The P.J.

Nolan Snooker Coaching Guide TM

Senior
Training Program
Specific
Specific
Cue Ball
Technique
Control
Training
Training
Senior
Snooker
Champions
Specific Specific
Tactical Concentration
Training Training

The key problem for a player is to identify a sequence of training

training
routines that will eventually lead him to become a snooker champion
champion..

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Introduction
Before you become a good snooker player you must first learn
a variety of shots.
There are millions of different kinds of shots.
Every good shot you play in a tournament depends on how much
ground work you have done on the practice table.
Having a qualified snooker coach to monitor your game and
practice will make the player more successful.
Before you start to play consistently, you must first develop a
good stance, bridge hand, learn proper cueing and be able to
control the path of the cue ball whether it is full ball, half ball
ball or
the control of side, screw and stun.
playerr
Over the 20 years I have been coaching I have learnt every playe
has their own individual style of play and no two players are alike.
alike.
As your coach, I will fine-
fine-tune your technique and work on your
weak points through planned practice sessions.
I have designed specific training routines for Concentration,
Cue ball Control, Tactical and Technique.
The specific training program I have designed will improve the
player, and help you understand your cue action and teach you
ball,,
how to control the cue ball, because if you control the cue ball
you will control the match.
P.J. Nolan
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Technique
“ Set Training Routines for long pots, Angle shots,
Pots from tight on cushions, Rest Shots, Bridging
balls, and shots to open the pack ”

•Pot black and pink from tight on cushions – count pots

•Pot blue from yellow, green, brown spots – count pots
•Pot straight blue – screw, stun, follow, stun run – count pots.
•Pot blue to open pack of reds – count score
•Long yellow and greens from the pink spot – count pots
•Long red and get position on black – count clearances
•Pot pink from yellow, green, brown spot – count pots
•Pot yellow and green from black spot – count pots
•Pot yellow and green from blue spot using the rest – count pots
•Blue pink and black from cushion – count clearances
•Pot green using rest and clear the table – count clearances
•Reds across blue spot - from yellow / green spot– count pots
•Bridging over balls, get position on colours – count pots
•Pot black to open pack of reds – count score
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Cue Ball
“ Set Training Routine that you need to
pot nominated balls into nominated pockets,and
control the cue ball and count your score“

•Black on spot – count total balls potted

•Pink on spot – count total balls potted
•Clear colours – count total points scored
•Blue,pink,black clearances – count total points scored
•Pink and black control – count total balls potted.
•Reversed colours – count total points scored
•Pot 8 reds and pinks – count clearances
•reds clearance -2 reds open & 4 closed – count clearances
•One red clearance – count total points scored
•Line up’s – count total points scored
•Black / yellow clearances (high & low) – count total points
•Eight red clearance – count clearances
•Pink to black high clearances – count clearances
•Open table – count total points scored
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Concentration
“ Set Routines you count the balls you pot, not the
break, and replace the balls back on the table after
each pot , and count total score ”

•Six reds on spots – count total balls potted

• 15 reds in line – replace each pot – count total balls
•Pot pink & black – count total balls
•Clear colours – count total points scored
•Blue,pink,black – count total points scored
•15 reds in a line up – count total balls potted
•Pot pink – count total pots
•Pot brown – count total pots
•Pot black – count total pots
•Set angle black pots – count pots – screw, stun
•Set angle blue pots – count pots – screw, stun
•Set angle pink pots – count pots – screw , stun
•Reversed colours – count total points scored
•Blue ,pink black clearances – count clearances

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Tactical
“ Set Routines for Safety, Escaping and laying
of snookers, and Playing mini situations
that happen in matches”

•29 behind on yellow – count wins

•17 behind on blue with white in hand – count clearances
•30 behind on last red - white in hand – count clearances
•Mini games - with blue, pink and black – Count wins
•Re – spotted - black games – Count wins
•Safety shots hitting pack – length / position – Count wins
•Escaping from various snookers –1 / 2 cushions– Count wins
•Mini games on pink and black – count wins
•26 behind on yellow - using rest – count wins
•42 behind on 2nd last red – 43 clearance to win. – count wins
•26 ahead on the green - but snookered – count wins
•Set safety shots on the reds and on the colours – count wins
•Getting snookers on the colours – count wins
•Hitting pack of reds from a snooker – count wins
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
2 Practice Practice
1 2
Need to : Need to :
Pot the red /colour 21 blue pots
Clear the table and :from
replace back •Yellow Spot
1
Count total points •Green Spot
scored Count winning pots
1. Short Red from the 21 shots
2. Long Red + 18 >Professional

+ 100 > Professional + 12 >Senior

+ 50 > Senior + 8 >Junior

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Tactical Concentration
x
1
x
2
x Practice Practice

3 4
Need to : Need to :
Hit The Reds From Pot The Colours
Two Positions and
Get White Behind Each time you clear,
replace the balls
A. Yellow
back on table
B. Green
C. Brown. Count the total
points cleared.
Consecutive wins
+ 250 > Professional
+ 10 > Professional
+ 140 > Senior
+ 5 > Senior
+ 50 > Junior
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
5 6
Need to :
Need to :
Pot the loose
red and any Pot the 8 Black
colour balls from eight
positions from the
Open reds and cushion.
clear the table.
Count total pots
Count total points
+ 6 >Professional
+ 100 > Professional
+ 4 >Senior
+ 50 > Senior
+ 30 > Junior + 3 >Junior

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Tactical Tactical
Practice B
Practice
A
7 8
Need to :
Need to :
Play the Best of
Play the Best of seven frame match
seven frame with only
match Only blue, pink,
with only black remaining
One Red Left • A >White in hand

Red on back • B >White on back

Cushion, cushion
•Count Wins
White in baulk
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
9 10
Need to : Need to :
Pot The reversed Pot the Yellow,
Colours and Green
Each time you clear, From
replace balls back
on the table . A B C D E A. B. C. D. E.
Count the total 1. Pot Yellow
points cleared.
2. Pot Green
+ 250> Professional
+ 4 >Professional
+ 140 > Senior
+ 50 > Junior + 2 >Senior

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Tactical Concentration
Practice Practice

11 12
Need to :
Need to :
Pot the Reds after
Escape from the
each pot, replace
snooker to hit
back on the spot.
the pack from
behind the You can not pot
Yellow and the same ball
Green twice in a row.
1. One Cushion Count total balls
+ 100> Senior
2. Two Cushion
+ 35 >Junior
+ 20 >Club
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Cue Ball Control
Practice Practice
13 14
Need to : Need to :
Pot the Pink and Pot the 8 Reds
Black. with 8 Pink balls
Each time you Keep control, and
pot, replace ball clear the table, and
back on the spot replace balls
Count the total of + 100> Professional
balls potted. + 50 > Senior
+ 30> Professional + 30 > Junior
+ 15 > Senior

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Technique Technique
A B C
Practice Practice

15 16
Need to : Need to :
15 Long Red Pots Pot the 4 reds.

5
Play from : x Put reds on yellow
A : Yellow Spot & green spots and
4 B : Brown Spot 2 balls near the
3 C : Green Spot
pink spot.
2 Count the total of Place the cue ball
balls potted. on the blue spot
1 and pot using the
+ 4> Professional
rest.
+ 2 > Senior
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Cue Ball Control
Practice Practice
17 18
Need to : Need to :
Pot the 10 Reds and Pot the red and
10 pinks blue and open the
pack of 6 Reds
Clear the table
Keep control of the
Replace Balls and cue ball
Continue break
+ 70 > Pro
+ 140 > Professional + 45 > Senior
+ 50 > Senior + 30 >Club
+ 30 > Club
+ 20 >Junior

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Cue Ball Control Technique

Practice Practice

19 20
Need to : Need to :
Pot the red, to Pot the Pink
open the next red from the spot
Keep control the Play from :
cue ball to clear
A. Yellow Spot
the table.
+ 6O Professional B. Brown Spot
+ 40 Senior C. Green Spot
+ 24 Junior
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Tactical
Practice Practice
21 22
Need to :
The Line Up Need to :
Pot the Reds and Hit the pack of
Colours Reds and control
Replace after the cue ball to
clearance, and finish in the
count your best score winning zone
A > Professional + 240 Count
B > Senior + 100 consecutive wins
D > Club + 75
A > Professional + 10
E > Junior + 35
B > Senior + 5

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Technique Technique
Practice Practice

23 24
Need to : Need to :
Put the Red along Pot the 5 reds

x the baulk line, and

in a straight line
with the cue ball.
Into the Middle
Pockets
Count
Use the rest to pot consecutive
and control cue ball. Pots
A. Screw A > Pro + 15
B. Stun B > Senior + 8
C. Stun Run D > Junior + 3
D. Follow
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Cue Ball Control
Practice Practice
25 26
Need to :
Need to :
Pot the red and
Make a 147 Red /
black and open the
Black Break
pack of 3 reds
Replace each pot,
Clear the table,
back on table.
and replace balls,
back on the table. Keep control of the
cue ball to make a
+ 100 Professional break of 88
+ 50 Senior After 88, place
+ 20 Junior colours on table and
clear for a 147

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Tactical Technique
Winning Area
Practice Practice

27 28
Need to :
Need to :
Place two reds on
Hit the Reds and
control the white to Yellow and Green
finish in the winning Spots
area
Pot the reds from
Practice both sides and
use 2 Cushions and 3
1 the two spots
Cushions 1. Pink Spot
Count concestive 2. Black Spot
wins 2 Count concestive
Start + 10 Professional pots
+ 5 Senior
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Training Program
Tactical Cue Ball Control
Practice Practice
29 30
Need to : Need to :
Snookered Pot the black
behind the black,
from two
get out of the
snooker to hit the positions
pink. A : High Black
A
Place pink in B : Low Black
different positions Clear the table,
on table
B and replace
A : One Cushion
+ 100 Professional
B : Two Cushion
+ 50 Senior

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Practice Practice
31 32
B Need to :
Need to :
Pot the Colours
and hit and Place the white
cannon the red on above the
the cushions. middle pocket
Place the cue ball Pot the 5 pink’s
by hand, with the and control the
angle required to cue ball to pot the
A play the shot. black.
A. Black 5 > Professional
B. Blue
3 > Senior
2 > Junior
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Training Program
Concentration Tactical
Practice Practice
33 34
Need to : Need to :
Put the pink on
the spot
26 behind on
yellow
Keep control of
the cue ball Play the Best
Each time you pot
of seven frame
replace on the spot match with
+ 40 Professional
only six
colours Left
+ 20 Senior
+ 15 Junior

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Cue Ball Control Tactical

Practice Practice

35 36
Need to : Need to :
Pot the eight reds Play the Best of
and eight blue seven frame match
balls and clear the with only one blue,
table. pink, black Left
Each time you clear Blue on Black Spot
replace back on the
table White in hand
behind baulk line.
+ 80 Pro
+ 40 Senior
+ 20 Junior
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Training Program
Technique Tactical
Practice Practice
37 38
A Need to : Need to :
B
Pot the blue Behind by 42
C
from the six with two reds
D positions on the
left,
E side cushions
F and clear the You need a 43
table for a 18 clearance to
clearance win
A. B. C. D. E. F.
Count wins
Count concestive
clearances.

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Cue Ball Control Technique

Practice Practice

39 40
Need to : x Need to :
Pot the 6 Reds Place the
with only the green on the
yellow, green, spot
brown on their
Pot the green
spots, and count
using the rest
your best score.
and clear the
Replace after table
clearance
Count
A > Professional +40 clearances
B > Senior + 30
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
41 42
Need to :
Need to :
Pot the 21 straight
Pot the 8 reds blue balls into the
and 8 colors four corner pockets
Play :
Clear the table,
A. Screw : B. Stun
and Replace
C. Follow : D. Stun
Through
+100 Professional
Count the total balls
+ 20 Senior potted from 21 shots
+ 15 Junior +18 Professional
+ 10 Senior

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Tactical Concentration
x x x Practice Practice

43 44
Need to :
Need to :
Hit The Reds Put the colours In
and get white two lines
Behind
Each time you
A. Yellow clear, replace back
B. Green
in the line
C. Brown.

Count
Count the total
Consecutive points cleared.
Wins IE.27,54,81,108
+10 Pro
+ 5Senior
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Concentration
Practice Practice
45 46
Need to : Need to :
Low on Pink and Put the 15 Reds in
A control the cue straight line
ball to pot the
back. Each time you
Place white in POT replace them
different back in a line.
B positions Count total balls
A : Running Side you pot.
B : Check Side Ie.15, 16,30,50.

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Technique Cue Ball Control

A B C
Practice Practice

47 48
Need to : Need to :
Pot the 5 reds Pot the 2 reds
from the three and colors
positions
Clear the table,
Play from : and replace balls
A : Yellow Spot Count the total
B : Brown Spot points
+100 Professional
C : Green Spot
+ 40 Senior
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
49 50
Need to :
Need to :
Pot the 10 pink
Pot the balls in balls from the
this Order cushion
Yellow, Green
Brown, Blue, Count balls potted
Pink Black. + 8 Professional
Count your + 5 Senior
total score
+ 3 Junior
ie, 27, 54,
81,108.

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Tactical Cue Ball Control

Practice Practice

51 52
Need to :
Need to :
Escape from the
snooker to hit the Pot the 6 Reds and
red from behind the make position for the
Yellow. yellow, green / brown

32 behind play best Clear the table,and

of 3 match. replace

Place red in Count the total points

different positions scored
+100 Professional
+ 40 Senior
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Training Program
Technique Tactical
Practice Practice
53 54
Need to : Need to :
Pot the straight blue Practice your
and screw back for break off and hit
pink
the reds and
Clear the table control the
and replace white to land in
Count Concessive the coloured
points scored area
A B + 180 Professional
+ 80 Senior
+ 40 Junior

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Practice Practice

55 56
Need to : Need to :
Pot the Reds and Make a 147 Red /
Black Break
Colours and
count your best Replace each
score pot, back on
A > Pro +130 table.
B > Senior + 80 Keep control of the
cue ball to make a
C > Club + 50 break of 88
D > Junior + 35 After 88, place
colours on table
and clear for a 147
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Training Program
Tactical Cue Ball Control
x Practice Practice
57 58
Need to :
Need to :
Re Spot Black ball 55 behind with four
game reds remaining
Pot the four reds and
Play best of 7
four colours to win
match the game.
x
Playing safe Count Concessive
points scored
x position the black
in different + 150 Professional
positions on the + 80 Senior
cushions + 40 Junior
Count total wins

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Tactical Technique
Practice Practice

59 60
Need to : x Need to :
Escape from the Pot the yellow
snooker behind using the rest
the green. and clear the table
1. Into the pack Count concessive
clearances
2. Loose red on
back cushion Ie 27,54.81,108
Change positions
of the reds.
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
61 62
Need to :
Need to :
Pot the 6 reds
54 behind with 4 and get position
reds remaining on blue
2 reds are open 2 Count the
reds are closed. consecutive pots
Clear and Replace Play from :
Count Concessive
points scored
A, Yellow Spot

+ 150 Professional B, Brown Spot

+ 80 Senior C, Green Spot

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Cue Ball Control Tactical

Practice Practice

63 64
Need to : Need to :
Pot the 15 Reds 24 behind on
and Colours and the green.
count your best
Get green safe
score
and get chance
Clear and Replace to clear and
A > Pro +240 win.
B > Senior + 100 Play Best of 5
matches.
C > Club + 70
D > Junior + 35
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Training Program
Concentration Technique
Practice Practice
65 66
Need to : Need to :

Pot the Reds Pot the four long

after each pot, reds down the
cushion
replace back on
the spot. Position for Black

You can not pot Count the

the same ball consecutive pots
twice in a row. + 5 Professional
Count total balls + 2 Senior
Ie 20,30,50,100.

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Tactical Cue Ball Control

Practice Practice

67 68
Need to : Need to :
Snookered
Pot the Reds
behind the black,
get out of the after each pot,
snooker to hit the replace back on
pink. the spot..
Place BLUE in You can not pot
different positions the same ball
on table twice in a row.
A : One Cushion
Count total balls
B : Two Cushion potted
Ie 20,30,50.
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Training Program
Technique Cue Ball Control
Practice Practice
69 70
Need to : Need to :
Pot the six pinks in Pot the 8 reds.
the middle pocket. After each
Pot in both sides clearance
+ 5 Professional Replace balls
+ 3 Senior Count the total
balls potted
+ 2 Junior
Ie 20,30,

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Cue Ball Control Cue Ball Control

Practice Practice

71 72
Need to : Need to :
Pot the 8 Reds and Pot the 7 Reds
black and count and 7 baulk
your best score colors and
count your best
After clearance,
score
replace balls
A > Pro +100 After clearance,
replace balls
B > Senior + 70
A > Pro +60
C > Club + 50
B > Senior + 30
D > Junior + 35
C > Club + 20
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
73 74
Need to :
Need to :
Put the Brown on
Pot the five
the spot
reds into the
Keep control of middle
the cue ball pockets
Each time you pot Count total
replace on the spot balls potted
+ 40 Professional Ie 5,7,10.
+ 20 Senior
+ 15 Junior

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Cue Ball Control Cue Ball Control

Practice Practice

75 76
Need to : Need to :
Pot the Reds and Pot the 7 Reds
Colours and count and 7 blues and
your best score count your best
score
After clearance,
replace balls After clearance,
A > Pro +140 replace balls
B > Senior + 100 A > Pro +80

C > Club + 70 B > Senior + 40

D > Junior + 45 C > Club + 30

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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Technique
Practice Practice
77 78
Need to : Need to :
Pot the 8 Reds 12 behind on
with 8 Pink balls pink and black.
Keep control, and
clear the table
Pot pink and
with a break of 56 black and make a
clearance
Replace Balls and
continue Break Count total
clearance
+100 Pro
+10 Professional
+ 50 Senior
+ 5 Senior

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Practice Winning Area
Practice

79 80
Need to :
Need to :
Hit the Reds and
Pot the 8 Reds control the cue
After clearance ball to finish in
replace back on the winning zone
the table. Count
Count total balls consecutive wins
potted Count consecutive
Ie 20,30,50. wins
+ 10 Professional
+ 5 Senior
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Training Program
Cue Ball Control Tactical
Practice Practice
81 82
Need to : Need to :
The magnificent
seven reds.
Put the Black on
the spot
Pot and control the
cue ball to pot Keep control of
the seven reds into the cue ball
only the middle
Each time you pot
pockets replace on the spot
After clearance,
+ 40 Professional
replace
+ 20 Senior
Count total balls
potted Ie 7,14. + 15 Junior

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Tactical Cue Ball Control

Practice Practice

83 84
Need to : Need to :
Snookered Pot the four open
behind the black,
Reds, and open
get out of the
snooker to hit the the four reds in
pack
Yellow
After clearance,
Green
replace back on
Brown the table
A : One Cushion Count total balls
B : Two Cushion potted
Ie 20,30,
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Training Routines Record

Routine Routine
Number Players Performance Number Players Performance

1 15
2 16
3 17
4 18
5 19
6 20
7 21
8 22
9 23
10 24
11 25
12 26
13 27
14 28
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Training Routines Record

Routine Routine
Number Players Performance Number Players Performance

29 43
30 44
31 45
32 46
33 47
34 48
35 49
36 50
37 51
38 52
39 53
40 54
41 55
42 56
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Training Routines Record

Routine Routine
Number Players Performance Number Players Performance

57 71
58 72
59 73
60 74
61 75
62 76
63 77
64 78
65 79
66 80
67 81
68 82
69 83
70 84