USTSF/ITSF NEWS AND STATUS UPDATES:
AHEAD:
1/5-1/8/2012: ITSF World Championships/World Cup to be held in Nantes, France. Click here for the official USTSF Press Release; Click here for a complete list of USA's selected/qualified athletes.
RECENT:
11/28/11: Final list of 2012 U.S. National Team World Cup selectees and World Championships qualifiers announced.
11/8/11: Updated list of 2011 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned USA Tournaments posted.
4/12-15/11: USTSF attends National Association of Sports Commissions Symposium (NASC) in Greensboro, NC as National Governing Body for the sport of table soccer.
3/9-13/11: USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned Hall of Fame Classic, presented by Independent Foosball Promotions (IFP) and Tornado Table Soccer (Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas, NV). Largest turnout in years -- Rico, Spredeman, Mares continue tour domination; Hill, Head, Fowler Top women's events.
2/8/11: Updated list of 2011 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned USA Tournaments posted.
1/9/11: USA WINS THIRD STRAIGHT WORLD CUP TITLE!! Moreland and Yore take World Doubles title! Mori and Corioso take Senior Doubles title! [USTSF Press Release]; [Full Results]; [Slide Show]
1/6-9/2011: ITSF World Championships and World Cup (Nantes, France).
[ITSF Press Release]; [USTSF Press Release]
10/31/10: Deadline for final notice to ITSF of USA's player & team rosters for the ITSF World Championships and World Cup. The final list of the USA's confirmed participants (Mens, Womens, Juniors, Seniors) is listed on the Teams Competition page.
10/31/10: Completion of Phase III of USTSF website upgrade (updates to 100+ documents, photos and pages of content; additional graphics).
10/15/10: Message from outgoing USTSF President, Larry Davis.
10/15/10: "Elevator Version" of "What is USTSF" document posted, for use by Regional/State Directors, tournament promoters in their sponsorship/media kits/interviews.
10/1/10: USTSF Board of Directors elections, part 2. USTSF calls for candidates for remaining Board vacancies (to include the General Secretary position vacated by incoming USTSF President, Pat Ryan). Nominations to close 10/15/10, with voting and subsequent public announcement of new USTSF Board of Directors to be completed not later than 11/15/10.
10/1/10: Public announcement of USTSF Board of Directors elections (part 1) results.
9/21/10: Voting by the USTSF Regional and State Directors for USTSF's Board of Directors election begins. Here is a copy of the Regional/State Directors Voter Ballot Email, as well as candidate statements submitted by the USTSF President nominees: Carlos Hernandez and Pat Ryan. Voting to close September 30, 2010.
9/20/10: Based on initial response from USTSF National Champions and Wild Cards (re: commitment to attend ITSF World Championships), USTSF notifies ITSF that the USA will field Men's, Women's, Senior's and Junior's teams in the ITSF World Cup (January, 2011).
9/20/10: USA Qualifiers for the 2010 ITSF World Championships (as of 9/15/10 - subject to change if some players decline going). Note: the members of the World Cup USA National Team(s) will be selected later and will be posted on the teams competition page.
9/15-22/10: Notifications of eligibility sent to USTSF National Champions and Wild Cards to compete in the ITSF World Championships in Nantes, France (January, 2010).
9/10/10: The USTSF is pleased to announce the candidates for the 2010 USTSF President and Board of Directors Elections. Please see this document, and all Regional/State Directors are invited to vote (you will each get an email with instructions).
8/31/10: Updated "FOOS Data Sheet" added to Press Info page for useful (and brief) general information on table-soccer in the USA and around the world.
8/27/10: Meeting Agenda for USTSF General Assembly and Board of Directors Meeting to be held in Grapevine, Texas at the Tornado Worlds tournament (9/3-6/10).
8/23/10: Updated "What Is The USTSF?" document posted, for use by Media/Sponsorship, Regional/State Directors, etc.
8/16/10: Public announcement of annual USTSF Board of Directors elections, with USTSF Board of Directors Nominations being accepted until Sept 10, 2010.
8/13/10: Latest News from USTSF President Larry Davis on the Wide World of Foosball
7/31/10: Completion of Phase II of USTSF website upgrade (new urls, activate links, transfer of 100 documents totaling 300 pages, 100+ pages of content, 100+ photos).
7/23/10: Updated information on How USA Players Qualify for the January 2011 ITSF World Championships/World Cup posted to Individual Competitions page.
7/12/10: Cincinnati's World Cup Foosball Challenge. Held right in downtown Cincinnati's Fountain Square, this tournament was another heavily (locally) publicized event promoted with tie-in to the FIFA World Cup of Soccer. Geared towards beginners and rookies, the event provided plenty of exposure for the sport and a great time in general -- all sponsored by the City of Cincinnati and with Tornado tables provided by Mary Moore/IFP.
7/9/10: Updated list of 2010 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned USA Tournaments posted.
7/9/10: 2010 Zwack Air Hockey World Championship added to Synergy Partners page.
6/30-7/18/10: The DC Foosball Cup. Sponsored by Modelo Especial, CHASEKickballs.com, Buffalo Billiards, DC United, Washington City Paper and the DC Social Sports Club, this event brought together a mix of local and international players for qualifiers and elimination rounds during each of DC United's pre-game tailgate parties. More diverse visibility, more diverse media coverage. Nice poster too.
6/11/10: Information on a July 11, 2010 Soccer FIFA World Cup tie-in foosball tournament (non-USTSF Sanctioned) in Cincinnati Ohio we hope will bring media attention to foosball.
5/11-6/11/10: USTSF teams with 55DSL/Diesel and Panini for the "Galactic Battle of Foosball," an event garnering media attention worldwide. Players from seven different countries where the trendy fashion manufacturer 55DSL/Diesel has "flagship" storefronts (such as in NY City) competed for their own country's championship, with the winners flown to Italy in June for the finals. Winners of the finals received a further trip to see the FIFA World Cup live in South Africa. USA's champions, Kevin Skaltsis (Pro / RI) and Tom Mosher (Semi-Pro / NY) ended up taking second overall in the finals in Italy to the Italian team, but it was an outstanding performance in that the Italians had played their whole lives on the style of table used for this competition while Kevin and Tom had never played on it before the NYC finals in May. Just another testament -- much like the ITSF Worlds/World Cup -- to the talent and adaptability of American players. By the way, the promo posters and the website graphics that 55DSL's marketing department put together are fantastic. Read more here.
4/26/10: Nokia releases N8 "Foosball Fever" theater commercial. Performed on Bonzini tables by a group of French "ex-pat" players who actually live in the UK, this video demostrates some of the most unbelievable trick shots you've ever seen. Shown in most European markets (where Nokia is the leading cell phone provider), some of the shots are so amazing most people don't believe they're not done with computer generated graphics. Check them out on YouTube for yourself, where after the main video is over you're given the option to view each shot in slow motion. Use this in your presentation packages for media and/or sponsors...
4/13-15/10: USTSF attends the National Association of Sport Commissions Symposium (Columbus, OH) as National Governing Body for the sport of table soccer.
1/31/10: Completion of Phase I of USTSF website upgrade (initial build of new layout and graphics format, index, menus/data fields).
1/29/10: Pictures from 2009/10 ITSF World Championships/World Cup added to Press Photo Bank page.
1/12/10: USA WINS 4 Gold Medals and 4 Bronze Medals at ITSF World Cup/World Championships!
12/31/09: Changes to USA Teams and individual qualified participants for January ITSF World Championships/World Cup listed due to some players being unable to attend at last minute (player/team roster waiver approved by ITSF Executive/Sport Commission).
11/25/09: USTSF's Corporate Sponsorship Opportunities document posted with the current list of benefits and sponsorship levels.
11/25/09: Updated "What Is The USTSF?" document posted, for use by Media/Sponsorship, Regional/State Directors, etc.
11/25/09: Updated USTSF sample Request for Proposal (RFP) (State Championships) document posted. This is a template provided to our Regional and State Directors as part of our tool kit to help them organize and run more, bigger and better tournament events that actively engage the community and the media.
10/31/09: USTSF submits to ITSF and publicly announces USA Teams (mens, womens, juniors, seniors), as selected by the USTSF National Teams Selection Committee for the ITSF World Championships (January, 2010).
10/31/09: Final list of USA players qualified as USTSF National Champions/Wild Cards for the ITSF World Championships in January 2010 submitted to ITSF and publicly announced!
10/22/09: Information from President of USTSF to all Regional/State Directors about potential Convention & Visitors Bureaus and Sports Authorities assistance for running tournaments.
9/22/09 (updated 10/19/09): USA players qualified (to date) for the ITSF World Championships in January 2010 announced.
9/18/09: See the Meeting Minutes from the September 7, 2009 USTSF General Assembly meeting. Congratulations to the newly elected Board of Directors members: Tony Alvaro, Shelly Langley, David Radack, and Cissi Whipple.
8/28/09: The Agenda for the September 6, 2009 USTSF General Assembly meeting (to be held at the Tornado World Championship Series tournament in Dallas) has been posted.
8/28/09: Full (unedited) version of the Foosball Magazine interview (see 7/24/09 entry below) with USTSF President Larry Davis posted (with supporting documents attached) here.
8/25/09: The 2009 Tornado National Team Event Roster announced (for the Team event to be held at the Dallas Tx World Championships Sweries Event in September 2009)
8/21/09: 2009 USTSF Board of Directors Candidates Announcement (USTSF Regional & State Directors can vote by email, and players can vote for the player reps at the USTSF General Assembly meeting at the Tornado World Championship Series in September)
8/13/09: "Sponsorship Best Practices" page added to for ideas for promoters who want to learn more about how to run that significantly more successful tournament, and for Players to obtain individual sponsorships to events.
7/24/09: Larry Davis, President of USTSF, was interviewed by Foosball Magazine for their July 2009 issue. Read the interview for an overview of the current status of the USTSF. 8/28/09 Update: Read the longer original interview (with supporting documents attached) here.
7/10/09: New webpage for USTSF "Synergy Partners" deployed.
7/8/09: The USTSF will be holding elections this year for positions on the USTSF Board of Directors. A portion of the voting will take place via e-mail so that all State and Regional Directors have a chance to vote. Nominations are currently being accepted.
7/7/09: March 2009 USTSF General Assembly Meeting Minutes posted on-line.
7/6/09: USTSF Junior Singles and Doubles Wild Card slots to the 2009 ITSF World Championships (in January 2010) will be given away/qualified for at KY State.
7/2/09: Thanks to the efforts of Harold Hutchison (USTSF State Director for Oregon), the State Games of Oregon will this year feature Table Soccer.
6/24/09 (revised again 8/26/09): Updated "FOOS Data Sheet" added to Press Info page for useful (and brief) general information on table-soccer in the USA and around the world.
3/4/09: During the first week of March 2009, the Eurosport 2 TV channel will broadcast two 26-minute features on the 2009 ITSF World Cup.
2/18/09: USTSF General Assembly Meeting - Schedule posted (to be held during March 13-15, 2009 Vegas Tournament)
2/17/09: This document has outstanding ideas for running tournaments: 2009 USTSF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS PROGRAM. See our Tournaments Sanctioning page, and our Regionalal/State Directors page for even more info.
2/12/09: Many new links to recent "Foos in the News" media articles.
2/9/09: USTSF President's Letter to State and Regional Directors. This letter gives MANY great ideas on ways State & Regional Directors can help foosball grow at the grass roots level in their states, as well as holding state championship tournaments, etc. Note: the attachments mentioned in the letter are on the USTSF Regional and State Directors page.
2/9/09: Updated "FOOS Data Sheet" added to Press Info page for useful (and brief) general information on table-soccer in the USA and around the world.
2/2/09: State & Regional Directors Newsletter February 2009.
1/16/09: ITSF World Cup/Championships RESULTS and PICTURES
1/2/09: Games World Article discussed ITSF's Olympic agenda and the manufacturer's perspectives
12/29/08 Update: ITSF Information regarding World Championship prizes
12/26/08: Live Streaming For 2009 World Championships/World Cup
12/8/08: December 2008 Inside Foos Update
11/16/08 Update: 2009 USA World Cup Team Announced!
11/6/08 Update: World Cup Groups Announced. Find out which country plays which in the qualification phase.??11/5/08: USA Individual Qualifiers for January 2009 ITSF Event announced! Note USA World Cup "Team" members will be announced 11/15/08.
.11/4/08: "FOOS Data Sheet" added to Press Info page for useful (and brief) general information on table-soccer in the USA and around the world.
10/17/08: Six new USTSF Policy documents added to the Bylaws/Documents page: USTSF Administrative Rules, USTSF National Congress, USTSF Referee Code, USTSF Sport Code, USTSF Logo Usage Agreement, and USTSF Equipment and Table Approval document.
10/16/08: New videos added to Press Photo/Video Bank (ITSF Promo Video, Paul Azinger foosball video)
10/14/08: USTSF President's Update: Info on the current status of USTSF and ITSF and their goals
10/7/08: Announcement of Process Used to Select the U. S. National Team Members for the January 2009 ITSF Event
9/14/08: ITSF information and schedule package for joint World Championships/World Cup event
9/9/08: USTSF President's News Update
9/8/08: USTSF Equipment Standards Committee Recommends changes to Tornado Table
9/2/08: Teams for 2008 ITSF Bonzini/Garlando/Tecball/Roberto Sport/Tornado World Championship Series Tournaments announced/updated (note this does not yet include the team for the ITSF World Championship in January 2009 in France)
8/1/08: Info on JOINT "World Championships" (individual players) and "World Cup" (Country Teams) (from ITSF). Note: see the Individual and Team Competitions pages for additional info on this, including which USA players have already qualified or been selected for teams).
7/31/08 Update: Player qualification for World Championships (from ITSF). Note: see the Individual and Team Competitions pages for additional info on this, including which USA players have already qualified or been selected for teams).
July 1, 2008 News Update (from USTSF President)
USTSF Status Update (Euro-Foosin' article) June 24, 2008 (from USTSF President)
ITSF Overview/Status Report 2007 (from ITSF, Powerpoint format)
USTSF End of 2007 Update Report (Euro-Foosin Article, from USTSF President)
