The football table
The football table is a type of football which is popularly known as foosball especially in the U.S. While this is a very popular sport played among youth, it is basically played on a table so football table. This sport was invented by Harold Searles Thornton in 1921 and patented in 1923. It is usually played in bars, pubs, schools, workplaces and teams and is known to be a recreational activity. An excellent and marvelous example of foosball can be seen in the popular sitcom “Friends” where the main protagonists Joey and Chandler are seen playing foosball regularly and treat it as a recreational activity.
Foosball
This game requires the football table and the basic procedure is that to start the game, the ball is served to a hole or placed by hand in the center of the table and the first serving initially is decided by a toss. Then players use their fingers in an attempt to mount the ball to the opponent’s side. There are some tricks such as "360-degree shots" or "spinning" which involves the players swiftly rotate the bars and kick the ball to the bar mounted finger. Usually a football table is about 120cm long i.e. 4 feet and 61cm wide i.e. 2 feet and contains 8 foosmen which are made up of plastic or wood or metal and place on horizontal metal bars. Each team controls 4 foosmen. These football tables weigh about 70 kilos and are about 88cm in height. These football tables are literally present in each bar, pub and team of the U.S. People prefer to play this when they are in bars and especially during the weekends.
A huge variety of football tables exist. These football tables can affect the playing style of the players and there are some football tables designed which are known as luxurious versions. These tables come in French style, American style or Italian style. Most tables have one goalkeeper who keeps the goal from making happen, but in the tornado model there are 3 goal keepers who are in the center and the two others are in the corners. The football tables are these days extensively designed and are available in countries such as the United States of America and United Kingdom.
As this sport is an emerging activity even though international competitions are held a lot of companies are making these football tables and they can be ordered online and the delivery can be made in about 2-5 business days. The interested players just have to scheme through the Internet and can get whichever football table they want and are affordable. They come in a lot of sizes and colors and seem to be weather proof as well. So have a blast while searching the correct football table for yourself and enjoy the game. This type of football has gained a lot of recognition in the recent times even though it has been present in the world but in a very small proportion and this game though is considered to be a recreational activity but championship at the international level.
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