All Things Pool

03/11/2026

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03/11/2026

I had a lot of fun being interviewed on "Cue the Experts"

Roy Pastor started playing pool at nine years old because his parents in Queens, New York figured a table in the basement would keep him off the streets. Nob...

03/07/2026

The Billiard Congress of America - The BCA is the governing body of pool in North America. Along with other world federations, and under the auspices of the WPA (World Pool-Billiard Association) the BCA sets the rules, formats, and structure for the international pool community.
The BCA has announced the creation of USA Cue Sports. USA Cue Sports establishes a shift in the North American Pool Establishment as the first USA Player Federation uniting Pro players, para-athletes, Juniors, amateurs, room owners, manufacturers, under one banner consistent with other world federations where pool players are athletes and cue sports, of all disciplines, have an eye towards the Olympics.
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By Shane Tyree

11/07/2025

$1,360 Break and Run Pot. 12 year old Stephen plays in both our Sunday Junior Training Program and our New England USA Pool League Sunday 8 and 10-ball divi...

09/21/2025

Welcome to Episode #4 of our All Things Pool (ATP) Podcast. Emily Duddy talks about her journey from amateur to Pro Player and expanding her pool repertoire to include becoming a PBIA accredited instructor. In the first 30 minutes of this podcast Emily discusses her journey with PBIA instructor Roy Pastor. The second part of this video shows Emily working with a group of junior players in person at the Red Dragon Billiard Club and Training Center in Harvard Ma., as well as students online from the BCA/WPA Break and Run program. Online students visited from California, Maryland, and Hong Kong.

Join us with Emily Duddy as she talks about her journey from a amateur player to playing on the Pro tour, and her most recent transition to becoming an accre...

04/13/2025

Congratulations to Roy Pastor for winning the 2024 Billiard Congress of America President's Award! One of the best junior (Billiard Education Foundation) coaches in the country!

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02/24/2025

Team Deep Pockets, from our Clinton division playing out of Breakaway Billiards, takes on the world at the 2025 USA Pool League National Championships. We will be posting more videos this week from our Youtube channel, "All things Pool New England"

Deep Pockets

11/28/2024

Margaret Fefilova vs. Ashley Benoit – Puerto Rico Billiards Expo 2024. This is a race to two sets of four racks, 10 ball. If the players are tied at the end of two sets, then the match will go to a third, tie breaking set. Margaret is a well-established pro player and Ashley is an up and coming star, relatively new to the pro circuit. Ashley is a New England native who has not been playing pool too long and has made remarkable progress.

Margaret Fefilova vs. Ashley Benoit – Puerto Rico Billiards Expo 2024. This is a race to two sets of four racks, 10 ball. If the players are tied at the en...

08/12/2024

Welcome to Episode 8 of our series on how to teach pool to kids of all ages.
In Episode 7 of this series, we explored the ghost ball aiming system. This episode, Episode 8, explains why you are missing as much as you do. We explain five of the top reasons why you miss and why there are no perfect aiming systems.
This does not mean that you cannot improve your accuracy and your shooting percentages. By learning some of the variables that affect your aiming system, you will be able to adjust and start pocketing more balls!!!
We will examine the effects on aiming of: Alignment, stroke mechanics, cut induced throw, english induced throw, and deflection.

Welcome to Episode 8 of our 14 episode series on how to teach pool to kids of all ages. In Episode 7 of this series, we explored the ghost ball aiming system...

08/04/2024

Our YouTube channel ALL THINGS POOL NEW ENGLAND hit 10,000 subscribers. Remember to share, comment, and like!
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08/04/2024

I republished this video with added commentary.
Do yourself a favor and check out 07:13 and think about how you would make the shot and get position on the 7 ball. Then watch how mike does it.
Watch two amazing shots starting at 25:37 showing incredible cue ball control.
Watch 28:40 as Chirco makes a terrific combo/bank shot on the 1/9.
Check out the discussion of the difference between APA handicaps and Fargo ratings. What do you think?

Check out this race to 7 match between pro player Mike Dechaine and local league player Chirco, a APA SL 9 . This match was held at the legendary St. Joes ...