Cash For Kids?????
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randyg said:
Randy I'm wondering about the cash issue for children myself, seems like kids playing for trophy's, recoginition, accomplishments and prizes is way more appropriate and effective. As for the eligibility issue I would probably go to Melissa's website and ask her directly, on the surface I think money is sending the wrong message to our young players and a continum of societies negative perspective on pool.
My son wants in! Where can he sign up$
Then we should eliminate cash prizes from all pool tournaments, and just watch vintage videos of great grudge matches.
When a novice Zen Cueist's stroke strays from the Four-Bank Path to Enlightenment and Correct Thinking, the Master places the cue ball on the head spot upon a five-dollar bill and tells the student,
"Bank the cue ball off the foot rail until it stops upon the bill, then put the bill in your pocket."
This form of meditation is invariably effective. Some students spend over an hour on it, while others perform it correctly within 2-3 attempts.
(The Master also sets this task to unenlightened gamblers when he needs cash, giving them 1 attempt for each dollar they are willing to risk.)
Before my son was born, his future mother took me to her company picnic. Adults mingled while children, aged 5 to 12, drifted listless and bored about the scene.
Mom-to-be trotted out a hand-cranked ice cream maker and called for volunteer crankers. Children evaporated like dew in the summer sun.
I called loudly to the concealing shrubbery, "Who wants to make some MONEY?" and was immediately swarmed like the Pied Piper. I explained to the kids that adults will gladly pay a quarter for a cone of hand-cranked ice cream, and demonstrated the proper presentation of such a treat.
(Big, slow lick) "Mmmmm.... goood! Want some, lady? It's only a quarter!"
That ice cream maker roared like a chain saw, and soon children and adults were talking, laughing, and enjoying ice cream.
Island Drive said:
Then we should eliminate cash prizes from all pool tournaments, and just watch vintage videos of great grudge matches.
When a novice Zen Cueist's stroke strays from the Four-Bank Path to Enlightenment and Correct Thinking, the Master places the cue ball on the head spot upon a five-dollar bill and tells the student,
"Bank the cue ball off the foot rail until it stops upon the bill, then put the bill in your pocket."
This form of meditation is invariably effective. Some students spend over an hour on it, while others perform it correctly within 2-3 attempts.
(The Master also sets this task to unenlightened gamblers when he needs cash, giving them 1 attempt for each dollar they are willing to risk.)
Before my son was born, his future mother took me to her company picnic. Adults mingled while children, aged 5 to 12, drifted listless and bored about the scene.
Mom-to-be trotted out a hand-cranked ice cream maker and called for volunteer crankers. Children evaporated like dew in the summer sun.
I called loudly to the concealing shrubbery, "Who wants to make some MONEY?" and was immediately swarmed like the Pied Piper. I explained to the kids that adults will gladly pay a quarter for a cone of hand-cranked ice cream, and demonstrated the proper presentation of such a treat.
(Big, slow lick) "Mmmmm.... goood! Want some, lady? It's only a quarter!"
That ice cream maker roared like a chain saw, and soon children and adults were talking, laughing, and enjoying ice cream.
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MrLucky said:can you provide a link?
Here it is:
http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storyb.cfm?storynum=3755
It happened Sept. 30, a mere 23 days after this announcement.
Dhakala said:My son wants in! Where can he sign up$
Then we should eliminate cash prizes from all pool tournaments, and just watch vintage videos of great grudge matches.
When a novice Zen Cueist's stroke strays from the Four-Bank Path to Enlightenment and Correct Thinking, the Master places the cue ball on the head spot upon a five-dollar bill and tells the student,
"Bank the cue ball off the foot rail until it stops upon the bill, then put the bill in your pocket."
This form of meditation is invariably effective. Some students spend over an hour on it, while others perform it correctly within 2-3 attempts.
(The Master also sets this task to unenlightened gamblers when he needs cash, giving them 1 attempt for each dollar they are willing to risk.)
Before my son was born, his future mother took me to her company picnic. Adults mingled while children, aged 5 to 12, drifted listless and bored about the scene.
Mom-to-be trotted out a hand-cranked ice cream maker and called for volunteer crankers. Children evaporated like dew in the summer sun.
I called loudly to the concealing shrubbery, "Who wants to make some MONEY?" and was immediately swarmed like the Pied Piper. I explained to the kids that adults will gladly pay a quarter for a cone of hand-cranked ice cream, and demonstrated the proper presentation of such a treat.
(Big, slow lick) "Mmmmm.... goood! Want some, lady? It's only a quarter!"
That ice cream maker roared like a chain saw, and soon children and adults were talking, laughing, and enjoying ice cream.
Well then lets pay $$$$ high school football players and hs tennis $$$and soccer and baseball, hell lets not not have any amateur sport. In the BCA Jr. Nationals when the kids play for a spot in the WPA worlds Junior Championships that's Huge, all expense paid by the BCA.
“existing School eligibility” ???
“existing School eligibility” I’m not quite sure if I know what the question is but receiving cash money does not make one ineligible to go to school. A pro athlete is able to go to school. A pro athlete is not able to compete in the same sport (NCAA sanctioned) that he or she is considered a pro. There are plenty of examples of pro athletes in one sport that compete in another NCAA sport in collage. Danny Ainge played pro baseball for the Toronto blue Jays and played NCAA basketball for BYU; these are NCAA rules.
randyg said:
“existing School eligibility” I’m not quite sure if I know what the question is but receiving cash money does not make one ineligible to go to school. A pro athlete is able to go to school. A pro athlete is not able to compete in the same sport (NCAA sanctioned) that he or she is considered a pro. There are plenty of examples of pro athletes in one sport that compete in another NCAA sport in collage. Danny Ainge played pro baseball for the Toronto blue Jays and played NCAA basketball for BYU; these are NCAA rules.
Dhakala said:
Obvious........
Dhakala said:My son wants in! Where can he sign up$
Then we should eliminate cash prizes from all pool tournaments, and just watch vintage videos of great grudge matches.
When a novice Zen Cueist's stroke strays from the Four-Bank Path to Enlightenment and Correct Thinking, the Master places the cue ball on the head spot upon a five-dollar bill and tells the student,
"Bank the cue ball off the foot rail until it stops upon the bill, then put the bill in your pocket."
This form of meditation is invariably effective. Some students spend over an hour on it, while others perform it correctly within 2-3 attempts.
(The Master also sets this task to unenlightened gamblers when he needs cash, giving them 1 attempt for each dollar they are willing to risk.)
Before my son was born, his future mother took me to her company picnic. Adults mingled while children, aged 5 to 12, drifted listless and bored about the scene.
Mom-to-be trotted out a hand-cranked ice cream maker and called for volunteer crankers. Children evaporated like dew in the summer sun.
I called loudly to the concealing shrubbery, "Who wants to make some MONEY?" and was immediately swarmed like the Pied Piper. I explained to the kids that adults will gladly pay a quarter for a cone of hand-cranked ice cream, and demonstrated the proper presentation of such a treat.
(Big, slow lick) "Mmmmm.... goood! Want some, lady? It's only a quarter!"
That ice cream maker roared like a chain saw, and soon children and adults were talking, laughing, and enjoying ice cream.
This is quite possibly the best post i've read on a message board this week..
Not sure if I agree with the kids playing for money part, but I can definately see your side of it and it's duely noted. Incidentally, I used to play my dad and my brothers a dollar a game when we were kids. Does that make him bad? Or me? We used to put the dollars on the light chain, and people would always ask.. What are all those dollars for?
DJ
