Last weekend I returned to Austria on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th of March to hold an official Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association training camp in the ÖSBV Academy in the city of Vienna.
The excitement was still very high after the incredible results from Florian Nüssle in Turkey at the QTour play offs when the young Austrian obtained his professional Tour card and became Austria’s first ever Snooker Professional. Very proud day for everyone.
Venue
The training facilities again were top class in the ÖSBV Academy and I was delighted to see all the players very motivated to improve at this camp. The players were very eager to learn and I am very confident, we are developing the Austrian level at each camp.
The Players
A mixture of top Austrian ranked Snooker & Billiard players plus up and coming young players were invited to the ÖSBV Academy when Lukas Stötzer, Thomas Brandl, Mario Bodlos, Patrick Stift, Patrick Stegmeier, Carl Walter Steiner, Emanuel Stegmeier, Fabian Rapp, Jasper Arbeiter, Milan Dobrosavljevic, Zoran Kostic and ladies Champion Stephanie Doležal attended training.
High Quality Camp
This camp we concentrated my specific academy drills focusing on Break-Building, Mini Breaks, Open Breaks, Cue Ball Control, Long Potting and Match-play match.
Coaching Program
All the players received a copy of a mind fitness booklet on the roles of people needed in getting more success. The players had their technique profiled and got feedback on what fundamentals they need to work on. The players also bring home a copy of their videos to improve at home.
Mental Fitness Seminars
National Coach Chau Zi Kim gave a number of Mental Training seminar on becoming mentally stronger which will help them develop more in the future.
Training Aids
The latest training aids were used to enhance the sessions like the Mini Domin Eye, Master Doctor, QLine, Str8aim SA-1 & SA-2, Chris Henry Balls, Academy laser and the EBSA Coaching Balls to help to get the players on the line of aim and develop a smoother stroke in their delivery.
Thank You
I would personally like to thank the Austrian Association for their continued support and inviting me again to hold more camps with their National Teams players in 2025.
I would like to thank Austrian President Christian Fock plus National Coach Chau Zi Kim and EBSA Coaches Florian Schidla along with the ÖSBV Academy for their assistance during this camp.
Good Luck
It was a pleasure training everyone again and keep on training hard and believe in yourself. See you again in May.
Auf Wiedersehen
