New Board of Directors

The ASA Elections are complete...and we have a new board of directors.

President: Massimo Conturso (CT)

Vice President East Region: Andrew Zunino (PA)
Vice President South Region: Tom Shirley (TN)
Vice President Midwest Region: Michael Tillman (MN)
Vice President West Region: Zach Walker (CO)

The Future....

Well it is September 1st...a new Subbuteo season is upon us.... and what is the state of the game here in America? Well a quick look around shows that there are less people out there playing the game....Why? Well, seems to me that there are many reasons...none of which the STSL would like to delve into at the moment.

While the recent past has not been the brightest....seems a record low of tournaments, strangely only 48 players registered on the ASA Forum, tournaments taking place that do not seek ASA sanctioning, clubs splitting up and dedicated players exiting. This only names a few of the current struggles.

Well today the ASA has moved into the future. Paul Eyes's run as President of the ASA has come to a close. We thank Paul for all of his dedication and his passion for this little game. His love for flicking is evident and infectious. Hopefully we will see Paul on the other side of the pitch someday again. Matt Fox is honored to have played at the Hallowed Grounds of Paul's garage back in 2009 when Nationals were in Maryland.

Massimo Contruso's reign as President is now 19 hours old and will usher us into the future. It is going to be interesting to see how the ASA will travel into the future. The STSL has committed to getting together more once October role around, as a monthly meeting is in the works. The other thoughts are a little to pre-mature at the moment.

Suncoaster's stay tuned here as we watch it all unfold.

Great New Site

Here is a wonderful resource for the basics of the game....watch....learn....flick...

https://sites.google.com/site/howtoplaysubbuteo/

The site is brought to you by Paul Eyes and TableSoccerUSA. Thanks Paul!

The way it is....

SUBBUTEO IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

This past year has turned Florida into a Subbuteo waste land of sorts.



...the tide must turn...

ASA Nationals 2010

The draw has been made for this years Nationals. There are some intersting looking matchups this year. Unfortunately there are no Suncoasters attending this year. Lets see if Dan Cranston can defend the title he battled for last year.

Good luck to all!

Open Draw

Group A
Dan Cranston
Nick Giffen
Neal Warren Rivera
Isaac Brevil

Group B
Zach Walker
Adolfo Colindres
Gregg Deinhart
Richard Mellott

Group C
Paul Eyes
Mike Byrd
Andrew Giffen
Ryan Kenny

Group D
Alex Batacchi
Dewey LaRochelle
Matt Steinmueller
Andrew Bristor

Group E
Mike Tillman
Andrew Zunino
Matt Giffen
Benny Nuger
Stuart Russell

ASA Nationals Travelers Cup 2010

The festivities start the night before the Nationals...generally with some adult beverages and food of some sort. There are laughs and stories as friends become reacquainted.

During the evening there is usually some flicking...but that night is played the traditional Traveler's Cup. This is a tournament for all the players that are in town the night before from places far and near. Will be interesting to hear about these games this year...

Traveler's Cup Participants

Round 1
Paul Eyes (Bye)
Matt Giffen (bye)

Mike Tillman vs. Alex Batacchi (furthest traveler)
Nick Giffen vs. Richard Mellott (furthest driver)

Winner of the 2010 Traveler's Cup is Mike Tillman.

Mike beat Paul Eyes in the final.

Congrats to Mike Tillman of the MSC! Great job and way to start the tournament.

Subbuteo Across America

Simon Hutchinson of the So Cal club has set up a web site dedicated to this event : http://socalsubbuteo.com/competitions/subbuteoacrossamerica2010/

This a great idea. Since it is going to happen in May an event of our own needs to be planned.

More information to follow....

Subbuteo Accross America

Simon Hutchinson of the Southern California Subbuteo Club has thrown an idea out there. How about we get as many clubs, to play subbuteo at the same time from the east coast to the west coast....

....sounds like a cook idea...

More information will be posted when it is available, but it seems like there is some interest.

Harchester United

Wow..there was a tournament yesterday, the 2009 ASA MLS Cup. We ran across these photos.

Yes, we were quite impressed. Dewey of the WTSL has himself a Harchester United pitch. A couple of us here at the STSL are rabid fans of the famed Dragons of Harchester.

We have the urge to go and play at the Fabled Dragons Lair.

So look out Dewey....

Great job on the tournament also. And congrats to Mr. (have to call him that after Nationals) Cranston on the victory. And to all of the participants.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us to all of you!!!!!!!!

If you are traveling...please be safe. If you are cooking....please don't poison anyone.

World Table Soccer Added to Supplier List

Nothing but good things have been heard about this supplier and the Super Footy product. The Super Footy Classic Edition looks like the perfect set to start with. Personally I wish I would have found this set to start with several years ago.I completely grabbed this information off of their web site:

World Table Soccer was established in 2002 whilst based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Over the years, the company expanded to the point where we created the "SuperFooty" brand in 2006. SuperFooty is a quality version of the traditional type of table soccer that we all know and love. Our mix of traditional and modern style can be seen not only in the product itself but also in the outstanding packaging and branding. SuperFooty Table Soccer is the UK's largest manufacturer of the "Subbuteo" variety of Table Soccer

For North American customers, you can purchase SuperFooty from Mission Fun and Games, St Albert, Edmonton, Alberta or visit the online store at http://www.boardgames.ca/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=25740

World Table Soccer is proud to offer a large range of items from other manuafcturers and our collective wealth of product knowledge on both modern and vintage Subbuteo items is unrivalled. If you are seeking advice on playing, collecting, organising a league/tournament or indeed anything about the game, please feel free to contact us. We aim to make your Table Soccer experience a very memorable one as maintaining product quality and customer satisfaction is a high priority for us.

The Suncoast Phoenix

The legendary phoenix....the mythycal bird of the ancients that, along with its nest, burns to ashes..only to be reborn from the ashes. The new Phoenix is destined to live long and prosper.. cool, maybe so.

But tonight is the first edition of the new Suncoast Table Soccer League. What was going to start out as the first FREE BEER FREINDLY blossomed into something else, as a feast was prepared. With special thanks to Lina Fox and her mother Martica for preparing the Picada.

Mark and his wife Marcia made there way to Foxwood Fold to be introduced to Subbuteo, and to maybe get some interest in the fun little game on the Penisula side of the bay. The feast was the crown jewel, as friends broke bread around the table for laughs...and Shiner Bock and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale...

Eyes turned to the pitch...but first we watched our friends at Worcester River Plate Severn play a match. This was to give Mark and Marcia a quick glance of Subbuteo....then it was game on... or more appropriately, teaching on. This was an evening full of instruction as Mark and Marcia never saw this fun little game before.

Several mini games were played...some ten minutes, and some until a goal was scored....

• Lina v Matt
• Mark v Matt

• Marcia v Matt



• Lina v Mark
• Lina v Matt (in house smack talk allowed and encouraged in this game)

As you see...no scores were kept as it really didn't matter. At the end of the day, everyone had a great time...Mark began to talk about playing in the future and building his own pitch. He took the bait, and I don't think we will need to set the hook.

The future holds some bright developments as Juanito has his new "Mexico" team waiting for him. Along with two others that have shown great interest. Also, after tonight Mark is going to introduce this game to his son at UCF...

The sky is the limit for the Suncoast Table Soccer League.

Something we can get behind...

Well...us here at the STSL have found a cause to get behind....

We have found that the playing of Subbuteo is fun for all...and so is free beer....so we have committed ourselves in the promotion of Subbuteo, soccer, good times and of course free beer. I feel this will be positive for all of the people that are involved...

From here on out there will be "Free Beer" Friendlies at Foxwood.... there are a couple of tournies in the works...but I think that the STSL will work on the Friendlies first in an effort to promote our fun little game...

2 Weeks Out

Quiet week....so I thought that I would post a Pic from the pitch...or one of interest.. (if you have any you may want posted send them to us...or I will just lift them from out there in cyber world.)

This is the U-10 Subbuteo player that lives in the house...The joy is what it is all about...(although she is looking for the completion of the Landycakes Table.)

One Week Out....

I went to Nationals this past year in Maryland. And let me tell you something....what a fantastic time. Finally I get to see and meet many of the players that have been read about. It was nice to put a face to a name.

So I thought that I would do some weekly updates on what is happening around the US Clubs...that way we can get to know what every one is doing without going to all of the web sites.. I have something else in mind, but since it is so empty up there it will take me some time to find it.

The first week out from Nationals saw the Washington Tuesday Subbuteo League play some friendlies between Dewey LaRochelle and John Camarano.

To quote Dewey "If either of us could shoot we could be dangerous!" Don't I know it... Three games were played with the scores...Dewey 0-2-0 John 0-0-0.

Then there was also the Alabama State Championship....


Here is a picture of the participants...( I didn't take the picture, if anyone if offended that I lifted it let me know).

Opening rounds:

Eddie 1 Brian 0

Lewis 1 Javi 0

Eddie 3 Javi 0

BRIAN 1 Lewis 0

Eddie 1 Lewis 1

Brian 1 Javi 0

3rd place game: Lewis 1 Javi 0

Final: Eddie 1 Brian 0

Sounds like it was a great day...and who doesn't like brisket?

Things are a changing....