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 Carlow, Ireland. The Swedish Billiards Federation sent Holger to Ireland to develop his game and I was very impressed with his work rate to learn…

Austrian Development Camp

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 A mixture of top Austrian ranked Junior and Men Snooker & Billiard players plus a lady player was invited to the ÖSBV Academy in Vienna…

Jenson Coaching Camp

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 Ireland with his father Patrik to improve his overall game ahead of the 2025 U-16 & U-18 EBSA and WSF European Snooker Championships. Jenson made…

New World Champion Camp

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 Excellence in Carlow town in the Republic of Ireland. New World Champion Christian had won the IBSF World Snooker U-17 title in style in India…

Austrian Snooker Camp

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 and Sunday 1st of September. The Players A mixture of top Austrian players in Men, Junior, Masters, and English Billiards were invited to the camp…

Nicolas Camp with PJ

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 Academy of Excellence in Carlow in the Republic of Ireland. Nicolas is the current National Men’s Snooker Champion and plays QTour, QSchool events plus he…

Lukas Coaching Camp

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, Ireland to improve his game ahead of the new season and the 2025 European Championships. Star of the future In Austria, Lukas is coached WPBSA…

Coaching In Serbia

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 host and is also a qualified EBSA Coach and one of the leading players within Serbia. This was my third visit to this beautiful city…

Nico Coaching Camp

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 14-year-old Nico le Clercq from Hungary. Nico who is 14 years old, is the one of the hardest working players out there, I really believe…

Chris Henry Level 1 Accreditation

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 15th & 16th of June. Fellow Snooker Coaches from Belgium, France attended this specific two-day Coaching Course in SnookerPalace in Bruges. Coaching Course This course…