes on Patreon for access to exclusive content and supporter benefits. Click here to become a...
  • Old Bhoys SC

    GM blog: Old Bhoys SC to cease operations

    A final farewell INDIANAPOLIS — November is already here. I had mentioned to KJ that I had another GM blog in me… but as I start to type it, each word is harder to get onto the screen. This is the final GM blog for the Old Bhoys —...
  • Chesterton

    Chesterton’s OT header earns ISC Sports Network’s top Play of the Year

    INDIANAPOLIS — The ISC Sports Network unveiled its Top 10 Plays of the Year list from the 2018-19 Indiana high school sports season, and some late-game footy heroics at Michael A. Carroll Stadium captured the top spot. Chesterton High School hoisted the IHSAA Class 3A boys state title over...
  • Urban Soccer Initiative

    Free Urban Soccer Initiative coaching course available in Indy

    INDIANAPOLIS — Target and United Soccer Coaches have teamed up to offer free coaching courses via their Urban Soccer Initiative, enabling those who complete the course to receive an official coaching license, the Urban Soccer-Futsal Diploma. Indiana Futsal and the Irsay Family YMCA have joined them in the endeavor...
  • Garfield Park

    Drop-in futsal coming to Garfield Park every Tuesday

    INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Futsal and Indy Parks and Recreation have teamed up to offer drop-in futsal every Tuesday evening at Garfield Park from 6-8 p.m. beginning April 30. The weekly futsal games will be held indoors at the park’s Burrello Family Center. It’s $3 at the door to play....
  • March toward 2019

    GM blog: March toward 2019 continues

    INDIANAPOLIS — 2018 is flying to a finish, and things at Old Bhoys headquarters are humming along in high gear. The club’s social media presence has been somewhat calm outside of a flurry of tryouts announcements, but there is plenty of activity behind the scenes. Continued conversations with the...
  • Old Bhoys curtain

    GM blog: Behind the Old Bhoys curtain, an introduction

    Hello. My name is Andy Hayes and I am the president and general manager for Old Bhoys Soccer Club. I have a soccer problem. “Hi, Andy.” In the 2.5 months since Soc Takes graciously posted my “lessons learned” story about the hard reality of operating and running a true lower-tier...
  • Sogility

    Sogility brings unique training focus to central Indiana

    WESTFIELD, Ind. — As far as owner Chris McGrath knew, there was nothing else around like it. And with local resources available like sports performance outfit IFAST and Jon Busch’s High Performance Goalkeeping (HPG), his idea made total sense. McGrath brought everything together to open Sogility, a brand-new indoor...
  • Riverside 44

    Gallery: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for GPA at Riverside 44 futsal court

    INDIANAPOLIS — Global Preparatory Academy (GPA) at Riverside 44, located on Indy’s near northwest side at 2033 Sugar Grove Avenue, is now the first and only elementary school in Indiana with a futsal court. The school partnered with Indiana Futsal and IU Health on the project, and held a...
  • USAi Old Bhoys

    Lessons learned: Launching Old Bhoys in UPSL

    INDIANAPOLIS — I’m a soccer nerd. I love the sport; the passion of supporters; the euro-snobbery; the effort by anyone to grow the game to greater heights in the U.S.; coaching youth and amateur soccer; all of it. I also never intended to become a sports team “owner.” The...
  • Bahrain

    Bahrain, Chile capture Mayor’s International Futsal Cup titles

    INDIANAPOLIS — After three days of intense futsal action in the heart of the Circle City, the Bahrain men’s team and Chile women’s squad emerged victorious in the Mayor’s International Futsal Cup. Bahrain took down Mexico in the men’s final, while Chile edged Mexico to win the women’s title....
  • Union Jack Cup

    Union Jack Cup returns to Broad Ripple July 29

    INDIANAPOLIS — A celebration of the Indiana soccer scene is back. The Union Jack Cup, a futsal tournament where local Indianapolis supporters’ groups of European clubs square off, will return to Broad Ripple on July 29. The tournament starts at 11 a.m. on the second floor of the Keystone Parking...