By: Pedro Heizer
BOCA RATON, FL – The Fort Lauderdale Strikers began their remote training tour this past week as the team held practice at Loggers’ Run Park in Boca Raton on Tuesday, August 16.
The Strikers held a regular training session in front of fans and members of the Boca United youth soccer club. Once practice concluded, the Boca United youth team and parents took part in a question and answer session with the Strikers players and coaches, followed by an autograph session for the aspiring young athletes.
“An important aspect of our community outreach program is cementing relationships with the youth soccer community, said Strikers President Tim Robbie. “We feel the remote training sessions are a great way of providing clubs with opportunities to get a closer look at a professional training session and a special opportunity to interact with the players and coaches.”
“It’s good to play in front of my hometown fans again. I saw a few familiar faces, it’s great to be back here” said Boca Raton native and Strikers defender Scott Gordon.
The Strikers are currently in sixth place in the North American Soccer League standings but only three points separates sixth place Fort Lauderdale and third place Tampa Bay.
Fort Lauderdale hosts Tampa Bay this weekend at Lockhart Stadium in a crucial game that can change the landscape of the NASL Playoff race as the Strikers look to bring playoff soccer to Lockhart Stadium for the first time since the Miami Fusion last played at Lockhart.
“Our motivation these last few games are simple, we are not in the playoffs yet. We need to keep battling” said head coach Daryl Shore of the playoff situation the Strikers are currently in.
“We are on a good run right now, and if we keep this going we will accomplish the goal we set for ourselves at the beginning of the season,” added Gordon.
The Strikers will take on Tampa Bay F.C. on Saturday at Lockhart stadium at 7:30pm. If you can’t make it to the game, make sure to tune in online to stirkers.com/live.