In January 1998 Terry Griffiths, (then coaching director of the World Professional Snooker Association) invited a number of potential coaches to a seminar at his Matchroom snooker club in Llanelli. An extensive training course took place over two days and the administrative structure of The Coaching Foundation was formed.  All coaches who qualify are issued with a certificate, I.D. card, tie and blazer badge.

     They all have structured coaching plans, which helps provide uniformity throughout the foundation. Only coaches who can produce the above criteria are bone fide coaches working under the guidelines of the Welsh Coaching foundation and the auspices of the Welsh Billiards & Snooker Association. 

     All coaches are strictly vetted. They then undergo extensive training and are finally orally and practically examined. Only those who satisfy their examiner in all aspects are then invited to join the foundation. Thus ensuring the continuance of the extremely high standards all Welsh coaches aspire to.

A member of the Welsh Coaching Foundation since 2004  after 14 years of competing in many League & Pro-Amateur Competitions.

Paul has had some coaching himself in the 1990's.   A session with Keith Johnson of Wrexham, two sessions with Duncan Webb of Preston and a session with the famous Frank Callan. 

In the past 5 years he has concentrated mostly on Coaching Juniors on the Isle of Anglesey and Gwynedd, starting a Junior League and organising many Junior Competitions in the area, for which he was awarded an Isle of Anglesey Sports Coaching Award in 2006.

He has coached Juniors from Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy and Denbighshire aswell as Seniors from Anglesey, Porthmadog, Wrexham and Rhyl. 

In the past 3 years he has taken the role of Secretary and treasurer of the Anglesey Snooker League and become a mobile instructor for Anglesey Youth Clubs where he hopes to introduce more juniors to the game.