Welcome to the world of Warrior Table Soccer.
The game of table soccer originated in Europe and
was introduced to America in the 60's. In the 70's
a company known as Tournament Soccer put table soccer
on the map with huge prize money tournaments and
first class events. Since then the USA has rapidly
become the host of the largest professional tournaments
and home to the world's greatest players. With soccer
growing and youth soccer exploding the timing is
perfect for the sport of table soccer to break out.
Yet the frequency of tournaments, the quality of
tournaments, the size of the purses, and the availability
of quality tables and parts at reasonable prices
has diminished as competition in the marketplace
has dried up. It is our mission at Warrior Table
Soccer to change this. So Welcome to the Big League!
To
give you a little background, Warrior Table Soccer
is an outgrowth of WarriorCustom Golf, a hugely
successful, custom golf club builder based in
Irvine, California and founded by a Professional
"fooser," Brendan Flaherty. A young
company, barely five years old, Warrior Custom
Golf has revolutionized the way custom golf clubs
are sold -- and all in response to a bad experience
Brendan had while trying to purchase a new set
of golf clubs. With so much room for improvement
in the sport of table soccer it was just a matter
of time before Brendan's love for the game influenced
him to "put his money where his mouth is,"
so to speak, and step up and make a difference
in the future of table soccer.
Warrior research and development on the table
soccer project has been quietly underway for some
time. However with so much International activity
Brendan decided to put Warrior's resources to
work immediately. First Warrior Table Soccer President
Brendan Flaherty and partner Shawn Mobasseri acquired
two-time World Champion and Hall of Fame player
Johnny Lott.
Johnny,
author of The Complete Book of Foosball has arguably
accomplished more in the sport of table soccer
than any other individual. Next Warrior set out
to structure its entire program not in the old
school "the glass is half full" approach
but with a fresh new approach best described as
"the sky is the limit". In our first
tour Warrior will award a million dollars in cash
and prizes -- the largest debuting series to tournaments
ever! Warrior's tour will be truly worldwide with
events in Japan, France Germany, Mexico and South
America in addition to the American Tour. Not
only that, but the winners will be guaranteed
all expenses paid to the Warrior World Championships
insuring the first ever true world competition
and crowning the first ever true World Champions!
Warrior intends to immediately tackle that dream
we've all had as "foosers" -- to have
our sport receive the credibility that can only
come from televised coverage. To accomplish this
Warrior will fund a special kickoff event to be
filmed by a professional film crew in a realistic
documentary style, just as if ESPN themselves
had shown up. Then Brendan will use Warrior's
resources and connections (Warrior Custom Golf
is one of southern California's largest cable
customers) to see that the tournament is aired.
In regards to tournament events many players
today have come to expect nothing more than a
space filled with tables. It's no longer fun,
but work, to go to tournaments; and if you don't
place in the top spots you're lucky if you make
your expenses. Warrior intends to break the mold
and rethink all this. Rock concerts with name
bands; player dinners, real prize money, lower
entry fees, exciting ballroom décor and
special awards ceremonies are some of the things
to expect.
Warrior also intends to rewrite the book when
it comes to the marketing of the table. "Build
a quality product and sell it at a low price,"
has been his mantra and has contributed greatly
to Brendan's success. "Volume, volume, volume,"
is his chorus, so expect much the same with the
Warrior Table Soccer program. "I expect that
there will be numerous job opportunities developing
which we would love to fill with qualified players
whenever we can," said Brendan recently.
One of the main goals of Warrior Table Soccer
is to do everything possible to help get table
soccer accepted into the Olympic Games. There
are currently several Olympic movements and according
to Brendan, "As a company we will do everything
possible to support those who are doing all the
hard ground work to establish table soccer as
a legitimate sport." Warrior also will use
its considerable connections in the golf world
to attract major sponsors to our sport. Warrior's
first major tournament in Las Vegas this November
has attracted several major sponsors including
the NFL Coaches Association which in turn has
interested such greats as Joe Montana to play
in the golf Pro/Am. It's just a matter of time
until these sponsors start to look at table soccer
seriously.
You may be wondering "What about the table?"
Well folks, it's top secret. Let's just say that
unlike other companies in the past we are doing
everything possible to get player input and use
that input to make the best table possible. Things
not considered before such as safety are being
addressed. Brendan is a family man with three
small children and in his words, "I refuse
to ever sell even one table that might harm a
child." As a result Warrior's tables will
all feature our innovative and patent pending
"Rod Protection System" (RPS) which
frankly, "...has not been that simple to
develop but will be well worth the satisfaction
in the end," says Brendan.
As we stated earlier, there are many things to
be addressed as we work together to elevate our
sport to the heights it deserves. To quote a famous
Tournament Soccer slogan "Get down, get ready,
and WIN!" Only this time around the big leaguers
will be playing and winning on Warrior.
