EBSA Cue Zone Day 3 with PJ Nolan - European Billiards & Snooker Association

The third day of the EBSA Cue Zones with PJ Nolan was held in the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) during the European U16, U-18, U-21 and Men’s Snooker Championships from the 11th to the 23rd March 2024.

Free Cue Zones

EBSA Head of Coaching PJ Nolan from Ireland is conducting free cue zones from the 12th – 14th March and 18th – 21st March from 10am – 4pm for all the EBSA players who attended this year’s European Snooker Championships.

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.

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.

Players in Action Today

PJ worked today with talent young players from Malta, Ireland, Poland, Germany, Serbia and Bulgaria on developing good fundamentals in their Approach, Cue Action, Stance and Bridge Hand and practicing Safety, Cue Ball Control and Break Building Drills.

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.

PJ was very impressed with all the player’s commitment today and he really hope they all enjoyed the session and can improve their games.

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’’

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 current EBSA coaching team.