While some membership cards require you to be able to jump the cue ball, bank it off three rails and sink the 8-Ball blindfolded, getting an APA Membership Card is much easier.

Have Fun. Meet People. Play Pool.®

This is one of the founding premises of APA. You don't have to be a pool shark, because in the APA:

Everyone Can Play - Anyone Can Win!®

APA wants beginners and novices.  No other organization in pool gives ordinary players a chance to win a share of nearly $1.5 million guaranteed cash and prizes paid out through its national tournaments. 

How does APA do it? It uses The Equalizer® handicap system to determine the amount of games a player has to win in order to capture the match. It allows a novice to win less games than a more-skilled opponent to win a match.