This weekend I returned to Austria for my first camp of 2026 on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of February to hold an official Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association camp in the ÖSBV Academy in the city of Vienna.
Venue
The training facilities were top class in the ÖSBV Academy, and I was delighted to see all the players motivated 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
Attendance at this camp was a mixture of top Austrian ranked Snooker players who will be competing in the 2026 European Championships in Spain next week plus up and coming juniors, lady and Billiard players.
Thomas Janzso, Timo Gampersberger, Florian Toth, Paul Schopf, Dominic Neuwirth, Mario Bodlos, Milan Dobrosavljevic, Emil Becker, Jérôme Liedtke, Patrick Stift, Ena Berisha, Patrick Stegmeier, CW Steiner and Philipp Koch were invited to the ÖSBV Academy.
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 plus we held a 10min Shoot-Out.
Coaching Program
All the players received a copy of a mind fitness booklet to identify where they are, what they want and how to get there to achieve more success. The players got feedback on what fundamentals they need to work on.
Mental Seminars
National Coach Chau Zi Kim gave several Mental Training seminars on becoming mentally stronger throughout the camp.
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 2026.
I would like to thank Austrian President and sporting director Patrick Stegmeier plus National Coach Chau Zi Kim and EBSA Coach Florian Schidla along with the ÖSBV Academy for their assistance during this camp.
Good Luck
It was a pleasure training everyone again and good luck in the European Championships in Spain.
keep on training hard and believe in yourself.
See you all in April.
Auf Wiedersehen
