Learn It, Build It, Create It - Foosball Game

Presented on: Friday, May 22nd at 11:00 AM EDT




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Join us for a hands-on online lesson brought to you by McMaster Athletics & Recreation in partnership with the McMaster Alumni Association. In this session Mackenzie Gillies will show viewers how to build their own foosball game. All you need are a few household items and a sense of creativity! Here's what you may want to find around the house before the session: Materials: 1. Playing Field: Shoe box (no lid necessary) 2. Athlete Position: Wooden Dowels/bars (x4)** 3. Athletes: Clothes pins (x5) 4. Ball: Ping pong ball 5. Scissors 6. Ruler/measuring tape 7. Hole punch (optional*) 8. Any decorative items (markers, felt, stickers, etc.) 9. Adhesive (i.e. tape, hot glue, staples, etc.) **Bars should be ~3-4 inches longer than the width of your box If you don't have those materials then here is a list of alternatives you can use: 1. Playing Field: Cereal Box, Bristol Board (+template**), Chicken Finger box, Cardboard Box, etc. 2. Athlete Position: Sticks (fairly straight), skewers, anything cylindrical and longer than the width of your “playing field” 3. Athletes: Popsicle sticks, cardboard pieces, large paper clips, etc. 4. Ball: Any round item (i.e. rolled up piece of paper or aluminum foil, marble, large bead, etc.) About our speaker: Mackenzie Gillies has been a member of the Mac community for eight years: he graduated from the Arts & Science and History Master of Arts Programs in 2017 and 2018, respectively; Mack was also Mini-U’s Instructor of the Year in 2019. He continues to study in Hamilton, recently finishing the first year of Brock University’s Teacher Education Program. Mack enjoys telling real-life adventure stories, exploring the outdoors, and solving mysteries! He created statistics for CHL hockey players, thinks there may be buried treasure in Coote’s Paradise, and runs a tutoring business!