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Foosball is a fun game that kids and adults can
enjoy. It is also a sport that can get your competitive spirit
all jazzed up!
The origins of Foosball goes back to the 1900s in
Germany, when a bored coffin maker invented a game of hitting
cow dung piles in a coffin box with his colleague. Using a rod
with a few sticks tied to one end, the aim was to hit the cow
dung to the back wall on the left of the opposing player. The
idea and name evolved when it was brought to the US as a game of
mini soccer, which was pronounced as “Fussball” in German. It
became a competitive sport in 1970, and is today sanctioned by
an association known as Valley International Foosball
Association or VIFA.
Learn the finer techniques of scoring at Foosball and you might
even get inspired to come up with your own creative shots. Hone
your strategising tactics and have lots of fun in the process!
Coach Mr Mike Tang has been training
on this sport for the past 16 years and has even won the ESPN
Championship. His team represented Singapore in the Asia
Challenge and came in third. He is one of the first snake shot
shooter (where the ball is shot from an unconventional way using
the wrist) in Singapore and is reputed to have the loudest shot
around.
Session 1: Sat, 9 Dec 06 or Session 2: Sun, 10 Dec 06,
2.00pm - 4.30pm, No 10 Anson Road, International Plaza #22-07
Member $7*, Public Officer/Guest $9*
Member's Child $7*, Public Officer's/Guest's Child $9*
*include free flow of tea and coffee and ˝-hr mini tournament
For enquiries, call Ricky at 63915623
or click here
Closing date 1 Dec 06
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