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“M.Y.P.L.A.Y.E.R.S.” APA Pool League BY-LAWS

M.Y.P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. stands for Marion, Yamhill, Polk, Linn/Benton

(Counties), All You Eagar ones aRe uS.

This is Randee Lee’s franchise area of the

American Poolplayers Association National Amateur Pool League

These By-Laws are to be used in conjunction with the Official APA Team Manual provided. Some of these rules apply ONLY to weekly league play, not the Local playoffs or Regional and National tournaments. These rules may be updated as the need arises.

1 - League sessions run approximately 14 weeks long with 1 or 2 weeks at the end of the season for playoffs, depending on the size of the division. There are three seasons per league year; Summer session runs May through August, Fall session runs September through December and Spring session runs January through April (give or take a week or two either way). There are occasionally Team Captain and New Player information meetings scheduled between seasons that should be attended by a team representative.

2 – Adult League teams are made up of a minimum of five players (21 years of age and older) with a maximum of 8 players per roster. These can be uni-sex or co-ed teams (except in Ladies Only divisions). At least FIVE players should show up every time that team is scheduled to play in a match to play. (A match can start with only ONE player present) In “Double Jeopardy” divisions, where teams play both 8-ball and 9-ball simultaneously – the 2 rosters may be identical or may have completely different players on each roster. (There are Junior leagues available at times for those under the age of 21.)

3 - “Make-ups” - Weeks 1 through 4 are a formation time for many teams, so some teams may not have a complete roster yet. If teams are short-handed “Make-up” matches should be arranged to be played later by newly added team members. Please play as many matches as possible with whoever does show up on the originally scheduled night of play, then, schedule make-up matches for the rest. At the end of the night turn in your paperwork leaving the un-played matches blank, pay your full weekly fees, regardless of how many matches are played, and drop your packet in a proper APA drop box by noon of the following day.

Make-ups from weeks 1 – 4 should be scheduled and completed by the end of the 6th week of the session. DO NOT USE ANY OF YOUR ALLOTTED “PLAY-BACKS” IN THESE FIRST 4 WEEKS. A newly added player may need to play these make-up matches in order to get their 10 weeks of scores in before playoffs. Schedule the date, time and location of the Make-up match with the opposing team captain when you first play them. Then, call to notify your Division Rep. of the make-up details AND write the information on the bottom of your score sheet. Do Not designate any players.

After week 4, individual or even full match Make-ups may be needed due to conflicts such as; Chinook Winds or National tournaments, holidays, vacations, illnesses, weddings, a death in the family or some other unforeseen reason. Team Captains should call the league office to notify the league operator and call their opponents as soon as they know they have a conflict that affects the majority or all of the team. This should be done as far ahead of time and as soon as they know their team may be short too many players. The team that will be unavailable is responsible to contact their opponent. They should refer to their future schedule to determine who their opponent will be on the date of the conflict and contact that team during their normal night of play, two or three weeks in advance. This way, both teams are assembled and are available to agree on a date and time for the make-up and everyone will be informed of the schedule change. These matches can be played before or after the scheduled night of play (preferably before). The Division Rep. and the league office need to be informed of these arrangements.

If the conflict arises due to an emergency just hours or days before the scheduled match, someone from the team still needs to contact the league operator and the opponents to advise them of the conflict and to schedule the make-up match.

Make-ups for weeks 5 and later should be played within two weeks of the scheduled night of play. The details surrounding any Make-ups, which are not played by the deadline given by the league operator, will be researched. The team responsible for the match not being completed on time will forfeit any un-played portion of the match. If both teams are guilty of not getting the matches played – neither team will receive points for the un-played matches. Full weekly fees will still need to be paid by both teams for any Forfeited matches. If one team chooses to forfeit an entire weekly match rather than scheduling and playing the make-ups, that team will be responsible to pay the full weekly fees for both teams involved.

ALWAYS use the most Current skill levels on players when playing any make-ups (not necessarily what was printed on original scoresheet, so contact the League Office for correct skill levels before playing a make-up match.

4 - “Play-backs” are another option a team may use to get in all five matches of weekly play. Play-backs should ONLY BE USED AFTER WEEK 4 of the session. A play-back is using a team member who has already played during that week, to play a second match. Two play-backs per week will be allowed for each team but each team may only use 7 total play-backs in a normal session.

A “Blind Draw” will be used to determine which player or players will play the “play-back” match or matches. The names of all players who were originally present for that night’s match and who will not make the team violate the 23 rule will be put into the blind draw. The blind draw should be done no later than the end of the third match or before anyone leaves. If the player drawn has left prior to the play-back match making them unavailable to play, that player’s team will forfeit the match. If a team’s missing player arrives at the location prior to the play-back matches starting, they will be permitted to play and the play-back will not take place. If both teams are short both teams can do play-backs. Any subsequent player shortages, beyond the two allowable play-backs, will result in forfeits. The opposing team receives a winning score of 1-0 in 8-ball and 15-0 in 9-ball for any match their opponent forfeits. If a player needed to leave prior to the blind-draw the opponent may choose to show extremely good sportsmanship by agreeing to not put that player’s name into the blind-draw, but don’t count on that happening. All team members present should split the cost of the play-back evenly among them, rather than making the player who was drawn pay double fees for the week. If one or both teams are short more than one player – it is a courtesy to let teams schedule a make-up for missing matches instead of taking a forfeit.

PLAYBACKS MAY NOT BE USED IN PLAY-OFFS OR TOURNAMENTS.

5 – INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY: A team may choose to cancel attendance for a league match for safety reasons if the current weather or road conditions or a threat of future weather or road conditions make it a hazard for players to travel to the scheduled location for that night’s match. This could be due to conditions that exist just prior to or at the start of league play or where there is a threat of poor or dangerous weather or road conditions occurring prior to the end of league play. An early call to the league office and/or a division rep. is all that is needed so that the opponents may be contacted to cancel the match for that night and to re-schedule. These matches need to be played as soon as weather permits (preferably prior to the next week’s scheduled match).

6 - FULL WEEKLY FEES of $35.00 NEED TO BE PAID EVERY WEEK, regardless of whether Make-ups are scheduled, Play-backs are used or Forfeits take place. ONLY in instances of new teams that are shorthanded AND THE LEAGUE OFFICE BEING CALLED in advance, can the fees be paid when the make-ups are played, without the team incurring a penalty. The team that has their full team present should still pay their full weekly fees so if, the shorthanded team does not take care of the make-ups on time, the full team has paid their fees and therefore will receive points for any & all forfeited matches. Any team that as a whole owe fees or that has one or more players who owe any fees to APA at the end of a session will NOT be allowed to participate in playoffs or receive cash back awards until all of the delinquent fees are paid in full. This rule affects all teams that that those players may play on. i.e: If a player’s Sunday team is delinquent on fees and that player also plays on a Thursday team – both the Sunday team and the Thursday team are ineligible for playoffs and to receive their cash back awards until all of the past due monies are paid.

FEES BOX on scoresheet: Every week list all of the players making any payments that week and what fees they paid in the fees box provided on the scoresheet. If the fees are for their membership and weekly fees, you can list it as the total amount for both or can list the two amounts separately. (i.e: Tina $32 – or – Tina $25 + $7) If someone is paying for past dues or for a bounced check, indicate who paid it, how much they paid and what they were paying for. (i.e: Joe $36 for NSF check – or – Joe $7 from wk #2) PLEASE USE LARGE DENOMINATION BILLS IN ENVELOPE (no more than 5 $1s)

7 - BONUS POINTS -- Each team will receive weekly bonus points for any week when these three things are followed: weekly fees are paid in full, Sportsmanship star rating is filled in on the scoresheet and the team packet is dropped off in a proper drop location by noon the following day. Bonus points awarded will be: One point in 8-ball and Ten points in 9-ball. Any team that is short fees will not receive bonus points for that week. Teams will not be able to earn back bonus points lost by paying up the fees they owe. In other words, if someone is short his or her weekly fees, the rest of the team should try to cover it or the entire team will be penalized in points. It is NOT the Captain’s responsibility to pay teams fee shortages. The team members should split the cost.

8 – Sportsmanship star rating program. The weekly sportsmanship star rating program was put into place to make teams more accountable for their behavior during league nights and to help make league night a more enjoyable experience for everyone. On the scoresheet there is a place to rate your opponents using a scale of 1 to 5 score for their sportsmanship during that night’s league match. A 1 or a 2 indicates there were one or more unreasonable problems that were not resolved satisfactorily during league that night. When giving your opponents a 1 or a 2, written documentation MUST be included explaining what transpired that evening that caused you to feel your opponent’s sportsmanship warranted a below satisfactory rating. A 3 rating would mean there may have been some minor issues – but they were resolved during the match. A 4 rating means that things went fairly well for the night and a 5 rating means the opponent’s conduct went above the call of duty in the sportsmanship area. The sportsmanship rating should only be based on the conduct of the opposing team’s players – not the location, the service, the host location’s equipment or other issues, such as; a complaint about someone’s skill level. Not marking a sportsmanship rating for your opponent will cause your team to not get awarded Bonus Points for that week.

9 – Oregon’s Non-Smoking policy: It is illegal to smoke inside all bars and pool playing facilities. APA rules specify that match play must be continuous between two players. So, though quick “bathroom breaks” are sometimes necessary and can be taken in between games, there will not be “smoke breaks” allowed during a match.

10 - PREPAYMENT OF THE SESSIONS’ LAST WEEK’S FEES. Any existing teams who have ever fallen behind in their weekly fees in a previous session MAY be required to pay a $35 deposit by week #4 of the current session. This deposit will be applied to the last week of the session. Teams who have always remained in good financial standing with the League will be exempt from this requirement.

11 - ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CURRENT PAID APA MEMBERS to play in a league match. Membership applications need to be completed by every player and turned in with their yearly membership fee PRIOR to a player’s first match in the league or a player’s first match in any given year. There is no grace period allowed.

IF AN UNPAID PLAYER PLAYS A MATCH WITHOUT FIRST PAYING THEIR FEES - THEIR MATCH WILL NOT BE ENTERED IN SYSTEM OR MAY BE ENTERED AS A FORFEIT/LOSS FOR THEIR TEAM AND THE PLAYER MAY BE DROPPED FROM THE TEAM’S ROSTER.

12 - IF ANY PERSON PLAYS IN A MATCH UNDER AN ASSSUMED NAME -THE OPPOSING TEAM WILL RECEIVE FORFEIT POINTS FOR ALL OF THE MATCHES FROM THAT NIGHT. If the infraction happens again on the same team - the team will be removed from the league for the remainder of that session. Any involved players will be put on suspension for a time period to be determined by the Board of Governors and the League Operator. If the opposing team is found to have condoned or allowed this action, they too, will not receive any points for that night’s matches AND may also receive further penalties as deemed appropriate.

13 - PACKET DROPS: Score sheets and all collected weekly fees, membership fees AND applications must be included in the team “packet” and dropped off at one of the designated drop locations at the end of the night’s matches and no later than noon of the following day. Drop locations for your area are listed on a neon green paper in your team folder. If for some reason packets do not get dropped off before noon the following day, the league office must be informed as soon as possible. Call the league office and provide all of the following information: what team #’s packets were not dropped off, who has them, when they will be dropped off and at what drop box location. Leave a voice message as soon as you can, so we do not waste time looking for packets that haven’t yet been dropped. If the packets were left at a host location for some reason, the match wasn’t played, the bar was closed, etc, still notify the league office of the circumstances and location of the packets ASAP.

14 – Check writing policy: If a player on a team wishes to pay their own weekly fees, their membership fee or any portion of their team’s weekly fees, the check needs to be made out to Randee Lee (not to APA). If a check bounces for insufficient funds, closed account or any other reason – the cost of the original check and the bank fee of $19 will need to be paid in cash by the offender as soon as possible, and no later than the final week of play for that session. If a second check written by the same player bounces, checks will no longer be accepted from that person.

15 - CASH ENVELOPES: To avoid having any money disappear and to guard against the mishandling of player or team fees, at the end of nightly play, each team should follow these procedures: Put their weekly team fee, annual membership fees, and any other payments, as well as any authorized vouchers into the team’s small white money envelope. Then write the total amount enclosed in the envelope on the front of the envelope with the date and their team number. Someone from the opposing team should then re-count the fees, seal the envelope, write the amount enclosed on the back of the envelope and sign their own initials on the seal of the flap itself, verifying the amount inside. This should be done in front of the captain from the team whose money is being verified. If there is a discrepancy between what the opposing team counted and what the original team who the envelope belongs to wrote on the envelope, the opponent needs to bring this to the attention of the original team. This double count is intended to protect all of us. Please exchange smaller bills for larger ones before sealing envelope.

16 - PLAYOFF SCENARIOS: Every week, teams are earning points that will be added together to give them a final place in the team standings list at the end of the session. Depending on the size of the division a variety of playoff scenarios could take place. First of all, the top ranked team from each division, before playoffs, will receive a cash award. (See Cash Back Break-Downs #18).

Then, the first place team (depending on the size of the division) is going to be given the option of “buying-in” to the TRI-CUP REGIONAL QUALIFIER END OF SEASON TOURNAMENT. (See Tri-Cup Regional Qualifier #20)

Then, also depending on the size of the division, the top team, the top 3 teams, or the top 6 teams, are guaranteed to be in the playoffs. If the top team “buys in”, they will sit out of playoffs and the next consecutive 3, or 6 teams in a double tier playoff scenario, will make it into the playoffs. In addition to the top one, top 3 or top 6 teams, a single “WILD CARD” team (or two Wild Card teams when a double tier is used) will be drawn at random to play in the playoffs.

Teams must be current with league fees and at least one team representative must be present at the “Wild Card Draw” for a team to be eligible to be in the draw.

17 - WILD CARD DRAW: The wild card draw takes place at the end of the session after all stats have been calculated. The teams and all of their players must be current on all monies owed to the league (including players who play on multiple teams) and someone representing the team must be present during the Wild Card Draw procedure to be eligible for the draw. All teams must also be current on their fees to be eligible to play in the playoffs. No team can use more than 7 play-backs or 5 forfeits during the session to remain eligible for the playoffs or the Wild Card Draw.

18 - CASH BACK BREAK-DOWN FOR SESSION END: In Divisions of 4 or 5 teams, only the 1st place team in the standings, prior to playoffs, will receive a cash award. In Divisions of 6 or 7 teams both 1st place and 2nd place will receive cash. In Divisions of 8 or 9 teams 1st thru 3rd place will receive cash awards. In Divisions of 10 – 13 teams there will be cash awards for 1st – 4th place and in Divisions with 14 or more teams the top 5 teams will receive cash. Cash back amounts are based on how many teams were in the division and how many weeks the session ran. Teams must be current with weekly fees to be eligible for cash back awards. If the team qualifies for cash back but have outstanding fees, any fees owed must be paid up first.

19 - PLAYOFF MATCH-UPS:

In 4 team divisions: 1st place team plays Wild Card team for Division Title,

1st place trophies AND Regional Qualifier Tri-Cup eligibility. There is no

“buy-in option” for the 1st place team.

In 5 - 7 team divisions: 1st place team plays the Wild Card team AND

2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the Semi-finals. The winners of those two matches then play off for the Division Title, 1st place trophies only AND Regional Qualifier Tri-Cup eligibility. There is no “buy-in option” for 1st place.

In 8-15 team divisions: 1st place normally buys-in to Tri-Cup so 2nd place team will play the Wild Card team and 3rd place team will play the 4th place team in the Semi-finals. The winners of these 2 matches will playoff for the Division title, 1st place trophies and become eligible for the Regional Qualifier Tri-Cup.

In a 16 team division: 1st place normally buys-in so 2nd place will play one Wild Card team, 4th place will play the 6th place team, 3rd place will play a second Wild Card team, 5th place will play the 7th place team in the Semi-finals. The winners of those 4 matches then play off for 2 Division titles, 2 sets of 1st place trophies AND both 1st place winners become eligible for the Regional Qualifier Tri-Cup.

20 - TRI-CUP REGIONAL QUALIFIER END OF SEASON TOURNAMENTS:

At the end of each of the three sessions: Summer, Fall/Winter and Spring - there will be a money qualifying tournament offered to the top finishing teams in each division. This money tournament will be a “regional qualification” single modified elimination format. A portion of the weekly team fees, along with buy-ins and added money from the host location, go to the prize fund for this tournament.

Eligibility: At the end of each season the first place team in the standings in each division (Of 8 or more teams) will have the first option to “buy-in” to the Tri-Cup, to guarantee their team a spot. If they opt not to buy-in they will simply play in play-offs to try to earn a spot. The team that wins the Division title after playoffs will earn a free entry in the Tri-Cup. If the 1st place team chooses not to buy-in to the Tri-Cup and plays in playoffs instead, they risk being knocked out during the playoffs and lose their chance to play in the Tri-Cup. The option of “buying-in” could pass to the 2nd place team before or after playoffs.

21 - LOCAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (“Regionals”): The 8 highest placing teams from each Tri-Cup Regional qualifier at the end of each season qualify for the Local Team Championship or “Team Regionals” as it is called in my area. This LTC/Regional is the tournament that determines which teams will advance to the Nationals in Las Vegas from this area, and takes place once a year after the end of Spring Session. The amount of teams that earn a trip to Nationals is determined by the total active Spring team count for that format (8-ball or 9-ball). The LTC could be either a “double elimination” or “single modified” format depending on team count and host location and table availability.

22 - INDIVIDUAL PLAYER ELIGIBILTY FOR PLAYOFFS: For a player to be eligible to play with their team in the session end playoffs the player needs to be current with all league fees from all teams they participate on. The player needs to have participated with THIS specific team at least 6 times during this session. Though the APA Team Manual currently states: “A player must have played at least 4 times with the team” to be eligible, I am requiring 6 from now on and this is only IF you already have accumulated at least 10 scores (regular weeks of play) in this format at some time on your record within the last 2 years.

Brand new players to the league or those with less than 10 scores total in the last 2 years must play at least 10 times in the session to establish a current skill level before playoffs. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this rule in the SPRING session. BUT there may be some consideration for those with at least 7 to 9 scores during Summer or Fall sessions. The league operator has final discretion whether to allow a player to participate in the playoffs with less than 10 games in. (criteria is based on scores earned by player)

MP (matches played) is displayed on the score sheets between the players S/L (skill level) and their 5-digit membership number so that you can keep track of the number of matches each player needs to play prior to season end.

New players who do not get in at least 10 scores (20 is preferred) prior to the Local Team Regional Championships, or old players who do not get 6 weeks in with the team, will be dropped from the team roster completely and will not be allowed to participate with their team.

23 - TROPHIES AND AWARDS: A portion of the weekly team fees paid is used at session end to purchase individual awards and team trophies. Individual awards are given for personal high win percentages at and above 75%. Teams voted to lower the trophy budget – so only 1st place trophies will be awarded after playoffs. 1st place teams at session end that choose to Buy-in to TRI-CUP will receive High Point Awards. 1st place division winners after playoffs will also get a host location trophy for the bar they play out of. Teams that participate in Tri-Cups only earn cash awards not trophies. Top teams at Regionals do get trophies and there also are cash awards for highest placing teams. The teams that advance to Las Vegas for the National team championship will receive cash compensation to ASSIST in their travel and lodging costs for all players on the rosters that do go on the trip. Yearly team participation determines budget each year for this.

24 - SPORTSMANSHIP ISSUES: There are some sportsmanship rules listed in the APA Team Manual. A sportsmanship violation does not result in a Ball-in-hand foul or loss of game unless previously specified. Severe sportsmanship issues should be brought to the attention of your Division Rep. first and/or the League Office during match time to be resolved immediately if possible. Make every effort to handle the issue on the night it occurs, as quickly, quietly and as fairly as you can. The league office may, after review of the situation, and based on the severity of the infraction assess penalties. Repeat violators will be asked to leave the league on either a temporary or a permanent basis. Verbal or written warnings may be issued depending on the severity of the problem and will accumulate on a lifetime basis for an entire team and/or for an individual. Sportsmanship complaints need to be submitted in written form.

All protests and disputes really need to be addressed and resolved at the time of the incident. If you let the situation pass and then try to get a resolution after the fact, it makes it much harder to resolve in a fair and equitable manner. Always attempt to contact your Division Rep. first at any sign of a problem and let them help with the rule book or common sense answers to resolve the situation. Realize that the league operator is not always available or able to make an immediate response. Many situations may need to be presented to the Board of Governors before a decision can be made. Players and teams will need to comply with the BOG’s rulings or they will be removed from the league.

.25 – To clarify Coaching situations:

The way it is stated in the rule book: a coach may get a group consensus from other players on his team and pass it on to the shooter, but only the designated coach may pass it on. At one point – here locally we were allowing the coach to ask someone for

a second opinion by letting them approach the table to look at the situation – while asking the shooter to step away – then the original coach only talked to the player after the second individual sat back down. Both for time purposes and because of how the coaching works at the National level: we locally changed our ruling back to only allow one coach to approach the table and talk to the shooter at a time. If the coach wishes - they may go back to the sitting team members and get additional advice – leaving the shooter at the table – and return to the shooter to pass on the advice.

There is no foul involved in whatever maneuvers the coach uses or misuses – only sportsmanship violations if the coaching situation is abused. At any time you feel the coaching is questionable – I would just have your Captain (or you) talk to their Captain and make sure both teams are comfortable with whatever guidelines you both are coaching by. Any outspoken shooting recommendations made without taking a time-out will result in a ball in hand foul for the shooting player.

26 - Match start times: On occasion a team does not show up at the scheduled start time. League Policy dictates that the team who is present is to wait at least 15 minutes (regular time – not bar time) past the posted start time to see if anyone from the missing team shows up or calls. If after 15 minutes, there is still no one present, ONE match forfeit may be taken. Write down the player you would have put up in that first match on the score sheet and write Forfeit on the line for the opposing teams’ player name.

Call the league office to inform the League Operator of the problem. Then wait an additional 15 minutes (half an hour after posted start time). If at that time the missing team has still not arrived or called, the team that is present may have the rest of the number of forfeits for the matches they have players present for. The names must be written in on your score sheet to indicate which players were present. If the league office finds out some unusual circumstances prevented the missing team from showing up on the normally scheduled night, a make-up match may need to be scheduled and played at a later date. A full match forfeit is 5 points in 8-ball and 75 in 9-ball. Normal weekly fees still need to be paid – in a full forfeit the team forfeiting will pay for both teams. (no Bonus points will be added)

26 – Host location Player incentives: Some host locations offer their teams incentives to play for their location. These can include things like team t-shirts, drink rounds during league play, drink rounds after matches are over when a team returns to their home bar after playing away that evening, discounts on food purchases, opening the pool tables for free play during league and/or during team practice times. In the APA league these benefits are not required, requested or advised by the APA league National office. Each host location has the right to offer what incentives they want as long as all teams are treated equally. There is NO obligation for host locations to do any of these things.

Please show courtesy and acceptance of any and all policies of host locations. If you are asked to pay for tables or not receive any benefits that you may be used to at other locations, you must accept the way it is at that location.

27 – League Growth Incentives: the incentive in the M.Y.P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. APA area has to do with recruiting new or non-active players into the league. There are specials or discounts or reimbursements offered for recruiting new players or forming teams. Call the league office for information.

28 – Phones, Head phones and blue tooth devices: During regular league play all players using ear buds, head phones or blue tooth devices will be required to have at least one ear left unencumbered by a listening device, so players can hear their opponents calling fouls or Captains calling for time-outs. Phones should be turned completely off or put on vibrate while within hearing distance of players currently involved in league matches. Also phone calls should not be taken by a player while that player is currently involved in a match. At APA Tri-Cups, Local Team Championship Regionals and Nationals these devices will NOT BE ALLOWED at all.

29 – Matches Played Lifetime Stats Awards: Newly implemented 250, 500, 600, 750 and 1,000 lifetime matches played club awards are now available at the end of each session to those that have reached these plateaus. Attend the end of season Wild Card draw to pick up your awards. You may look up your personal stats online under your member services account. Log on through to claim your account and access your records.

Volunteers are always needed for the positions of Team Captain, Division Representative and/or a Board of Governors members as well as Referees. Your participation in this capacity would be greatly appreciated. To become involved in one or more of these manners, or to be more a part of the operations side of this league, make an effort to become familiar with the APA pool league rules and policies and “spirit of the league”, then call your League Operator and attend a “referee class”. (Incentive and/or cash awards can be earned for some of the positions and assistance offered.)

M.Y.P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. (Marion, Yamhill, Polk, Linn - All You Eager ones aRe uS)

APA Pool League Owner/Operator: Randee D. Lee

Office hours: Noon to 8:00pm daily 503-362-0133

CALLS AFTER 8PM need to go to your division rep listed on scoresheet

FaceBook: MYPLAYERS APA league page for league info & pictures

RANDEE LEE for personal messages

Email: rlee973@

APA Pool League National Website:

LOCAL League Website:

The AMERICAN POOLPLAYERS ASSOCIATION; A National amateur pool league offering 8-ball and 9-ball formats using a copy written handicap “Equalizer” system, offers more than just local weekly league play.

The local League Operators may run many tournaments of different types throughout the year for their members. Nationally, the APA, in addition to the normal weekly team competition that culminates in Local (Regional) and National Team Championships, also has a wonderful Singles program.

APA Singles program: Those players, who have obtained at least 10 weeks of scores on their records in one format or another (in the last 2 year period), may compete in qualifiers. The APA Singles Regional and National events are run in “tiers” of specified skill levels. There are now 5 different breakdowns for skill levels in the 8-ball format and 3 in the 9-ball format. The tiers are set up so that players are only competing against other players close to their same skill level for Regional and National competition. This allows for 8 different National Singles Champions. The 8-ball tiers are now: skill levels 2 & 3, skill level 4, skill level 5, skill level 6 & skill level 7. The 9-ball tiers are: skill levels 1, 2 & 3, skill levels 4 & 5 and skill levels 6, 7, 8 & 9. Next time you see a flier about Singles Qualifiers, come out and try.

Everyone can play - Any one can win!!!!

PREREGISTERED NATIONAL EVENTS: The APA also offers 5 other National tournament events. Your League Operator may run qualifiers for these or may simply sell “slots” to enter them.

A “Jack and Jill 8-Ball Doubles” is offered in Spring at the same time that the National Singles Championships takes place. The Skill Level Cap is a 10 total with one female and one male partner.

A “Wheelchair Championship” is also offered during the Spring National Singles Championship timeframe.

An “Open Doubles for 8-Ball” and an “Open Doubles for 9-Ball” is offered during the National Team tournament time period in Summer. Couples can be co-ed or unisex with a skill level cap of 10.

A “Triple Play” 3 person team (no skill level cap) “Masters” tournament is also offered in Summer. Sometimes there is a qualifying tournament or a league session run to generate money to go to the winning team or teams to cover entry fee, travel and lodging for this event.

All of these pre-registered events must be filled through your League Office and

all take place in Las Vegas in August during the National team championships. The entry fee for these events is $50 per person ($100 for the wheelchair opening) with travel and lodging costs left up to the individuals to cover, unless your League Operator has set up a fund to do so.

LOCAL MONEY TOURNAMENTS:

The Oregon League Operators run Three major (non-qualifying) tournament events each year. Two are currently held at Chinook Winds Casino in Lincoln City, Oregon. We run two Scotch Doubles 8-ball tournaments along with a 3-Person team 8-ball event in the Spring of each year and two Scotch Doubles 9-ball tournaments with a 3-Person team 9-ball event in the Fall. We often have a Pro exhibition and other entertainment at these money tournament events, including mini-mania and open scratch tournaments.

The Women’s Pro Tour (WPBA) has also graced us in Oregon with Championship tournament play during the fall months which is also held at Chinook Winds Casino. This Pro tour event is often scheduled to coincide with or falls in close proximity to the dates of the fall 9-ball Chinook Winds tournament. Come see the ladies play!

We also have a yearly “Civil War” 8-ball Singles tournament that pits “North” (Portland and Vancouver) players against the “South” (M.Y.P.L.A.Y.E.R.S. and CASCADES franchise areas including Salem, Yamhill, Polk & Bend area players, as well as, players from the Southern Oregon APA franchise) players. This tournament has cash payouts, trophies, annual commemorative T-shirts and little surprise gag gifts.

JOIN US - TO PLAY, COMPETE AND HAVE SOME FUN!!!

LAST UPDATED – JANUARY 2013

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