My job is to give 'clear cut concept' to students - Manoj Kothari

Back from obtaining the prestigious World Snooker Coaching certificate, Manoj Kothari held first workshop on cue sports jointly held by Cue Sports India and Megapool Snooker Academy in New Delhi. The chief coach of the national team held lengthy sessions in a four-day camp and imparted the same technique and style advocated by World Snooker.

"The workshop was organized with a focus on science of ball dynamics and a stress on the basics of the game like the pendulum principle and many such minor details. The players know the concepts in bits and pieces so my task was to give them a clear cut concept," said Kothari about the overview of the workshop.

Kothari, who lifted world billiards championship title in 1990, now holds the prestigious World Snooker Coaching certificate. "After getting the World Snooker Coaching certificate this is my first camp. The certificate and training lessons are at par with the best training methods there and have been endorsed by multiple times World Professional Snooker champion Steve Davis. The same methods advocated by the chief coach are taught to professionals in the UK and the participants in the workshop received the same training."

He further added that once players adept to newer methods and techniques their game develops. "In the future the players will not be surprised by certain phenomena like low and sharp angles and can concentrate on the frame with more ease. They will not be taken aback with the unexpected movement of the ball."

With Indian National Billiards and Snooker Championship slated to take place later this month, Kothari added that the workshop was held with a view to help players raise their game and not bring about a change overnight. "The players were sincere and disciplined and the camp would last about nine hours a day. When I was young, I was averse to change but the sport is really competitive now. People who have a broad mind joined in as they know that the camp will be beneficial in the longer run and in larger scheme of things. With daily practice, they can implement the suggestions and their game will gradually evolve."

New Delhi :: 07 January 2013