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Cue Zone Day 3 with PJ
The EBSA Cue Zone Day 3 with PJ Nolan was held on Wednesday the 4th of March in the Palace Hotel in Gandia at the 2026 European U16, U18, U21 and Men’s Snooker Championships.
Free Cue Zones
EBSA Head of Coaching PJ Nolan from Ireland is conducting free cue zones on the 2nd -5th and 9th-11th from 10am – 4pm for EBSA players who attended this year’s European Snooker Championships.
EBSA will holding a Coaching Course to qualify 10 new coaches from the 6th -8th of March.
EBSA President
Maxime Cassis EBSA President ‘’ said that our EBSA cue zones are a vital part in our development of the sport in Europe. We are delighted to have PJ and his EBSA team holding these cue zones to help our players improve their games from qualified EBSA Coaches’’
Players in Action Today
PJ worked today with talented players from Ireland, Portugal, Moldovia and Hungary on developing good fundamentals in their Approach, Using the Rest, Cue Action, Stance and Bridge Hand plus on their Break Building Skills.
The players practiced a selection of PJ’s practice drills and receive a handout with information on what to practice and on how to prepare for matches. PJ was very impressed with all the player’s commitment, and he really hopes they enjoyed the session.
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 QLine, 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.
Booking a Session
Any player / country competing in this year’s EBSA Championship in Spain can book a date and time into the EBSA Cue Zone Schedule for a 30minute lesson in the Tournament office.
EBSA Qualified Coaches who are attending the Championship in Albania also can hold their own Cue Zones from 4pm – 6pm each day. They must be dressed in the official EBSA Polo Shirt and send a report to the EBSA which will be published on our www.ebsa.tv web site
Promotion of the game
The Cue Zones have been organised by The European Billiards & Snooker Association to highlight the EBSA Coaching Academy.
EBSA have 110 Qualified coaches from Ireland, Croatia, 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, Almenia, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Slovenia, Serbia and Moldova on the EBSA coaching team.
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.
All the coaches must be nominated by their National Association and will complete this 3-day EBSA Course plus attend an online WPBSA Child Safeguarding course to become Qualified EBSA Coaches with WPBSA Accreditation.
For more information on the EBSA coaching Click on” Coaching” on www.ebsa.tv web site or email PJ on pjcoach147@hotmail.com
