Foos News
Aiken Aching for Places to Play Foosball
By grandpafoos
Back on the 24th of January, the Aiken Standard ran an article on foosball. Rachel Johnson, the author, migrated to Aiken
from North Carolina where foosball has remained popular for over three decades. Were it not for her North Carolina
heritage, the article would most probably have never been written. The article coincidentally appeared on the day of the
South Carolina Foosball Players Association 2009 SC Open Foosball Championships.
While the article inspired one reader to actually venture the 45 miles to West Columbia for the tournament, it also stirred
up a good bit of community interest as was evidenced by the half dozen inquiries we received through our website. The
article in its entirety follows this piece.
On a lark, my wife and I drove to Aiken to investigate foosball table sightings. Our adventure led us to the Aiken Brewery.
We ate dinner in the bar/restaurant and found the atmosphere, service and food to be to our liking. After dinner we went
upstairs to the real bar where we found a small stage, a pool table and what appeared to be an old Harvard foosball table.
The table had obviously been played hard over the years and by both design and condition was not suited for the serious
fooser. While we applaud the inclusion of foosball on the venue of activities at the Brewery, we find ourselves forced to
look elsewhere for a playable table.
Ideally, we need to find a location that is “family friendly.” Foosball is for all ages and is also a family sport. The ideal
location would be “smoke free”, have good food, sell alcoholic beverages, and have a game area that would support a
professional foosball table. We have all of our Aiken inquirers helping us look. Please contact us through our website if
you know of an appropriate establishment.
Team looking for Aiken foosball players
Aiken Standard
1/23/2009 6:02 PM
By RACHEL JOHNSON
Staff writer
A simple table featuring eight rods with table soccer figures attached, a goal at each end and a ball inspires friendly
competition worldwide.
Foosball, a tabletop sport dating back to 1923, entertains players of all ages.
In recent years, players have taken the competition to the next level with the formation of teams, tournaments,
associations and professionals competing for prize money.
The South Carolina Foosball Players Association (SCFPA), a non-profit group, was formed in October 2007 to promote
the growth and development of foosball in South Carolina and to provide a way for people to get together to play.
Co-founded by Bobby Brown of Columbia, the group desires to bring together people with a common enthusiasm for the
sport.
"I started playing back in the '70s while at USC," said Brown. "I think the '70s was the height of foosball in South Carolina
with over 500 establishments statewide. It was a popular sport that was pushed aside when video games came out."
Brown began playing again a few years ago and discovered there were still others interested, but they mainly played at
home.
"I started trying to identify people who love the game and put together a database of places to play. We started with two
and have grown to 80," said Brown.
In January 2008, the association decided to host its first statewide tournament and drew more than 35 players from all
over the state of South Carolina and a handful from North Carolina.
Today marks the second annual tournament, and the group hopes to draw 50 to 60 players.
"There has been a re-emergence of foosball. Old establishments that used to have tables are bringing them back," Brown
said.
The SCFPA accepts new members and is looking for places with foosball tables to feature on their networks.
The site features locales and members mostly from the Columbia and Charleston areas but would love to hear from
foosball enthusiasts in Aiken.
There are no registration fees to join the association, and players of all skill levels are encouraged to join.
Tournaments feature events for everyone from the novice level to the expert level. For more information on upcoming
tournaments, to become a member of SCFPA or to list a location with a foosball table, visit www.scfoosball.com.
"We are looking for enthusiast people who just like playing foosball," Brown said.
Foosball in the local area
The Aiken Brewing Company is home to a foosball table which is available from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m.
By grandpafoos
Back on the 24th of January, the Aiken Standard ran an article on foosball. Rachel Johnson, the author, migrated to Aiken
from North Carolina where foosball has remained popular for over three decades. Were it not for her North Carolina
heritage, the article would most probably have never been written. The article coincidentally appeared on the day of the
South Carolina Foosball Players Association 2009 SC Open Foosball Championships.
While the article inspired one reader to actually venture the 45 miles to West Columbia for the tournament, it also stirred
up a good bit of community interest as was evidenced by the half dozen inquiries we received through our website. The
article in its entirety follows this piece.
On a lark, my wife and I drove to Aiken to investigate foosball table sightings. Our adventure led us to the Aiken Brewery.
We ate dinner in the bar/restaurant and found the atmosphere, service and food to be to our liking. After dinner we went
upstairs to the real bar where we found a small stage, a pool table and what appeared to be an old Harvard foosball table.
The table had obviously been played hard over the years and by both design and condition was not suited for the serious
fooser. While we applaud the inclusion of foosball on the venue of activities at the Brewery, we find ourselves forced to
look elsewhere for a playable table.
Ideally, we need to find a location that is “family friendly.” Foosball is for all ages and is also a family sport. The ideal
location would be “smoke free”, have good food, sell alcoholic beverages, and have a game area that would support a
professional foosball table. We have all of our Aiken inquirers helping us look. Please contact us through our website if
you know of an appropriate establishment.
Team looking for Aiken foosball players
Aiken Standard
1/23/2009 6:02 PM
By RACHEL JOHNSON
Staff writer
A simple table featuring eight rods with table soccer figures attached, a goal at each end and a ball inspires friendly
competition worldwide.
Foosball, a tabletop sport dating back to 1923, entertains players of all ages.
In recent years, players have taken the competition to the next level with the formation of teams, tournaments,
associations and professionals competing for prize money.
The South Carolina Foosball Players Association (SCFPA), a non-profit group, was formed in October 2007 to promote
the growth and development of foosball in South Carolina and to provide a way for people to get together to play.
Co-founded by Bobby Brown of Columbia, the group desires to bring together people with a common enthusiasm for the
sport.
"I started playing back in the '70s while at USC," said Brown. "I think the '70s was the height of foosball in South Carolina
with over 500 establishments statewide. It was a popular sport that was pushed aside when video games came out."
Brown began playing again a few years ago and discovered there were still others interested, but they mainly played at
home.
"I started trying to identify people who love the game and put together a database of places to play. We started with two
and have grown to 80," said Brown.
In January 2008, the association decided to host its first statewide tournament and drew more than 35 players from all
over the state of South Carolina and a handful from North Carolina.
Today marks the second annual tournament, and the group hopes to draw 50 to 60 players.
"There has been a re-emergence of foosball. Old establishments that used to have tables are bringing them back," Brown
said.
The SCFPA accepts new members and is looking for places with foosball tables to feature on their networks.
The site features locales and members mostly from the Columbia and Charleston areas but would love to hear from
foosball enthusiasts in Aiken.
There are no registration fees to join the association, and players of all skill levels are encouraged to join.
Tournaments feature events for everyone from the novice level to the expert level. For more information on upcoming
tournaments, to become a member of SCFPA or to list a location with a foosball table, visit www.scfoosball.com.
"We are looking for enthusiast people who just like playing foosball," Brown said.
Foosball in the local area
The Aiken Brewing Company is home to a foosball table which is available from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m.
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SC FOOSBALL NEWS
By grandpafoos
Cudos to Becky Terry for again representing our state at the Bonzini World Tournament in France last month. Becky
continues to be our primary liaison with the international foosball community as well as the Tornado foosball community. We
can expect to see growing numbers of Tornado players coming to both SC and Bonzini sponsored events in the future due
in large part to Becky's hard work and networking efforts.
Cudos are also in order for Jim Corbett Jim's family is now officially the 1st Family of Foosball in SC. Jim has been on the
Bonzini Tour for almost ten years and has won a number of titles at the Novice and the Expert level. His daughter Dallas
holds Novice and Women's Singles titles in a number of states. Recently Jim's son Dylan won the Novice Singles title at the
SC State Championships while Jim won the Expert Singles title at the same tournament. Thanks to Jim and his family for
keeping SC on the foosball map and even more importantly for being willing to share all that knowledge with the rest of us.
You help make us all a little better.
By grandpafoos
Cudos to Becky Terry for again representing our state at the Bonzini World Tournament in France last month. Becky
continues to be our primary liaison with the international foosball community as well as the Tornado foosball community. We
can expect to see growing numbers of Tornado players coming to both SC and Bonzini sponsored events in the future due
in large part to Becky's hard work and networking efforts.
Cudos are also in order for Jim Corbett Jim's family is now officially the 1st Family of Foosball in SC. Jim has been on the
Bonzini Tour for almost ten years and has won a number of titles at the Novice and the Expert level. His daughter Dallas
holds Novice and Women's Singles titles in a number of states. Recently Jim's son Dylan won the Novice Singles title at the
SC State Championships while Jim won the Expert Singles title at the same tournament. Thanks to Jim and his family for
keeping SC on the foosball map and even more importantly for being willing to share all that knowledge with the rest of us.
You help make us all a little better.
