Scherùbl wins first Title

147 Academy player Dominik Scherübl from Austria won his biggest titles to date when he won his first senior ranking event in Austria when he won the grand prix in Gerasdorf. 17 year old Dominik lives in Stasshof, Austria and plays out of the 15 reds Snooker club in Vienna was in fantastic form all the way…

Belgium Coaching Camp

This weekend the 22nd and 23rd February my 147 Academy was invited to Belgium to hold a coaching clinic in The Sandrine Vlamynck Snooker Room in Chatelet. The club is near the Belgium, French border and was named in memory of former lady number one French snooker player Sandrine Vlamynck who tragically died last year. In…

German trains in Ireland

My 147 Academy welcomed German Snooker Tour player Carl Rosenberger from Munich Bavaria who travelled to Ireland to attend a two day snooker training camp with me in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Carl competed in the recent IBSF World Championships in Sofia Bulgaria last November and he wanted to train and improve his…

RIBSA Coaching Camp

On Tuesday the 13th of November I held a coaching day in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow for the Republic Of Ireland players who will compete in the 2012 IBSF World Championships next week in Bulgaria. Johnny Williams, Greg Casey and Brendan O Donoghue will compete in the Men’s Championship and Mark Tuite…

India Coaching Camps

My 147 Academy was invited to India this month to hold two coaching workshops in the magical cities of Mumbai and Pune. Twenty-one players in total attended a two week training course to improve their game which was organised by fellow World Snooker Coach Derek Sippy and the Billiards & Snooker Association of Maharashtra. The snooker…

Austrian Billiards Camp

Last weekend my 147 Academy travelled to the beautiful city of Salzburg in Austria to train the Austrian Billiards national team. The Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association organised the camp to improve their player’s technique and potting skills. This was the first time I had trained a billiard team but I realised the main objective…

Prague Coaching Camp

Last month I travelled to the beautiful city of Prague in the Czech Republic to hold a 7 day snooker training camp in the Billiard Centrum Sports Club. A selection of players who compete in various Czech Republic ranking events teamed up with players from the National Team to attend the training course to promote the…

Austria Coaching with PJ

The 2012 – 2013 season promises to be another exciting season for my 147Academy as The Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced their Association will be holding PJ Nolan coaching camps for the National teams in selected clubs throughout Austria next season. National team training camps are planned for Salzburg, Vienna and Graz throughout…

Ireland win Home Internationals

This week I had a great honour to coach and manage the Ireland Senior team of Brendan O Donoghue, Rodney Goggins, Greg Casey, Johnny Williams and Robert Redmond to win the prince of Wales Home International Perpetual Shield.  The event was held in Pontins in Prestynn, North Wales where Ireland faced England, Wales A, Wales…

2012 World Snooker Cue Zone

One of the highlights of the summer was when I was invited by World Snooker to lead the cue zone at this year’s world snooker championship in the Crucible in Sheffield. Players from 5 years old to 87 years old participated throughout the Saturday, Sunday and Monday on specific routines against the stopwatch and some…