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Foosball RulesThere are differences among foosball tables (some with one-man goalie, others with three) and there are different preferences among foosball players, resulting to nonexistent international standards of basic foosball rules. Nevertheless, the USTSA (United States Table Soccer Association) has attempted to establish fundamental rules that can be followed both by tournaments and by home players. Each foosball match begins with the toss of a coin. The team that wins the toss coin is given the privilege of either choosing the table side or giving the first serve. The serve is done using the serving hole. The same serving hole is also used to restart a game after retrieving the ball that jumped out of the table. Before a serve, the hand of the player may use his hand to place the ball in position. Afterwards, no hand is allowed in the play area, which is the space bounded by the height and edges of the sideboards. The next serves will be made by the team who scored most recently, unless such this team is being penalized. The ball is in play as long as it is on the playing field. A ball that is spinning in place is still a ball in play. A ball that goes into the serving cup and then bounces back to the playing field is also declared as in play. If the ball has completely stopped, it is acknowledged as a dead ball. If the ball bounces out of the play area, then the ball must be served again by the previous serving team. The play of the ball can be stopped when a team calls a time out or one of the competing teams has scored. The time out can be called only by the team who is in possession of the ball. A maximum of two time outs are allowed for each team and each time out should not last for more than 30 seconds. Officials of the foosball may also call a time out during a game. Some of the reasons that officials may call time out is when there is a foreign object on the playing field, when there is a medical situation, and when the foosball table needs maintenance. Scores are given each time the ball enters the goal. The score for each goal is one point. And even when the ball bounces back towards the playing field after it has entered the goal, a score of one point is still given. The team who gets the higher score or first accumulates five points wins the foosball match. These basic foosball rules in the United States are essentially similar to the foosball rules of other countries. It is, of course, prudent to check out the rules of the foosball before joining any tournament |
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