1. Determine dates and location where your event will be held.
2. Determine what divisions you will host. You may choose all or part of the following 4 divisions: 19 & Under Boys, 14 & Under Boys, 19 & Under Girls and 14 & Under Girls.
3. Complete the BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships Qualifier Application and submit with your $25 registration fee (per venue) plus $25 entry fee per reserved qualifying spot (if you would like the top 2 finishers in each division to receive an entry, enclose $50 per division) to the BEF at the address below, before  April 13th.  Applications received afterward will be accepted based on the number of entries available. Registration for Junior Tours is a maximum of $100 per season plus $25 entry fee per reserved qualifying spot.  Entries into the Junior Nationals are limited, submit your application early.  BEF will    provide each host room with a full promotional package to include flow charts, junior membership forms, certificates and advertising on www.billiardeducation.org and other media outlets to ensure the success of your event.  
4. Promote the event to ensure its success.
5. One winner per entry fee received will advance to the BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships.  BEF will supply one plaque per entry, to be given at the Junior Nationals.

1. Follow BEF Rules as posted on the website for competition.
2. A 14 & under participant is allowed to play in a 19 & under division. However, if they qualify for the Junior Nationals, they will be placed in their respective division at Junior Nationals.
3. Players participating in the14 & under division at Junior Nationals must be 14 or younger on or before the last day of the upcoming BEF Junior Nationals (July 26th, 2009). 
4. Players participating in the 19 & under division must be 18 or younger on or before December 31st of the year prior to the upcoming BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships. In other words, if a player is 19 years old, their 19th birthday must be in 2009 to be eligible to participate.
5. If a player turns 15 on or before the last day of Junior Nationals (July 26th) that player must participate in qualifiers for the 19 & under division.
6. A player can only win one (1) berth in the BEF Junior Nationals 9-Ball Championships.  That player is allowed to compete in other qualifiers, but once a player has won a qualifier for the upcoming year, the next qualifier he/she wins reverts to the 2nd place finisher. The entry, prizes and plaque are given to the 2nd place finisher. The intent is to allow junior players to gain tournament competition experience. Any misuse of this privilege or poor sportsmanship may be cause for disqualification into Junior Nationals.
7. Participants must be BEF Junior Billiards members. Sign up at the tournament requires players to pay $15 for their BEF membership dues, this allows them to compete in any BEF qualifier this season.  Host room may collect no more than $5 per player for green fees.
8. Post-event forms (tournament results, junior memberships and dues) must be mailed to the BEF address below within one week of your event to ensure that winners’ name will get posted to the BEF website and to ensure that they receive their Junior National registration packet in a timely manner.
9. All fees are non-refundable.
10. Qualifiers may be played on any size pool table. However, the Junior Nationals will be played on nine-foot pool tables, please inform your players.

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'09 Qualifier Application (click here)