This week as head of EBSA Coaching I travelled to Milan in Italy to train six coaches on behalf of the European Billiards & Snooker Association in becoming Official EBSA Snooker Coaches. This EBSA Coaching Course is only open to recognised coaches who are approved by their own National Governing Body. The Italian Federation Sport Billiard (F.I.B.I.S.)…
On Saturday the 10th of January The DBSL (Dublin Billiards & Snooker Leagues) held a free Under 18 Snooker Coaching day. Young players from all around Dublin, Leinster and Munster attended the training which was held in The D’Arcy Mcgees, Spawell Snooker Club in Templeogue, Dublin. The DBSL held the day to help promote the game in Dublin and…
Last week my 147academy had the honour of training the best of the best Polishsnooker players in the beautiful city of Warsaw in Poland. Two of the players who attended were Mateusz Baranjowski and Patryk Maslowski will represent Poland in next week’s IBSF World Snooker Championship in India. They were joined by Kasper Filipiak, Karol Lelek,…
On the 6th of October I travelled to the beautiful city of Bucharest in Romania to hold a three day snooker training camp in the fantastic new TAC Billiard & Snooker Club. The TAC club contains perfect match playing conditions to help the Romanian players to practice on International Shender tables with professional lighting and I…
On Friday the 3rd of October my 147 Academy travelled to Germany to hold a junior development Coaching day in Breakers Snooker Club in the city of Rüsselsheim. The eight players LORIS LEHMANN, FELIX FREDE, SAMUEL MURSCHALL, TJORVEN HECHT, WILLIAM FREY, SVEN GORAN MAIER, RICHARD WIENOLD and KEVIN STRELOW were selected from all across Germany and…
Last week my 147 Academy travelled to Warsaw in Poland to hold my latest coaching camp for the Polish Billiards & Snooker Association. The five day training camp was organised to improve the national teams technique, potting skills and training program. Among the players who attended the camp included the 2011 European U-21 Champion and former…
My 147academy welcomed the German National Snooker Coach Thomas Hein to the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow for a coaching session. Thomas is the head snooker Bundestrainer in Germany and during the session I outlined my plans for the upcoming PJ Nolan Coaching day on the 3rd October in Rüsselsheim. Thomas said he was very impressed…
Last month my 147 Academy travelled all across Austria to hold Cue Zones in three different cities on behalf of the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association. First I arrived in Innsbruck where I held the first training cue zone in Jimmy’s Billiard Sport Arena which is owned by Jimmy Riml who invented a laser system to allow…
Last weekend I had the honour of coaching the RIBSA Junior team to win the 2014 Celtic Challenge for the first time since 2009 in the Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Llanelli. I believe the preparation was key in this victory as RIBSA had held three Coaching & Training Camps for the team in the Ivy Rooms Snooker…
My 147academy held a two day summer camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with Jordan McCarthy, Dylan Keightley, Jamie McGowan, Jack Connolly, Paddy Brady, James Quigley, John Leacy, Adam Maher, Barry Sinnott, Joe McEntergart, Ben Doyle, Andrew Doherty and James Hurley. Each student attended training each day from 11am – 4pm and they…