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Putting Education on the Table
- By jeephawk
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Here it is in case no one actually read it. It's a real salad
The Issue
Dear [School Board Members / Superintendent / Principal / Athletic Director],
I am writing to formally propose the introduction of Billiards/Pool as both an elective course and a varsity sport within our schools under the initiative titled Putting Education on the Table (P.E.T.).
Billiards is far more than a recreational pastime—it is a strategic, inclusive, and academically enriching activity that supports cross-curricular learning while promoting focus, discipline, and sportsmanship.
Why Billiards Belongs in Schools
Cross-Curricular Learning
Mathematics: Geometry (angles of incidence and reflection), physics (momentum, friction), statistics, and probability.
Physics & Engineering Concepts: Force transfer, spin dynamics, energy conservation.
Psychology & SEL: Emotional regulation, patience, resilience, and decision-making.
Business & Entrepreneurship: Tournament organization, event marketing, budgeting, and sponsorship management.
Inclusive & Accessible
Billiards is an all-inclusive sport that welcomes students of varying physical abilities, learning styles, and athletic backgrounds. It offers competitive and recreational pathways without the physical barriers found in many traditional sports.
Mental Performance & Academic Benefits
Participation enhances concentration, strategic thinking, pattern recognition, and long-term planning—skills directly transferable to academic success.
Varsity & Scholarship Opportunities
Competitive billiards is a growing field with structured leagues and scholarship pathways. Establishing a varsity program would position our school as a leader in innovative athletic programming.
Safe & Structured Environment
With proper equipment standards and supervision, billiards programs can be safely implemented in designated school spaces with minimal risk compared to many contact sports.
Proposed Implementation
Pilot elective course integrating math and physics applications.
After-school club transitioning into junior varsity and varsity teams.
Partnerships with local billiards organizations and community sponsors.
Hosting inter-school tournaments to build community engagement.
Putting Education on the Table (P.E.T.) is more than a sports proposal—it is an opportunity to modernize extracurricular offerings while reinforcing academic skills in an engaging and innovative way.
I respectfully request that the board review this proposal and consider forming a committee to explore feasibility, budgeting, and pilot program development.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this initiative further.
Sincerely,
Jerry Mister
razingjessica@yahoo.com
PBIA certified pool instructor
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Jerry Mister
That's why I asked the questions. It's not a petition, it's not directed to anyone in particular - it's a draft form letter. Without more information there's really no point to it at all. More of a one hitter to take advantage of an audience that might click and "sign" and then gets to be used for whatever the purpose is - he doesn't say.
Few schools in the U.S. have pool halls nearby, or even in the same county, lol, where kids could arguably get together on a formal basis for a class, let alone practice if it was a varsity sport (which is pretty far fetched) and I'd guess it's pretty doubtful that very many school boards are going to be allocating ever scarce school resources to finding/building space for pool tables, let alone purchasing them. If kids want to have a billiards "club", no doubt, schools would allow it within whatever guidelines they have. But a dedicated class? Ignores realities. Varsity sport? No, and good luck getting a state athletics union behind that, but maybe it's happened here or there in the past decades but exceptions by far, if so, not the rule. Maybe a few days of attention in P.E. class - we used to go to a bowling alley for P.E. for a "unit" on bowling in the winter which was fun - but not much more in it. Pool just doesn't carry that kind of weight, educationally or otherwise. Would love to see kids get exposure, but it's not going to find its way into curriculum or attract the necessary investment into making it an actual varsity sport, in general.
There's already an established non-profit, the Billiards Education Foundation via the BCA.
Aim Visualization Techniques
- By Jaden
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I suppose you could push the envelope on enduring that too. To me one should embrace one's method - as the path, so to speak. Beats all the pressure they want you to crumple under.
Can you diagram that triple crossROFLMAO
sure, attached is a diagram. It's still all based on parallel shift cp to cp alignment. Another method I used, I called the T joining method. Which utilizes the center ball parallel lines with the tangent line attached and you just visualize an intersecting line between the T joints.
The ideal is to do this in practice and get to where you can make every shot when you follow your preshot and aiming methods and once you've made enough balls in enough differing conditions, you can just visualize the entire shot and just know where to aim.
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Jason sword interview
- By datnodude
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No one wants part 3. Who else will step up besides svbThe way he coddles Fedor is very strange. I understand being his manager and all, but he's on another level.
Fedor has a better 10ball break so of course he would want an edge over Filler. It would be nice to hear these things come out of Fedor's mouth directly, instead of him trying to be a spokesperson for Fedor. He sounds like a diva.
No one wants to watch a long race 9ball money match where there will be slop everywhere. Filler should be jumping up out of his seat to play 10ball, he's the best player on the planet. But we will never know the real side of his perspective because it's coming from a 3rd party.
I kind of don't want to see Fedor vs SVB for the 3rd time, it's gotten stale.
I much prefer hearing from the players themselves as opposed to their manager/backer. Bro thinks he's a celebrity
Pro Billiard Series - Las Vegas Men's Open 10ball live now
- By VVP
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- 110 Replies
It's the ones who have been shooting APA for 15 years and never ran a rack even in practice
Joke aside, there are many many APA players who have never ran a rack.
