Snooker & Billiards Ireland are very proud to announce that our SBI National Snooker Coach PJ Nolan has undergone his 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Snooker Coaching exam and yesterday he received a letter of congratulations from WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson on passing to gain this level 2 status.
1st4sport Level 2 Coaching Course
The WPBSA 1st4sport Level 2 coaching course provides training on how to do a safely plan, deliver, review and improve the performance of both novice and intermediate snooker players up to a level of 50 break standard.
Each WPBSA coach completes an initial four-day course, consisting of both theoretical and practical training. They then work towards completing a portfolio based upon lessons coaching two players. Next they can then apply to be assessed on the principles of their coaching and the delivery of a series of snooker coaching sessions.
This 1st4sport course has also been awarded Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity (CIMSPA) Professional Standards Status, ensuring that our accredited coaches are operating at an equivalent level as other sports practitioners working in the sport and education sector within the UK.
Thank You
PJ said ‘’ He is delighted to have completed the course and he would like to thank Jason Ferguson from the WPBSA, Chris Lovell WPBSA Head of Training and Development and Andrew Highfield from the WPBSA Delivery team for their assistance on the course’’. PJ also said he is very proud to have been selected for the WPBSA International Coaching Panel earlier in the year and this panel is focused on growing the coaching game all around the world.
SBI congratulates PJ on his superb achievement in passing this WPBSA course to be awarded his level 2 1st4sport Coaching Certificate. I am sure this will only help Snooker & Billiards Ireland promote the game all around the country and to assist our SBI players in the coming years.
