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Footpool

Footpool, also called snookball or football pool, is a walk-on billiards/football hybrid. Players kick football-sized balls on an oversized pool table into pockets; play often follows 8-ball logic with a black ball, groups and fouls. The entry remains venue- and provider-dependent because no unified world federation is documented.

LevelMain sport FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

AI-generated illustration: Footpool — AI-generated illustration

Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Football billiards on an oversized table using pool/8-ball rule logic.

Geeignet für Suitable for groups, team events and people who want billiards angles with football touch.

Cost Usually venue or event costs; owning the equipment is unusual because of table size. Costs depend on booking, event length or recreation venue. More an event/recreation location than a classic club. Agree house rules before play.

First progress First pots immediately; positional play after several rounds.

Fitness level low

Was du brauchst

giant pool table
football-sized balls
non-slip surface
8-ball or house rules
enough standing room

First steps

agree house rules
play a controlled break
practise short straight pots
test cushion angles
then play team rounds

Event hire, recreation centre, bar/game venue, snookball/football-pool provider or company/team event.

Play only on a dry non-slip surface and leave enough space for kicking motion.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Snookball, Football Pool, Football Billiards, Fussball-Billard

Tags footpool, snookball, billiards, football touch, Footpool, Snookball, Billard, Fussballtechnik

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Legally pocket your ball group and then the black ball with foot shots.

Teilnehmer

singles, doubles or small group depending on house rules.

Teamgröße

1 vs 1, 2 vs 2 or event teams.

Spielfeld

oversized walk-on pool table.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

8-ball/pool logic with groups, black ball, fouls and turn changes.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

giant pool table
football balls
rack
pockets

Wichtige Regelpunkte

wrong group first
cue ball pocketed
black ball pocketed too early
ball leaves the table

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Concept Snookball · rules-guide · medium
Snookball or football billiards JugglePro · blog-guide · medium
Football Pool Rules & Ideas SOS Entertainment · event-guide · medium
Snookball The Painted Duck · venue-guide · medium