Please find various links to officially recognised Associations, Federations, Confederations and Organisations for both Amateur and Professional Snooker and Billiards worldwide, plus links to Anti-Doping, Sports Authorities and Coaching.
The International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) is an organisation that governs snooker and English billiards all around the world. They hold annual World Championships in all the disciplines.
The European Billiards & Snooker Association (EBSA) covers Europe and is one of the largest snooker playing regions in the world, with more than 47 active member countries in the EBSA.
England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Rep. of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Guernsey, Jersey are members of the HIBSF in an annual series of Ladies, Junior, Senior and Masters events each year.
The Asian Confederation of Billiard Sports (ACBS) is an organisation that governs non-professional snooker and English billiards in the Asian region to organize, and oversee billiard events.
The Oceania Billiards & Snooker Federation (OBSF) is the controlling body for Billiards & Snooker within the region defined as the Oceania Zone of the Olympic Committee.
The African Billiards & Snooker Confederation (ABSC) was established to govern the sports of Billiards & Snooker for all the African Countries within the African region.
World Snooker is the commercial entity responsible for the commercial promotion of professional snooker events. World Snooker Limited’s primary objective is to organise, promote or sanction all professional snooker events globally.
The WPBSA is responsible for the governance of the Rules of the game of snooker and billiards worldwide. The rules are applicable to professional players or officials on the main tour.
World Billiards Limited organizes events worldwide. World Billiards Limited have a reputation for running well organised tournaments, rewarding excellence and encouraging all players to improve and enjoy the game of English Billiards.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an international independent agency composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world. Its key activities include scientific research, education, development and monitoring anti-doping policies in all sports and all countries.
The Sport Ireland (SI) is the authority tasked with the development of sport in Ireland. This includes participation, high performance in sport and the development of the Sport Ireland Sports Campus. Sport Ireland also funds all official NGB's in the Republic of Ireland including RIBSA each year with a grant.
Coaching Ireland role is the development of coaching in the Republic of Ireland, highlighting the importance of quality coaching in developing athletes and providing opportunities for participants. Sport Ireland Coaching works in partnership with all National Governing Bodies (NGB's) to achieve these objectives
The World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS) is the umbrella organisation that represents the three sports of Pool, Carom and Snooker.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a not-for-profit independent international organisation made up of volunteers.
The World Games (WG) is an international multi-sport event for sports, disciplines or events within a sport, that are not contested in the Olympic Games.
The WPBSA run their own World Coaching Program lead my Steve Davis with comprehensive coaching courses with three levels of qualification available. To find out more about coaching or to find a WPBSA coach near you.
World Women’s Snooker (WWS) has been responsible for the staging of women’s snooker events. WWS underwent a major restructure as it became a subsidiary of the WPBSA and the company became World Women’s Snooker as part of its long-term strategy
World Disability Billiards & Snooker (WDBS) is a body created to give more people with disabilities the opportunity to play cue sports. The WDBS has been set up under the auspices of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)
PJ Nolan is the National Coach of Snooker & Billiards Ireland. PJ was the first Professional Snooker Coach in Ireland. PJ is the Head of European Billiards & Snooker Association Coaching. PJ received a World Snooker Scholarship to become a World Snooker WPBSA Coach and is a qualified Coaching Ireland Tutor.
Mental Coach Denis Coen has dedicated the past twelve years researching, studying, modelling and teaching Mental Resilience to highly driven athletes, coaches and teams. He works with athletes, coaches and teams to help them foster a Champion Winning Mind set.
The HSE National Counselling Service (NCS) is a professional, confidential counselling and psychotherapy service available free of charge in all regions of the country.
Advice on how to cope with difficult situations that can impact your mental health. Information on common mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.
The Aware Support Line service is a free service and is available to anyone, who is seeking support relating to their own mood or the mood of a friend who experiences depression or bipolar disorder.
The safeguarding of children in sport is of paramount importance. Sport Ireland will continue to develop and invest in our ethics programme to ensure young people’s experiences of sport are fun, enjoyable.
The main treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are psychological therapies and medication.
Sport Ireland’s vision for women in sport is one where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential, while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport.
Excellence in sport relies as much on mental factors as it does on physical, technical or tactical skills. What an athlete thinks and feels can impact significantly on their sporting performance.
