Holger Coaching Camp
This week my 147academy had the pleasure of holding a snooker training camp for International student 16-year-old Holger Åkerblom from Stockholm in Sweden in the SBI Academy of Excellence in…
This week my 147academy had the pleasure of holding a snooker training camp for International student 16-year-old Holger Åkerblom from Stockholm in Sweden in the SBI Academy of Excellence in…
Last weekend I returned to Vienna in Austria to hold another Development Camp organised by the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of October. The Players…
My 147academy had the pleasure this week of holding another Coaching camp for 14-year-old Jenson Schmid from Switzerland in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow, Ireland. Jenson returned to…
This week I had the honour of holding another coaching camp for the new World Under 17 IBSF Snooker Champion, Christian Richter from Germany in the SBI HQ Academy of…
My 147academy returned to HSEBC Cue Sports Academy in Vienna in Austria to hold a National Snooker Camp organised by the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association on Saturday 31st August…
This week I had the pleasure of training one of the best young players in the world when Nicolas Mortreux from France travelled with his mum to the SBI HQ…
This week, I had the pleasure of coaching and training 14-year-old Lukas Stötzer from Linz in Austria. Lukas travelled with his parents to the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow,…
Last week I was invited to Belgrade in Serbia by Marko Stoilković from the Mister S Snooker Club to hold a Snooker Workshop for his members. Marko was the perfect…
Last week in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow, I had the pleasure of coaching one of the top young European stars of the future when I was training…
Last weekend my 147academy had a big pleasure to travel to Bruges in Belgium to attend a Level 1 Chris Henry Sports – Neuroscience based Snooker Coaching Course on the…
I began my coaching career in my home town of New Ross in Co. Wexford in the Republic of Ireland in the early 1990’s. I am honoured to work full time for Snooker & Billiards Ireland as National Coach & Development Officer. I have held successful coaching camps all around the world in Qatar, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Romania, Belgium, Hungary, Malta, India, Egypt, Sweden, Finland, Israel, UAE and Italy.
Over the years I have coached and guided players to win every Irish National Snooker Title, EBSA European Men’s Title, European Masters Title, European Under 21 Titles, European Under 18 Title, European 6 Reds Title, European Team Titles, Asian Indoor Games Title, Home International Titles, Celtic Challenge Titles, Asian Title and Gulf GCC Titles.
I have coached players like Ken Doherty, Fergal O Brien, Aaron Hill, David Hogan, Vincent Muldoon, Rodney Goggins, Aditya Mehta, Brendan O Donoghue, Josh Boileau and Ross Bulman on the WST World Professional Snooker Tour plus a number of the world’s best Amateur players. I am a full time professional snooker coach since 1999 with WPBSA, EBSA, IBSF and SBI Coaching Accreditation.
I coach all levels of players from the club player who want to just have more fun or even improve to beat their friends, to the elite player who wants to win National or International event or even turn professional. If you would like to book an online lesson or lesson in Carlow, contact me on 086 8634507 or email [email protected] to arrange a date and time for your lesson or camp.
Want to have more enjoyable sessions with goals and targets to reach, improve your highest break, improve your potting or tactical side of the game or become Mentally Stronger then why not purchase and download my 147academy PDF’s.
The 147academy PDF’s series is designed to suit a beginner player all the way up to a professional player with a series of ten different PDF’s covering all areas to improve your game. Download my program to your mobile or tablet allows you to bring your training plan to every session which will help you to improve more.
You can now purchase 147academy gift vouchers for coaching sessions with myself with a choice of online lesson with a 1hr or 2hr session. From November 2021 you can also opt for a private 2hr coaching lesson, half day or a full day session in my new Academy base in the SBI HQ in Carlow.
You will find vouchers below to purchase for each option and whichever option you choose, an email with the voucher will be automatically sent to you. You can then arrange a time and date for your lesson, be that online or in Carlow.
With the online coaching platform, players from across the world will be able to receive a personalised professional coaching experience all without having to travel from the comfort of your own home to receive guidance, mental coaching, professional support, technical coaching and training programs delivered to you via the use of a computer, tablet or mobile device.
If you come to Carlow for a 1 to 1 lesson or online lesson, I promise you a quality lesson to help you improve your overall game.
In 2010 I qualified as an official W.P.B.S.A. World Snooker Coach after receiving a scholarship from the WPBSA in the Institute of Sport in Sheffield from Steve Davis and Terry Griffiths. I am also a 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Snooker Coach and on the WPBSA International Coaching Panel.
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In 2008 I was appointed Head of EBSA Coaching by European Billiards & Snooker Association foundation founder Terry Griffiths in Wales. In my role I train the National coaches all across Europe in becoming Official EBSA Qualified Coaches and run Cue Zones at all the EBSA Championships.
” Over the years, I have had fantastic training sessions with PJ. I always find his practice drills fascinating and I would like to thank him for all your help and support over the years.”
” PJ is brilliant and gives you a lot of opportunities to become a better player. I love practicing his routines and if I ever need help he is the only one I go to. ”
” I had the pleasure of working with PJ Nolan for years and each session was informative challenging and very enjoyable to improve my game.”
” PJ is a superb snooker coach and a great person that will help give his students the direction and motivation they need to improve their overall game. ”
I am looking forward to future events alongside him on this journey and I could not recommend PJ enough as he is simply the best coach. ”
” PJ’s coaching is amazing and I love the way he does it. He has got so many brilliant methods and equipment’s to help you in all departments. ”
” I learned a lot from PJ and I played snooker cause of how he made me love the game and want to come every day and practice with him to become a champion. ”
” PJ has personally helped me achieve so many of my goals in snooker and he is still helping me to achieve more. ”
‘’ PJ has improved me as a snooker player and I would not be half the player I am without his help and guidance over the years. ‘’
” I love all our training camps we have in Egypt as PJ is the most professional coach I have ever met.”
” I would highly recommend PJ to any one looking to improve their game. I would like to take this opportunity to thank him for every thing he has done for me.”
” I trained with PJ many times in his time as the Poland National Coach. PJ has a very good approach to coaching and I made a lot of progress.”
‘’ I have worked with PJ Nolan for over 20 years now and he has has continually improved my game and helped me achieve so much. ‘’
‘’ His guidance during tournaments has helped me to return my focus and many of my achievements would not have been possible. In my opinion PJ is among the best coaches in the world, if not the best. ‘
‘’ Within minutes of arriving PJ was top class, making me feel at ease to his coaching methods. I can’t thank PJ enough for the help he has given me and what he has added to my game in the last 5 years. ‘’
‘’ P.J. is a great Motivator and is a passionate corner man. In my eyes he will do everything in his power to get you playing well and he is an immense presence at National and International events ‘’
” I would like to describe PJ’s coaching and training as simply the best. Working with PJ I started winning International events and I always rely on his programs to prepare for my big tournaments ”
‘’ I believe that PJ is the best Coach in the world. He coached me when I won the BBC Pot Black in the famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield and without his guidance I would have never had the belief to win it ‘’
” Training with PJ has always been an important factor in my snooker career. PJ gives me so much confidence to deliver more good results in the future. ”
“ I would highly recommend to everyone to work with PJ. I won the European 6red title under his guidance and he is a great man and friend besides being the best snooker coach.”
‘’ For me PJ is the best snooker coach you will never have in the world. He knows exactly what you need to change and he gives you all the things to improve it. ‘’
” PJ gives you the Self Belief that you can do it because his training programs push you during each training session to beat previous scores.”
“I trained under PJ for many years from been an amateur to turning professional. I do not think I could have found a better coach to guide my snooker to new heights.!”
“We are lucky to have a top coach like PJ Nolan in Irish Snooker. He has the coaching skills and enthusiasm to get players to play to the best of their ability”
” PJ has been instrumental in Irish snooker success over the past numerous years and also has been a huge part of my career. “
“I won the EBSA European Under 21 Championships in Poland and having PJ in my corner was one of the main reasons I won the title”
” PJ gives you the Self Belief and Confidence to get your game to where it should be before the big matches and tournaments.”
” No matter your level PJ can help you improve, because in my opinion he’s the best coach in the world and I wouldn’t have had any of the success I did without him.”