Kicking Off The 2026 Pool Season!

Hello Aactive Pool League Players — polish your cues and stretch those breaking arms!

The Winnipeg Captain’s Meeting took place at Sonix Bar & Grill on Wednesday, September 2nd at 7:00 pm, and it was extremely well attended. By my very scientific estimate — also known as looking around the room — around 100 players stuck around for the meeting. I reviewed everything covered in the Important Notes that was handed out to all of the Captain’s in attendance. Here are the highlights, served up quickly before anyone calls a time-out:

• Sanction fees are $30.00 for the Cash Plus and lower leagues, as well as the two Mowat Cup Leagues. VNEA sanctioned only — keeping it simple, like a straight-in shot.
• Sanction fees for the Vegas and higher leagues are $50.00. These leagues are VNEA and BCA sanctioned — because apparently one acronym just wasn’t enough.
• Sanction fee costs will increase by $10.00 on October 1^st and by $20.00 if not paid by December 1^st.. In other words, paying early is cheaper than missing an easy eight ball.
• League qualifications — the part where we explain who gets to join the playoff fun.

Premier & Super Vegas Leagues – Players need to play in 14 of the scheduled matches to qualify for playoffs  — so yes, the table will notice if you disappear.

Vegas & Lower Leagues – All players MUST play 12 weeks to qualify for the playoffs.  Think of it as playoff math, but with fewer calculators and more chalk dust.

Handicap Leagues – All players must play 6 weeks to qualify for playoffs. Six weeks: just enough time to learn everyone’s shooting style and who brings the best stories.

• Please send EMT payments to payments@aactivecoin.com. We are set up for direct deposit, so no password is needed — one less thing to remember, unless you are also trying to remember whose turn it is.
• All league matches start at 7:00 pm. A few teams have challenges with that start time. As long as they reach out and let you know, please be understanding. Life happens, traffic happens, and sometimes a cue case mysteriously refuses to leave the house on time.

The full season schedules for all Winnipeg leagues will come out sometime on Friday, September 11^th  or Sunday, September 13^th  (Banjo Bowl). Please make sure you have the CompuSport App on your phone and that notifications are turned on. You will receive a notification as soon as the schedule becomes public.

To all my Rural Manitoba Leagues

Over the next few weeks, I will be hosting League Start Up Meetings. Here is the schedule, so mark your calendars, set your reminders, and maybe write it somewhere your future self will actually look:

• Selkirk League – Thursday, September 17^th at Corner Pocket Games at 7:00 pm.
• Brandon League – Saturday, September 19^th at the ANAF Brandon at noon.
• Southwest League – Tuesday, September 22^nd  at the SLFN Hall at 7:00 pm.
• Portage League – Wednesday, September 30^th at the ANAF in Portage at 7:00 pm.

Here’s to another great season — let’s make it fun, competitive, and only mildly full of excuses about table rolls. I look forward to seeing everyone in the very near future.

Scott Morgan

Aactive Pool League