Spring Session Captains Letter

Important Dates

Feb 14- Jack and Jill Direct to Vegas Scotch Doubles

March 14- Team Captains Tournament, Direct to Vegas

Week of April 19- Final week of play

April 22 and 24-Wild Card Draw

May 9- 9 Ball Tri Annual (Spring)

May 10-Summer Session Begins

May 16,17, 23- 8 Ball Tri Annual (Spring)

June 6- 8 Ball World Qualifiers

June 7- 9 Ball World Qualifiers

Important Info

*Rosters are closed and locked as soon as your division’s Week 4 matches begin-No exceptions

*ALL PLAYERS must have 5 regular Spring session plays to compete in Spring Tri Annuals

*ALL PLAYERS must have 5 regular Spring Session plays to compete as well as 10 matches played in the last 2 years (in the style of play they are competing).

*All MVAPA info (including our calendar through 2027) can easily be found posted on FB (MVAPA, MVAPA Local Pool Players Group) and the Player app under the NEWS section. IN addition, the rules and by law can all be located in your player app as well.

* PAYMENT REMINDERS-Teams must pay their weekly dues the day following play. In the case of a captain with multiple teams, they are permitted to send in one payment, the day following their final day of play for the week. For example, if “Bobby Sue” is the captain of a Sunday 9 ball team and a Wednesday 8 ball team, she may send in her $80, for both teams, no later than Thursday in order to retain her bonus points for both teams. Teams are automatically awarded bonus points upon scoring of the match, we DEDUCT them if payment is not received on time. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL PAYMENTS! This does not mean that you have to be the person to make the payments, BUT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE if they are not made…YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN, so we suggest that if you place this responsibility on a teammate, that said teammate is trustworthy and punctual.

*RESCHEDULING- If you or your opponent find it necessary to postpone, you are to EMAIL US IMMEDIATELY! BOTH CAPTAINS! As stated in the OTM , you are to have the league office’s permission prior to postponing. In addition, once a new date is chosen, you are BOTH to email us so that we know when to expect your score sheets. Failure to do so could result in loss of bonus points!

*EMAIL EMAIL EMAIL- EVERYTHING needs to be emailed. NOT texted, called in or FB messaged. Postponements, roster changes, non-urgent rules questions etc… all need to be emailed. We receive a VERY HEAVY volume of calls and texts daily and the only way we can ensure that your important information is processed and questions are answered is through email. We only have one…mvapa183@gmail.com.

*SL REVIEWS- All SL reviews must be submitted through the Google Doc link posted on FB and in the app.

*GOOGLE DOC LINKS…in addition to SL reviews, there are links for CueStix orders, Showdown series (direct to Vegas) tournament sign-ups, Tri Annual dates of Choice (8 ball only), MVP tournament registrations and 81 Challenge team registrations. Learn them and love them, because the links are here to stay.

From the Desk of Doc-

As you all know, I LOVE sending players to Vegas, but even more so, I love being able to offer additional tournaments such as the MidAtlantic Challenge, 81 Challenge, Northeast Challenge, and potentially even the Border Battle. Rising costs of flights, travel, hotels, tournament entries, patches, trophies, etc…has been pushing the limits of your player’s fund. I have avoided raising dues over the past few years, however, in order to continue to service the league and offer you all of the amazing opportunities possible through APA, I wanted to share with you that weekly dues will be raised from $40 to $50 beginning Summer Session 2026. In the 22 years that I have been a league operator, this is only the 2nd time that I have raised weekly play dues. I did not make this decision lightly, in fact, I have had many conversations with neighboring LOs who will also be raising their weekly dues in the upcoming season. In addition, below you will find some of the numbers that factored into this decision as well.

We have grown by leaps and bounds thanks to the dedication and support of each and every one of you, and I look forward to continuing that relationship.

~Doc

**Masters weekly dues will increase to $30

*****TO BE CLEAR, THIS INCREASE IS TO BENEFIT YOU, THE PLAYERS, AND THE PLAYERS FUND! Costs of travel, tournaments, patches, plaques, office suppliies, etc have all increased dramatically over the past 3-4 years. In order for us to be able to continue to service you all, offer you all of the opportunities we have (and hopefully more), we have no choice but to raise the weekly dues.*****

MVAPA BY THE NUMBERS

Active Teams- 354 (plus 20 masters)

Active Players- 2073

Active Host Locations- 120

Matches Per Week Avg- 184

Matches Per Night Avg- 38

Largest Night of Play- Wednesday

Total amount of players that go to Vegas in a year- 130

Team, Showdown etc..- 90

Singles- 20

Additional Vegas trip winners- 20

Players that complete in other area tournaments:

MidAtlantic Challenge in VA (3-person 9 ball)-18

81 Challenge (8 and 9 Ball)- 96 (each)

Northeast Challenge in CT (multiple styles of play)- 80

Singles boards ran per year- 212

Players over 1000 matches per year- 12

New shooters per year- 124

Average age of shooter- 45

Patches earned per month- 2200

Plaques earned per session- 306

APA Lights supplied to HLs- 85

Counties- 7

Donations made on a yearly basis-$12,000

CueStix Giveaway- $10,000

Skill Level reviews submitted per session- 75

Amount of “Specialty dinner” attendees (referee and 1000 match played)- 50

Average amount of calls/texts from players per week- A BAZILLION!