Ideas for American Billiard Club Association

[Joe T]

Hi Joe,
After having read posts #7 and your post #8 it got me to thinking.
I wonder if having a two tier system might show any benefit.

Having a first tier, eight of your better players and a second tier of
eight players not quite as good. At the end of a session the two
lowest ranked players on the tier one roster are moved down to tier
two, and likewise the two highest rated players on the tier two are
moved up to tier one for the next session.

This keeps people playing hard even if they are near the bottom
on a tier one roster. This also gives people who might be a little hesitant
in getting their feet wet a chance to get involved. They could
start where they feel a little more comfortable on a tier two roster and have
an opportunity to move up as their skills and confidence improve.

As already mentioned the 1st and 2nd finishing tier two players would move up to
the big leagues so to speak to the tier one roster. The two players from the
tier one roster that moved down I think would benefit the tier two roster of
players that are honing their skills and working to improve their games.

At the end of a session you could have two play offs one for each tier.
You asked for some ideas and this might help to get more players involved
and bridge what seems to be, to a gap between the top tier players
and the next level down.

I think getting these two groups rubbing elbows on a regular basis by
playing with and in close proximity to each other it would help to start
a vacuum effect to draw in more players and interest in The American Billiard Club.
It seems to me that this could help bridge the gap between these two sets of players.
Not to mention if you happen to get more tier two players than needed perhaps you
can fill a few vacancies on a tier one roster with those highly motivated players
wanting to improve.

Hopefully as the American Billiard Club (finds it's legs) it can start to
fill the huge void between the thousands of amateur players (league players)
and the pro players. For I know of no other sport where there is such a
disconnect between the players/fans of the sport and the pro players.
For pool to be healthy this is an area that needs to be nurtured.

I really like that system. I've seen it in golf leagues where everyone WANTS to be playing in the higher division. We don't seem to be having that problem in pool lol.
But I do like that idea so much I am going to start recommending it to rooms that are currently involved. Maybe we'll make it strictly fun and competitive amongst themselves, no money prizes, just awards or room champ plays next series for free, give the green fees right to room owner and have them run on the same 7 week schedule. Thanks for the advice. At first I'm thinking "Can't get 8 how do I get 16?" but I think you're right might be doable and helpful in the long run.