BCA - From The Horse's Mouth

Standardization is great, until you run face-first into the reality of it actually harming those it was intended to help.

Equipment is a perfect example as those who have mentioned pocket size explained.

But "playing rules" need to be flexible too. "All-ball fouls" or "Cue-ball fouls only" ? All-ball is fine for pros and semi-pros, but it would kill the amateur game. Open Table, or Play What You Make? Let the league decide what rule suits its customers best.
 
Mr. Bond said:
Be sure, I would have loved to ask many more, and much 'harder' questions, but, also keep in mind that he doesn't have to answer anything. Interviews are tricky like that, ask the wrong question and click.......dial tone.

Nonetheless, I'm glad that the Q&A is making you think. And I HIGHLY recommend - that if you have something on your mind, a burning question, by all means either call or email Mr. Johnson, or one of the board members, and ask them.

That is the real point of all this - THINK - and then take action. If everyone who visits this forum spent a fraction of the effort that they do to post here, applying pressure, in the form of asking the right questions, perhaps the BCA or any other person or organization may feel the need to respond in kind with action. Maybe they are out of touch and need a wake up call? Maybe they believe that nobody cares?

Whatever the case, too many times, those who raise hard questions are looked at as troublemakers when in reality, it is they who actually care the most.

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Oh and by the way - LOL - speaking of coffee talk, someone asked me about this.....
I kinda slurred the words a little on the show - Mike needs to get back on the HORSE, not whores ! LMAO
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If you asked MR. BCA guy tough questions and he wouldn't answer or even worse he hung up. That would be fine, because there it would be for all to see he's not the right guy for the job!!!

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Mr. Bond not trying to be a wise *ss but, you had him on the phone and didn't apply any pressure at all by asking the right questions? Imagine the cheers you would receive from this forum, and I for one would have been up front cheering the loudest.

"Maybe they believe nobody cares" as you say, that might be right if they're talking to each other there at the BCA. But then I don't think that line would start with maybe it might instead would read like this. "Definitely they believe nobody cares"

Why would I say that, well let me see maybe because the BCA guy said he doesn't pay any attention to what people say. That is because, why? if I was working hard everyday for the betterment of Pool and thought I was doing a good job. I would definitely want to see if people were noticing or if they were mentioning things that could be done that had possible been overlooked at the very least.

However if I was just there trying make the fat that much fatter, selling off money making leagues, handing out plaques, and slapping my like minded buddies on the back, well then hell no I wouldn't want to pay any attention to what people were saying either.

Because it may sound like what is written above, so I'd just keep my head in the sand remember to not use the word problem ever, because that might draw attention.
Go on about my day to day business pretending the BCA gives a c**p about the Pros. All the while knowing that actions speak louder than words, just hoping no one notices
that the word side of the equation way out weighs the action side.

If I was working hard for the betterment of Pool everyday, as he says the BCA does and the Pool industry was shirking for probably the last ten years.The Pro game getting close to the point of hardly existing. I would think it's time to stop working so hard and start working smarter.
 
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bfdlad said:
Again, although in favor of standardizing I think at this point only rules could be done. equipment would maybe lose events. Example, Lets say I have 25k to add to tourney but that's all. I have to hold it at a pool room and that room has Larger pockets than the rules allow. We can't expect pool rooms to change their pocket size at their cost. So what do you do? Not have the event? I may be wrong but it is not easy to get everyone to pay to have equipment comply.
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Yeah sorry I was trying to say I agree with you. My point was that standardized equipment only becomes feasible once there is a theoretical powerful tour organization that can put on it's own events with it's own equipment. Say for example a 32 man tour that holds it's events on 4 to 6 tables that would go from event to event.

Also I think rules standardization is overall more important to the health of the game than equipment standards. As for whether certain rules would ruin the game for amateurs I disagree. People would adapt if everyone was playing one rule set. Also, as a practical matter certain rules that are in effect in tournaments could be adjusted where appropriate in informal competition. In other words most people don't call 3 seconds/defensive 3 seconds in pickup games, people allow mulligans on the golf course, etc.
 
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BCA Can't Wear Both Hats

Question for the BCA, THAT I DON'T THINK THEY WANT TO ANSWER

Didn't you sell the BCA Pool league because the APA complained that for you (the BCA) trade association to run and own the the BCA league was a conflict of interest?
So you sold the money making league.

That said,

You (The BCA) being the governing body for Pool in North America (under the WPA umbrella) wouldn't it have made sense to keep the money making BCA league
as those monies could have gone to funding Pro tournaments. Which you say you want to do, but you now have no money to do?

I find it hard to see how wearing both caps affords you the ability to do the best job for both the Pro Players and the Industry people.
Sadly it appears to me and I think a lot of others that you (The BCA) has decided to your best job for the industry people and dam the Pro Players.

Fine then work for the industry people and let go of the part where you're the governing body for Pool in North America. As the above shows you cannot do a fair and
just job for both, it also shows which side you have chosen as your actions speak very clearly. Much more clearly than you words I'm afraid.

The BCA being the governing body for Pool in North America of coarse sounds good and gives the industry side more clout, so of coarse you don't want to let that go.
Your track record however has proven that you can't steer two ships at once and keep them both on coarse ! In fact one is sinking at this very moment !
 
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The BCA can't help pro pool out right now, but they want to hold on to those points because there not political. :eek:. Johnnyt
 
ABR said:
Was a great TAR podcast tonight - props and thanks to Justin and the crew.

I guess I should probably talk about our show too? :cool:

Tonight's show will feature BCA CEO Rob Johnson, explaining their stance on many of the issues that the pool world is facing. Don't shoot the messenger.

We'll also hear from "The Oracle" - Mark Cantrill and his new travel segment :D

Mary Ann speaks with Steinway Billiards owner Manny Stamatakis

And of course we cant forget NYC Grind's sassy lassy, Alison Fischer along with JT.



I got a little distracted with the TAR podcast, so my apologies for running a little late.
The show should be available for listening at 10pm central, or shortly thereafter.
Mr. Bond is gonna have my head on a platter so I'm gonna make like banana and split.

- Pete
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You should have JAM call in and do the interview with the BCA guy.... LOL... That would epic!
 
ABR said:
Was a great TAR podcast tonight - props and thanks to Justin and the crew.

I guess I should probably talk about our show too? :cool:

Tonight's show will feature BCA CEO Rob Johnson, explaining their stance on many of the issues that the pool world is facing. Don't shoot the messenger.

We'll also hear from "The Oracle" - Mark Cantrill and his new travel segment :D

Mary Ann speaks with Steinway Billiards owner Manny Stamatakis

And of course we cant forget NYC Grind's sassy lassy, Alison Fischer along with JT.



I got a little distracted with the TAR podcast, so my apologies for running a little late.
The show should be available for listening at 10pm central, or shortly thereafter.
Mr. Bond is gonna have my head on a platter so I'm gonna make like banana and split.

- Pete
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Ok... the BCA is completely irrelevant to the future of pool ... maybe an organized boycott of members in the association would get someone's attention and apply some pressure to do something. Otherwise they are a trade organization, nothing more.
 
nb92 said:
You should have JAM call in and do the interview with the BCA guy.... LOL... That would epic!
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I would definitely tune in for that, as she would do a great job!



PS. They might have to have a medic standing by for the BCA guy.
 
ABR said:
Was a great TAR podcast tonight - props and thanks to Justin and the crew.

I guess I should probably talk about our show too? :cool:

Tonight's show will feature BCA CEO Rob Johnson, explaining their stance on many of the issues that the pool world is facing. Don't shoot the messenger.

We'll also hear from "The Oracle" - Mark Cantrill and his new travel segment :D

Mary Ann speaks with Steinway Billiards owner Manny Stamatakis

And of course we cant forget NYC Grind's sassy lassy, Alison Fischer along with JT.



I got a little distracted with the TAR podcast, so my apologies for running a little late.
The show should be available for listening at 10pm central, or shortly thereafter.
Mr. Bond is gonna have my head on a platter so I'm gonna make like banana and split.

- Pete
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Pete...Don't forget about the One Minute Pool Instructor tips! :grin-square:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
 
itsfroze said:
I would definitely tune in for that, as she would do a great job!



PS. They might have to have a medic standing by for the BCA guy.
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:grin::grin::grin:

I'm actually pretty strong when it comes to choosing my words carefully on the record. ;)
 
ABR said:
Was a great TAR podcast tonight - props and thanks to Justin and the crew.

I guess I should probably talk about our show too? :cool:

Tonight's show will feature BCA CEO Rob Johnson, explaining their stance on many of the issues that the pool world is facing. Don't shoot the messenger.

We'll also hear from "The Oracle" - Mark Cantrill and his new travel segment :D

Mary Ann speaks with Steinway Billiards owner Manny Stamatakis

And of course we cant forget NYC Grind's sassy lassy, Alison Fischer along with JT.



I got a little distracted with the TAR podcast, so my apologies for running a little late.
The show should be available for listening at 10pm central, or shortly thereafter.
Mr. Bond is gonna have my head on a platter so I'm gonna make like banana and split.

- Pete
Click to expand...

Pete...Don't forget about the One Minute Pool Instructor tips! :grin-square:

Scott Lee
http://poolknowledge.com
 
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