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with others. Please share your ideas with other coaches. |
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The
following pages include many helpful ideas and opportunities
to make your club more successful.
As you browse through these pages, why not take a few
minutes to complete one of the forms below and submit your own ideas for inclusion on
these pages. Let’s
help others to help kids.
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If
you have an IDEA, STRATEGY, FORM, LESSON, TIP, ETC. to
contribute to the web site, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING FORMAT FOR YOUR
SUBMISSION:
TITLE
OF LESSON OR IDEA:
NAME:
SCHOOL:
CITY/STATE:
E-MAIL:
KEY
WORDS:
GRADE
RANGE:
SHORT
1-2 SENTENCE INTRODUCTION:
MATERIALS
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STEP-BY-STEP METHODOLOGY (200-500 WORDS, simple enough that a teacher could print it out and follow it on his/her own):
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Coach certification has been available since 1985, but now we have a NEW improved plan! Please email your ideas to improve this plan. |
Dr. Alexey Root, Tom Brownscombe, Sunil Weeramantry, Robert Ferguson |
01.08.20.1 |
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This is a simple solution for covering the costs of starting and maintaining a chess league. |
01.11.11.1 |
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This form is a guide for submitting ideas for inclusion on the website. |
01.09.01.1 |
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Coaching Kids Who Need a Self-Esteem Boost | Students often get down on themselves after losing a game or two at a tournament. Here is a technique to help snap them out of it. | 01.11.16.1 | |
Starting a new chess program at your school? U.S. Chess may provide you with some free chess sets. |
USCF |
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A limited number of free USCF memberships are available to students who qualify for the free lunch program in their schools. |
USCF |
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This form assists students and coaches in analyzing a game step-by-step. This form is in PDF, which is a free download. |
Mike Volpe & Robert Ferguson |
01.10.13.4 |
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How to read and write chess moves |
01.10.13.3 |
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Scholastic Code of Conduct |
Scholastic Code Of Conduct used in Michigan
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Bob Ciaffone | 01.08.30.1 |
This basic skills checklist guides the coach in selecting the most important lessons. From page 46 of the USA Junior Chess Olympics Manual. The complete manual is available for a fee. |
01.10.13.1 |
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This basic skills checklist guides the coach in selecting critical lessons. From page 47 of the USA Junior Chess Olympics Manual. The complete manual is available for a fee. |
01.10.13.2 |
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Basic ideas to improve your skills written by GM Bisguier, 5-time U.S. Open Champion and Instructor at the Castle Chess Camp. |
01.10.13.5 |
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Tournaments- Dealing with directors of scholastic | Here are a few tips on how players can deal with tournament directors to make things easier for the player and for the director. | Jeff Wiewel, ANTD | 01.11.03.1 |
Training |
There are many options for coaches’ training, including chess in education workshops, courses at UTD, course at Pitt, conferences, and others. |
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