LAHORE: The Pakistan Billiards and Snooker Association (PBSA), with the aim to produce quality players, will be meeting with the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination next week to discuss the establishment of Snooker Academies in all four provinces, informed PBSA President Munawar Hussain Sheikh.
The PBSA president while commenting on the performance of the players in international tournaments, where we see them fail in making the finals time and again said the establishment of provincial academies is the need of the hour
“We have seen the players playing well in pool matches, but once they get into the final they are not able to handle the pressure of the games and make mistakes to lose the game,” Sheikh told a local media outlet.
“We are also in need of an expert who can make the current and upcoming players mentally strong so that they can stay focused in the semi-finals and finals of the international tournaments,” he added.
He informed that in order to produce players and to make them mentally strong, the PBSA is planning to establish academies in all four provinces and for which they will be meeting with the IPC minister Fehmida Mirza and will also try to arrange a meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“The PBSA is short of funds and for the establishment of the academies we will be seeking help from the IPC Ministry. This is the need of the hour. We need to produce more players who can win big for Pakistan,” he said.