Robin,
IMO the BCA has also 'delegated' or 'farmed out' it's role where instructors are concerned.
Now that's a whole other issue or story. But it's just another example of the BCA becoming less of an influential or supporting entity.
What the BCA was is certainly no longer & for one to think of the BCA as it once was is a delusion.
American Billiards is in a shambles with no organization or leadership from any position at the top.
Yes there are some in the middle ground that are doing their best. But there is no one at the top to look to for anything.
That is why IMO that the PROS need to take their future in their own hands in a similar manner as did the PGA many many years ago. Then & only then will those with money be coming to them.
In other words, no pro players, no money for those that make money off their talent. People don't watch to see Arimath Balls, or Diamond tables, or Cuetec cues. They watch to see great players play great pool. CJ is correct about that & creating more interest with more personal attachment would certainly be a good thing.
When are the Pros collectively going to realize that THEY are the commodity & that collectively the power can be in their hands. But not as individuals. They need to unite & then bite the bullet & go into hibernation for perhaps a year or two or maybe 3. They, under an association, must make themselves needed & then desired & then a 'paid' for commodity that those that want to make money off of their sweat will realize that they need them to make that money. A farmer does not treat his crop with a lack of respect. A farmer treats his crop with the respect & CARE that it both requires & deserves if the farmer has any hope of making any money when he goes to harvest & then sell the crop.
As things are now a Pro Player is similar to a part time slave. In golf, if you make the cut & play the last 2 rounds you get a check. No pro pool player should enter a tournament & basically lose money for the effort.
No pain no gain. Turming the pro game around will not be a joyful journey. It will be a long hard climb, but the reward at the summit can be well worth the pain not just this generation but for the next, & the next, & the next.
Part of the problem is that the game is of an individual nature , but so is golf. The PGA stands for the Professional Golfers Association.
United We Stand. Divided We Fall ('Die').
Naturally all of the above are just my opinions and...'I could be wrong'.
Best Wishes,
Rick
Edit: The PGA doles out who can host & sponsor 'their' tournaments & they have their own PGA courses & tournaments.
IMO the BCA has also 'delegated' or 'farmed out' it's role where instructors are concerned.
Now that's a whole other issue or story. But it's just another example of the BCA becoming less of an influential or supporting entity.
What the BCA was is certainly no longer & for one to think of the BCA as it once was is a delusion.
American Billiards is in a shambles with no organization or leadership from any position at the top.
Yes there are some in the middle ground that are doing their best. But there is no one at the top to look to for anything.
That is why IMO that the PROS need to take their future in their own hands in a similar manner as did the PGA many many years ago. Then & only then will those with money be coming to them.
In other words, no pro players, no money for those that make money off their talent. People don't watch to see Arimath Balls, or Diamond tables, or Cuetec cues. They watch to see great players play great pool. CJ is correct about that & creating more interest with more personal attachment would certainly be a good thing.
When are the Pros collectively going to realize that THEY are the commodity & that collectively the power can be in their hands. But not as individuals. They need to unite & then bite the bullet & go into hibernation for perhaps a year or two or maybe 3. They, under an association, must make themselves needed & then desired & then a 'paid' for commodity that those that want to make money off of their sweat will realize that they need them to make that money. A farmer does not treat his crop with a lack of respect. A farmer treats his crop with the respect & CARE that it both requires & deserves if the farmer has any hope of making any money when he goes to harvest & then sell the crop.
As things are now a Pro Player is similar to a part time slave. In golf, if you make the cut & play the last 2 rounds you get a check. No pro pool player should enter a tournament & basically lose money for the effort.
No pain no gain. Turming the pro game around will not be a joyful journey. It will be a long hard climb, but the reward at the summit can be well worth the pain not just this generation but for the next, & the next, & the next.
Part of the problem is that the game is of an individual nature , but so is golf. The PGA stands for the Professional Golfers Association.
United We Stand. Divided We Fall ('Die').
Naturally all of the above are just my opinions and...'I could be wrong'.
Best Wishes,
Rick
Edit: The PGA doles out who can host & sponsor 'their' tournaments & they have their own PGA courses & tournaments.
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