YouTube Links

Over the years, I have come across and recommended a lot of videos on YouTube that are excellent for my players to improve their gameplay. In saying thanks to all…

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The Perfect Cue Tip

One important job a coach / player must be able to do is repair, reshape or replace a cue tip. I am amazed how many top snooker players I coached…

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Master Plan

I designed the 147 Academy’s Champion Master Plan to outline a structure to focus on and develop the game’s future stars. This plan will cover six main areas of expertise:…

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Tournament Review

When playing in tournaments, every player needs to analyse how they performed after the event. Suppose you won the tournament, congratulations. but if you lost, I would always recommend that…

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Pre-Shot Routine

At 147 Academy, I focus on what my players do before, during and after each shot. I believe that a pre-shot routine is critical in helping players to improve their…

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Developing Winners

In every sport, there are winners, and there are losers. Over the years, I have been asked many times; ‘why do some players develop more than others and have the…

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Success in Snooker

Over the years, I have been asked by many; ‘Why do some players seem to improve and become more successful than others despite all the training they do?’ My answer…

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Practice Routines – Learning

Learning key shots at the start of your journey into the game of snooker will make it more enjoyable and will provide a strong foundation to build upon I firmly believe that…

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Practice Routines – Pro Breaks

Becoming a heavy scorer will help you become a top player, but you will first have to learn and understand how to open the various packs of reds to score consistently. I…

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Practice Routines – Control

The secret to becoming a Top Ranked player lies within their cue ball control, as you will need this to improve your game. I firmly believe that if a snooker coach…

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Practice Routines – Safety

Many players neglect to practice their safety game, but in my experience, this type of training is essential if you want to become a better player as it will allow you…

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Practice Routines – Long Potting

Every champion I have ever worked with has been impeccable at long potting, but this had to be developed over hours and hours on the practice table to master and become…

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147 Academy Fundamentals

It is necessary to complete all the various parts of your training plan on the table to the off the table with Mental and Physical Fitness that your snooker coach…

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Six Academy Levels

At my 147 Academy, I have developed a training system, yellow to black, to train my players. Essentially, it is a road map to each player’s development as they learn…

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The Academy Pathway

Over the years my 147academy has coached players and teams all around the world and I had the honour of working with so many great players. The big lesson I…

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Practice Session Structure

One of the most important areas for a player, I believe, is achieving a balance between time spent in solo practice, and time spent in playing practice matches. The right…

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Academy Check List

There are a number of key checks done during each lesson in my Academy to monitor a player. Of course this is down to each individual player and level but…

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Goal Setting

Improving your game and winning snooker tournaments at the highest level is all about working on controlling your mind fitness as much as the control of your cue action. All…

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Sports Psychology

Sports psychology is now becoming a major part of success in snooker as being able to control your mind under pressure is sometimes the difference in winning or losing.  Remember…

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The Cue Action

All the Champions I have ever coached had a good cue action with a smooth rhythm which gave them time to get their eyes up on the spot on the…

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The Approach

Developing a good shot approach routine is a vital part of your overall playing technique.  I have written “The Approach” to help players improve the fundamentals in developing a good…

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The Cue Grip

A good grip is to hold the cue with the thumb and first finger.  The other three fingers just support the cue.  I have written “The Grip” to help players…

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The Bridge

One of the most important basic techniques that need to be mastered is your Bridge Hand if you want to improve your overall game. I have written “The Bridge” to help…

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The Stance

The most important aspect of your stance is to be comfortable, balanced and have part of your leading leg on line of the aim. I have written “The Stance” to…

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