The newest International Snooker player to join my Academy Of Champions is 15 year old Shachar Ruberg from Israel.
Last week i travelled to Tel Aviv the capital of Israel to train Shachar on a one week training camp from 10am - 1pm and 3pm - 6pm.
I was very impressed with his attitude and determination to become a top player and he worked hard on learning how to do the routines.
Shachar broke some of Academy training video records during the camp and his scoring power increased daily and by the end of the camp he was achieving black academy levels in the routines.
We worked on fine tuning his playing technique and develop a specific training program to get him working hard on all aspects of his game.
Shachar trains daily in a professional studio containing a riley match table and it is one of the best training venues i have ever seen.
His training is recorded on four cameras and this makes his training venue unique.
His manager Albert Zant and father Yair and family support Shachar on and off the table and this professional approach will help him achieve more success.
Shachar will travel to Ireland next month where he will compete against other Academy Of Champions members in the ISRAEL ' IRISH ' MASTERS.
The Full Line Up
Vincent Muldoon - 2008 Irish Champion
David Hogan - 2009 European Champion
Jason Devaney - 2009 Irish U-19 & U-21 Champion
Greg Casey - 2009 Irish U-21 Number 2
David Cassidy - 2009 Irish U-16 Number 1
Shachar Ruberg - 2008 Baltic Champion
All matches will be the best of 9 frames.
The event will be played in a league format tournament from the 13th - 15th August in the new academy base The Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow.
The entire event will be covered on this web site and on www.ribsa.net and it promises to be a great event.
The tournament will be sponsored by GINKO an Oil and Gas Exploration Company in Israel
Vincent Muldoon said this week that this will be a great event, and i am really looking forward to playing other academy members in the best of 9 matches.
David Hogan said this is a very important tournament in my build up to play on the main tour, and with PJ running it i know everything will be done to make it a good tournament.
Jason Devaney said that he is looking forward to playing the Irish lads along with Shachar, and he hopes this will be an annual event in Ireland.
PJ Nolan said that he is delighted to hold this tournament in the Academy base in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow and thanked GINKO for sponsoring the tournament for his Academy Of Champions members .
