Captain’s Log, April 10th, 2016 

I incorrectly stated that Monday-Thursday divisions would still be able to add players this week in the last newsletter, which Jill then corrected on a Facebook post from our SDAPA page. Every team had 4 weeks left last week, except teams with byes in any of the last 4 weeks. As of this week, it is now too late to add players to your roster for the remainder of the session, except in team survival situations, and only with LO approval. 

As we approach the end of the Spring Session, it is important to remember the eligibility requirements for your players. To be eligible to play in the playoffs, players must have 4 matches with your team for the current session. To be eligible for the Blast, players must have 4 matches with your team for the regular session, and 6 lifetime in that format. To be eligible for the City Championships, they must have 4 matches with your team during this regular session and 10 lifetime in that format. This is crunch time to get your players the necessary matches to be eligible to compete in higher level tournaments. Even if your team is struggling in points, the wild card draw puts any team in a position to make the playoffs and we have even had wild card teams make it to the APA World Pool Championships. You improve your chances of doing so by making sure all of your team members meet the minimum match requirements to participate in these events. 

Make up matches also need to be finished up this week, as we do not allow make ups within the last 2 weeks of a session. 

The tournament schedule is as follows;

Spring Session Blast- Weekend of May 21-22

Junior City Championships- May 22

9 Ball City Championships first and second rounds- June 4-5

8 Ball City Championships first and second rounds- June 10-12

Ladies 8 Ball City Championships first rounds- Friday, June 17

9 Ball, 8 Ball and Ladies 8 Ball City Championship semifinals and finals- June 18^th
 

All matches are scheduled for the Locker Room Sports Café.