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Village Billiard Players Return From Vegas Billiard
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*In recognition by The Villages pool player for Al Parker's
service and dedication to the game. *
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The Monday Night Villages BCA Players League
1st Place Winners- "Six Shooters"
First Place Winners, seated from left to right: "Six
Shooters"-
Capt. Ralph Mongolier, Ken Jacobs, Doug Dillard, Ken Duma, Sam Williams, Ed
Holtzman.
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The Al Parker Monthly Tournament
The monthly Al Parker 8-Ball Tournament was held on May 20, 2010 at Silver
Lake. Prize Money went to: 1st place was Ken Duma (on left), 2nd place
George West, 3rd Place Mike Klimek, and 4th Place Jim O'Brien.
1st Place - Ken Duma
2nd Place - George West
3rd Place - Mike Klimek
4th Place - Jim O'Brien
June's tournament will be held on June 17, 2010 and the sign-up sheet is on
the bulletin board at Silver Lake. There are 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
sessions and the cost is $6.00 per person, which includes a hot lunch. Any
questions, call Ken Duma at 750-0806.
Finals were:
Left to Right
1st Place - Ken Duma
2nd Place - George West
3rd Place - Mike Klimek
4th Place - Jim O'Brien
[Photos by Sherry]
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The Ladies Billiards Association (LBA)
You must be an LBA member to play in any of the events and dues are $10.00 for
the year.
Club meetings are at 11:00 a.m. the 2nd Monday of each month at
Chula Vista Rec Center.
Contact Sherry Alexander 753-4036 . . . or . . . Mitzi Mignogna 259-7186 to
join.
Monthly 8 ball Tournament
The Ladies Billiards Association (LBA) held their monthly event, an 8-ball
Tournament, on Thurs., Apr. 9, 2009 at Bridgeport Rec Center. Sherry
Alexander, receiving a loss from Deanna Marsh, went all the way through the
one-loss bracket to meet Pat Pfeiffer (Queen of the Hill). Sherry, (on the
right), won 2 straight games to take 1st Place; Pat Pfeiffer, (center), 2nd
Place,and Deanna Marsh, (left), 3rd Place.
right to left
1st Sherry Alexande
2nd Pat Pfeiffer
3rd Deanna Marsh
[Photos by Sherry]
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LBA Ladies Handicap Tournament
The Ladies Billiards Association (LBA) held their
first Handicapped 8-Ball Tournament for 2010 on Sat., Jan. 9 at Silver Lake.
Members were divided into A, B, and C rankings.
The next Handicap Tournament will be on March 13, 2010 and signups are
taking place now. The cost is $3.00.
Congratulations to our Division Winners
From left to right are 1st Place Winners:
A Division - Sherry Alexander,
B Division - Nancy Henderson,
C Division - Ann Cesaroni.
Some of our LBA Ladies
A group photo of just a few of the LBA (Ladies Billiards Association) members
that played in the Club's first handicap tournament on May 19, 2009 at Silver
Lake.
The Tournament Committee
Left to Right
Debi Eatley (left), Sharon Lomanno and Sherry Alexander.
They set up the bracket boards and ran the tournament.
The Ladies Billiards Association (LBA) purchased trophies for the top three
Champions.
[Photos by Sherry]
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9 Ball Tournament (LBA)
The Villages 9-Ball Tournament hosted by the Ladies Billiards Association (LBA).
A new 9-ball tournament has hit The Villages.
The LBA will be hosting a quarterly 9-ball tournament on the 3rd Saturday of
December, March, June
and the yearly Championship in September.
The entry fee for each tournament is $10.00 per person with a 32 player limit
field,
double elimination. BCA General Rules and 9-Ball Rules apply. Tournament is open
to ANY Village resident.
All prize money is paid out. Based on a 32-player entry, the top eight places
will receive prize money.
Those invited to the September Championship, will be based on the high point
earners.
All players get 25 points just for entering and 10 points for each match played,
regardless of who wins.
The tournament winner receives a bonus of 50 points.
All points will be accumulated for the first three tournaments and totaled for
the September Championship.
Check the bulletin board at Silverlake for current list of points standings.
The top 8 from the previous tournament will automatically be invited to play the
next quarter
and the rest of the field will be the first to sign up on call-in day.
The 2nd quarterly 9-Ball Tournament for the 2010 year session, hosted by the
LBA, was held Sat., March 20, 2009 at Silver Lake. After taking the king of
the hill spot, Ron Ranger continued on to first place defeating Dennis Smith
in the final match. The top 8 finishers from left to right are: The
point leader list is on the bulletin board at Silver Lake. The next
Qualifier tournament will be June 19, 2010 and the call-in date is May 27,
2010 no earlier than 7:00 a.m.
The top 8 players from March's tournament
are automatically invited to play in June.
For more info, call Sherry Alexander at 753-4036.
The top 8 finishers from left to right are:
1st Place: Ron Ranger;
2nd: Dennis Smith;
3rd: Fred White;
4th Tom Weldon;
5th/6th Jerry Marks and Ralph Albers;
7th/8th Dick Johnson and Wayne Tittle.
[Photos by Sherry]
For details of the play and more pics.
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Monthly 8 Ball Doubles Tournament
Winning 1st Place trophies in the May AAA
Travel Doubles Tournament at Silver Lake on May 1 was (left) Ralph Mongolier
and Ken Duma. 2nd Place went to Billy Schmidt and Rich Christiano; 3rd Place
to Ralph Albers and Tom Slackter, and 4th to Bob Mitchell and Grover
Henderson.
June's tourney is on June 5 and the call-in date is no earlier than 7:00
a.m. on May 27, 2010 at 753-4036.
left to right
Congratulations
1st Place: Ralph Mongolier and Ken Duma
2nd Place: Billy Schmidt and Rich Christiano
3rd Place: Ralph Albers and Tom Slackter
4th Place: Bob Mitchell and Grover Henderson
[Photos by Sherry]
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Wednesday 9 Ball League
[Photos by Sherry]
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Tuesday Ladies Handicap League
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In Honor
Of Al Parker
AAA Travel, the sponsor of the Al Parker Tournament, purchased the
beautiful plaque on the right shown in the background that honors
the winners of the yearly Championship of the Al Parker Tournament.
This Championship is comprised of any player who finishes in first
through fourth place any month of the previous year and is held in
October.
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Al and Lin Parker admire the plaque on the left presented to Al for his long
and
dedicated service to Billiards in running leagues and tournaments.
The once-a-month Thursday tournament was eventually renamed
the Al Parker Monthly 8-Ball Tournament. This plaque was purchased
from a collection by some of the guys at Silverlake.
Jack Ryan (right), is congratulated by Al for winning this
year's (2006) Championship tournament for the fifth time. With all the
talent here in The Villages, that is quite an achievement
[Photos by Sherry]
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The Results are in!
The Al Parker Annual Tournament for Winners
2009
The monthly Al Parker 8-Ball Championship was held on Oct. 15,
2009 at Silver Lake.
This was the culmination of the year's worth of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers
and high point earners for a total of 22 players.
Billy Schmidt and Jay Lester, with 10 wins each, had a playoff with Billy taking
the 2009 Championship again and Jay finished second.
There was a 3-way playoff for 3rd and 4th places between 9-game winners :
Joey Grasso, Earle Nichols and Sherry Alexander.
After double elimination, Joey took 3rd; Earle 4th and Sherry 5th (one out of
the money).
November's tournament will be held on Nov. 19, 2009 and the sign-up sheet is on
the bulletin board at Silver Lake.
There are 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. sessions and the cost is $5.00 per person,
which includes a hot lunch.
Any questions, call Ken Duma at 750-0806.
Left to Right
1st
Place - Billy Schmidt - 2009 Champion
2nd Place - Jay Lester
3rd Place - Joey Grasso
4th Place - Earle Nichols
[Photos by Sherry]
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go to the Al Parker 2009 Annual Tournament for more info.
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Many of the recognized sports played at The Villages have a
handicap system
which gives players of different skill levels a chance to successfully compete
in that sport.
Billiards (Pocket Pool) is a sport that is lacking any handicap system to "level
the playing field".
There are many billiard leagues and tournaments that are scheduled on a regular
bases.
and
There are many skill levels of all the billiard players here at The Villages.
so
A simple Handicap System needs to be incorporated to "level the playing field"
in these events.
A Handicap Committee headed by Don "The Preacher" Feeney, our resident Pro
Instructor and player,
was formed to come up with a simple handicapping system that could be
applied to all villages pool players.
The Handicap Evaluation System was created.
It consists of 7 drills which use the skills of speed control, good stroke,
pocketing balls and positional play.
These drills (as web pages) may be printed to your printer.
http://thevillagesbilliardclub.us/drills
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IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT ALL PLAYERS GET THESE DRILLS,
PRACTICE THEM. YOU WILL FIND THESE DRILLS ARE GREAT FOR IMPROVING YOUR GAME.
SET A SCORE GOAL, RECORD YOUR SCORES.
ONCE READY TO BE EVALUATED CALL ME , AL BRINSON, 750-0285 AND WE WILL SET UP A
TIME AND PLACE.
ONE OR
MORE DRILLS GIVING YOU A HARD TIME?
COME VISIT ONE OF OUR INSTRUCTORS AT YOUR FAVORITE REC CENTER
Click here for Lesson Info
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Help Support Our
Villages Billiards Players
Until recently The Villages Recreation Department used to give to the
various games tournaments
free coffee, orange juice, pastries and at one time even the lunches.
This is no longer true. They will no longer support us with free goodies.
If we wish to continue to have beverages and goodies they need to be paid
by the resident participants or from the games entry fees.
The Villages Billiard Club is now seeking support from outside sources, the VBC
would reciprocate by placing Ads from these source on our pages.
Any interested parties please email Al Brinson
albrinson@gmail.com
or call Al at 750-0285
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Senior Billiards
Games
Info to be published when available.
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Villages
Cup Mixed 8-Ball Tournament
BILLIARDS - VILLAGE CUP LEAGUE
NOTICE: Village Cup League is temporarily on hold.
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NEW VOLUNTEER POSITIONS CREATED.
RESIDENT CONTACTS FOR RECREATION CENTERS
(BILLIARDS):
A request was made by the Recreation Department to the
Billiards Council
to have one designated resident act as a single point of
contact.
They will work directly with the Recreation Director of that
center.
These volunteers will have their names posted at each center so
others
will know who to contact. The primary job of these contacts is to
alert
Rec Directors of small things that need to be addressed, like light
bulbs,
loose pockets on the tables, chalk needed, etc.
Anything major
would be submitted by the resident contact to the Council
and listed on a
Council Request Form to inform The Recreation Department.
| Facility |
Resident
Contact |
Phone Number |
| Chatham |
Joe Rogero |
259-2723 |
| Hacienda |
Sherry Alexander |
753-4036 |
| Pimlico |
None |
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| Saddlebrook |
Jack Hennessy |
750-6763 |
|
Bridgeport |
Pat Pfeiffer |
750-3184 |
|
Churchill Street |
Jack Ryan |
259-0526 |
| Silverlake |
Ray Neeley |
750-9310 |
|
Hibiscus |
None |
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If you find any cues or
bridges that need repair inform your Resident Contact.
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RULE AWARENESS.
All Official BCA Rules can be found
HERE
While
playing in the Tuesday mixed league at Chatham I had the wining shot at the 8
ball for the last game which was already well centred inside of the jaws of the
pocket. With a poor stroke I could have easily followed the 8 ball with
the cue ball into the pocket. Loss of game!
While preparing to make the shot I see my male opponent unscrewing his cue
stick.
I stopped
and approached him and advised him that he should be aware that there is a rule
that unscrewing his stick before the game is over is considered a concession and
poor sportsmanship and not to do it. He replied that there is no such rule and
asked me to show it to him. I told him I would and that I was not calling him on
it, just that he should be aware of the rule.
Here is the rule
and below is where it can be found.
1.14
CONCESSION. If a player concedes he loses the game. The unscrewing of a
jointed cue stick, except to replace a shaft is considered to be a concession.
No warning from the referee is required. (Underline
emphasis is mine)
This rule is not well known so be a sport if someone who is unaware of it and if
they say ”No such rule” just tell them where they can see it in black and
white.
Reference:
The
Billiard Congress of America Official Rules
Rules for
Tournament Play
“The following rules concern the play, scoring, officiating and
responsibilities for tournament competition in all pocket billiard games.
However, the precepts and principles of these rules are to be considered part of
the games’ General Rules and should be applied as appropriate to all play,
whether or not a formal tournament.”
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I thoroughly enjoy the game, I enjoy instructing, I get the same kick a student
does when they execute a great draw stroke for the first time or learns
how to stop the cue for position or learns how important speed is on a bank
shot. Getting to shoot a decent stick is just part of the game, knowing the
rules and proper etiquette is the other part of the game that let’s us all
really enjoy this sport.
Al Brinson
All Official BCA Rules can be found
HERE
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A Billiards Reference Shelf in the works at the Villages Library.
The latest from Jack Ryan.
The Library staff is ready and eager to
accept and display any Billiards
materials for residents to sign out.
Anyone wishing to donate should just take
any books, magazines, tapes or
related items to the staff at the front desk.
I am also writing about billiard table maintenance procedures to be sent to the
Rec. Staff
Busy times ahead,
Jack
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IF YOU HAVE ANY NEWS OR ITEMS OR VIEWS THAT MAY BE OF
INTEREST TO THE VILLAGES BILLIARD CLUB COMMUNITY EMAIL THEM TO ME.
albrinson@gmail.com
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