In this episode you will learn how to actively change your mind state to optimise your performance and achieve your goals.

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Published 11 February 2020

About the host

Rob Reed is a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) World Snooker accredited snooker coach, the founder of RR Cue Cases and CueZone. He trained as a rotary pilot in the British Army before turning his passion for snooker into a new entrepreneurial journey.

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Tune in to hear the legendary Dennis Taylor talk about his passion for snooker.  Dennis chats to host Rob Reed about snooker in the 60s right up to the present day.  Hear how he got his start in Ireland at age 9.  Listen as he tells the tale of working 12 hour days to then go and practice snooker for hours into the evening.  And look out for the exciting tale of how in 1974 he quit his job and with £270 in the bank and two small children in tow, he paid his way and flew to Canada to end up beating snooker legend Alex Higgins!

Dennis gives his insight into the modern game and compares it to snooker back in the day. He also has quite a lot to say on the best players of our time and how he sees the connection between the change in snooker equipment with the change in how the modern game is played.

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Published 12 February 2019Resources

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http://www.worldsnooker.com/wpbsa/history-of-snooker/

http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/dennis-taylor/

https://www.bowdenopticians.co.uk/product/dennis-taylor-snooker-glasses-dtsn02/About the host

Rob Reed is a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) World Snooker accredited snooker coach, the founder of RR Cue Cases and CueZone. He trained as a rotary pilot in the British Army before turning his passion for snooker into a new entrepreneurial journey.About the guest

Dennis Taylor is a retired professional snooker player and currently commentates on snooker for the BBC. Dennis has won many tournaments over the years and is probably best known for winning the 1985 World Championship where he beat the World number one, Steve Davis is an exciting final.  Dennis is also well known for designing his trademark Dennis Taylor snooker specs, glasses designed especially for snooker players.

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Promoter Jason Francis, creator of Snooker Legends and the World Seniors Tour, talks about going from his childhood love of snooker to acting and children’s theatre before “trading on nostalgia” by creating the Snooker Legends exhibitions for retired and current players.

He discusses his years working with friend Ronnie O’Sullivan and how he will always be linked to Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins, who played his last game at Snooker Legends.

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Published 4 December 2018Resources

Snooker Legends - On the Road and Off the Table With Snooker's Greatest - in paperback on Amazon

Snookerlegends.co.uk

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The WPBSA World Seniors TourAbout the host

Rob Reed is a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) World Snooker accredited snooker coach, the founder of RR Cue Cases and CueZone. He trained as a rotary pilot in the British Army before turning his passion for snooker into a new entrepreneurial journey.About the guest

Promoter Jason Francis is creator of Snooker Legends and the World Seniors Tour, having previously been an actor and director of children’s theatre. He spent many years on tour with Ronnie O’Sullivan and is manager of 11 times world ladies’ snooker champion Reanne Evans.

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Rob Reed teaches long potting.

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Rob Reed is interviewed by BBC journalist Kal Sajad for the Get Inspired section of BBC Sport for a lengthy - and very personal - discussion about the positive effect snooker can have on mental health.

Rob talks about how he got into snooker, thanks to his dad, how he turned to snooker when working in Germany and how the sport proved a form of escapism when he hit mental health issues.

Snooker can be a great sport for personal development and self-understanding, he says, and became his “reset” time to help him learn how to address and manage his mental health.

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Published 13 November 2018About the host

Rob Reed is a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) World Snooker accredited snooker coach, the founder of RR Cue Cases and CueZone. He trained as a rotary pilot in the British Army before turning his passion for snooker into a new entrepreneurial journey.

Rob Reed coaching

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Rob Walker, the voice of snooker and creator of the catchphrase “let’s get the boys on the baize”, tells The CueZone how he made it as a broadcaster and master of ceremonies, the part luck played in his career and why he always wanted to commentate on the athletics.

He describes how he coins nicknames such as The Thunder From Down Under and why hugs from Steve Davis shaped two of his best memories of hosting snooker.

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Published 13 November 2018About the host

Rob Reed is a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) World Snooker accredited snooker coach, the founder of RR Cue Cases and CueZone. He trained as a rotary pilot in the British Army before turning his passion for snooker into a new entrepreneurial journey.About the guest 

Sports commentator Rob Walker has been master of ceremonies (MC) at major televised snooker tournaments such as the World Snooker Championship since 2008, and has been host of the Global Snooker Awards. He has also worked with the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and the IAAF covering major sports events from the Football World Cup to the World Athletics Championships.

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This is CueZone’s very first episode and host Rob Reed, a snooker coach, uses it to dispense some wisdom about what he believes you need to make it to the top of your game, whether that be snooker or anything else.

In no particular order, they are mindset, knowledge, technique, patience, personality and (cheating here) the 3Ds - discipline, dedication and determination. So eight really…

And if you want more - Rob says a champion should also have passion, be personable, gracious, humble and unentitled.

We hope you enjoy this special first show. Get involved with The CueZone Podcast: join the Facebook communityto ask any questions or give your feedback.

Published 13 November 2018About the host

Rob Reed is a World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) World Snooker accredited snooker coach, the founder of RR Cue Cases and CueZone. He trained as a rotary pilot in the British Army before turning his passion for snooker into a new entrepreneurial journey.

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