Successful RIBSA Training Camp

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a training camp with leading professional player Fergal O Brien and World Snooker Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday to prepare the players for the 2012 Home Internationals. The Home Internationals is being held in Pontins North Wales from
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Home Internationals Training Weekend

On the weekend of Saturday and Sunday the 1st & 2nd of September RIBSA will be holding a training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare our teams for this year’s Home Internationals which will be played from the 7th – 14th of September. This year leading Irish professional snooker player
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UAE Training Camp

PJ Nolan our National Coach was invited by the United Arab Emirates Billiards & Snooker Association to train their national team players in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The eight day training camp was split into four days in capital Dubai when PJ trained International player Mohammed Al Joker, 17 year old player Bader Obaid and
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Cue Sports India Workshop

Last week PJ Nolan RIBSA National Coach and Work Snooker Coach held a successful training workshop in New Delhi India which was organised by www.cuesoprtsindia.com. The workshop was held from 2nd – 10th of January 2012 and featured a number of players of various standards from all across India. Vivek Pathak Chairman of Cue Sports
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Dominik Scheruebl Training Camp

Dominik Scheruebl a talented 15 year old from Austria is the latest International player to travel to Ireland for a two week training camp in Carlow with PJ Nolan. Dominik travelled to Ireland for a two week training camp in Carlow. He was very impressed with the facilities Ivy Rooms Snooker Club and with the
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Five More RIBSA Coaches Qualify

The second Intro level Coaching Ireland / RIBSA coaching course of the season was held in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow on Saturday the 12th of November. The Intro Level training courses are designed for RIBSA members who are interested in becoming new coaches. The course covered all the basics in coaching players and
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New Intro Level Coaching Course Announced

The second Intro level Coaching Ireland / RIBSA coaching course of the season will be held in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow on Saturday the 12th of November. This training course is designed for RIBSA members who are interested in becoming a snooker coach. The course will cover all the basics in coaching snooker
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PJ Nolan becomes a World Snooker Coach

This week in Sheffield PJ Nolan qualified to become an official World Snooker recognised Coach. PJ was invited by the WPBSA to attend a two day intensive training course in the England Institute of Sport in Sheffield where all the WSA qualifying events are held during the season. Steve Davis, Terry Griffiths and Chris Lovell
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Level 1 Coaching Course Success

The Inaugural Coaching Ireland & RIBSA Level 1 coaching course was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd of October. Jim Leacy Chairman of RIBSA opened the course by saying that it was important for RIBSA to have a strong team of coaches promoting and
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Josh is the Master

The National under 16 champion last season Josh Boileau continued his fine form this week when he won the Home International team warm up tournament in the Ivy Rooms on Sunday the 5th of September. In the Tournament the RIBSA Under 16, Under 19, Master and senior players competed in the warm up event for
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