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The 2 important factors for a good coach are having a real intimate knowledge of technique and also the ability to impart this knowledge (empathy).
I started out years ago and got certified by the B&SCC (now defunct) run by Jack Karnham and it was straight Joe Davis style with no variations. In the past 3 years I have taken the Coach/Master Coach and later Examiner (so I can certify Master Coaches in Canada) from Nic Barrow and I also certified as a Senior Coach with Terry Griffith's Matchroom in Llanelli.
I also certified as a Class C referee.
I also played full time on the pro-am circuit in the UK in the late 80's and compete regularly in the Ontario ranking tournaments and in the Canadian Championships. When I was in England I played in the All-England championships too.
For the best detail and depth on technique I would recommend Nic Barrow at thesnookergym who has now joined with the WPBSA as he has more video and paper lesson plans than anyone else. To be fair I haven't tried Del so I'm not sure what details he goes into with coaches.
To get certified as a Master Coach with Nic costs around 1,750pounds plus travel and accommodation in Milton Keynes and takes 7-8 days depending on the number of students. By yourself it would be 5-6 days.
I can't speak for the UK business end which I think would be better than my business here in Canada (although much more competition I would imagine). I have a roster of around 30 regular students who will come to me every 2 months or so plus I have had one Master Coach student from Canada and another one from Malaysia.
Let's just say if I had to depend on coaching to feed myself I think I would starve to death and I think that would be nearly the same case if I lived in the UK.
I have a good reputation and am quite knowledgeable regarding the very fine points of technique however I don't have any opportunity to coach someone who may turn pro and Canada has no Home International series, so unless a famous pro were to come to my facility or have me go to him and I helped him, there's just no chance of me becoming a Del Hill or Jim Donnelly or Frank Callan or Frank Adamson.
The other thing is you will always get students who are very hard to deal with, especially the better players and when they see that I've never won a major tournament and perhaps they have sometimes, they tend to ignore your advice and then blame you for their problems. It takes a special kind of personality to deal with difficult students, as any teacher can tell you I guess.
So that'\s my 2 cents worth (or 2 pence worth for you)
Terry
The 2 important factors for a good coach are having a real intimate knowledge of technique and also the ability to impart this knowledge (empathy).
I started out years ago and got certified by the B&SCC (now defunct) run by Jack Karnham and it was straight Joe Davis style with no variations. In the past 3 years I have taken the Coach/Master Coach and later Examiner (so I can certify Master Coaches in Canada) from Nic Barrow and I also certified as a Senior Coach with Terry Griffith's Matchroom in Llanelli.
I also certified as a Class C referee.
I also played full time on the pro-am circuit in the UK in the late 80's and compete regularly in the Ontario ranking tournaments and in the Canadian Championships. When I was in England I played in the All-England championships too.
For the best detail and depth on technique I would recommend Nic Barrow at thesnookergym who has now joined with the WPBSA as he has more video and paper lesson plans than anyone else. To be fair I haven't tried Del so I'm not sure what details he goes into with coaches.
To get certified as a Master Coach with Nic costs around 1,750pounds plus travel and accommodation in Milton Keynes and takes 7-8 days depending on the number of students. By yourself it would be 5-6 days.
I can't speak for the UK business end which I think would be better than my business here in Canada (although much more competition I would imagine). I have a roster of around 30 regular students who will come to me every 2 months or so plus I have had one Master Coach student from Canada and another one from Malaysia.
Let's just say if I had to depend on coaching to feed myself I think I would starve to death and I think that would be nearly the same case if I lived in the UK.
I have a good reputation and am quite knowledgeable regarding the very fine points of technique however I don't have any opportunity to coach someone who may turn pro and Canada has no Home International series, so unless a famous pro were to come to my facility or have me go to him and I helped him, there's just no chance of me becoming a Del Hill or Jim Donnelly or Frank Callan or Frank Adamson.
The other thing is you will always get students who are very hard to deal with, especially the better players and when they see that I've never won a major tournament and perhaps they have sometimes, they tend to ignore your advice and then blame you for their problems. It takes a special kind of personality to deal with difficult students, as any teacher can tell you I guess.
So that'\s my 2 cents worth (or 2 pence worth for you)
Terry
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