LINKS*

Cue sports history and glossary of terms

• History (Wikipedia)
• Glossary of terms (Wikipedia)

On-line learning resources

Note: Most of the lessons and techniques apply equally well to all cue sports

Pool

• Cue-Tech (BCA certified Instructor Academy - Check 'Part One: Practice' and 'Part Two: The Basics')
• Principles of Pool and Billiards (Comprehensive video and text library by Dr. David G. Alciatore)
• Poolroom.com (Pool practice drills by Nadine Mazzola)

Snooker

• Fcsnooker.co.uk (On-line snooker lessons and practice routines by Frank Callen)
• Snookergames.co.uk (On-line snooker tuition and practice routines)

Official Rules

Pool

• General Rules for Pocket Billiards (World Pool-Billiard Association; Billiards Congress of America)
• 8-Ball: world rules (World Pool-Billiard Association; Billiards Congress of America)
• Eight-Ball Pool: federation rules (World Eightball Pool Federation - Predominately Commonwealth countries)
• 9-Ball (World Pool-Billiard Association; Billiards Congress of America)
• Straight pool (14.1 Continuous) (World Pool-Billiard Association; Billiards Congress of America)
• One-Pocket (Billiards Congress of America - click on 'Game Rules')
• Bank Pool (Unofficial rules by Billiardsforum.info)

Snooker, Billiards and Carom

• Snooker (European Billiards & Snooker Referees Association)
• 'English' Billiards (European Billiards & Snooker Referees Association)
• 5 Pin billiards (Union Mondiale de Billiard - click on statutes and rules)
• Pyramids (European Billiards & Snooker Referees Association)
• Carom Billiards (Union Mondiale de Billiard - click on statutes and rules)

Cue sports magazines, forums, associations and league information

• American Poolplayers Association (World's largest pool league)
• Billiards Forum (Billiard, Pool, and Snooker forums, resources, rules, tutorials, news, and blog)
• Pool and Billiard Magazine (The Sport's Original Monthly Magazine for Business and Pleasure)
• Pro9.co.uk (THE European Pool Player Resource - everything Pool across Europe and beyond)
• Professor Q Ball (National Pool and 3-Cushion News)
• Valley National Eight-Ball League Association (Find a league near you)

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