The Evansville Rage are a professional indoor football

Indoor football

Indoor football is a term used to describe several variations of American football which are played indoors. It is important to note that NFL or College games played in locations such as the Astrodome or the Superdome do not qualify as indoor football as they are using a standard size playing field...

 team that will begin play in the Continental Indoor Football League in 2013. Based in Evansville, Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...

, the Rage hope to play their home games at the Ford Center.

The Rage are the second indoor football team to be based in Evansville, the first being the National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League

National Indoor Football League was a professional indoor football league in the United States. For their first six years, the league had teams in markets not covered by either the Arena Football League or its developmental league, af2, however, that changed briefly with their expansion into AFL...

 and United Indoor Football

United Indoor Football

United Indoor Football was a United States indoor football league that started in 2005. Ten owners from the National Indoor Football League, including one expansion and two from arenafootball2 took their franchises and formed their own league...

's Evansville BlueCats

Evansville BlueCats

The Evansville BlueCats were a professional indoor football team. They were a member of the United Indoor Football Association . 2007 was the 5th and final season for the Evansville BlueCats, based in Evansville, Indiana.-Location:...

 (2003–2007).

On November 16, 2011 the team announced it's intentions to compete as full members of the CIFL for the 2013 season. The Rage have also already hired their head coach, naming Mike Goodpaster to the position. Goodpaster was most recently the Defensive Coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 of the Northern Kentucky River Monsters

Northern Kentucky River Monsters

The Muncie River Monsters are a professional indoor football team in the Continental Indoor Football League. Based in Muncie, Indiana, the River Monsters plan to announce their home venue in the coming weeks....

 of the Ultimate Indoor Football League

Ultimate Indoor Football League

The Ultimate Indoor Football League is a regional professional indoor football league that began its inaugural season on February 18, 2011.-History:...

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