Press Release
For distribution August 26, 2011
USA Pool League Expands into New England
The USA Pool League has landed upon the New England shores. Under the Management of pool veterans Roy Pastor, Walter Zincavage, Alex Alpert and Jon Furey, starting this fall players can participate in the much buzzed about USA Pool League in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Pastor and Zincavage will manage the New England USAPL in the following areas: Hampden, Worchester, Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk counties in Massachusetts, and in Harford, Tolland and New Haven counties in Connecticut. While Alpert and Furey will manage the Boston USA Pool League which encompasses Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties in Massachusetts, Rockingham county in New Hampshire and Providence and Kent counties in Rhode Island. All four, Pastor, Zincavage, Alpert and Furey, bring a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge both in pool and in business to their USA Pool League territories.
Pastor, resides in Harvard Massachusetts where he is a partner in the law firm of Lorden, Pastor & Lilly P.C. An accredited Advanced Level BCA Instructor, Pastor is a principal at the American Academy of Billiard and Cue Sports where he has designed classes for players of all ages and skill levels. The Academy is one of five Billiard Training Facilities accredited by the Billiard Congress of America.
Since 2001 Pastor has operated a much heralded junior youth program. He also coaches young cueists for the BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships. Pastor also participates as a special guest instructor in a high school honors physics class on one of the schools two pool tables and is a frequently requested speaker on “the art and science” of billiards for area Rotary, Lions Clubs and other civic and social organizations.
Currently, Pastor sits as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Billiard Education Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) corporation dedicated to promote education and leadership among the youth through billiards; is a member of the board of advisors of Break and Run Billiards LLC.; and is a member of the Board of Directors for J.U.M.P. Inc., a 501 (c) (3) corporation Focusing on developing leadership skills among young adults and teens through outdoor activities. Pastor is also a past member of the membership committee of the Billiard Congress of America.
Assisting Pastor with the New England USAPL is Walter Zincavage. He is a BCA Master Level instructor and has been active in the BCA Instructors Program since 2000. Zincavage currently serves on the Instructors Program Committee. In addition to teaching at the American Academy of Billiard and Cue Sports, Zincavage has taught a pocket billiards course at the University of Connecticut, organized several tournaments and delivered workshops to groups in the New England area.
Also starting up this fall in the upper north east is Alex Alpert and Jon Furey with the Boston USA Pool League. Both Alpert and Furey are from Southborough, MA. Alpert owns and operates Gilbert and Becker Co., Inc. a roof and sheet metal company in the Boston area. Furey is a CPA and owns Furey Insurance Agency in Winchester, MA. Both Alpert and Furey have 10 years of league play experience. In the past couple of years, Alpert has become a hobbyist cue maker.
“Earlier this year, about the same time our pool team needed to forfeit our league playoffs because they were scheduled over a holiday weekend; Roy Pastor approached us with the idea of bringing the USA Pool League to New England. The local leagues that we had played before never seemed to put the players first. When we learned about the USAPL, it was clear they put the players first. We were impressed with the handicap system and the payback to the players. We look forward to growing the USA Pool League throughout the New England area,” Alpert said about his decision to become a USA Pool League Manager.
The USAPL is unlike any other national league in the United States. Player benefits include: no player membership fees, national “Fairplay” handicap system, paid local cash and prizes, and players have an opportunity to enter the national championships directly without having to qualify through local or regional events. Additionally, USAPL members are offered a wide array of player discounts from some of the largest and most notable groups in the industry, including Mueller Recreational Products, McDermott Cues, Billiards Digest and Diamond Billiard Products.
For specific information about the New England USAPL visit www.neusapoolleague.com, call (978) 660-9617 (Massachusetts and New Hampshire) or (860) 990-1247 (Connecticut). For information about the Boston USAPL visit www.bostonusapl.com, call (617) 433-7665 or (401) 484-1197. Both can also be found on Facebook, search for New England USA Pool League and Boston USA Pool League.
CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.
Press Release
For Distribution August 15, 2011
Mile High Players Celebrated at Rocky Mountain USAPL Player Appreciation Party
On Saturday, August 13, players in the Denver metro area were treated to a carnival of pool tournaments, contests, free pool, and door prizes. The Rocky Mountain USA Pool League hosted its first Player Appreciation Extravaganza at Felt Billiards. Over $1,000 valued in door prizes were awarded and nearly 100 players were in attendance.
Among these spectacular prizes were two Complete Auto Details (valued at $250 each) courtesy of Magic Auto Body won by David Patnoi and Chris Byrne, a Delta-13 Elite Rack (valued at $135) won by Carol Patnoi, a Poison jump cue (valued at $89) won by Bill Wagner, and a 60-minute professional massage (valued at $70) won by James Fortin. Other door prizes given away were a fitness package, a chiropractic visit, two $20 Felt bar tabs, a $20 frozen yogurt gift card, and two Ultimate Pool Challenge games.
PoolDawg.com also generously awarded two $25 gift cards to Michael Sisco and Jeff Jabori, the winners of the “Be Seen With Frank” contest for having the two most creative photos taken with Frank, the PoolDawg mascot.
The Rocky Mountain USA Pool league raised nearly $500 between raffle ticket sales for sponsor items, the RM USAPL store, and the 10% contributed by Felt. The total proceeds (and more) will be added to the Fall Season Finale tournaments.
“This was the first of many more events to come. I plan to have at least a couple of these a year as a way to give back to the pool community,” said Samm Diep, league manager for the Rocky Mountain USA Pool League.
This day is made possible with support from CueSports International (http://www.playcsipool.com), Felt Billiards (http://www.feltbar.com), Predator Group (http://poisonbilliards.com/), PoolDawg (http://www.pooldawg.com), Delta-13 (http://www.delta-13.com), Magic Auto Body (http://www.magicautobodyshop.com), Cue Ball Tracker (http://www.cueballtracker.com/), Dr. John Hamilton (http://www.healthyyouchiropractic.com), Michelle Jensen (http://www.newfitnessgoals.com), Ultimate Pool Challenge game, Vivid Images Photography by Monica D. Trujillo, and Samm’s Side Pocket (http://www.sammspocket.com).
Special thanks also go to the hardworking staff at Felt and the volunteers on Saturday: Winfield Hong, Rich Montoya, Carol Patnoi, Eddie Pinckney, Don Posri, Brandie Rejent, Sean Thamrongpradith. Without their relentless efforts, the event could not have been nearly as successful.
Felt Billiards is located at 101 South Floyd Avenue in Englewood, Colorado. For more information about this event or about USA Pool League in the Denver metro area, visit RockyMountainPool.com or call 303-667-8000.
Press Release
For distribution October 13, 2010
Strickland Endorses USA Pool League - Calling for a Pool “Revolution”
Earl “The Pearl” Strickland is one if not the most decorated U.S. player of his generation. Equally passionate about the sport, “the Pearl” and industry leader CueSports International (CSI) both agree it is time for a “revolution in pool” and that revolution is the USA Pool League (USAPL).
In his 27 years as a professional pool player Strickland’s record include 5 world championships, a record holding 5 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, and participating on the U.S. Mosconi Cup Team an astounding 13 times. In the past several years Strickland has devoted much of his time to holding clinics and exhibitions, including from 2008 – 2010 as a member of Team CSI. For his extraordinary accomplishments Strickland was inducted in the BCA Hall of Fame in 2006. While a member of Team CSI, Strickland became more aware of the goals CSI has for the new USAPL.
Believing many of the issues commonly associated with national handicapped pool leagues should be addressed CSI launched the USAPL in late 2009. Some of the issues the USAPL is designed to tackle are “sandbagging” and the constricting policies of tight team handicap limits. Additionally, CSI believes all players should be allowed to enter national championships to test themselves should they choose and not rely on a pyramid of local and regional tournaments in order to be allowed to compete at the national level. This is a philosophy that “the Pearl” also believes – that all players should be allowed to play.
Strickland additionally endorses the USAPL because CSI set up the USAPL to give at least 50% of all monies collected back to the amateur league members on the local level and a sizable portion of CSI’s USAPL proceeds into developing more exposure and support of professional players. “The USAPL is a league that works on behalf of the players, not one where the players work for the league. CSI puts its money where its mouth is. This I can get behind”, said Strickland.
CSI is actively recruiting and screening prospective USAPL Managers. All USAPL Managers have free protected territories and use the LeagueSys online scoring and scheduling system. Currently there are active USAPL leagues in 11 U.S. states including: Missouri, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Alabama, Indiana, Oklahoma, Florida, Michigan, Colorado and Maryland with new leagues being organized and developed almost weekly all over the U.S.
CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.