The BCA League came to Erie in 2006. The 2011-12 season is the sixth year for the league. The format is designed to appeal to the dedicated player who wants to play a lot of pool on league night. Matches are played on 7’ bar-tables. A match takes place on 2 tables. Teams are comprised of 5 players. Each player plays 1 game of eight-ball and 1 game of nine-ball against every player from the opposing team totaling 10 games a night. The league is played on Wednesday evenings and lasts 24 weeks starting in the Fall and concluding in the Spring.

A simple and unique system invented by Paul Schofield is used to rate players. Players are rated by how well they play and not by how often they win or who they win or lose to. The handicap system uses the player rating system to make the league highly competitive and the standings much tighter than what is normally expected.

This year it was decided at the annual team captains meeting that the “No Conflict Rules” for racking and breaking would be used for the league. For the most part, the players have a lot of experience with the rules at the Tri-State Open and casual Match Play at Gold Crown.

The league concludes with a memorable banquet in the Sun Room in the Bullfrog Bar.

(inset picture) Rick the Cheez Wilczewski lines up a shot on league night.