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      Coloured levels are also used in other sports, for in-stance in martial arts. Striving to reach the next lev-el is a continuous motivator. The tasks required to reach the next level are clearly defined and there-fore determine your course of action for structured training. Not least, the level also reflects and docu-ments the athlete’s performance.

      Passing a test is an athlete’s reward for hard work, diligence and the training time invested in prepara-tion.

      White: Aspiring amateur players are intro-duced to the training system, acquire the basics of snooker and reach their initial training targets.

      Red: Amateurs play snooker as a sport and consolidate their basic skills.

      Yellow: The snooker player continuously trains on the basis of the training sys-tem, strengthens his/her technique and reproduces successful shots.

      Green: The trained player is now able apply the training elements in a frame, us-ing the required techniques.

      Brown: Players can use the skills acquired during training in competitive environ-ments (tournaments, league).

      Blue Players are increasingly confident and secure in their game. Using PAT components during a match shows visible results. Initial success at tour-naments or championships.

      Pink: Players aim at playing in the upper leagues / 2nd national league and reaching the semi-finals of national tournaments.

      Black: Participation in national champion-ships and the premier league is open to the player.

      Master level: High-quality snooker is played at various levels. Players can produce breaks of 100 points.

      Level tests

      The highlight of nominal values in the levels Gold / Silver / Bronze

      From now on, the nominal values to be reached in the individual exercises, both in PAT 1 and in PAT 2, will be divided into the catagories Gold / Silver / Bronze. This is aimed at measuring performance in much more detail. A player’s development ends for the time being once the Gold class has been reached. Participants of the system’s test phase, playing at different skill levels, were noticeably more motivated with the new system. The target was to reach the entry level Bronze – but who would be satisfied with that?

      Who would not like to be the proud holder of a Gold medal?

      Evaluation within one level (6 exercises):

      Nominal value below Bronze: 0 points

      Bronze: 1 points

      Silver: 2 points

      Gold: 3 points

      Calculation of medal:

      medal points achieved at each level

      number of exercises 6

      Example:

      Nominal value: 2 x Gold = 6 points

      Nominal value: 1 x Silver = 2 points

      Nominal value: 2 x Bronze = 2 points

      Nominal value: 1 x below Bronze = 0 points

       = 10 points : 6 = 1,66