So your idea is:
"National Pool League (NPL)
The NPL is the brainchild of Ben Gauthier and was thought of on the 9th of October 2008.
Mission Statement: The NPL will be developed to allow pool players the same ability to use their talent and skill in order to make a fair living just like any other professional athlete. It is the goal of the NPL not only to provide work for pool players, but also to enrich the pool community by offering youth programs as well as player development programs.
League set-up: The NPL shall consist of teams of 12 players, minimally 10-12 teams would be needed for the league to operate, but as the NPL grows more teams would be added as long as the market would support them. Each team would play out of a city and have their own home ?€œcourt.?€? Ideally each teams home room would be located in either a casino or event center to allow both ideal conditions for players, but also for spectators. The home room would need to be a standing pool room, not to be used for other functions and the tables and all equipment will remain set up in the room at all times (unless under going maintenance) all equipment shall be uniform throughout all teams and must be well maintained. All teams shall be given exclusive buying opportunities on tables, balls, lights, and cloth through deals with vendors arranged by the NPL.
Team set-up: Each team will consist of 12 players, although only 8 players will play each week for a team. Each team will be independently owned and operated according to league standards. The team owner is responsible for drafting a team, paying travel expenses to away games as well as giving the players allowances for food/drink/personal amusement during road trips/away games. Additionally, team owners will be responsible for hiring staff as they see fit i.e. team coach, league approved table mechanic, as well as team executives including but not limited to: secretaries, scouts, PRs, and marketing. Each team owner is responsible for securing sponsors for their teams. Sponsors can be pool related companies, but outside sponsors are also highly recommended. A sponsorship deal cannot interfere with a players person equipment, for instance a team owner could not secure a deal with Predator that stated that all of the teams members must use a Predator cue. Each homeroom should also have banner advertisers that should be businesses that are local to each team. The league may have sponsors, which would have priority over each individual teams sponsors in terms of banner space and placement. Each team should also have a score keeper who is responsible for keeping score on the league provided score sheets and when a game concludes the score keeper is responsible for getting the scores to the NPL so that proper standings can be kept.
Players: All players in the league will be held to a code of conduct. All players in the league will wear their uniforms to all games. Uniforms shall be black dress pants, and dress shirts of uniform color; one main team sponsor shall be allowed to be displayed on a patch on the shirts of players along with any NPL sponsors. Players should be available for autographs either before or after every game. Players shall also make themselves available as their team requires for PR and marketing appearance. A minimum of 25 hours of pool related community service shall also be required each season by each player. Players will not be allowed to bet on any NPL games or matches. If they are found to be betting, they will be disciplined accordingly.
Game Rules: All games shall be 9 ball and a race to 9. All World Standardized Rules apply. There should be 1 referee present at all games. No forfeits will be allowed; a player must make the 9 to win the game. Jump cues will be permitted. The difference in scores will be added to the winning players team total. Example: If a match is won 9-7, 2 points will be awarded to the winning team. Each team shall submit their 8 man line-up blind and players will be matched up by the line-ups. After all singles matches have concluded, doubles matches shall be played the same way as singles matches. At the end of the night the team with the most points wins. All matches shall be played simultaneously resulting in a time frame akin to other major sports."
See some good stuff there.
