class playerLoop {
    // The area between class definition and the 1st method is where we keep data for object in Java
    String [][] players;    

    /**
     * Constructor initializes a 2D array of s
     */
    public playerLoop() {
        //Storing Data in 2D arrays
        players = new String[][]{   
                //Player 0
                {
                        " o__",
                        "/|  ",
                        "/ > o"
                },
                //player 1
                {
                    " o__",
                    "/|  ",
                    "/ > o"
                },
                //player 2
                {
                    " o__",
                    "/|  ",
                    "/ > o"
                },
                //player 3
                {
                    " o__",
                    "/|  ",
                    "/ > o"
                },
                //player 4
                {
                    " o__",
                    "/|  ",
                    "/ > o"
                },

        };
    }

    /**
     * Loop and print s in array
     * ... repeat until you reach zero  ...
     */
    public void printPoem() {
        //begin the poem
        System.out.println();
        System.out.println("The Great Story of the Players Who Shot A Soccer Ball");
        System.out.println("---------------------------------");

        // players (non-primitive) defined in constructor knows its length
        int playerCount = players.length;
        for (int i = playerCount; i >= 1; i--)  //loops through 2D array length backwards
        {

            //this print statement shows current count of players
            //  concatenation (+) of the loop variable and string to form a countdown message
            System.out.println(i + " players shooting the ball...");

            //how many separate parts are there in a player player?
            int partCount = players[0].length;
            for (int row = 0; row < partCount; row++) {  //cycles through "cells" of 2d array

                /*cycles through columns to print
                each player part by part, will eventually print entire column*/
                for (int col = 0; col < playerCount; col++) {

                    // prints specific part of the player from the column
                    System.out.print(players[col][row] + "    ");

                    //this is new line between separate parts
                }

                //this new line gives separation between stanza of poem
                System.out.println();
            }

            //countdown for poem, decrementing playerCount variable by 1
            System.out.println("One missed and got benched");
            playerCount -= 1;
        }

        //out of all the loops, prints finishing messages
        System.out.println("No more players shooting in the field");
        System.out.println("------------------------------------");
        System.out.println("              THE END               ");
    }

    /**
    * A Java Driver/Test method that is the entry point for execution
    */
    public static void main(String[] args)  {
        new playerLoop().printPoem();   //a new player list and output in one step
    }

}
playerLoop.main(null);
The Great Story of the Players Who Shot A Soccer Ball
---------------------------------
5 players shooting the ball...
 o__     o__     o__     o__     o__    
/|      /|      /|      /|      /|      
/ > o    / > o    / > o    / > o    / > o    
One missed and got benched
4 players shooting the ball...
 o__     o__     o__     o__    
/|      /|      /|      /|      
/ > o    / > o    / > o    / > o    
One missed and got benched
3 players shooting the ball...
 o__     o__     o__    
/|      /|      /|      
/ > o    / > o    / > o    
One missed and got benched
2 players shooting the ball...
 o__     o__    
/|      /|      
/ > o    / > o    
One missed and got benched
1 players shooting the ball...
 o__    
/|      
/ > o    
One missed and got benched
No more players shooting in the field
------------------------------------
              THE END