Well since you asked for it

first a disclaimer. This is not about apa...the league operators or the equalizer system. This is strictly about pool players and their morals....or lack thereof.
I get to league last night and have a former player of mine come up and say ...i want to thank you for beating the crap out of me 2 weeks ago and knocking me back down to a 4. I say ...what ??. Now this is a player that i kicked off my team the second week of last session due to drama from her and her friends. It was nothing to do with any ones handicap or playing ability..
She rose to a 5 the first week. Last session after having a couple outstanding sessions prior. She came in 2 nd in mvp 4 sessions ago and came in first 3 sessions ago with a 9-1 record. She was bragging to every one about being raised to a 5.
Now she is thanking me for her being lowered. ?? After getting home i looked up her record for the last 2 sessions. 5-5 last session and 1-4 this session. I cant help but think her new captain has a lot to do with her new attitude and her unbelievable drop in her win percentage since she joined that team.
I faced a 4 last night in 8 ball that was a 5 the last time i played her a year or so ago i believe. Damn near lost but i managed to pull out a hill - hill win. A 4 huh ? Didnt play like one last night.
Now on to this womans husband. A 3 ? He Has beat my 3 by 2-0 both times he faced her this session. Now i know we all have good nights and bad nights. Everything from work issues to family issues to finacial issues can affect anyones game on any given night. However if you have spent 13 years coaching 3 's...playing against 3 's....keeping score and watching 3 's you can definitely tell what a 3 is and what a 3 is not . this guy is not a 3.
I really believe in the equalizer system but far too many people seem to care less if the scoresheet is filled out properly. I even had my 7/8 who was keeping score of my match one night fail to mark at least 6 safes my opponent played that night. He obviously knows what a safe is but you cant mark it if you are not watching the match.
Believe me ...i let him know i was not happy that night.
Now the kicker... I have a new player who joined my team last week. Not new to apa though as he plays on another night also. I started to throw him in 9 ball last night and thankfully i looked at the handicaps. He was raised to a 5 ? Wth ?
He is a 3 in 8 ball and just a bad of a 3 as the 3 i am always complaining about on here . how the hell is he a 5 in 9 ball ??. He lost 2 -0 to another 3 in 8 ball last night and i know i had a dumbfounded look on my face many times while keeping score of his match.
With him raised to a 5 i cannot play my 8 in 9 ball anymore. I am going to have to go back to playing 9 ball and i know its going to kill my team
I am 0-3 in 9 ball but still kicking butt in 8 ball at 7-0. Now one lil last rant. Won 8 ball mvp 2 sessions ago with a 12-1 record.and did great last session but not positive what the record was. 7-0 so far this session but yet everytime i get in a singles qualifier i get the crap beat outa me. Whats up with that. ?