Pool Players of The Brooke

Mission Statement: ARTICLE 2 – MISSION STATEMENT/PURPOSE OBJECT:   The object of the club/organization shall be to promote the sport of billiards by offering instruction and demonstrations aimed at improving the player's skills and understanding of the game. The club/organization shall occasionally organize and run tournaments providing an opportunity for players to meet new opponents and to face new challenges.   Another goal of the club/organization shall be to have the current Billiard's Center either expanded or rebuilt.    PPB 2020 Member Benefits Priority email list for Billiard Events (approx. 6 Tournaments a year), Articles, and Billiard related videos Billiard Glove and personal piece of chalk (Initial Membership) 1 Hour private instruction for Beginners and Intermediate players at a mutually convenient time Optional Player Evaluation and Skill Rating Drill used for selecting the PPB Travel Team Opportunity to play on the PPB Club’s Tra

    Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB) want to thank our generous sponsor SmashBurger.  On June 15, 2019 the PPB hosted an Under 25 Partners 8-Ball Tournament. The PPB decided to eliminate their highly skilled players from this tournament and let other club members compete for the Under 25 Championship. Eligible participants must have a Skill Rating of 25 or less (40 is a perfect Skill Rating).  We also decided to have a referee on each of the 3 tables to help some of our club’s newer members get more familiar with the Billiard Congress of America’s 8-Ball Rules.  Tournament Directors were Dominic Borland and Ron Ridge. Tournament Referees were Dominic “The Doctor” Borland on Table #1, Phelps “Frenchfry” L’Hommediue on Table #2 and Gary “One Rail” Barlow on Table #3.  The top 9 Skill Rated players from the eligible Under 25 players drew a partner from the balance of the field.  After the draw the 9 Partners were Jay “The Shamrock Shooter” Clary and Dale Trudo, Jack Hepner and Julie

   WOW!  Pool Players of The Brooke (PPB), you rock!  On Wednesday June 5, 2019 the PPB held their first Member Appreciation Dinner at the HOA1’s Activity Center.  Jack Hacking’s contribution of his rendition of Sloppy Joe’s was over the top delicious as were his brownies, thank you Jack for supporting our club.  Our wonderful side dishes were prepared by Chef Dave and his crew at HOA1, thank you Chef Dave.  Fred Dianda’s two strawberry sheet cakes were as beautiful as they were scrumptious, thank you Fred for being a big part of this club.  Event Sponsors, Golf Cars of Arizona, North Italian Restaurant, HOA1, HOA2, Tom Kaliski and Lindsay’s Quality Cues.  60 member/spouses attended this event showing their support.     The evening started by the PPB Board acknowledging some of their members with Gift Certificates for their contributions to the success of the PPB over the past year.  First up, Julie “Cutter” Ferguson for her taking control of the cleaning crew who cleans and mai