Latest News
USTSF/ITSF NEWS AND STATUS UPDATES:
8/13/10: Latest News from USTSF President Larry Davis on the Wide World of Foosball
7/23/10: Updated information on How USA Players Qualify for the January 2011 ITSF World Championships/World Cup posted to individual competitions page.
7/9/10: Updated list of 2010 USTSF/ITSF Sanctioned USA Tournaments posted.
7/9/10: 2010 Zwack Air Hockey World Championship added to Synergy Partners page.
6/11/10: 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.
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.
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 Request for Proposal (RFP) State Championships document posted. It 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.
11/5/09: USA Teams (mens, womens, juniors, seniors) for the ITSF World Championships in January 2010 announced!
11/5/09: Final list of USA players qualified for the ITSF World Championships in January 2010 announced!
10/30/09: USA players qualified (to date) for the ITSF World Championships in January 2010 updated to reflect final results of 2009 ITSF Points rankings. Final list of USA players qualified and committed to go will be announced within the next few days.
10/22/09: Information from President of USTSF to all Regional/State Directors about potential Convention & Visitors Bureaus and Sports Authorities aid 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
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)