Indoor soccer heads to Tampa Bay
July 13, 2022 - Another professional sports team will soon call Tampa home, the Tampa Bay Strikers of the newly formed National Indoor Soccer League. The Strikers will feature a men’s and women’s team, led by the same coach, and play home games at the Yuengling Center at the University of South Florida’s Tampa campus. The indoor game is fast-paced, with four 14-minute quarters instead of two 45-minute halves. The league will feature five teams consisting of five field players and a goalkeeper on the field for each side. Andrew Haines, co-owner of the Strikers and other teams in the league, hopes to include several local players on the Tampa Bay roster. The team expects to begin play by the end of the year.