So, the new Spring APA season is underway. My 9-Ball team is playing about the same as usual, which means we're playing pretty well. We won the first week, and just barely lost the second week. We're having fun and looking forward to the city tournament coming up later this year.

The 8-Ball team I play on, Dammit Jim, has won the first two matches we've played so far. Of course, I'm acting as captain right now and having fun with that. This coming week, our captain, Jim, should be back in town.

The "new" APA has completely revised and updated the rules, and put more responsibility in the hands of the captains, division reps, area reps, and so on than was there before. My personal take on this is that its a good thing. If everything works like they say it should, a lot of the "sand-bagging" players will hopefully just leave the league. I believe that in playing in the APA, a player should constantly strive to improve their game and advance their skill level if they can. Time will tell if the new structure will work like everyone hopes it will.