LAURENCE M. DAVIS

USTSF PRESIDENT

Member, ITSF Executive Commission 

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Education: B.S. Management(Entrepreneurship, Int’l Marketing dual emphasis); 
M.S. International Affairs;
M.A. National Security

Employment:  Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Navy

Mr. Davis first became involved in competitive table soccer as a player in the mid-1970s and in 1979-81 was a sponsored member of the renowned Arapahoe Foosball Team in Colorado, and while working for a sporting goods company became heavily involved in the promotions side of table soccer.  Over the years he has also managed/co-owned video arcades and table routes, worked on pro tour staffs, worked for table soccer manufacturers and won numerous titles at different levels of play throughout the United States and internationally.

TABLE  SOCCER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 

§    Active tournament player, nationally and internationally, since 1970s;

§    Currently rated Pro on U.S. Tornado Tour;  Master on European Lehmacher P4P Tour

§    Created a highly regarded ELO-based national player ratings system that was adopted for use by the Tornado International Table Soccer Players Association and later in a modified format by the United States Table Soccer Association.

§    Served as staff member and tournament accountant for the Tornado Pro Foosball Tour;

§    Past International Sales & Promotions Director, Tornado Table Soccer, Inc;

§    Promoted table soccer internationally during extensive worldwide travel and while living in Stuttgart, Germany;

§    Has played for over three decades, on over 70 different kinds of tables, in 24 different countries around the world;

§    Contributing writer to Table Talk magazine with his column entitled "Euro-Foosin'" (1993-present); guest writer for Foosball Quarterly.

§    Continues to provide free pro exhibitions, lessons, and table maintenance locally;

§    Is an avid table soccer historian, and is known to have one of the most unique collections of table soccer memorabilia in the world. 

Quote:  “Ask not what the sport of Foosball can do for you; ask what you can do for the sport of Foosball.”

KATHY BRAINARD

USTSF Board of Directors 

Location:     Cheney, Washington

Education:   M.A., French Language & Literature (University of Oregon)

Profession:  French Teacher, Cheney High School

Email: kathy.brainard@ustsf.foosball.com
 

Table Soccer Accomplishments:

§        Active tournament player, nationally and internationally, since 1972;

§        Currently rated Pro on Tornado table; (maintained Pro ranking since 1976; earned  Master ranking in 1980 on Tournament Soccer table);

§        Numerous tournament titles on various types of tables (USA, Canada, Belgium);

§        Recent major results include:

--7th, Women's Doubles, 2003 Tornado World Championships
        --5th, Women's Singles, 2001 Tornado World Championships

--2nd, Women's Singles, 2001 Tornado Hall of Fame tournament

        --1st, Women's Singles, 2nd, Women's Doubles, 2000 NATSA Northwest Open

--4th, Women's Doubles, 2000 Tornado World Championships

--5th, Women's Doubles, 1998 Tornado World Championships

--3rd, Mixed Doubles, 1997 Tornado Hall of Fame tournament

--3rd, Mixed Doubles, 1997 Tornado National Championships

--1st, Women's Doubles, 2nd, Women's Singles, 1996 Striker Grand Slam        

§        Past major results include two National titles:

--2nd, Women's Doubles, 2nd, Women's Singles, 1986 Dynamo Intercontinental Cup  (Belgium)

--1st, Women's Doubles, 1986 Dynamo National Championships

--1st , Women's Doubles, 1985 Dynamo National Championships

--3rd, Women's Singles, 1977 Tournament Soccer World Championships

--1st, Women's Singles, 1977 Tournament Soccer Western States Open

§        Co-Author of The Complete Book of Foosball  (1980)

§        Past editor of several table soccer publications (Foos Noos, Table Talk, NATSA News)

§        Past Executive Director of USTSA (1985-86)

§        Past National Tour Director (Dynamo table, 1984-86)

§        Executive Vice President, North American Table Soccer Association (NATSA);

§        Involved in formation of the International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF);

§        Previously on office and tournament staff of Tournament Soccer corporation (1979-   1981) and Dynamo corporation (1984-1986).

BRUCE NARDOCI

USTSF Board of Directors

ITSF, Ratings Committee

Location:     Charlotte, N.C.

Education:   B.S., Nuclear Engineering

                    (N.C. State University)

Profession:  Engineer, Duke Energy Co.

Email: webmaster@ustsf.foosball.com

Table Soccer Accomplishments:

§        Active tournament player, nationally and internationally, since 1972;

§        Rated Master-Elite (highest ranking) on Bonzini tables;

§        Rated Pro on Tornado tables.

§        Ranked 23rd in the World in Open Singles (2007, and also in 2006); 13th (2007) and 16th (2006) in Open Doubles - International Table-Soccer Federation (ITSF) Final Rankings

§        Numerous tournament titles on various types of tables, and in several countries (USA, Canada, England, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy);

§        Recent major "international" results include:
      --9th, Mixed Doubles, 2003 Bonzini World Championships (France)

         --9th, Open Doubles, 2003 & 2007 Tornado World Championships (USA)

--1st, Open Singles (Warrior table) 2004 Canadian Multi-Table Soccer Championships (Canada)

--1st, Open Singles (Bonzini table) and Open Doubles (Bonzini table) 2004 Canadian Multi-Table Soccer Championships (Canada)

--17th Open Doubles 2006 Eurosoccer table World Championships (Belgium)

--17th Open Doubles 2007 Bonzini World Championships (France)

--7th Open Singles (multiple tables) 2005 Canadian Multi-Table Soccer Championships (Canada)

--23rd, Open Singles at 2000 Jupiter table Championships (Belgium)

--9th, Open Doubles at 2000 French National Championships (France)

--2nd, Doubles 1999 Rene Pierre table tournament (England)

--1st (World Champion), Senior Doubles 2008 Bonzini World Championships (also 3rd in Senior Singles) (France)

--9th, Pro-Elite/Elite Doubles 2008 Bonzini World Championships (France)

--1st (World Champion), Senior Singles 2008 Tornado World Championships (also 3rd in Senior Doubles, 17th in Open Singles) (USA)

§        Captain, USA International Cup Team in 1998, 2002-2008, Bonzini World Championships;

§        Member USA Table-Soccer Team for 2006 ITSF World Cup (Germany);

§        Member (USA Senior Doubles qualifier) USA Table-Soccer Team for 2007 ITSF World Championships in Italy (finished 3rd in ITSF Senior Doubles with Kathy Brainard) (Italy);

§        Member of Tornado of NC Hall of Fame;

§        Member of Bonzini USA Hall of Fame.

§        Member, Board of Directors, North American Table Soccer Association (NATSA);

§        Involved in formation of the International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF);

§        Player Representative and Webmaster, Bonzini USA;

§        Webmaster, USTSF

§        Previously on staff of Rene Pierre Table Players Association;

§        Adopted/developed ELO-based rating system for use by various table soccer organizations in rating their players.

 

JIM WATERMAN

USTSF Board of Directors

Location:     Annapolis, Maryland

Education:   B.S., Computer Science (U.of Maryland)

Profession:  Network Manager, U.S. Naval Academy

Email: jim.waterman@ustsf.foosball.com

Table Soccer Accomplishments:

§        Active tournament player since 1985;

§        Well-known for his creative style of play and mastery of various trick shots, including the famous "aerial shot";

§        Numerous tournament titles on various types of tables, including French style (Rene Pierre and Bonzini) and American (Tornado, Tournament Soccer, Shelti);

§        Active table soccer promoter in the mid-Atlantic states, operating tables and organizing leagues;

§        Pioneered and still manages the first major table soccer web site, www.foosball.com

§        Provides design and playability consulting services to table soccer manufacturers.

§        Provides sales, marketing and promotional assistance to retailers and promoters.

Quote: "You think you know foosball.... You have No Idea!"

JIM STEVENS

USTSF Board of Directors

Location: Huntington Beach, California

Profession:  Videographer, "Fooscaster"

Email: jim@insidefoos.com

Table Soccer Accomplishments:

§        World's only table soccer play-by-play announcer.

§        Created the art of "Fooscasting".

§        Owner of Inside Foos Productions, which will cover more than ten  major events during the 2007 season in North America and Europe.

§        Chairman of the Table Soccer Hall of Fame Selection Committee.

§        Lead writer for Table Talk Magazine, and Editor of the Inside Foos Newsletter.

§        Inducted in 2006 into the Table Soccer Hall of Fame.

§        Competed as a Novice player on the Tournament Soccer Tour in the late  1970s. Pro Player from 1982-84 on the Dynamo table, and 1995-current  on Tornado. Now retired as a player (for the most part).

§        Long time Push-Kicker.

§        Top Finishes:

--3rd, Open Doubles, 1982 US Open (with Clint Coyne)

--3rd, Open Mixed Doubles, 1983 Nationals (with Kelly Masuda)

--9th, Open Doubles, 1995 Nationals (with David Radack)

--13th Pro Doubles, 2006 EuroSoccer World Championship Series (with  Bruce Nardoci).

§        Appeared in the foosball movie "Longshot" with Leif Garret in 1982.  

MURY JOHNSON

USTSF Executive Committee Member

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USTSF Executive Committee Member

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CISSI WHIPPLE

USTSF Executive Committee Member

Location:     Houston, Texas

Education:   Marketing Degree

Profession:  Marketing Director

Email: cissiwhipple@hotmail.com

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§        Various tournament titles 1990-2007

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