As soon as you are tall enough to see over the pool table, you’re old enough to play. People can enjoy playing pool into their 70’s, 80’s and beyond. Billiards is a sport many people can learn and participate in.
The object of any billiards game is pretty simple which makes it easy for kids to learn. Kids love to play pool. They play with their parents on pool tables at home in their basements and family rooms. Almost any child is intrigued by the spinning and rolling of the balls. Once they see that they can use a pool cue to hit a ball and cause another ball to go into a pocket, they’re hooked! Its great fun teaching kids how to play pool.
People of any age can learn as long as they have patience and good eye-hand coordination. If you don’t get frustrated easily, before you know it, you are doing well and having fun. Then when you get together with friends or family and someone says, “let’s go play some pool”, you can join in on the fun times and laughter to be had around the billiard table.
Its a great past time for families who love to spend time playing together. Its definitely an acquired skill that can be improved upon the more you play, and there is always something new to learn about the game of pool. But watch out, because the kids will get hooked on the competition aspect of the game and then you’ll have to teach them about good sportsmanship! lol
Watching the sport of billiards on television can be entertaining and quite an educational experience also. If you have a table at home I would recommend watching these competitions and even setting your DVR or VCR to record billiards matches and trick shot competitions which will most often be shown on ESPN and played by professional billiards players. Who better to watch and learn from than the best players in the world. As you watch you can put it to practice on your own pool table. You might even pick up some cool trick shots that you can show off with! Almost anyone can play pool. Have fun!