I agree!!!!!!
That time could be spent working on his game instead of the BS.
Jeff
Aggravated by my team...pizzed off a more apt description
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I agree!!!!!!
That time could be spent working on his game instead of the BS.
Jeff
Garczar doesnt like APA? Really? I dont think I've heard him say that before!
Lorider, you really didnt think you would get a response other then APA bashing ,did you?
You might have just had a perfect storm.... situations that all popped up in one night. Talk to them and point out that if they would rather be elsewhere on league night, then quit.
You have a good point.
Me personally, I hate to play anything team oriented. I've always looked at pool as a 1-on-1 sport.
I do have a couple friends that play in a master's league. They say they love it eventhough, they complain nonstop.
Having said that, I have entertained the idea of joining a 14.1 and AR league.
Jeff
I can't even watch it.
I only play on Sundays, from 6 AM until 2 PM. The APA then comes in then and usually take over all the tables.
I, sometimes, sit and watch for a little bit, while I talk to a few people I know, but I can't take much of it before it starts getting on my nerves.
Recently I've only played in leagues where I'm in a match 80%+ of the time.
I did play many years ago in a bar league where I got to play two games of eight ball per night. I wonder now why I did. I guess it was the only game in town.
Haven't played leagues in a long team. But I feel your pain. Honestly any activity involving people, people management, etc. ESPECIALLY when it's on FUN STUFF isn't worth it anymore to me.
I play to play, not manage.
Two things an old Karate Instructor told me. The latter most appropriate to you:
1. You're not faster than a bullet
2. The best defense is not to be there. :rotflmao1:
I play to play, not manage.
Two things an old Karate Instructor told me. The latter most appropriate to you:
1. You're not faster than a bullet
2. The best defense is not to be there. :rotflmao1:
I guess I do not really understand how APA works. You have 7 people on your team but only 5 of those 7 play on a given night?? What is the minimum amount of team members you must have to complete a match? In the 8 or 9 years I have shot in a league I missed 2 times this year due to illness but I let my team mates know a day or 2 before league night to find a sub. I also let them know that if they could not find a sub I would play. If people are going to commit to something they should at least be adult enough to show up when expected and not bow out before they are finished for the night. Thats just all plain common courtesy that one expects most adults to have.
For most of us not in or near a big city, this IS all we have. There isnt a 9 foot table within 25 miles of me. It is what it is. I make the best of it.
Great post and exactly my opinion also.
I realize that there is life outside of pool and things come up every now and then. I choose to play only double jeapordy where we play 5 matches of 8 ball and 5 matches of 9 ball the same night . i have been on teams that play only 8 or 9 and its no fun to sit there all night only to not have your name called.
You need at least a minimum of 5 players to field a team but its really not feasible to have just 5 because something will always comes up where some one cannot make it. The maximum you can have is 8 but i think 7 is the best because its much easier to manage it where every one plays at least once and all but 2 play twice. The next week i ensure the 2 that only played once play twice the following week.
The 2 girls who left early are new and probably have not acclimated to the routine and understand the concept of team commitment.... I guess..
The 3 rd player however has played apa longer than i have and should know what commitment to a team is. It really got me when i asked him to stay and help keep score and refused saying he had to go.. He is fully aware of what i was faced with in keeping score of 2 matches at the same time and evidently did not care about the hardship i was faced with ...especially using the new apa 9 ball app and keeping a scoresheet at the same time and doing the same with 8 ball match.
He is the one the one that really pizzed me off ...he is retired so its not like he had to get up early for work the next morning.
I didn't know apa had leagues where you play 8 and 9 ball the same night, unless it's a master's league. In my area they have different nights for 8 ball and 9 ball. I haven't played apa in 15+ years but I'm pretty sure it's still the same way.
For the past 5-6 years I played in an in-house UPA league and was a captain for the last 7-8 sessions. We had 6-8 players varying per session with 5 playing per week. Mind you it's only a 4 team league so we all played each other often. Many times I've had people who always needed to play 1st or 2nd to go home early to get to sleep for work or who had to go home to take care of their kids. As long as they told me at start of night I always tried to accommodate. I usually sat out most nights because if people showed up I felt bad that I played and they would have to sit out. The whole last session I was injured and missed the whole session as the team captain. We were all in a text group so I still knew what was going on and everything even though I wasn't ever there. It absolutely killed me not being able to go. Now I had to give up and take myself out of the league because I see no quick recovery. Since I'm no longer on a roster I can't log onto the leagues site and see everyone's record and sl report and I have that
For the past 5-6 years I played in an in-house UPA league and was a captain for the last 7-8 sessions. We had 6-8 players varying per session with 5 playing per week. Mind you it's only a 4 team league so we all played each other often. Many times I've had people who always needed to play 1st or 2nd to go home early to get to sleep for work or who had to go home to take care of their kids. As long as they told me at start of night I always tried to accommodate. I usually sat out most nights because if people showed up I felt bad that I played and they would have to sit out. The whole last session I was injured and missed the whole session as the team captain. We were all in a text group so I still knew what was going on and everything even though I wasn't ever there. It absolutely killed me not being able to go. Now I had to give up and take myself out of the league because I see no quick recovery. Since I'm no longer on a roster I can't log onto the leagues site and see everyone's record and sl report and I have that
Maybe his wife is a complete bi**h and she nagged him to leave? Lol. I laugh but as a captain, I've seen it happen.
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Hate to read about your health problems and hope you recover soon..
Not sure how many leagues have went to this format but when tap and usapl were available here they also used the double jeapordy format. It makes it a lot easier to get every one playing that night when you have a total of 10 matches played. Every one will play at least one match and most will play 2 matches. Just rotate every week the ones that only play one match.
Yea i played the only one format for a while and like you i sat out more than anyone.
He is not married so that excuse is out the window. Lol..
Tell me more!
14.1 and AR-15's? That seems to have the potential for some real next level sharking!
Hu
14.1 and AR-15's? That seems to have the potential for some real next level sharking!
Hu
Thats how a modern day Jed Clampett shoots pool.
Eh it is what it is. We have ppl that can't show up a lot. I'm there almost every week, which sucks if I'm working that day. My plan when I started playing league again was to not be there on days I worked because I get up at 4am, work from 6am till 6pm, rush home, put my contacts in and I'm usually at the hall ten minutes before league starts. By then I'm wiped out and if I do play I'm too tired to do well.
Unfortunately with ppl not showing up I go in every week.
Unfortunately with ppl not showing up I go in every week.
Hey Hu! How's it going fella?
Hu, I actually thought about the AR-15 comment when I was writing that post. I guess great minds do think alike.
On a serious note, some folks started an AR league along with a 14.1 league in Huntsville, Alabama. It's a 3 hour drive round-trip for me but, if the competition is stiff enough it would be well worth it.
Hey buddy, to shark me all they got to do is bump my walker.
I've been eyeballing my table for a couple days. All along, I was thinking, "maybe I could hit one or two balls if I don't bend at all".. I get my walker, make it to the table and end up just hobbling around my table for about 3 minutes struggling to get the cover off. I eventually decided it was a stupid idea and gave up.
Hope everything is good with you Hu.
Drop me a PM sometimes buddy.
Jeff