Talk to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers. You'll find that they either play in the APA or know someone who does. It'll surprise you! Clerks, secretaries, janitors, lawyers, chiropractors, doctors, waitresses, truck drivers, bank tellers, and even school teachers ... all play pool in the APA Pool League. Over one fourth of APA members are female.
The APA is the World's Largest Amateur Pool League with more members than all other amateur leagues combined. Nationally, the APA currently boasts over 250,000 members (and growing). Think you're not good enough to play in the APA? Consider this: 75% of APA members are beginner to intermediate players, meaning you don't have to be a Pool Pro to play. And with the APA's Equalizer® Handicap System everyone has a nearly equal chance of winning.
FILL A BYE SLOT: SPECIAL: APA NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAS 3 BYE'S IN THE 2011 FALL SESSION THAT WE NEED TO FILL. TO TRY TO GET THESE BYE’S FILLED, APA IS OFFERING A SPECIAL!! ANY TEAM WHO FILLS ONE OF THE BYES LISTED BELOW THE FIRST FOUR WEEKS OF LEAGUE PLAY ARE FREE!!! (LEAGUE FEE’S ONLY) TABLE TIME STILL GOES TO THE BAR. HERE ARE THE CURRENT FORMATS, NIGHTS OF PLAY, & HOST LOCATIONS WHERE BYE’S EXIST MONDAY NIGHT:LUCKY DAWG BILLIARDS- DIV 130 9BALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT: ALLSTAR BILLIARDS- DIV 333 8BALL THURSDAY NIGHT: TRAVEL LEAGUE- DIV 343 8BALL NOTE: * Moving your team from a current division to a division to fill a BYE is not allowed. This incentive is only applicable for teams created to fill the BYE. *Teams may still owe applicable "greens fees" to the host location. That is at the discretion of each host location. *To prevent abuse of this incentive, APA has the right to deny the incentive if deemed necessary. APA NORTHEAST GEORGIA 770-725-8516
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Show up at 7, start on time & STILL don’t finish until well after midnight. Late nights cause many players to give up leagues in the face of early morning work schedules. Can anything be done? Absolutely! The rules & guidelines are already in place but it’s up to teams & players to make it happen.
#1 Time Saver - Split tables (rule: You must split tables if not in the 4th match 2 hrs after scheduled match time, unless no 2nd table available or both teams agree not to split.) Time saved: as much as 1 – 2 hrs.
Still think you’re stuck with late nights when it’s not possible to split tables, right? Wrong! You may be surprised to see how much time you save just by following the rules.
Songs on the Jukebox…$3 A couple of drinks...……$5 League Fees……………..$7
An evening of fun with your friends AND getting home by 11:00…PRICELESS #2. Be ready to play (rule: Continuous play.) Eat, drink, potty, go outside, put cues together, practice, make calls, etc., before you’re called. Time saved: 5 min. per match for 3 of 5 matches. Total saved = 15 min.
#3. Put players up quickly (guideline: 2 min. to put up a player.) There’s no reason the team putting up 1st can’t make that decision before the end of the previous match saving an additional 2 min. per match. Total saved = 20 min. (If each team takes 3 min., that’s 2 extra min. per match.)
#4. Go to the table when it’s your turn (rule: Continuous play.) 10 seconds may not seem like much, but…2 players get about 20 turns in an avg. match…that’s 40 x the 10 second savings for a total of 6 min. per match. Total saved = 30 min.
#5. Timely shots (guideline: 20 sec. per shot, on avg.) The winner of a 9-ball match needs 30 points, on avg. We’ll say 25 successful shots, plus 20 misses. The winner alone will take an extra 225 seconds (almost 6 min.) by averaging just 5 seconds over the guideline. If the loser takes ½ as many shots at 5 seconds more than the guideline, each match is lasting 9 min. longer. Total saved = 45 min.
#6. Limit time-outs to 1 min. (guideline: Coaching/time outs should not exceed 1 min.) Let’s say you take 2 minutes per time out. In each match, there are probably an average of 4 time outs per player. That’s 40 time outs. Total saved = 40 min.
Now add up all the time you saved in #2-6 above…150 min. or 2 ½ hrs. Instead of finishing league play at 1 AM, you’d be getting home by 11 PM.
Still think it’s BS? Maybe your team only has 1 or 2 of the issues above? These estimates are conservative. Consider the effect of taking 40 sec. per shot or try calculating 5-min. time outs.
So if you’re frustrated over late nights try simply following the rules & guidelines and cut 1 - 2 hrs off your match time. Remember, once you & your team have decided on a course of action, practice makes perfect…like any other fundamental skill. Then it’s up to you how long to stay out!
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