Pool League Money : Who gets what?

hobokenapa

hobokenapa

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I'm hoping some League Operators can provide me some input here. What is a recommended or common way of dividing up the dues received for a Pool League? Let me give an example.

I decide to start a Pool League at a particular Pool Hall for 12 weeks. I promote the League myself, and get 30 players, who each pay $10 a week to play. Total season dues = 30x10x12 = $3600. I do all schedules, web-site, etc.. everything to do with running the League including being there every week. Pool Hall has no involvement.

Let's say the Pool Hall currently has very little, if any, business on the League night at present so the new League will bring patrons through the door. These will all be using the bar (i.e. just having people gets Pool Hall $$$)

Out of this $3600, what is a reasonable breakdown between:

a) League Operator (i.e. me in this example)
b) Pool Hall (remember they get profits from food/bar)
c) Prizes

Any comments/feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
I would think ...

Evidently your talking an inhouse league only.
Most of the time, leagues are sponsored by a company
(such as an amusement company with pinball, tables, etc).
When those leagues are played they are 100% payback.

Inhouse league has to have a 90% payback at least to be
worth it. That means you get 10%. The Pool room, I would
think, should contribute something and be a sponsor of the league.
Having the league in their place will definitely benefit them, besides
food and drink, you have practice time on the tables.
Sometimes, 1 of our rooms throws a V.I.P. Pool party at the
end with small prizes given out. Just a little tournament,
maybe a $100 cue for 1st, shirts and caps as prizes, plus
all VIP's (people that play inhouse league) get 10% off items
in their store. 1st place get a plaque with their picture on it,
and it is put up in the Pool room besides prize money. Noone
cares about or wants trophies anymore.

Most leagues around here run 14 weeks, that is pretty standard,
although a few inhouse do run 22 weeks.
You have to decide if you will have an end of session tournament
with prize money for that.

BTW, who's computer will you be using for league record keeping
and stats? The Pool room's or yours?
 
My computer... I will then put all stats on a website with players being able to log in and see the schedule/results/MVP standings etc..

So I guess the Pool Hall wanting 33% of the money in, with no contribution to prizes or running the League is unreasonable then?!
 
So I guess the Pool Hall wanting 33% of the money in, with no contribution to prizes or running the League is unreasonable then?![/QUOTE]

yes that is way out of line. They should be giving not recieving.
 
I used to own my own pool room and we had an APA league there. We did not get anything for having it, other than the extra business that it provided.
 
I have a 36 player (3 x 12) league running 24 weeks. As the league operator I take $0 for my time. The room takes $2 per player for time (20 %) which is cheap since we play 6 games a piece. However, the room kicks in $500 to our league fund in the end, pays for BCA legal collared shirts for every player, pays for top 3 places plaques (9 total, engraved) and gives us a steak, potato & salad meal at the banquet. We do a 50/50 raffle every league night to generate money for banquet prizes. Operating costs (paper, ink) are taken from the 50/50 money. So far, my pay has come in the form of a money card from the players given to me at the banquet. No complaints so far!
 
Take a look at the league that Zim's Rack Billiard Promotions sponsors, www.zimsrack.com.

If I were in your shoes, I would give the League Operator $1 per player/per night, charge a Team Entry Fee of say $50. Use the Team Entry Fee pot at the end of season to have a banquet (trophies, food, pool time) and hold it at your pool room. That way the pool room will get back a nice chunk at the end of the season. Depending on how much cooperation and participation the pool room owner gives the league, will depend on how much money you want to spend on trophies and food (leaving less for the pool room to profit).
Make sense?

Best of luck to you! If you would like to talk a little more in depth about Zim's Rack 8-Ball League, just contact me!

Thanks,
Zim
 
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