Indoor football is a game that certainly is American football, but with a different twist.  Fishers will have its own Indoor Football League (IFL) team that will begin its inaugural season in March of 2025 at the now under-construction Fishers Events Center.

The team is named the Fishers Freight, and the club announced its first head coach and general manager Thursday morning, Dixie Wooten.

Coach Wooten has extensive experience at the high school and junior college level before entering the coaching ranks of indoor football.  From 2017-2019, Wooten was the Head Coach of the Iowa Barnstormers, winning back-to-back Coach of the Year Awards in 2017 and 2018. He also led the Barnstormers to a championship win in 2018, their first in league history.

“I’m thrilled to be the first head coach and general manager of this great, young organization,” said Wooten in a Freight news release. “Thanks to Jim Hallett, our owner, and Larry McQueary, our president and CEO, for believing in my plan to build a strong foundation for the Freight. With our front office experience and my winning background in the Indoor Football League, we’ll create something special that the Fishers community will be proud of, both on and off the field. Fishers is the best place to live voted by America, why not make Fishers the best place to be when it comes to professional Indoor Football?”

“Dixie made an immediate impression on us,” Larry McQueary, President of the Fishers Freight said. “He’s a man of impeccable character and his coaching record speaks for itself. He’ll represent the city well and we’re elated to have him as our franchise’s first Head Coach.”

You can reserve a season ticket for the Fishers Freight with just a $50 deposit.  Find more ticket information at this link.