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 has recommended for you to practice. This is where a good experienced coach comes to advise you and develop a specific training plan to suit the…

European Week of Sport Cue Zone

Recently Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a free Snooker Coaching Cue Zone as part of the European Week of Sport in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 27th of September 2020. I held the Cue Zone was held from 11am-4pm with Alan O Connor from Douglas SC in Co. Cork, Ryan McGuirk…

Aaron is Double European Champion

147Academy junior player Aaron Hill from Ireland beat Hayden Staniland from England 5 frames to 2 to win in the European U-21 Championships in Albufeira / Portugal at the Salgados Palace Hotel in the Algarve. The incredible Irish junior Hill created the double here in Portugal after winning the European Under 18 last week but…

Master Doctor Kit

The Master Doctor Kit is a simple and very effective tool to improve the fundamental techniques of snooker and all Billiard sports. It will help all players come in on the line of aim and help the player develop a straight level cue action and delivery. WHAT IS THE MASTER DOCTOR KIT? The shockproof case…

Israel Training Camps

This week my 147 Academy travelled to the city of Tel Aviv in Israel to hold two PJ Nolan Snooker Training Camps. The first camp was a 4-day camp held in the new luxury 147club in Tel Aviv for players from the club and from the Israeli Snooker Association. Two camps The first camp was…

Austria Training Camp

My 147academy travelled to Vienna Austria this weekend to hold another Austrian Training Camp organised by the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association to help prepare their players for the up coming European Championships in Portugal in March. The Players Nine selected players were invited to the HSEBC Cue Sports Academy in Vienna with Florian Nüßle,…

Finland Training Camp

This week my 147academy returned to the city of Turku in Finland to hold another Snooker Training Camp in the AuraBiljardi Club in Finland. This camp focused on training four talented and up and coming Finnish Junior players Patrik Tiihonen, Eelis Lappalaisen, Tuure Lappalainen and Toni Savonen who will play in the 2020 EBSA European Under…

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 to master the sport. Its purpose is only meant to be an example, but its practicality should be used to guide players, new and old…

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 learnt was the smart players are usually the players who develop into the champions. I have written ‘The Academy Player Pathway‘ to give advice on…

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 balance must be found for each player individually. As too much to one side or the other, the potential for improvement is lessened. Very few…