Captain’s Log, July 8th, 2007 

Hope everybody had a wonderful 4th of July. I will be out of the office and working at the APA National Office from July 6th through the 14th. Lindsay and Jill will be keeping things running smoothly while I am gone.  

The Summer Session is now entering into the back half of the schedule. Players can still be added to rosters this week and next, but you can only add players if you have at least 4 weeks of play left. Players who have not paid 2007 membership fees can be added only if they pay their fees. Added players who do not pay membership fees and do not play will not be added. Added players who do not pay membership fees and play will be marked as paid and the team will be marked past due for that player’s membership fees. Past due teams do not receive bonus points.   

Because the Summer Session is so short, now is a good time to remind everyone about the importance of getting all of your players the necessary matches to be eligible for the post season. To compete in end of session playoffs, a player must have at least 4 matches played with THAT team in order to be eligible to compete. New members to the league must have at least 4 matches with the team and 6 lifetime matches in the format they are competing in to be eligible for the Blast tournament.  

Slots are filling up fast for the 9 Ball Southwest Challenge Tournament in Las Vegas in September. A flyer for the event has been posted to the web site if you didn’t see it in last week’s team packets. If you are planning on going to this event, you better hurry up and sign up for a spot. We will be forming a waiting list for extra spots for anyone signing up beyond our allotted slot count.  

The division standings on your division pages only reflect the points for the matches played. To see if any teams in your division have a make up match to play, click on the link on your division page that says “Division Standings-All Divisions”. Scroll through the standings until you find your division, and then look at the column that says “# of weeks played”. If every team in the division shows 6 weeks played except for 2 teams that show 5 weeks played, you can determine that those two teams still have a match to make up.  

Speaking of make up matches, if you have a make up match to do, now is the time to start working on getting it completed. We do not allow make up matches within the last 2 weeks of play without league office approval. If you need assistance in getting in contact with the other team to schedule your make up match, contact the league office as soon as possible.  

A rumor has been circulating that the SDAPA web site will be taking on a whole new look very soon. We are here to inform you that this rumor is true. Mike and Tara Kizer have been working with Jill on a brand new site that we hope to unleash to San Diego APA soon. It will be much more user friendly and provide even more information than ever before. I know, I can hear all of you saying “but it’s already one of the best sites in the country, how could it get even better?” We’ll just let you be the judge of the new site once it makes its way onto your computer screen.  

We are also always looking for more pics to add to the site. Take your digital camera to league matches, load them up on your computer and send them in. We love posting pool playing action photos. Let’s show all those people who browse our web site, and aren’t SDAPA members yet, what they are missing.  

Have a great week and Shoot Pool Good!      Brian/Jill/Lindsay      619-303-0183         sandiegoapa@cox.net     sdapajill@cox.net        sdapalindsay@cox.net         Office Hours: 9am-7:30pm  daily        www.sdapa.com