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On the 11th of June the first day the PJ Nolan EBSA Cue Zones were held in the Flamingo Grand Hotel in Albena, Bulgaria at the 2023 European Seniors & Ladies Snooker Individual and Team Snooker Championships.

Free Cue Zones

EBSA Head of Coaching PJ Nolan from Ireland is conducting free cue zones each day from 10am – 4pm for EBSA players who attended this year’s European Snooker Championships.

Other EBSA Qualified Coaches have also the opportunity to hold their own Cue Zones from 4pm – 6pm each day and the schedule is in the tournament office.

EBSA President

Maxime Cassis EBSA President ‘’ said that the cue zones are a vital part in our development of the sport. We are delighted to have PJ and his team holding cue zones to help our players improve their games from our qualified EBSA Coaches’’

Players in Action Today

PJ worked today with talented players from Ireland, Hungary, Armenia, Germany, Ukraine, Lithuania and Bulgaria on developing their Cue Ball Control and Break Building Skill plus learning good fundamentals in their Approach, Cue Action, Stance and Bridge Hand.

PJ was very impressed with all the player’s commitment and he really hope they all enjoyed the session.

Booking a Session

Any player / country competing in this year’s EBSA Championship has the opportunity to book a date and time into the EBSA Cue Zone Schedule for their 30minute solo or group lesson in the Tournament office.

Promotion of the game

The Cue Zones have been organised by The European Billiards & Snooker Association to highlight the EBSA Coaching Academy.

EBSA have Qualified coaches from Ireland, France, Austria Romania, Israel, Bulgaria, Wales, Malta, Germany, Poland, Netherlands, Portugal, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Isle of Man, Hungary, Belgium, England, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Lithuania, Belarus, Switzerland, Armenia, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Moldova on the EBSA coaching team.

Latest Training Aids

During the cue zones this year, players can view and use the latest coaching and training aids on the market to enhance their sessions like the like the Master Doctor, Str8aim G-5 & SA-2, Chris Henry Balls, Academy laser, EBSA Coaching Balls which help to get the players on the line of aim and develop a smoother stroke in their delivery.

Become a EBSA Coach

If you would like to become an EBSA Official Snooker Coach, first step is to get your National Governing body to write to the EBSA to nominate you to apply to hold or attend a course.

For more information on the coaching Click on” Coaching” on www.ebsa.tv web site or email PJ on pjcoach147@hotmail.com