Training Day is going to be affordable. Some Training Day locations may vary in cost due to the cost of the Venue.
My needs are minimal but but I'd like to make something to take home for effort I put into it.
I'm trying to create something that is bigger than myself. I'd like to see this done by other people in other areas so I'm creating a program so that other certified by me people can do this in their area. With an approval process and a network quality is preserved yet its not so expensive that normal people can't get certification or participate. I want everyone to be able to attend and I will make it that way.
There needs to be a reward to getting to the higher levels of skill in Pool without there being gambling involved. This way you get to network with other people, companies, players and Get to the Good in Pool. The Pool League System is there for the Amateur Player. The Amateur Player needs a pathway to Excellence in the Sport. This is the first level above that where you can get involved and it will kept clean and respectable.
Right now I am undecided on which way I want to go with Tuition. I could arrange all of your expenses so that you pay one fee and everything meals, pool time for the whole day are covered or I can make it where you take care of my fee only.
This is why I'd like some conversations and feedback on it before I decide. Example below.
Tuition---$ for the whole day and that evening if you want to extend your day into the night. I rent the room pay all of the pool time, pick up the Tab for your drinks, snacks and meals as well as provide any materials you need. I provide, books and pdf's sent to your email address and I'm with you all day from the first minute at 9am and I'll be there as the last man to leave until 12pm that night. If you have the stamina to continue playing until closing time I may be there with you. You'll get your monies worth and can take breaks if you need to while watching us continue to train.
If you choose not to eat at the venue I'll recompense you for your meal expenses just bring me the ticket. I'll pay you on the spot but I'll need that ticket or make me an invoice for it. I'll have invoices you can fill out by pen and hand to me.
." Depending on the class, the privacy of the venue and our plans for that evening we may decide to end at 3 to 4 pm so we can get a nap and have Supper before we come back to use what we've learned, go back over anything and play games as long as we like.
Here is the main theme of my Program:
There is a lot of power to be found in Progressive Practice Techniques within "Structured Lesson Curriculums" I teach a structured curriculum for each area and then later some of it we will repeat to make sure you seal in what you need to so you can perfect it and receive a certification from my school for it. I will be able to tell if you've got the ideology right of what it will take to improve.
I am open to teaching any material that meets our overall goals and I am open to guest Instructors after we get things going.
If you have a particular way of executing a skill the floor will be open so that you can present what you have at the Instructors Table. We're assembled together to learn and I'm open to any and all ideas but will also stick to the curriculum. Your idea may make the curriculum for next time and as the Training Days grow you may want to come to another later on to see if you can pick up on more specialized skills.
I reward people for attending my Training Days by certifying them in the areas that they show a established proficiency in. You'll have this website to share with your friends where your name will appear with a list of the areas that I've certified you in "if you want." For example your name would appear similar to this. You'll also get a Certificate for your wall signed by me. Your email address will be all the personal contact information listed. If someone wants you to help them they can email you. Example below:
North Carolina
Robin Kelly
Aiming--April of 2016
Banking--June of 2016
Speed Control and Stroke Control--August of 2016
Carom Management-- September of 2017
Email: [email protected]
Special Notes: Robin is a Pool Author that written books and pdfs about the above subject and holds Training Days to certify others in his techniques.
You'll bring your books with you to class so you can ask questions about anything in them that you don't understand.
I'll email you pdfs and I'll have copies of what we're covering at the Training Day for you.
Once you go through my training program you become an Authorized Instructor for the Target Ball Concept first you have to demonstrate that you use it, can describe it and understand how it works and can describe it as well as execute shots with it. At training days we go over ways to make it even better and easier to use around the core principle of how it works.
At least two attendances to Training Day is required for Certification in more than one area. I may require that you send me video proof of your level of proficiency if I don't see it after the second attendance. I'll let you know exactly what I need to see you execute in order to meet the standard at the first attendance for every area that I cover. I'm not going to certify people who aren't in my judgement proficient because I'll be signing your certificate saying I'm sure of your knowledge.
Not only will you be Certified in the Aiming Technique but you'll also be Certified in Each area below as you can prove your proficiency. When you get proficient in a new area, you'll get a new upgraded certificate to show for it and you can be on my list of Certified Trainers that I approve. There will not be levels to the Certifications of these areas designed to exclude people from seeking your advice and help. You won't get past me until you prove you understand what it takes to master the skill set and that is what you'll be sharing with other people. The only distinguishing marks placed on your Certification is the time in which you've been certified a date will appear beside your name listed on my website. My signing off on you has to mean something so I'm going to make sure you have it together before I do. There isn't anything that I teach that can't be learned by a person who practices regularly. I'll see your dedication then I'll sign off on your next skill set that I know that you can teach.
Speed Control/Stroke Control and Cue Ball Movement- This begins with a simple 5 stroke Drill that we repeat at intervals during the day. Each student will receive a copy of my Speed Control Techniques and will go through the whole course in the time we have during the day so that it will be clear what to do when you get home to get to that special speed control that we all need.
We will follow the Speed Control pdf I've written to see if you can meet the requirements of the Stroke and Speed control portion of the training and I'll have to see how you perform to certify you. If you're ready you can send me a video via email and I'll watch you perform the skills and approve you.
Using Side Spin--We'll go over FHE, BHE and Regular Side Spin Adjustments from your normal bridge length, the formula for those how to easily calculate your spin allowances over distance and learn refinements for your stroke.
You'll learn each area of Side Spin applications and how distance figures into the use of the skill and be able to explain this to someone else as well as execute the skills that you learn at your first Training Day. When I can sign off on you I will and after the second Training day if you haven't got it down you can send it to me via video when you can and I'll approve you and change your status on my website.
Banking--We will be using the same banking platform outlined in Robbing the Bank Shot and adding specialized skills to it.
The same way I do things applies to this skill. I'll have core requirements for you to meet in order to get certification with attendance of Two Training Days for certification. After the second you can send in a video showing that you can execute and I'll approve you.
Safety Play and Carom Management--We will be teaching this skill as it applies to One Pocket first to test the level of execution that you feel you can attain. This is by far one of the most important areas in Pool. This skill can open up doors for achieving position in ways you never thought possible. When you have a feel for this skill you'll be able to send your cue ball to slip in behind balls and open up positions to run out that most players don't have a feel for and you'll get out more often because of it.
The same way I do things applies to this skill. I'll have core requirements for you to meet in order to get certification with attendance of Two Training Days for certification. After the second you can send in a video showing that you can execute and I'll approve you.
The game of One Pocket and 8-Ball as a representation of all available skill sets needed to excel at Pool. This makes you an expert at taking shots, while ducking and planning your next moves and why that is the best strategy and a system to analyze the moves to put your opponent in a trap before he's detected the up coming trap.
The same way I do things applies to this skill. I'll have core requirements for you to meet in order to get certification with attendance of Two Training Days for certification. After the second you can send in a video showing that you can execute and I'll approve you
The game of 9-ball and rotational games. The importance of carom angles and addition of Side Spin and planning for getting out of a bad situation if you are trying something you're not quite ready for in a game situation.
Safety Play and first level exposure to Kicking using Old Tyme proven techniques that work and are easy to learn--The mots common one pocket kick shot to the corner from various locations. Explain the how technique works for getting close to the action, so you can develop your feel.
Multiple Rail methodologies--what works best for developing a feel for the table--when do you need it?
Shooting Shots while elevated and shooting in pinched positions
Curving the Cue Ball around Object Balls to make good hits and pot shots.
Jumping the Cue Ball, over edges, short and long distance to the Object Balls. Jump Banking, extended reach jumping techniques and the use of specialized Jump Cues and extensions.
Everything listed on this website is an example of what I can do for you but this is just the beginning. I'm willing to blend in the work of others that can prove they have a winning perspective for "acquiring excellence in pool" and I invite you to join me at Training Day where you can decide to go for certification in a skill level in as little as two sessions or just come to attend every once in a while when you want to in order to Train. If you do that I'll certify you later if you choose. You deserve a way to be Trained that is both fun and affordable and I'm dedicating my materials and time to make that happen. Give your feedback and we'll create Training Day so that it'll work for everyone.
Right now I'm thinking people who want Certification will have to pay a little more and this can be open to anyone at any time. This keeps it more affordable for those who don't. For those that do it makes for less competition for Instructors. The reason that I'm creating this Certification of My Techniques Program is that they're easy to learn and teach. I want them affordable and someone after me will be able to take over my website and Training Program after I can no longer teach. the Instructors would already be in the field. It would be good to have a Certification Program that is grass roots and available to everyone.
My needs are minimal but but I'd like to make something to take home for effort I put into it.
I'm trying to create something that is bigger than myself. I'd like to see this done by other people in other areas so I'm creating a program so that other certified by me people can do this in their area. With an approval process and a network quality is preserved yet its not so expensive that normal people can't get certification or participate. I want everyone to be able to attend and I will make it that way.
There needs to be a reward to getting to the higher levels of skill in Pool without there being gambling involved. This way you get to network with other people, companies, players and Get to the Good in Pool. The Pool League System is there for the Amateur Player. The Amateur Player needs a pathway to Excellence in the Sport. This is the first level above that where you can get involved and it will kept clean and respectable.
Right now I am undecided on which way I want to go with Tuition. I could arrange all of your expenses so that you pay one fee and everything meals, pool time for the whole day are covered or I can make it where you take care of my fee only.
This is why I'd like some conversations and feedback on it before I decide. Example below.
Tuition---$ for the whole day and that evening if you want to extend your day into the night. I rent the room pay all of the pool time, pick up the Tab for your drinks, snacks and meals as well as provide any materials you need. I provide, books and pdf's sent to your email address and I'm with you all day from the first minute at 9am and I'll be there as the last man to leave until 12pm that night. If you have the stamina to continue playing until closing time I may be there with you. You'll get your monies worth and can take breaks if you need to while watching us continue to train.
If you choose not to eat at the venue I'll recompense you for your meal expenses just bring me the ticket. I'll pay you on the spot but I'll need that ticket or make me an invoice for it. I'll have invoices you can fill out by pen and hand to me.
." Depending on the class, the privacy of the venue and our plans for that evening we may decide to end at 3 to 4 pm so we can get a nap and have Supper before we come back to use what we've learned, go back over anything and play games as long as we like.
Here is the main theme of my Program:
There is a lot of power to be found in Progressive Practice Techniques within "Structured Lesson Curriculums" I teach a structured curriculum for each area and then later some of it we will repeat to make sure you seal in what you need to so you can perfect it and receive a certification from my school for it. I will be able to tell if you've got the ideology right of what it will take to improve.
I am open to teaching any material that meets our overall goals and I am open to guest Instructors after we get things going.
If you have a particular way of executing a skill the floor will be open so that you can present what you have at the Instructors Table. We're assembled together to learn and I'm open to any and all ideas but will also stick to the curriculum. Your idea may make the curriculum for next time and as the Training Days grow you may want to come to another later on to see if you can pick up on more specialized skills.
I reward people for attending my Training Days by certifying them in the areas that they show a established proficiency in. You'll have this website to share with your friends where your name will appear with a list of the areas that I've certified you in "if you want." For example your name would appear similar to this. You'll also get a Certificate for your wall signed by me. Your email address will be all the personal contact information listed. If someone wants you to help them they can email you. Example below:
North Carolina
Robin Kelly
Aiming--April of 2016
Banking--June of 2016
Speed Control and Stroke Control--August of 2016
Carom Management-- September of 2017
Email: [email protected]
Special Notes: Robin is a Pool Author that written books and pdfs about the above subject and holds Training Days to certify others in his techniques.
You'll bring your books with you to class so you can ask questions about anything in them that you don't understand.
I'll email you pdfs and I'll have copies of what we're covering at the Training Day for you.
Once you go through my training program you become an Authorized Instructor for the Target Ball Concept first you have to demonstrate that you use it, can describe it and understand how it works and can describe it as well as execute shots with it. At training days we go over ways to make it even better and easier to use around the core principle of how it works.
At least two attendances to Training Day is required for Certification in more than one area. I may require that you send me video proof of your level of proficiency if I don't see it after the second attendance. I'll let you know exactly what I need to see you execute in order to meet the standard at the first attendance for every area that I cover. I'm not going to certify people who aren't in my judgement proficient because I'll be signing your certificate saying I'm sure of your knowledge.
Not only will you be Certified in the Aiming Technique but you'll also be Certified in Each area below as you can prove your proficiency. When you get proficient in a new area, you'll get a new upgraded certificate to show for it and you can be on my list of Certified Trainers that I approve. There will not be levels to the Certifications of these areas designed to exclude people from seeking your advice and help. You won't get past me until you prove you understand what it takes to master the skill set and that is what you'll be sharing with other people. The only distinguishing marks placed on your Certification is the time in which you've been certified a date will appear beside your name listed on my website. My signing off on you has to mean something so I'm going to make sure you have it together before I do. There isn't anything that I teach that can't be learned by a person who practices regularly. I'll see your dedication then I'll sign off on your next skill set that I know that you can teach.
Speed Control/Stroke Control and Cue Ball Movement- This begins with a simple 5 stroke Drill that we repeat at intervals during the day. Each student will receive a copy of my Speed Control Techniques and will go through the whole course in the time we have during the day so that it will be clear what to do when you get home to get to that special speed control that we all need.
We will follow the Speed Control pdf I've written to see if you can meet the requirements of the Stroke and Speed control portion of the training and I'll have to see how you perform to certify you. If you're ready you can send me a video via email and I'll watch you perform the skills and approve you.
Using Side Spin--We'll go over FHE, BHE and Regular Side Spin Adjustments from your normal bridge length, the formula for those how to easily calculate your spin allowances over distance and learn refinements for your stroke.
You'll learn each area of Side Spin applications and how distance figures into the use of the skill and be able to explain this to someone else as well as execute the skills that you learn at your first Training Day. When I can sign off on you I will and after the second Training day if you haven't got it down you can send it to me via video when you can and I'll approve you and change your status on my website.
Banking--We will be using the same banking platform outlined in Robbing the Bank Shot and adding specialized skills to it.
The same way I do things applies to this skill. I'll have core requirements for you to meet in order to get certification with attendance of Two Training Days for certification. After the second you can send in a video showing that you can execute and I'll approve you.
Safety Play and Carom Management--We will be teaching this skill as it applies to One Pocket first to test the level of execution that you feel you can attain. This is by far one of the most important areas in Pool. This skill can open up doors for achieving position in ways you never thought possible. When you have a feel for this skill you'll be able to send your cue ball to slip in behind balls and open up positions to run out that most players don't have a feel for and you'll get out more often because of it.
The same way I do things applies to this skill. I'll have core requirements for you to meet in order to get certification with attendance of Two Training Days for certification. After the second you can send in a video showing that you can execute and I'll approve you.
The game of One Pocket and 8-Ball as a representation of all available skill sets needed to excel at Pool. This makes you an expert at taking shots, while ducking and planning your next moves and why that is the best strategy and a system to analyze the moves to put your opponent in a trap before he's detected the up coming trap.
The same way I do things applies to this skill. I'll have core requirements for you to meet in order to get certification with attendance of Two Training Days for certification. After the second you can send in a video showing that you can execute and I'll approve you
The game of 9-ball and rotational games. The importance of carom angles and addition of Side Spin and planning for getting out of a bad situation if you are trying something you're not quite ready for in a game situation.
Safety Play and first level exposure to Kicking using Old Tyme proven techniques that work and are easy to learn--The mots common one pocket kick shot to the corner from various locations. Explain the how technique works for getting close to the action, so you can develop your feel.
Multiple Rail methodologies--what works best for developing a feel for the table--when do you need it?
Shooting Shots while elevated and shooting in pinched positions
Curving the Cue Ball around Object Balls to make good hits and pot shots.
Jumping the Cue Ball, over edges, short and long distance to the Object Balls. Jump Banking, extended reach jumping techniques and the use of specialized Jump Cues and extensions.
Everything listed on this website is an example of what I can do for you but this is just the beginning. I'm willing to blend in the work of others that can prove they have a winning perspective for "acquiring excellence in pool" and I invite you to join me at Training Day where you can decide to go for certification in a skill level in as little as two sessions or just come to attend every once in a while when you want to in order to Train. If you do that I'll certify you later if you choose. You deserve a way to be Trained that is both fun and affordable and I'm dedicating my materials and time to make that happen. Give your feedback and we'll create Training Day so that it'll work for everyone.
Right now I'm thinking people who want Certification will have to pay a little more and this can be open to anyone at any time. This keeps it more affordable for those who don't. For those that do it makes for less competition for Instructors. The reason that I'm creating this Certification of My Techniques Program is that they're easy to learn and teach. I want them affordable and someone after me will be able to take over my website and Training Program after I can no longer teach. the Instructors would already be in the field. It would be good to have a Certification Program that is grass roots and available to everyone.