IBSF Players Training Camp with PJ

Our National Coach PJ Nolan will hold a two day IBSF / RIBSA training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on the 16th and 17th of September. The players will train on the new Shender Match Tables from 11am – 4pm. RIBSA have organised this two day camp to help our Republic of
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International Challenge Cup in Youghal

The International Challenge Cup will be held on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th of September at the Youghal CYMS at the Market House Youghal Co. Cork. The three Nations competing are: Defending Champions: The Republic of Ireland,  France and Northern Ireland. This is a great honour for the Youghal Catholics Young Men’s Society (CYMS)

New RIBSA Intro Level Coaches Qualify

Sunday the 11th of August RIBSA held a Intro level Snooker Coaching Education Course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with Adrian Morrissey from Wexford, Noel Shortall from Portarlington and Tony Thorpe from Newbridge. The course was given by our National Coach PJ Nolan and was approved by Coaching Ireland who governs Coaching

RIBSA Summer Camp 2013

This week The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a summer snooker coaching camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our National Coach PJ Nolan. A number of RIBSA stars of the future attended the camp including the current under 14 National Snooker Champion Fergal Quinn. All the players were

PJ Coaching in China

Our RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan held IBSF Snooker Coaching Cue Zones for players participating in the World Under 21 Snooker Championships in the CBSA / WBPSA Coaching Academy in Beijing last week. Players from Russia, England, India, Finland, New Zealand, Iran and Mongolia attended training on the Shender Match Table which was used for

Mind Coach to help RIBSA Players

This year RIBSA will be using a sports psychologist to prepare our players for the Home Internationals.  Paddy Maher is one of the leading psychologists will work together with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Sunday the 28th of July in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with all the Senior, Masters, Billiards, Under

CBSA / WBPSA Academy in Beijing

Our National Coach PJ Nolan was invited by the Chinese Billiards Association to use the brand new training academy program used by all the top players and coaches in China.PJ is his role of head of EBSA Coaching and one of the leading World Snooker Coaches is one of the first Europeans ever to use

Four New Level 1 RIBSA Coaches Qualify

The Second and final day of RIBSA level 1 Coaching Ireland Education Course was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday 7th of July. The four new Level 1 RIBSA coaches who completed successfully the course are Stephen Walsh from Carrick on Suir, Murt Rossiter from Breakers SC Gorey, Finbarr Ruane

Level 1 Course Day 1

The first day of RIBSA level 1 Coaching Ireland Coaching Education Course was held today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday 6th of July. The four coaches were Stephen Walsh from Carrick on Suir, Murt Rossiter from Breakers SC Gorey, Finbarr Ruane from Crossguns SC Dublin and Sandra Bryan from Breakers

Home International Training Camp with PJ

RIBSA have announced details of the Training Camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan for this year’s Home Internationals Snooker Championships. The Camp will be divided into two days with an Open Snooker Tournament on the Saturday 27th July and a specific Coaching Day on 28th July in The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.