Das FoosMaster Foosball Site Foosball tips designed to assist foosball
players to improve their game
This site was created to provide helpful tips on how to play the game of foosball. I have created categories, topics, and indexes that I believe might be beneficial to anyone who seriously loves to play the game of foosball.
Since I'm very partial to Tornado tables, most if not all of the concepts, routines, and maneuvers were designed for playing on Tornado tables.
However with the exception of a few things, these concepts and tips are basically very common and can be applied to any type of foosball table.
Offense Scoring is the fun part
This section on offense mainly deals with the various commonly used shots in the game of foosball today. In this section, we will not only talk about how to do these shots, but also the strategies, characteristics, and concepts behind them as well.
Some of the shots discussed in this section are:
The Rollover
Ones of the most feared and popular shot used in the game todayThe Pull Shot
Another very popular and high percentage shot, especially during tournaments- The Bank Shot
What I refer to as a gadget shot. It is very popular among players
Defense If you can play defense, then everyone wants
you on their team
This section on defense will not only cover the basic concepts to playing defense, it will also suggest further defensive strategies to help improve your defensive game.
Some of the topics discussed in this section are:
The Basic Defensive Formation
A standard defensive positioning of men used by most playersPsychological Defense
Getting the shooter to play into your defensive scheme rather than letting them do what they will, or controlling the shooter with a tactic call baiting- Types of Defensive Schemes
Different types of offensive approaches bring about different types of defensive scheme
Passing An important element in the
game of foosball
The significance that passing is to the game of foosball is why I have included an entire section about it. Getting the ball and keeping it away from your opponent is as important as both offense and defense are to winning the match.
Some of the topics discussed in this section are:
The Drop
Dropping the ball into play during a game5-man to 3-man Pass
Passing the ball forward from the 5-man to the 3-man- Goalie Pass
Passing the ball forward from the goalie position to the 5-man or 3-man
Catching Every good pass requires
a good catch
Catching the ball is as important as scoring or any other aspect to the game of foosball. You cannot win a game if you never have possession of the ball. This is why, in foosball, ball possession is everything.
Some of the topics discussed in this section are:
Man Position for Catching Passes
As you develop your game of foosball, you should also establish a logical method of positioning your men.Man Position for Intercepting Shots
When attempting to catch shots done by the opposition.- Man Position for Catching Goalie Passes
Catching goalie passes are very effective to use during a game.
Needful Things Resources and other information
about the game of table soccer
Here, you can obtain more information about the game of table soccer. You can find how to get a foosball table, table parts, find the nearest playing establishment near you, get the latest tournament schedules, and resourceful links to other foosball sites that provide lots of information about the game of foosball from around the world.
Some of the resourceful links found in this section are:
International Table Soccer Federation
Find out why younger players around the world are developing quicker than their US counterparts and why there are more of them.United States Table Soccer Federation - USA's global foosball voice.
- foosball.com - A great source for foosball information.
