en-us Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:24:12 -0500 info@nekansasapa.com 60 North East Kansas APA http://nekansasapa.com/ North East Kansas APA http://nekansasapa.com/ http://nekansasapa.com/common/forumimages/APALogoLrg.jpg North East Kansas APA RSS Feed 200 148 Fall 2010 Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=83 Breaking News Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:11:25 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=83
The APA Fall Session will be starting the week of August 30! I hope to hear you will be playing with us this session! If you are a captain or would like to be a captain, please email me at: poolcards@aol.com

We are now registering team so call now!



As you know, you get points towards the Pool Table drawing for playing on a team. This year we are doing something more along with the Pool Table drawing. The person who signs up the most new players this league year, which is from June 1st 2010 through May 31, 2011 will win a trip to Las Vegas to the APA NAtional Tournament in August 2011 as my guest! I've got you covered with airfair and hotel! Get a hold of your freinds and get them out here to shoot pool with our APA teams!

Another bonus for the Fall Session, through Christmas of this year, I am offering a 20% discount off of cues and cases at my Billiard Supply Store, (5816 S. Topeka Blvd Topeka, Ks 66619), for all members of the Northeast Kansas APA. Need a new cue or case? Stop by and see me!

Do you know someone in the Tonganoxie and Leavenworth area? I would like to start some teams there! I will also be looking for someone to become the area representative in those areas. Again tell your friends and have them contact me if they are interested.

Just one more thing! To show how much I appreciate your loyalty to the APA, from now on every consecutive session that you play in will progressively earn you extra points towards the Pool Table Drawing at our year end benefit tournament for Toys For Tots!



I look forward to seeing you soon!



Jim Halladay (Doc)

League Operator

785-266-5915

]]> Doubles Division Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=81 Breaking News Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:36:31 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=81 Call 785-266-5915 or email poolcards@aol.com]]> I have a new situation/rule clarification kspaddler44 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=46&REPLY_ID=45 Rules/Bylaws Questions Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:41:24 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=46 Quote:
quote:
Originally posted by kspaddler44

The official ruling: Yes. The person who scratched on the 8-ball should receive a loss of that game for that particular game. A loss is a loss and just because someone didn’t notice it doesn’t negate this fact. The opponents should be reprimanded for bad sportsmanship.

Good Lord, People think there playing in BCA, it's just APA, I feel the guy sscratched on the 8 Ball, the game was over, who cares if you continued shooting, you could of been shooting the rest of the loses balls off the table!!

Karen Edwards]]> Fall Session Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=80 Breaking News Wed, 12 May 2010 09:02:27 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=80 9-Ball LTC Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=79 Local Championships Mon, 10 May 2010 18:32:36 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=79 Local Team Championships! Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=78 8&9 Ball Leagues Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:12:50 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=78
9-Ball will be held the weekend of: May 21, 22, & 23. 2010

8-Ball Topeka Teams: June 4, 5, & 6. 2010

8-Ball Perry, Lawrence, & Ottawa teams: June 11, 12, & 13. 2010]]> vacationing in Florida kspaddler44 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=77 NEW - Member Blogs!! Thu, 31 Dec 2009 10:17:18 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=77 2009 Reward Point Program Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=76 8&9 Ball Leagues Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:04:25 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=76 We drew names at our Year End Toys For Tots Benefit Tournament!
(We raised $700.00 For Toys for Tots!)

Winners of the 2009 Reward Point Program are:

Juanita Parker: 7' Oak Pool Table

James Osterhaus: Two Cues and a Double Leather Case

Derrick Hart: Two Cues and a Double Case

Frank Magistro: Two Cues and a Double Case

Stephanie Smith: Two Cues and a Double Case

Kelly Phillips: One Cue and a Leather Case

Bo Kimball: One Cue and a Leather Case

Dale Noll: One Cue and a Case

Phillip Carmack: One Cue and a case

Shane Root: One Cue and a Case

Congratulations to our winners and good luck to everyone on this years program!

]]> Spring Session 2010 Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=75 8&9 Ball Leagues Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:11:24 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=75 Call the league office to be sure your team is signed up and ready to play!]]> Marking defensive shots kspaddler44 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=74 General Pool Discussion Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:50:14 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=74
DEFENSIVE SHOTS (SAFETIES)
a. It is good sportsmanship to call your safeties, but sometimes players simply forget. Teams not calling and marking safeties (those who “simply forget”) will be identified, and will automatically be given additional "defensive shots" by the league computer system. The skill levels of team members also may be raised by the League Office.
b. When playing a safety on the 8-Ball, if the 8-Ball is accidentally pocketed in a pocket that is not marked, it is loss of game. If the pocket is marked, it is considered a win.
c. In the "Defensive Shots" column of the score sheet, mark any shots that were obviously not an attempt to pocket a ball. This includes shots which you feel were intentionally missed for any reason. If all of the teams in the league would use experienced members as scorekeepers and follow this rule, “attempted” CHEATging by individual players would be eliminated.
d. When playing safeties, all rules that normally apply to the cue ball and the object balls are still in effect.
e. Giving an intentional ball-in-hand is considered a defensive shot. It is permissible for the player to simply pick-up and hand the cue ball to their opponent, but a safety should be marked on both score sheets.
f. When you’re left bad (snookered) and you have to “kick” at one of your balls, it is not considered a safety as long as you shoot hard enough to drive the object ball to any pocket. If your only intent is to shoot soft and simply make contact with a rail, this shot is not offensive, but “defensive” and is to be marked as such.
g. Any scorekeeper marking defensive shots to intentionally hurt opponents skill levels will be subject to penalties from the league office.]]> Introducing Avatars & Blog Enhancements!! Bob Swauger http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=73 NEW - Member Blogs!! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:43:31 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=73 AVATARS!

Yes, we heard you!!! We've heard those calls to further personalize the forum and allow members to have an avatar appear when they post. Until recently we've resisted the idea for a number of reasons; the primary being members could not upload images and cross linking slows down page loading because the website has to go out and get the image.

Well now everyone has the ability to create their own personal gallery on the website and post their own member blogs. We thought "What better way to encourage the use of these features!!"

You'll notice both the forum and blog now show avatars for the poster and the those who reply. Clicking on the photo will bring up a full size version without taking you away from the page! The arrows below the picture will allow you to scroll through the Avatars of other members. Now you can get a visual of who is posting... put a face to a name... get a glimpse of who they are and maybe find out if it's someone you know or have seen... or someone you WILL know the next time you see them.

The avatar is actually your profile picture, and while you can still remotely link, we suggest you create your personal gallery and upload an image for your profile. Once uploaded you'll see an icon below the image to set it as your profile picture. You can also use the regular photo gallery the same way. Simply search for your member number and use the same icon.

BLOGS!

To further enhance the blog module we've given members the ability to control the blog a little more. The Author can now lock their blog, and not allow comments (they will have to unlock it to edit it too, but they can prevent members from posting to it!). Members can also delete posts from other members (not admins or moderators) if they don't like them. The blog is yours!!! You can also delete a blog once it's been replied to (the only caveat is you have to delete the replies first - if there are any). Yes, we know there are some limitations here, but they were necessary. We hope you understand.

You can also easily link images from your member gallery into you blog! In the post Format: Options look for the () Icon. You can also post YouTube Videos in your blog using the() icon.

When reading a blog, at the very top to the right you'll see a few more icons and a list of websites you can share the blog on. If you find a member's post interesting share it on your favorite website or email it to a friend. You can also search for blogs by specific players and get a list of blogs by date.

Comments, questions and bug reports are always welcome!

Enjoy everyone!

Bob Swauger
APA Web Admin

]]> New Features Bob Swauger http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=72 NEW - Member Blogs!! Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:33:45 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=72
Aside from the obvious visual changes to the site there are quite a few new features for you to use and enjoy... and there could be many more on the way, so stay tuned!!!

Here are just a few of the new features:

Personal Photo Galleries - use the link in the left menu and click the folder icon in the upper right to create your own gallery and upload images. Each member has 3 megs of space, or approximately 85 images! You can even use one of these uploaded images in your member profile!

Member Friends list - Integrated into the private message system you can now invite members to be your friends, similar to Facebook. At present it isn't much more than a list that will appear below in your member profile, but there are big plans for this feature, so stay tuned! Simply find the member you're looking for using the member search feature and click the 'Send Friend Request' link. If they accept they'll be add to your friends list.

Restyled Stats Area - At present there are no new stats. The stats are just re-organized into collapsible tables that are printer friendly (just use your browser's built in print function).

Member WebLogs - You can now blog about your team and your APA experience in your own personal weblog! Your blog has it's own RSS feed that anyone can subscribe to it and post comments as well... you can even link it to your MySpace or Facebook account. We all know lots of interesting things happen during league play! Now you can share those experiences with others; we just ask that you keep it positive. Enjoy!

... and there are many other changes. Please take some time to look around and let us know what you think!

Enjoy everyone!

Bob Swauger
APA Web Admin

]]> What is a safety or defensive shot? kspaddler44 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=71 General Pool Discussion Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:12:21 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=71


I hope everyone can watch this and become better scorekeepers.
Duane Hinton]]> Player stats Belagorn http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=70&REPLY_ID=41 Improve the Website Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:28:21 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=70 Quote:
Belagorn,
This topic has been addressed on other APA websites and the general feeling is that these stats are personal and not everyone would want others to see if they are playing well or struggling. The general consensus of the league operators is that stats for others will never be available to all to see. Doc or Bob may want to address this question more directly. With that said, you can get a pretty good idea how others are performing by looking at the weekly updated team rosters and top gun lists for the divisions you play in.]]> Know the Rules Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=55&REPLY_ID=40 General Pool Discussion Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:20:33 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=55 Quote:
This is absolutely an illegal shot and a ball in hand foul. But the exception being that according to the rules a ball that is frozen to the rail must be called by the opposing player and agreed upon. So if it was not called frozen the shot becomes legal technically. I personally think that if a player knowingly shoots this and hopes that the other player does not call it frozen or shoots the shot because it was not called frozen that is should fall under unsportsman like conduct. Knowingly bending the rules in your favor and shooting a shot that you know is a foul. Come on people
Johnny Nichols[8]]]> Ladies 8-Ball Division! Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=69 Breaking News Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:41:11 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=69 I would like to start a Ladies 8-ball Division. We will start as soon as we have Four teams, hopefully around the first week of October. My thought is a Saturday or Sunday afternoon league with teams from Topeka and/or Lawrence. Call me with your ideas and we will have a meeting with all interested to see what you would like to do! Topeka used to have a good Ladies division in the past, Lets get the ball rolling again!

]]> eligiblity gynnsguy http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=68&REPLY_ID=39 General Pool Discussion Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:15:04 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=68 Quote:
Yes....just can't within the same division.]]> foul gynnsguy http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=66&REPLY_ID=36 General Pool Discussion Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:26:49 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=66 Quote:
Your first scenario is a ball in hand foul. The second one is a little trickier. You can move the cue ball with any part of your cue, including the tip in a ball in hand situation as stated in the rulebook. But, moving the cueball with the tip of your cue in a forward manner might be seen by your opponent as an attempted shot and called a double hit. So many players in this league don't read the new rules when they come out every two years and therefore don't know the changes that have been made in the wording of some of these rules. They go on past experience and argue that they are right until you show them the changes in the rules. It is important that everyone playing APA pool read the newest rulebook and that the captains always bring the rulebook with them to every match. On page 49 of the newest rulebook it states "A foul may be called only if the player fouls the cue ball while actually stroking at the cue ball, meaning a double hit of the cue ball (sometimes called double clutching)."]]> CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORK POOL TOURNAMENT sara hood http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65 General Pool Discussion Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:35:48 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=65 End of the Year Tournament! Jim Halladay http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62 Local Pool Tournaments Wed, 27 May 2009 08:36:59 -0500 http://nekansasapa.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=62
I would like to thank all of the members of the Northeast Kansas APA for your continued support. As always I am open to ideas and suggestions to benefit the players and make the APA leagues more fun for everyone!

Jim Halladay (Doc)
Northeast Kansas APA
League Operator
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