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  • Home
  • Foosball 101
    • Official Foosball Rules
    • How to Play Foosball
    • Setting Your Stance
    • Foosball Handle Grip
    • Foosball Serve
    • Foosball Passing
    • Foosball Catching
    • Rod Spinning
    • Defense
    • Foosball Strategy
    • Foosball Techniques
    • Foosball Tips
    • History of Foosball
  • Shots & Offense
    • Pull Shot
    • Push Shot
    • Snake Shot
    • Bank Shots
    • Aerial Shot
    • Tic-Tac Shot
    • Spray Shot
    • Dead Man Shots
    • Foos Shot
    • Trick Shots
  • Videos
    • Pull Shot Video
    • Push Shot Video
    • Snake Shot Video
    • Bank Shot Video
    • Aerial Shot Video
    • Dead Man Shot Video
    • Spray Shot Video
    • Foos Shot Video
    • Tic-Tac Shot Video
    • Defense Video
  • Foosball Tables
    • Table Manufacturers
    • Styles of Tables
    • Reviews & Ratings
    • Must Have Features
    • How to Level Your Table
    • Cleaning & Maintenance
    • Best Tables
  • Parts & Accessories
    • Men
    • Rods
    • Silicone
    • Balls
    • Legs
    • Handles
    • Scoring Units
    • Lighting
    • Covers
    • Cup Holders
  • Resources
    • Tournament Brackets
    • Drinking Games
    • Links & Sites
    • Glossary of Terms

Foosball 101

The fundamentals of foosball

Every coach will tell you that mastering the basics is the most important component of becoming an expert in any sport. This is especially true in foosball as practicing things like ball control and passing are vital components to learning how to execute one of our complex foosball shots. Most players want to jump straight to training on offense and learning how to master a shot. These players quickly get exposed when playing with tournament-level players with sloppy passing and weak defense that will cause them to lose games. Learn the building blocks and revisit them from time to time and it will surprise you how much your overall game will improve. Things like ball control, passing and catching will serve as a building block for the rest of your game. When you play someone that is truly good, it will look like the ball is glued to their men and you will rarely get the chance to have a possession. ​
​How to Play Foosball
The object and way you play the game is much like soccer, where two opposing teams take the field to score the ball in their opponent's goal. Most tables are designed with four handles on each side of the table, with two defensive rods, a midfielder "5-Bar" with 5 men and an offensive rod with 3 men.
Foosball Basics Diagram
Once the ball is served into the serving hole from the side of the table, each team turns the handles in order to move the men and kick the ball into the opposing target goal. These four handles can be played by a single player vs. another single player or you can choose to play doubles. Most coin-operated tables release nine balls and the first team to five goals, but home games can be played to five or sometimes ten points.

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Official Foosball Rules
How to Play Foosball
Setting Your Stance
Handle Gripping
Foosball Serve
Foosball Catching
Foosball Passing
Rod Spinning
Foosball Defense
Foosball Strategy
Foosball Techniques
Foosball Tips
Foosball History

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