I'm in the same position as Avarice then. I've been going to tournaments just as long as Avarice has. Granted, he's probably been going longer, and gone to more. I have quite literally no one of skill to play against. The only reason I have two people coming with me to this tournament is that I've been playing my one friend in hopes of giving me some competition here. Problem is, I'm consistently beating him because I know his Olimar, very, very well. And if that's what's going on, I have no one to play at all.
The second person, hell. He's too stubborn to improve. He thinks what he's doing is flawless, but whatever. Not my problem. I try to help him, it just doesnt work all the time.
As for the original topic, due to me being in a butt**** no where town, in the middle of no where. Two hours away from the GTA, I have no one to play. I don't mean to start any ****, but things like this bother me. People like myself NEED pools in order to feel we're getting a full experience. To improve. To feel like we're not throwing away X amount of gas money, 30 bucks for a tournament and X amount for food.
All in all, I think pools should happen. I'm done ranting.