Bucharest Coaching Camp

Last week I returned to the city of Bucharest to hold another training camp in the TAC Billiard & Snooker Club. This camp was arranged again by “Real Snooker Tour” of Romania to promote the game and provide their players with more guidance to improve their game. I am impressed with the future plans of Snooker…

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Ireland win Celtic Challenge

I had the honour to coach the Irish RIBSA Junior team to win the 2016 Celtic Challenge in the Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Llanelli, Wales on Saturday the 25th of June.  The team put on a fantastic display of Snooker to win with a session to spare over a talented young Welsh team. This annual…

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Training Camp in France

Last weekend my 147academy traveled to France to hold a coaching camp in the Academia de Billiard in the beautiful city of Saint Quentin in Northern France.  The players who attended were Frederic Dieupart, Clement Mothurel, Juliette Proix, Jean Christophe Delphin, Raphael Pontalli, Christophe Coutant, Ahmed Bendela, Jean Marc Beauchamp, Guillaume Francant, Nicolas and Thomas Mortreux. All the…

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Austrian Snooker Camp

Last weekend I held my latest National Training Camp for the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association in the HSEBC Cue Sports Academy in the city of Vienna.  This camp was mainly focused on preparing the Austrian players for the IBSF U-18 & U-21 Snooker Championships which is being held in Belgium next month. Attending this…

147ACADEMY IRISH U-12 C/SHIPS

10 year old Noel Gleeson from the New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh in county Tipperary won the www.147academy.com sponsored 2016 Irish Under 12 National Snooker Championship in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The amount of talent on show on the day was incredible from players as young as 4years old. In the…

Austrian Zone in Vienna

This weekend of the 21st and 22nd of May my 147academy returned to the beautiful city of Vienna in Austria to hold my latest Snooker Training Camp for the Austrian National Team. The Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association organised the camp and invited eight players from the National Rankings with Nüssle Florian, Markus Pfistermüller, Manuel…

Josh wins European Under-21 Title

147academy player Josh Boileau from Ireland won the 2016 EBSA European Under 21 Snooker Championship in Wroclaw Poland. Josh played fantastic snooker all week and in the final he beat Brandan Sargent from England 6 frames to 1 in front of a packed audience. Josh also won the highest break prize with a stunning 130…

Shachar Camp Leeds

Last week I travelled to the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England to train and guide Shachar Ruberg from Israel for this year’s EBSA Mens Snooker Championship in Poland in February and WSA Qschool in May.  I was very impressed with the Northern Snooker Centre facilities and the amount of club Professionals like Peter Lines, David…

Final Poland Training Camp

Last week my 147academy I held my final training camp for the Polish National snooker team in the Masters Snooker Club in the beautiful city of Luben in Poland. This camp was to guide the Polish players with coaching and set out a training plan for the upcoming EBSA Championships which will be held in Poland in…

Adam 4yr old whiz-kid

My 147academy met up with one of the youngest ever players, when 4 year old potting whiz-kid Adam Wynne from Boora, County Offaly in Ireland arranged a session in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Earlier this year Adam appeared on the biggest TV show in Ireland, The Late Late show with host Ryan…