Foosball - How to stop a ball

Recommended Practice: Start slow at first. Lift up all of the guys in between your 2-man defense bar and your 3-man offensive bar. Practice hitting the ball all the way from the back to the front and stop the ball with your 3-bar. You can use a slight forward wrist-flick motion to cushion the ball as it approaches its target. This motion needs to be quicker as you increase the speed that the ball is traveling. Increase the speed of your hit until you can hit it at near full speed and can stop the ball dead at your 3-bar.
Learn to Cut Off as Much of the Goal as You Can From Your Opponent: The old defensive adage holds true in foosball: "Stay between the ball and the goal." Notice I did not say, "Stay between your man and the goal." Follow the ball and stagger your defender and goalie to block as much area of the goal as you can. This can require different degrees of stagger and swapping

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Catching Lane passes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aui39bxc&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL5907AACCAD1FFB95

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA5oWri-RZk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkVH6sJkNec&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGiTpAgTqYk

Deadball shot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sDsyBPboWc

Chip passing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOGz6IBTxDg