Pro Pool idea

A better idea is.....

So how does the room owner stay open during any of this? The Pool League player doesn't pay anything for his pool time already? Maybe we should tack on charge for the table time....lets be generous and make it another . 50c. Now you are paying a whole dollar more....easier to have to not make change....right?

pedro.botta.9 said:
Cory Duel posted on Facebook a great idea that I think can take off with the right leadership and organization.

He said to have every league in the country pay .50 per week or match and with that have a national pro tour.

To elaborate on this

I think it's possible if maybe the board of trustees of this new governing body is made of the heads of these leagues plus an outsider. This new governing body will also reap the rewards of advertising. Which in turn can pay pros even more.

I think if you can have qualifier tournaments to make it in to this pro tour. You will have the best get in and get paid.

There should be no charge for league players that have contributed to these tour events since we already paid our dues. And we get to see the best players for what feels like free admission since no one will care about .50c a week.

With a season starting every year, it will be like other sports where every year there will be qualifiers with a few new young faces getting on tour.

So in conclusion, the amatures win be as use they get to see the best play in their towns for free , maybe root for their favorite players...etc. the players win because they get to really be professionals and put their whole effort to pool. And the venues win because by having more pro stops they get to sell more to more fans.

Just my very short .02 cents since this idea can be elaborated in to a more complex working model.


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I'm all for there being a great pro tour but I don't think this is the way to start it. The Pros need to form an association like a PGA. This new association would determine what makes a pro and who is a pro. Then anyone considered a pro could no longer play in amateur events. They could setup a tour with 10 or 12 events, get some sponsors to add some money and charge a entry fee. They could set the field to as many as they want. Maybe have a qualifier to allow 4 or 8 new players each event with the bottom 4 or 8 of each event being knocked out and have to go through a qualifier for the next event. Then once they have something worth investing in. Then they could offer instructional clinics in lots of areas of North America that league players could use to get better. And incorporate all the leagues that add money to have a Pro event at their biggest tournament with free entry for members. But that all takes work and someone to step up and grab the bull by the horns.


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BRussell said:
When I was a kid I used to fantasize that if I could magically take $1 from everyone, no one would miss it, and I'd be rich.
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Ain't it the truth. Take fitty cents from every league player and sponsor something that doesn't really exist in the first place. Hell, the leaguers won't miss it. They're usually drunk by nine-thirty in the evening anyway.
Sounds like this came right out of the little red book. :)
 
I've been following Coreys thread on this on Facebook. I wanted to comment to him, and the others, but I'm only a "follower", not a friend, so I can't post in it. (He's maxed out on friends on that account, apparently.)

I'm a league player. I'm not against his idea. However....

First and foremost there has to be a governing body for pool in place, one to administer any funds obtained from the leagues. We've seen how well the previous organizations have run, and how long they've lasted. Why on earth would a league want to contribute to such an unorganized group as pro pool is right now?

Where would the money go? How would it be utilized? What safeguards would be in place to prevent misuse? There is NO STRUCTURE in pro pool right now, thus no way to insure these things.

Once that is in place, sure, hit the leagues up. So long as you get the pro's to reciprocate, and spend time at amateur events and league nights, doing clinics and appearances. It was good to see Darren Appleton in that thread saying how he was definitely in for doing that.

It could be a great partnership. It could serve well to benefit the prize money for pro's, and to provide instruction and inspiration for amateurs.

But it ain't no good till you have someone to run it.
 
Why should anybody benefit from somebody else's money?
If Corey wants league money, let him join a league. Why should league players pay his way? Let him give lessons if he wants money. Give something of value, get something of value.

All I know is, is that if I put my $$$ into something, I sure as hell don't want it going to somebody who isn't even a part of what I'm doing. Ask me how I feel about welfare and such.
Jason
 
And Little League baseball players should contribute to a fund to raise the salaries of professional baseball players.

Sorry, but every part has to stand on its own. Otherwise you're just gaming the money.

Pro pool's problem is that not enough people want to watch it. Increasing the prize fund isn't going to change that.
 
EVERYONE wants to know what's in it for THEM...............

Very few are willing to give anything to the other (league player vs pro player).

I believe that when pro players find a service or product that league players find valuable, league players may develop an interest in pro players. Until then, I doubt very seriously if league players care about pro players. That's just the way things are and will remain UNTIL pro players change the league player's perception of them.

Think Black-Balled is a league player.

JoeyA

Black-Balled said:
The idea of the leagues supporting the pros has been discussed many times, with different twists...but...

Very few league folks are interested in pro pool.

As far as contributing league players getting to watch pro tournaments for free? Is that really a perk? I have seen the stands at the events and they ain't crowded.

How about this: 10% of the entry fees of pro events is directed to the production of instructional materials that shall be made available to the public for free. This will make the players better known and then everybody will live happily...
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