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GOLD IS GOLD COACH
Posted: 17th March 2011
Mike Gold, former professional snooker
player and Captain of the England Senior team for four consecutive years is the latest member of the WEBSF Coaching Team. Mike was recently assessed
and awarded the WEBSF Gold level coaching certificate. The WEBSF assessor made the following comments in summing up his assessment report.
"Clearly Michael has not only accrued a great deal of knowledge and experience from his many years of playing snooker at all levels,
rising from a young aspiring amateur to a professional on the circuit. Michael also benefits from his work experiences; managing a large city
snooker club and in latter years as someone in authority that works with the youth full time. Michael has, in an unofficial capacity,
coached and mentored players at every level, over a number of years. Established players respect him and contemplate his views and ideals.
Add to this a passion for snooker with a real desire to pass on his knowledge and experience to benefit anyone prepared to listen,
especially the youth in the region."
"I believe Michael to be a real asset to any snooker organisation. Despite this Michael does not
believe he is the ‘font of all knowledge’, he frequently thinks about the game in some detail, forms opinions based on observations and
personal experiences and accepts that there is always something more for him to learn. He is inventive in finding ways to deliver his
knowledge and interact with his students in an effective way, always taking into consideration the ability and intellectual capability
of his student(s). Michael has many valuable attributes which make him an excellent coach and mentor and will facilitate his continued
development. The WEBSF coaching level Gold is constantly under review due to the difficulty in specifying a complete and precise set of
criteria against which to assess. The results from this assessment have provided good benchmark requirements which will be used to assess
potential coaches in the future."
The WEBSF congratulate Michael and welcome him into the WEBSF Coaching Team, which now comprises 16 coaches in the region. Michael is currently based
in the Exeter Snooker Club where his contact details and
Coaching fees can be viewed.
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