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Vol.6, No.8 —
October 27, 2009
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 ::OUR
INDUSTRY, OUR ASSOCIATION, OUR RESPONSIBILITY…As the only association in the industry dedicated
solely to your success, the BCA depends on your
partnership to continually grow the billiard
industry in which we all work.
2010 BCA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS...Are quickly
approaching. Renew your BCA membership before
December 1, 2009 and take advantage of our "Early
Bird Special." You'll get an extra 100
fulfillment points that you can use for FREE
BCA products for either resale or promotional use.
As a BCA Member here is a
list of what we do with your support:
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Supply industry trends, research
and statistics.
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Give you industry contacts via the
BCA Membership Directory.
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Supply industry news, updates and
business tips via the BCA Member Update newsletter.
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Promote the industry via
GenerationPool.com.
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Develop promotional materials
advancing the game (BCA Rules & Records Book, training
DVDs and books, rules posters and much more.)
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Produce the
International Billiard
& Home Recreation Expo.
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Offer exclusive
Pool room operator and
retailer discussion forums, offering peer-to-peer
networking.
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Maintain Representation to the
United States on international play issues.
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Offer qualified billiard
instruction for all via the
BCA Instructor Program.
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Provide business improvement
educational seminars during the BCA Expo.
Be on the lookout for
your renewal packet in the mail over the next few weeks.
You will easily be able to renew your membership online
or through the mail. If you have any questions, please
contact Shane Tyree, BCA membership coordinator, at
shane@bca-pool.com
or 303.243.5070 ext.26. |
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MIKA IMMONEN SECOND PLAYER IN HISTORY TO WIN CONSECUTIVE
U.S. OPEN 9-BALL TITLES |
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HALL OF FAME BANQUET HONORS JOHNNY ARCHER AND ALLISON
FISHER |
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The
BCA Hall of Fame banquet honoring Johnny Archer and
Allison Fisher as the 54th
and 55th inductees
into the sport’s hallowed shrine, took place on
October 22, 2009 in Chesapeake, VA during the U.S.
Open 9-ball Championships. A group of over 200
previous inductees, industry insiders, and fans
from across the country celebrated the induction of
these two great players.
The BCA Hall of Fame was
created over 40 years ago
to recognize people that have enriched the sport and
the industry. The BCA congratulates both
Johnny and Allison on their illustrious careers.
The
BCA would like to thank the United States Media
Billiard Association and Barry Behrman for
supporting and organizing the induction ceremony
during the U.S. Open 9-ball Championships.
The Hall of Fame in conjunction
with the U.S. Open was a success on many levels, and
the BCA looks forward to working together again
in
the future.
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JUNIOR BILLIARDS CHAMPIONS TO COMPETE FOR TITLE |
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 The
Billiard Education Foundation (BEF)...is
please to announce that seven junior players will be
representing the United States in the XVIII World
Junior 9-Ball Championship, November 3-8, in
Managua, Nicaragua.
The World Junior 9-Ball
Championships will comprise over fifty of the
world's best junior players from six continents and
over twenty countries. The Billiard Congress
of America, as the North America member of the World
Pool-Billiard Association, is granted the
invitations that make it possible for North America
players to participate in the prestigious event.
In addition to prizes
and scholarships, players received an expense-paid
trip to the World Junior 9-Ball Championships and an
opportunity to compete for the world title.
The U.S contingent is:
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 Landon Shuffett of Greensburg, KY – 2009 BEF Junior Nationals Champion, 19-and-under
boys’ division
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Liz Lovely of Centerville, OH – 2009 BEF
Junior Nationals Champion, 19-and-under girls’
division
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Brendan Crockett of Bell Canyon, CA –
2009 BEF Junior Nationals Champion, 14-and-under
boys’ division
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Briana Miller of Allentown, PA – 2009 BEF
Junior Nationals Champion, 14-and-under girls’
division
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Jesse Engel of Columbia Heights, MN –
2009 BEF Junior Nationals, runner-up,
19-and-under boys’ division
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Nick Tafoya of Albuquerque, NM - 2009
Junior Nationals, 19-and-under boys’ division
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Nicole Jaynes of Albuquerque, NM - 2009
Junior Nationals, 19-and-under girls’ division
In addition to the U.S. junior
players representing North America, the Canadian
Billiards & Snooker Association has named three
players to represent Canada. Attending the
event will be the defending world champion of the
girls' division, Brittany Bryant, as well as McEarl
Bucais and Ryan Spence.
Additional tournament
information can be viewed on the BEF Web site at
billiardeducation.org.
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2010 BCA EXPO - SAVE THE DATE |
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sure to mark your calendars now for the
International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo,
July 14-16, 2010, in Las
Vegas, Nevada.
The show will be held at
the Las Vegas Convention
Center.
The BCA is please to
announce that 67
companies have already
committed to 348 booth
spaces at the 2010 Expo.
Early Bird Exhibit space
sales are currently
underway and will
continue through
November 1.
Additional details,
including exhibitor and
attendee information and
the schedule of events,
will be available soon
on the
BCA
Expo Web site, or you may contact
Melissa Cowan at
303.243.5070 ext 26 or
email at
melissa@bca-pool.com. |
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BILLIARDS PHOTO OF THE MONTH |
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President Barak Obama
displays his billiard skills with a
behind the back shot. |
The behind-the-back 'Trick
Shot' of Barack Obama… is now in pool rooms across
the country. Congratulations to
photographer John Maywer for catapulting our
President to Nobel Peace Prize status.
Although Obama lost the match
for prematurely sinking the 8-ball, his skill of
the game impressed billiards aficionados across
the globe.
For more Obama billiard photos
click
here.
To submit your own Billiards
photo of the month, please send photo to
shane@bca-pool.com. |
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BILLIARDS HEADLINES |
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 Billiards
as Home Defense...
A Texas woman has a unique home defense
system - hurling billiard balls at would-be
robbers from the roof of her house. [more] |
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IN
OTHER NEWS ...
Billiard industry insider making impact
on NBA. [full
story]
- Armed robber no
match for pool cue.
[full
story]
- Robin Dodson and
James J. Bakula to be inducted to WPBA
Hall of fame. [full
story]
- Pool and Billiard
boot camp heading to Connecticut. [full
story]
- Viking Pool Cues
launches new interactive Web site. [full
story]
- Jasmin Ouschan wins
second WPBA title this year at the
Pacific Coast Classic. [full
story]
- Olhausen to introduce
shuffleboard tables, dome hockey, air
hockey, and foosball tables in their fall
product line. [full
story]
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COMING
UP...
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NOVEMBER 2009
...
BCA Board
of Directors Meeting, November
4-5, Boulder, Colorado.
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NOVEMBER 2009
... World 10-ball
Championships, Metro
Manila, Philippines.
November 25-30. [more
info]
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DECEMBER 2009
... USBA Regional
Qualifier, December
4-6, Tacoma, Washington.
[more
info]
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MEMBER MARKETING 101 ... From "52 Ways
to Make Pool Everybody's Game" |
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TIP №
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Promote
pool tables
for
corporate
environments
and
retreats. |
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STRATEGY:
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Pool tables
in a work
environment
reduce
stress and
promote
teamwork.
By marketing
to business
leaders, you
will
increase
their
awareness of
pool and
your
business.
Placing of
your tables
in the
workplace
allows you
to reach an
affluent
audience
that
includes
prime
prospects
for pool
table
purchases. |
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EXECUTION: |
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- Send a mailer to CEOs
and HR managers in your area emphasizing
how teamwork can boost productivity in
the workplace and how an on-site table
can promote teamwork.
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Include
quotes from
business
articles
about how
companies
are finding
innovative
ways to
motivate
employess
and reduce
turnover.
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Lend a table or
offer a deep
discount.
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Provide a
lunch-hour
instructional
seminar for
employess (for a
list of
instructors in
your area, check
bca-pool.com.
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Provide
employees with a
special,
limited-time
discount at your
store.
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September sales
May foreshadow Holidays |
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 According to the Wall Street Journal...Retailers
and analysts will be closely watching September
sales reports due Thursday from key store chains for
any sign they may need to adjust their
already-gloomy holiday forecasts. For the holiday
season, Deloitte Research and Retail Forward both
are forecasting sales will be flat compared with
last year, when sales for November and December
combined slipped 2.8% to $447.5 billion, according
to the National Retail Federation, which will
release its own holiday-sales estimate Tuesday [more].
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 An
exclusive service to Billiard Congress of America
Business Members, the BCA Member Update
is distributed via e-mail monthly and
archived online. Please forward, print and circulate
this newsletter widely and feel free to submit your
comments or contributions to
Shane Tyree, BCA
Membership and Communication Coordinator. |
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