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There are many threads on here that bemoan the death of pool and what can be done to save it. Yet whenever a thread about leagues come up people tend to kill them on here.
From where I sit leagues seem to be pretty successful. Once, twice, three times a week many people go to their local bar or pool hall and plunk down their cash to have some fun.
People are just messed up no matter what the sport. You have your cheaters and whiners, you have some really terrible players, you have some very good players but overall what you see is a microcosm of our society.
I think that leagues, whether it be APA, NAPA, TAP or any of the others, deserve the support of the top level players and anyone interested in seeing pool succeed. It's where the masses are, the very market that needs to be engaged for the industry to grow.
I'll be yet another that likes this post.
I started in APA right about 9 years ago and still play in it. It's my hobby after work and if I'm not having fun, I'd just as soon find something else to do. That's how I expect my teammates to be as well. My current team likes to win, too, but they're also aware that they're just there to have fun and play pool.
Our LO's area had some pretty good finishes in this year's singles/doubles tournament. I know most of them and that their s/l's are accurate. I also know a few people that play BCA with the attitude that they're too good for APA.. not many are willing to put up the cash against an APA player. Some of the best in our area also play APA in one format or another.
Anything will improve your game if you go about it correctly - APA certainly improved mine.