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Request for Discussion: Rec.Sport.Table-Soccer (RSTS)
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originally posted
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October 19, 1994
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- From: uyeyama@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Robert Kazuhiko Uyeyama)
- Newsgroups: news.announce.newgroups,news.groups,alt.sport.foosball,rec.sport.soccer
- Subject: RFD: rec.sport.table-soccer
- Followup-To: news.groups
- Date: 19 Oct 1994 16:57:08 -0400
- Organization: University of Hawaii
- Lines: 93
- Sender: tale@uunet.uu.net
- Approved: tale@uunet.uu.net
- Message-ID: <384174$3qb@rodan.UU.NET>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: rodan.uu.net
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- Group name: rec.sport.table-soccer
- Status: unmoderated
- Distriubtion: world wide
- Summary: Table-soccer of all types including foosball and subbuteo
- Proposed-by: uyeyama@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Robert Kazuhiko Uyeyama)
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- REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION
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- This RFD crossposted to:
- news.announce.newgroups
- news.groups
- alt.sport.foosball
- rec.sport.soccer
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- This is a formal request for discussion on the creation of the new newsgroup
- rec.sport.table-soccer. Discussion will take place for a minimum of 21
- days after which voting will be handled by UVV, a neutral third-party.
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- Followups should be posted to: news.groups
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- Rationale
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- Currently, discussion on table-top soccer representations is undesirably
- fragmented. People interested in the version known as "subbuteo" have
- periodic discussions on the rec.sport.soccer, a very high-traffic group, as
- well as several other smaller groups. Discussions about the version
- known in North America as "foosball" occurs in the alt.sport.foosball.
- This is not a well-distributed group with the consequence that there are
- few contributions from interested persons outside of North America, with
- the additional disadvantage that the word "foosball" is not used to
- identify this sport in Europe, where interest in the sport is quite high.
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- rec.sport.table-soccer is intended to provide a common group for
- discussions on all varieties of table-top soccer representations including
- both foosball and subbuteo. Furthermore the name "table-soccer" is intended
- to be easily decipherable by the international Net community.
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- Charter
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- REC.SPORT.TABLE-SOCCER is an unmoderated newsgroup intended to
- provide a forum for ALL forms of discussion pertaining to the sports of
- table-soccer, including "foosball" and "subbuteo."
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- Anybody interested in table-soccer is welcome to the group, from beginners
- and the curious to nationally-ranked pros and persons in the industry.
- Discussion is welcome from such people active in any state or country as
- well as those devoted to play on any of the many brands of table-soccer
- machines. Such discussions may include, but are not intended to be limited to:
- I. The actual play of table soccer, including the rules of various
- regions or organizations (e.g. USTSA, ATSF), as well as discussion about
- technique (e.g. instructions and advice on shooting, passing, defense,
- etc.) at all levels of play and on all varieties of tables.
- II. Hardware, including table maintenance, renovation,
- upgrading, and available sources for materials.
- III. Announcements, of playing locations, tournaments, meetings,
- newsletters, and other forms of networking and promoting the sport.
- IV. Trivia, including the history and personalities of table-soccer.
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- Introduction
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- Welcome to REC.SPORT.TABLE-SOCCER! In addition to miscellaneous
- discussion, R.S.TS's other purpose is to provide a forum for
- instruction in the sport. Since a significant number of players only play in
- limited local areas, many are not aware that there are other types of
- tables, a wide variety of shots, and various classes of competitive play
- from local to world championships.
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- Hence, there are a series of instructional FAQ files
- available to assist players in becoming competitive in the sport:
- FAQ 1 Charter and Glossary of Terms v 3.3
- FAQ 2 Brush-Passing v 2.4
- FAQ 3 Playing-Locations v 1.7b
- FAQ 4 Learning Foosball v 1.2
- FAQ 5 USTSA Rules of Play v 4-92
- FAQ 6 Snake shot and Pull shot v 1.1-1.2
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- It is our hope that instruction in the sport will serve not only to more
- quickly increase the skill levels of the players, but also lead to
- the growth of the sport itself at the competitive level.
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- These files are frequently posted and are also available by anonymous FTP
- at the table-soccer FTP site at conrad.harvard.edu in /pub/foosball and by
- e-mail request from uyeyama@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu.
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