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 in the Republic Of Ireland. This one day Intro Level Course is designed for RIBSA members who want to start coaching basic skills in their local clubs.
The course covered everything in the approved coaching syllabus featuring Playing Techniques, Role of Coaches, Training Routines plus the Rules of the Game.
All the new Intro Level Coaches will now need to attend a sport partnership 3 hr course basic awareness course in their own area organised by their local sports authority through the Sports Council. Finally they will need to complete the Garda vetting form before being presented with their Intro Level Accreditation Certificate.
The course cost was €25.00 which included soup and sandwich. All the coaches also paid their €10.00 membership of the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association for the 2013 / 2014 season.
At present RIBSA now have 67 Intro Level Qualified Coaches who grow the game all over Ireland and are approved by RIBSA and Coaching Ireland who are based in Limerick University.
If you would like to attend the next coaching course you should contact PJ on 086 8634507 or email pjcoach147@hotmail.com The course is only open to the first 6 coaches to apply.
