I received an email from the APA today with a link to a survey. I don't think I have ever rushed to complete a survey like I did today. LOL!
Overall, my APA experience has not been bad.To be fair, I'd even say it was pretty good. But, I am also a pretty easy-going guy and tend to roll with the punches and generally try to make the best of any situation.
But, when asked in the survey if I was planning to do another APA session, I took considerable pause and answered NO. Then the survey asked why and gave a pop-up box for me to type, here is what I wrote:
As a management employee for a large telecom company, I have seen first hand that companies and organizations who make the effort to send out surveys of this kind are quite interested in the results. And constructive criticisms and well-reasoned and articulate comments are often isolated and given extra consideration. So, if you're in APA and have issues and ideas, I suggest you check your email and see if you have a survey waiting for you. Take a few minutes to tell the APA some of the stuff you've been writing here.
Incidentally, there was a very interesting question at the end, asking.... "Would you be more likely to recommend APA to a new member if there were an incentive?"
Overall, my APA experience has not been bad.To be fair, I'd even say it was pretty good. But, I am also a pretty easy-going guy and tend to roll with the punches and generally try to make the best of any situation.
But, when asked in the survey if I was planning to do another APA session, I took considerable pause and answered NO. Then the survey asked why and gave a pop-up box for me to type, here is what I wrote:
I'm undecided, actually, but that was not an option on the survey. There are several reasons for my indecision. For starters, players on my team will advance in skill level, forcing the core of my team apart; This will be the 2nd time in three sessions this has happened to me. I also don't enjoy having to sit out from time to time due to that rule, and my team is not particularly top heavy. While the 23 rule seems challenging enough in 8-ball, where skill levels max at 7, I feel quite strongly that the same 23-rule is unfairly restrictive for team 9-ball, where SL's go to 9, I believe APA should seriously consider changing 9-ball team handicap match limit to 25. I know of several teams in my division who are forced to depend too heavily the lower handicapped players, to whom pool is simply not as important as the better players. I've noticed that low handicap player attendance is not nearly as reliable when compared to the mid and high handicapped players. All of those things I mentioned lead to otherwise honest people to resort to sandbagging. For my own personal growth as a pool player, I am considering an individual league, or maybe another team-league that is less restrictive with their handicap structure.
As a management employee for a large telecom company, I have seen first hand that companies and organizations who make the effort to send out surveys of this kind are quite interested in the results. And constructive criticisms and well-reasoned and articulate comments are often isolated and given extra consideration. So, if you're in APA and have issues and ideas, I suggest you check your email and see if you have a survey waiting for you. Take a few minutes to tell the APA some of the stuff you've been writing here.
Incidentally, there was a very interesting question at the end, asking.... "Would you be more likely to recommend APA to a new member if there were an incentive?"
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