There are seven full-sized, well-maintained tables in the main pool room at the Red Dragon, and another in a small anteroom set aside for private lessons or solo practice. It’s low-impact, no contact, easy to learn at entry level, and certainly the kind of sport kids can play outside school. Pool is not only a sport, it’s a super-popular sport everywhere in the country and worldwide, Pastor said. Pastor covers everything from the basics to advanced techniques, even math, but it’s not required. Nobody “letters” in billiards, do they? Maybe not, Pastor responded, but there’s league play for those who want to compete and social interaction for those who just want to play for fun.Īll sports are, basically, games, after all, requiring various skills, physical, mental and emotional.įor those who strive to play a game or sport, well there are rules to learn, techniques to develop, and tips and tricks that newcomers who stick with it will pick up along the way.
“It’s a great place for the kids, and there’s pizza today!”īilliards seems more like a specialty interest than a sport, like, say, football, basketball or soccer. “I’ve been doing this for 21 years,” he said. Upbeat about the game of pool, and as committed to it as he has been since it caught his fancy as a kid, Pastor sketched the positives, tossing out acronyms, league names, past teams he’s coached, rapid fire. Pastor also coaches Junior League teams that play in competitive tournaments.
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Membership fees only help keep the lights on.Ĭlearly, this off-duty enterprise is a labor of love.Įvery Sunday afternoon during the school year, from noon to 4 p.m., he opens the Red Dragon’s doors to young people and if they’re interested, he’ll teach them how to play the game, which he said that almost anyone, kids and adults alike, can learn to play. “It’s not about the money” anyway, he said.
He never charges kids to play pool there, he said, nor does he charge to teach them how to play. Sharing more information than one story could possibly cover, Pastor was particularly interested in talking about Junior Program, which, unlike club membership, is free. Pastor recently hosted an open house at the Red Dragon and invited a reporter in for a tour and a chat. No commerce goes on there and alcohol is not allowed.
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