Tel: 469-999-0390
Tel: 469-999-0390
Tel: 469-999-0390
Tel: 469-999-0390
level 1 - acs certification
The Level 1 course is the introductory course for the instructor program. It is commonly a three-day, 8-hour/day in-person instructors course, allowing prospective instructors to gain basic training, although some online-endorsed instructors can also provide the course virtually. The course must be taught by a minimum ACS Level 3 lead instructor/coach.
Candidates are required to demonstrate playing ability in line with the topics covered in this course. The minimum age to take the course is 18.
The course covers basic skills of pool, basic pool games, terminology, and etiquette.
- Learning basic techniques for teaching the billiard stroke and body mechanics.
- Participants may also receive instruction on their own billiard stroke and bio-mechanics.
- Learning to effectively teach the billiard stroke and mechanics to beginning or novice players.
- Training to identify common faults and corrections.
- Learn or review basic rules and effectively answer billiard questions.
- Introduction to billiard ball behavior.
- Billiard physics fundamental terminology.
- Fundamental performance skills criteria and metrics guidelines.
- Video analysis for coaching techniques.
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
The Illustrated Principles of Pool and Billiards by David G. Alciatore
Master one of the world’s most popular games with the help of a mechanical engineering professor who has a passion for pool. More than 80 principles of the game, presented with 250-plus precisely scaled illustrations and photographs, offer players of all levels a thorough overview of the fundamentals of 8-ball and 9-ball, including grip and stance, basic shots, position play and strategy, bank and kick shots, and advanced techniques such as carom and jump shots.
The Science of Pocket Billiards by Jack H. Koehler
THE SCIENCE OF POCKET BILLIARDS covers the complete spectrum from the basic fundamentals to the most complex concepts in pocket billiards. There are no opinions, no fairy tales from dead pool players, and no Voodoo explanations that violate the laws of physics in this book. Every concept from stance and stroke to cue-stick induced deflection is examined from a technical point of view.