MVP PHOTOS posted in the Photo Gallery Check out the winners! NOW ACCEPTING 3-PLAYER DREAM TEAM ENTRIES for the APA $40,000 AUGUST Valley Forge Event E-Mail your Team Name; 8-Digit Player Numbers and Skill Level information by clicking on: robpeuplieapa@yahoo.com (Type: DREAM TEAM ENTRY on the Subject Line.)
Remember - your Player Number begins with 213
YOUR TEAM can now go to Valley Forge this August, (IF your team played in the Spring 2008 Session)!!! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- If this interests you you MUST call the LEAGUE OFFICE and let us know! -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We have a few FREE ENTRY openings for 8Ball & 9Ball Teams. After those are gone there is a $500.00 Entry Fee. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
GO TO THE LOCAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS for August 8th ~ and click on VALLEY FORGE for all the particulars.
!Congrats & Good Luck ! to all our 8Ball Teams -- 9Ball Teams MASTERS Teams and our Ladies Team
Our teams just finished their 2008 Las Vegas Qualifier Tournaments. Here's the Teams that are "GOIN TO THE SHOW" in Las Vegas:
They won a combined total of $101,000.00 in awards, travel assistance and prize money!
009-10 Felt, Pour House, Washington, DC 023-01 DAMIFINO#2, Calypso Bay, Deale, Maryland 032-05 Basic Instinct, Champion Billiards, Shirlington, Virginia 033-07 Billy's Friends, Fast Eddie's Billiards, Springfield, Virginia 038-01 How Strong was That?, Fast Eddie's Billiards, Fairfax, Virginia 050-11 It's About Time, Point Pleasant Beach Bar, Glen Burnie, Maryland 058-05 We Boyz, Ashley's Station, Ferndale, Maryland 073-04 If You See Kay, Grand Billiard Club, Gaithersburg, Maryland 076-08 X-Pendables, Buffalo Wings & Beer, Silver Spring, Maryland 077-01 Janet's Gang, American Legion 268, Wheaton, Maryland 078-11 Los Broncos, Hard Times Cafe, Germantown, Maryland 436-04 Lotta Green, Fast Eddie's Billiards, Alexandria, Virginia
234-04 L.O.F.T., Bunker Sports Cafe, Leesburg, Virginia 241-03 Tony Stewart, Willy D's, Pasadena, Maryland 247-06 No F-N Whiners, Crofton Cantina, Gambrills, Maryland 250-07 SHEETAS, Ashley's Station, Ferndale, Maryland 252-02 Diamond Shooters, Shooters Sports Bar, Severna Park, Maryland 271-01 Yes, We Saw Kay!, Grand Billiard Club, Gaithersburg, Maryland
732-03 Tawdry, NOT, Champion Billiards, Shirlington, Virginia 777-02 Frank's Crew, Hard Times Cafe, Germantown, Maryland
Sunday, August 10 - Friday, August 15 16/17 Weeks + Playoffs Ends @ Christmas Break
Less than 1/3 of our nearly 5,000 active players are registered to our WebSite ... Please ask around and encourage everyone to join the site and enjoy it's contents ... Let them know that our Local APA League website package offers a variety of interactive features like personalized statistics, schedules, team rosters, performance graphs, events calendar, community forum, private messaging and a whole lot more! LeeWhy not adopt a new personal approach to pool leagues, in 2008! Let's all make a pact to PLAY FAIR and HAVE FUN! For those of you who cannot play fair, or who wish to make trouble on League Nights with your opponent team, YOU WILL SIT OUT a few weeks! We are NOT all about that! We are here to have fun ... if you can't do that .. GO PLAY SOMEWHERE ELSE! ... Lee
MARYLAND NON-SMOKING LAW
As we all know, the State of Maryland has adopted a no-smoking law that does not allow smoking in public places, such as BARS, RESTAURANTS, POOL ROOMS, etc.
The official APA rule on this ban is:
Any Members wanting to take a smoke break outside, must do it before their match begins or after their match is finished. All play must be continuous, from the start of play to the end. If one of the players takes a smoke break after the match has started, the match point(s) will be forfeited to the opponent team. In the event that both players agree to hold up the match and take a smoke break together, the match will be considered forfeited and neither team will get the point(s) for that specific match.
Any and all remaining matches are to be played out in their entirety.
APA Continues to be the World's Largest Amateur Pool League PAID MEMBERSHIP TOTAL FOR 2007 266,876
(Counting YOU!)
New Leagues Starting
We will start any type(s) of Divisions the players ask for:
8Ball ~ 9Ball Ladies ~ MASTERS Doubles
Any day of the week;
Any time of the day;
At a Host Location that is most convenient for the players involved.
WEB SITE (DID YOU KNOW) NEAT FEATURE: When you look at our Local Calendar of Events ... Almost every day, you will see a small Birthday Cake in the corner. This indicates that one (or more) of our players has a Birthday that day.
You can click on the Cake Icon and it will show you who it is - or who they are, and, if it's a friend of yours .. simply click on SEND AN EMAIL and wish them a very ! Happy Birthday ! -- -- -- -- -- The APA is now InterNational!
The world’s largest amateur pool league is expanding oversees to Japan. In late-December, the American Poolplayers Association (APA) granted Noriyuki Nanjo approval to begin promoting and administering APA Leagues in Tokyo as the Japanese Poolplayers Association (JPA).
Nanjo, a former APA member, began playing pool in the APA Leagues in Washington State while attending college. “The APA League was a great place for me to learn about the game of pool and meet many new and interesting people.”
Upon graduation, he inquired about starting an APA franchise in Japan. After months of finalizing details and attending extensive training, Nanjo’s franchise was approved.
The JPA will operate under the same guidelines as APA Pool Leagues and will utilize The Equalizer® handicap and scoring system. JPA teams will be eligible to qualify for the APA National Team Championships held annually in August at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The first JPA League is scheduled to begin in February.
“We’re very excited to bring the pool league concept to Japan. The sport is extremely popular in Asia and we hope the success of the JPA will eventually help us tap into that popularity throughout the rest of the continent,” said APA President Reneé Poehlman.
In 2008 the local APA Prize Fund increased to $350,000+ in Cash and Awards! Our Tri-Annuals increased to $60,000 Cash and Awards Payout every session, with the increases going to the “bottom” 80% of the teams (those teams who aren’t lucky enough to advance to our Annual Las Vegas Qualifier Tournaments).
We also introduced our very popular ~ $25,000.00 Gold Cup Trophies and Money Orders Awards Program that recognizes each 1st Place end-of-regular-session team (in Divisions with 6 or more teams)! These awards are presented to the 1st Place Team just prior to the Divisional Playoff Finals. The 2 teams then rack 'em up and shoot it out for the right to advance to the Tri-Annual! 1st and 2nd Place Trophies are also awarded that night to the two teams competing in the Finals.
LAS VEGAS ... AUGUST 10 Days of Heaven-on-Earth for APA Poolplayers!
There are a variety of ways to make it to Las Vegas and experience the event. Each year, we will be giving away trips to Vegas! So, even if your team doesn't make it there through local competition, you can still win a free trip and join about 10,000 APA poolplayers that invade the Riviera Hotel & Casino each August! ...[Read more]
If you haven't created your Web Site Online Account yet you're missing out.
Registered members not only have access to Stats, Schedules and an ever expanding list of features, but they are automatically entered into a drawing each month for a FREE POOL CUE AND CASE.
!!! JUNE '08 Winner Selected !!! WAS IT YOU? - See inside for Winners Name !!! ...[Read more]
Team APA is proud to announce that we have selected K&S Web Designs to take over future design and maintanence of our website. K&S Web Designs is based in Baltimore, MD and has over 25 years experience shooting in the APA, and over 20 years experience in the computer programming and support fields.
Their APA League website package offers a variety of interactive features like personalized statistics, schedules, team rosters, performance graphs, events calendar, community forum, private messaging and a whole lot more!
Featured Poll
Question:
(Only Members can vote)
Do you consider the 8 on the break "a skilled shot"?
Jane Tiani
YES
6 votes
NO
14 votes
Total Votes: 20 counted Last Vote:
07/24/2008 1:18:29 PM
Over the past 15 years, the price of consumer products and services has skyrocketed. In 1993, a gallon of gas averaged $1.11, a postage stamp cost $0.29, and the average price for a new home was $147,700. My how things change! One thing that hasn’t changed since 1993 is the cost of your APA membership.
The APA is now InterNational! 
The JPA will operate under the same guidelines as APA Pool Leagues and will utilize The Equalizer® handicap and scoring system. JPA teams will be eligible to qualify for the APA National Team Championships held annually in August at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The first JPA League is scheduled to begin in February.
