A new pool community · Chicago
Good people. Better pool.
A new way to connect players, coaches and places to play. Built around the joy of getting better, together.
There's a place for you.
Your tables. Their next chapter
Paid table time on your slow nights, and new faces who come to learn. Free to join at launch.
Bring your venueThe idea
One table A reason to gather
A good game of pool gives people a reason to show up. A little friendly competition, a few regulars, and something to keep getting better at.
PoolSkoolx starts there. It connects people who want to learn with people who love to teach, at the rooms and bars that have the tables.
- 01People who want to learn
- 02People who love to teach
- 03Rooms with open tables
Who's behind it
38
years at the table
He knows the rooms He knows the people
PoolSkoolx was built by a player who has spent decades in Chicago pool. He knows the room owners, the bar owners who still keep a table, and the people who run the local leagues.
His read on the good players he knows: they'd rather get paid to teach than stand around waiting for the next game.
Where it's headed
You grew up playing Now bring the kids
A lot of us learned pool before the internet, in basements, rec rooms and neighborhood bars. Now we've got kids old enough to come along, and not many clean, friendly places to take them.
The idea is simple. Pool can be what youth soccer is for families. Lessons on the weekend, somebody to cheer for, a game you share.
Like soccer. Without the uniforms.
The founder, on where pool is headed
The honest question
An uncle, an older brother, the regular who took pity on you. Everybody who plays well learned from somebody. Most people just never got lucky enough to have that somebody.
People pay a personal trainer for the same reason. They're buying the shortcut.
The lucky uncle A certified teacher
One lesson
A little guidance A whole new game
The missAim at the middle of the 5
It's what everybody does first. The 5 goes straight into the rail, nowhere near the pocket.
The fixAim at the ghost ball
Picture a ball touching the 5, lined up with the pocket. Send the cue ball to that spot instead.
The makeSame shot, different result
One idea, taught the same way at every table. Now picture a whole season of them.
The standard
Lots of people play well We vouch for ours
A lesson in a corner bar teaches the same thing as a lesson in a suburban pool room. That standard is the whole point.
ID-verified
Every teacher proves who they are before they teach anybody.
Certified on one method
Trained through the PoolSkoolx videos, so the fundamentals are the same everywhere.
At a real table
Lessons happen in real rooms with open tables. No guessing where to go.
How it could work
A room, a coach A table waiting
- Find your place
Pick a room near you, from a corner bar to a full pool room.
- Meet your coach
Your favorite, or whoever's open. Every one verified and certified.
- Make time to play
Book a lesson, build some confidence and keep coming back to the table.
This is a concept preview. Booking, coach matching and scheduling open at launch.
Step 1 of 3
Pick a room
Step 2 of 3
Pick a day
Step 3 of 3
Pick a teacher
You're on the table
Tuesday, 4:30
Corner room, table 3
Video slot · Booking walkthrough
Launch
Not live yet On purpose
Nothing books today. Right now the job is getting rooms ready, so on day one there's a table and a teacher waiting.
Until PoolSkoolx opens in Chicago. January 1, 2027.
- Now through launch
Signing up rooms
The founder is driving Chicago, visiting 20 to 40 bars and rooms a day and signing them up on his phone.
- January 2027
Launch
Register, book a certified teacher at a table near you, and review the teacher and the room.
- After that
PSX
The PSX app. PoolSkoolx rooms of our own, run like a gym, kids welcome. Then the same idea for other sports.
Let's build this together
Bring your venue to the table
Your tables sit empty on Tuesday afternoon. Let's put a lesson on them.
- Paid table time on your slow nights.
- Customers who come to learn, not to wreck the felt.
- The teacher runs the lesson. Your staff keeps doing their job.
- Families and first-timers who turn into regulars.
Free to join at launch
Fair questions
Is it live yet?
No. We're signing up rooms now so there are tables ready on day one. Booking opens at launch, planned for January 2027 in Chicago.
What does it cost my room?
Nothing to join. Rooms join free at launch.
Who are the teachers?
Players who know the game and want to teach it. Every one is ID-verified and certified through the PoolSkoolx training videos before they give a lesson.
Does my staff have to run anything?
No. The teacher runs the lesson. You provide the table during hours you pick.
What happens after I sign up?
We verify the room and call you before launch to set your hours. Anything you skipped today, we'll cover on that call.
Not a room?
Raise a hand Save a seat
Coaches and players join at launch. Leave your name and you'll hear first.