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Everyone Plays Pool In The APA.... 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 280,000 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.

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FRONT PAGE NEWS SECTION

GOING TO VEGAS IN AUGUST - CONGRATS TO THE LTC 8-BALL WINNERS FOR TAMPA : JUST US AND RUNNER UP: R-NITE-OUT AND THE BRANDON 8-BALL WINNERS: PHYSCO AND RUNNER UP: BAILEYS PLAYERS AND TO THE 9-BALL WINNERS: POOLPLAYERS MY AZZ - now known as POOLPLAYERS OF RUSKIN AND BALLS OF STEEL - now known as FLYING CUES 9-BALL

SPECIAL PLAYER INFO

GOOD AND LOVING THOUGHT GO OUT TO:

Jon-Anthony Murrow, age 29, was killed Friday night by someone who was suppose to be his friend. Jon played APA since 1/2006 and will be missed by many. Our hearts go out to all his family and friends.

MARTY GLASSBERG - JUST HOME FROM A LONG STAY IN THE HOSPITAL

ROBERT LIPHAM - THEIR HOME WAS BURNT TO THE GROUND & LOST EVERYTHING.

SCOTT HARMOM - HIS SON FELL OUT OF A TREE & IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION.

AND TO EVERYONE ELSE THAT WE HAVE NOT YET HEARD ABOUT

TOP GUN WINNERS IN SEE WHO MADE IT

STARTED SCOTCH DOUBLES SUNDAY AFTERNOONS

TAMPA & BRANDON AREA

On Sunday afternoons we started a Scotch Doubles League for 8-Ball and hope to start one for 9-Ball in a few weeks. It will be the 1st and 3rd Sunday for 8-Ball and the 2nd and 4th Sunday for 9-Ball. This way a player can play on both 8 & 9 if they so desire. You do not need to be on an 8 or 9 Ball team at this time to be in the Doubles League. I have added more details on the "Info For The Week" page, click on that link on the left side of this page. Get your 2 to 3 person team together now, max handicap for 2 players is 10. This should be a fun Sunday afternoon delight. Slots to Vegas Nationals are involved.

UPCOMING TOURNAMENTS

SPECIAL CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS

September 12 - Captains/Players New Session Meeting & Trophy Party

September 12th Week Fall Session Starts

NATIONALS IN LAS VEGAS

AUGUST 19-21 8- BALL DOUBLES EVENT

AUGUST 19-28 MINIMANIA

AUGUST 19 TO 23 IS OPEN 9-BALL

AUGUST 22-25 MASTERS EVENT

AUGUST 22 TO 28 OPEN 8-BALL

AUGUST 25 - 27 9-BALL DOUBLES EVENT

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 17-19 US AMATEUR PRELIMINARY

OCTOBER 2 8-BALL SINGLE REGIONALS

OCTOBER 3 9-BALL SINIGLE REGIONALS

NOVEMBER 5-7 US AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

NOVEMBER 30 - SINGLE BOARDS CLOSED WINDOW 2

APA Breaking News
Skill Level Changes 06/29/2010 6:34:20 PM
I have had several email and verbal complaints about skill levels. I want to provide some answers to the most ask questions or statements and any of you out there who have comments are welcome to chime in. 1. You moved me up. Answer: No I do not move players up or down, the computer system does that and the way it knows what to do is by the scoresheets YOU turn in. 2. This player is no skill level #, they should at least be a skill level #. Answer: This could be true or just sour grapes because they beat you. I get this statement and I look at the scoresheet to get the answer. Also, you see a player play 1 time and you are an expert on what skill level that person is. I don't think so. See More explanation below. 3. This player was not shooting to their ability, they were trying to build innings to keep their handicap lower, I heard them talking about it. Answer: When I look at a scoresheet and this player has 30 innings in 3 or 4 games and there are NO defensive shoots, or only 1 defensive shot marked, then all I can assume is they tried to make each shot and just missed. Must have been intent in every shot. 4. Top Gun complaints. I am never at the top in the Top Gun but other players are always there. Answer: Top Gun is figured 2 ways; win percentage and performance percentage. I do not use win percent to figure who plays in the Top Gun, I use the over all performance. This means, the computer takes in account: skill level you are, skill level of players you played, size table you played vs size table you normally play on, number of games won by you and number of games you played, and a few other facts. It is the more acurate of the true Top Gun. You may never appear at the top and then you may be at the Top all the time. It depends on you and who and how you play. For the Top Gun Tournament I do not take the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th player of a division, I take the 2 top players of each team no matter what standing they are on the list. This gives more of you a chance to play. After this July 17 Top Gun, we will do Top Gun at the end of each session and will take the Top Guns of the Tournament and have a Best of The Best at the end of the pool year. Trying to be fair to all but can not please everyone. Some players who do all the complaining and don't understand, is because they do not read the rule book to find out about skill levels and how they are caculated and about defensive shots and about CHEATging and/or do not go to the national web site, facebook, u tube, or other places to see the video's on these subjects, should not complaine. They do not understand nor do they want to, they just want to complain. IF THERE ARE CHEATGER PLAYERS OUT THERE THEN TEAMS ARE LETTING THEM GET AWAY WITH IT. SCOREKEEPERS WHO DO NOT KNOW WHAT A DEFENSIVE SHOT IS SHOULD READ UP ON IT OR BE TOLD BY A MORE EXPERIENCED PLAYER TO MARK IT. I CAN NOT BE EVERYWHERE, SO I RELY ON YOUR SCOREKEEPER AND THE SCORESHEET. There is a place on th forum where you can complain about a players handicap but no one uses it. They just grumble out to other players and no one tells me so I can check into it. I have a complaint now and the 2 players being complained about I have never had 1 complaint on them before. Patricia H. Giorgianni

Featured Poll

Question: (Only Members can vote)

With some teams with slow play and long coaches, it takes some teams to still be playing at 12:00 midnight. I think we should try spliting tables (at location where there is an available table, using practice table if necessary) at the beginning of league night. It has also been suggested to play the first match and then split tables for match 2 & 3 and then 4 & 5. This will get players that need to leave by 10:00 or so, out of there. Question is 1. split tables at start of night
2. Split tables after 1st match is over. 3. Leave as is and only split tables at 9:30 if not in 4th match.

Patricia H. Giorgianni

Split Tables at start of League Night	10 votes
Split Tables after 1st match is over	22 votes
Leave as is & split at 9:30 if not in 4th match	37 votes

Total Votes: 69 counted
Last Vote: 07/28/2010 3:54:15 PM

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