Regular VNEA league are, like those of the BCAPL, played in format between two teams of either five or (less commonly) three players each, with each player on the home team playing one () versus each player on the visiting team.
VNEA pool is mandatorily played on Valley- or Dynamo-brand "" coin-operated pool tables, considerably smaller than the regulation tables used by professionals and in some amateur leagues, including BCAPL.