Foosball Glossary

Self-locking:
Automatically blocking a ball coming from behind with attackers. Self-locking is a very widespread technique in the  baby foot  which testifies to a certain mastery of playing techniques.

To sweep up :
Move the ball quickly under a player or from one player to another on the same bar.

Bandaged :

Scoring is the act of shooting using the edges of the Foosball so that, after bouncing, the ball arrives at an angle towards the goal.

Outer band:
Making an outside band means hitting the ball against the wood on the opposing side.
 

Inner band:
Making an inside band means hitting the ball against the wood on your side.
 

Barrette:
A barrette is the accumulation of 10 points. Very often we then take away a point from the adversary.
 

Locking in cassette:
When the ball is blocked behind the player.

Blocking in trade:
When the ball is blocked in front of the player.

Half:
Name of the two bars of five players located in the middle
 

Fanny:
The absolute shame in foosball. This is a defeat with a score of zero or negative. According to the rules, the "Fanny at the counter" can be required and the losing team offers a round to its adversaries!
 

Bowl or saucepan:
When the ball enters the cage and then comes out having hit the bottom of it.

Kid:
Throw from the back countered by the opponent resulting in a goal.
 

Big :
Act of blocking the ball in front of a player and making a direct shot with this same player unless the ball has not been moved between the moment of blocking the ball and that of the shot

lobe:
When the ball goes over the goal post.

Wash bottle:
The pissette designates a winning shot from the outside attacker at a steep angle which passes between the defender and the goalkeeper.

Rake or saw:

When a player tries to pass the ball to his strikers from the halfbacks, if the opponent makes a lateral movement with his halfbacks thus deflecting the ball and preventing the player from blocking it with his forwards, then there is " rake".

Fish or go fishing:
The fact of shooting, of scoring the goal, then of going to seek the ball in the cages before it goes down again.

Reprise :
There are two recovery situations: either when the ball comes from the back or from the backs, and the attacker shoots without controlling the ball. The other situation is less prestigious, it is when during a shot, the ball is not framed, bounces against the wood, and the attacker takes it directly.

Roulette:
One or more quick rotations of the bars or letting go of the handles. Prohibited in some cafes.

Soap:
New ball therefore slippery and difficult to play.

Tackles:

Technique which consists in twisting the bar of the defenders to touch the opposing attacker in a waiting blocking position, thus preventing the latter from controlling the ball. In addition to damaging the table football, there is a risk of greatly irritating the opponent... In short, to be avoided.