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stick8

stick8

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Hi guys&gals. Have a question, i own a small poolroom and have a dull tuesday nite. I would like to look into starting a inhous league play or APA or any if i can get some help with setting it up. as i am old man and have never played or been around legue play. any help out ther??? my room is in northeast georgia. thanks in advance STICK:thumbup:
 
The easiest thing to do is contact your local APA league operator. They can provide banners and promotional materials to put up in your room.
Talk to the regular players who come in and see if there is any interest in playing league. If the players want it, getting the APA on board is very easy.

Steve
 
stick8 said:
Hi guys&gals. Have a question, i own a small poolroom and have a dull tuesday nite. I would like to look into starting a inhous league play or APA or any if i can get some help with setting it up. as i am old man and have never played or been around legue play. any help out ther??? my room is in northeast georgia. thanks in advance STICK:thumbup:
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contact don at the pool room in duluth ga. 770 418 9086 or @ thebestroom.com he also posts on here as thedon i think but not sure on the screen name. the pool room runs both bca and apa and he can give you ideas and help on promoting. check the room owner discussion section. i am sure you can get help there. here you're mostly going to get responses about how much they hate leagues. i guarantee the pool room doesn't hate having thier room full four nights a week with people spending cash on food and drink.
 
Stick, If you get an APA or other league going I'll start or get on a team for sure. All those guys in Athens have been playing in one for years and go to Vegas, etc...
 
Yah, go APA or BCA. APA if you want to be more hands-off - let the local league operator handle things - or BCA if you want to run it yourself (or have a staffer run it).

Once you figure out the route you're going to take, print up fliers about it and tack'em up around your room. Do this a few weeks in advance - give folks plenty of time to put together teams before the league starts.

You might even put up some team sign-up sheets, so folks can put their names/phone numbers down, either grouped by teams-to-be-formed or one big pile so folks can contact each other and make plans for teams.

Also, leagues take some time to get rolling. Don't expect a full house the first session. It may take a year before you're getting the weekly traffic you want. Be patient!
 
Apa

Go APA if you want to capture the fringe players and lower skill players (they seem to be the ones who spend more on league night anyway). Their system though criticized forces the players to keep recruiting their friends, family, neighbors, etc... It turns into more of a family get together/ social event centered around pool. Kind of like a bowling league.

Go BCA if you just want to give your already established players something to do on a slow night. Rarely brings in any new players or lower skill players since the system doesn't demand it. Also tends to self implode since the best (strongest) teams almost always win so the weaker teams get tired of it and eventually quit.

In addition if a player is unhappy at the APA League because of their skl or something they are still your customer. If you run the league and they get upset you might lose a customer.

Just my honest opinion. Take it for what it is worth.:thumbup:
 
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