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Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Thu May 02, 2019 7:56 pm
by RobWillmoth
I would like to set this group up on the back of the new formed junior organisers and coaches group called EJOG. We have a Facebook and twitter page and a website being set up. The forum will be an extra focus point to discuss relevant issues around junior organising and junior coaching
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 9:11 am
by RobWillmoth
From a junior organisers and coaches perspective I would like to discuss
1 effect of game fee on junior organisers
2 incentives for juniors organisers to increase membership
3 templating of parts of junior entry forms
4 a credible ways of assessing accrediting and listing coaches
5 junior magazine
6 junior organisers initiatives eg the grand chess simul
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 9:16 am
by Roger de Coverly
RobWillmoth wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:11 am
From a junior organisers and coaches perspective I would like to discuss
Were you intending to set up your own independent forum, or asking for a dedicated topic area to be added here in parallel to ECF Matters and Junior Chess ? If the latter, you would have to get the agreement of the site owner, Carl Hibbard.
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 9:22 am
by RobWillmoth
Hi Roger
Yes I am looking for a dedicated topic area. I am waiting to see if there is any interest in this first. So Hoping a lot if people will make comments so I can the. Refer back to Carl
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 9:46 am
by Roger de Coverly
RobWillmoth wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:11 am
5 junior magazine
There used to be one. It's archived on this forum.
viewforum.php?f=26
It was cancelled to save money when the ECF lost its government funding of around £ 50,000 a year back in 2010.
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 12:54 pm
by Matthew Turner
Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:46 am
RobWillmoth wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:11 am
5 junior magazine
There used to be one. It's archived on this forum.
viewforum.php?f=26
It was cancelled to save money when the ECF lost its government funding of around £ 50,000 a year back in 2010.
If you are interested in establishing a junior magazine, I suggest a creative route to getting it off the ground is to get a junior to do all the work for you. This would be a perfect project for an 'artefact' EPQ
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/subjects/A ... -TG-GA.PDF
Matt
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 3:53 pm
by Carl Hibbard
RobWillmoth wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:22 am
Hi Roger
Yes I am looking for a dedicated topic area. I am waiting to see if there is any interest in this first. So Hoping a lot if people will make comments so I can the. Refer back to Carl
I am happy to open a new topic if people consider it worthwhile.
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 9:04 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
"I am happy to open a new topic if people consider it worthwhile."
Yes, why not? Although, I only get involved sporadically, plenty of others do rather more!
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Fri May 03, 2019 11:41 pm
by Andrew Zigmond
RobWillmoth wrote: ↑Fri May 03, 2019 9:22 am
Hi Roger
Yes I am looking for a dedicated topic area. I am waiting to see if there is any interest in this first. So Hoping a lot if people will make comments so I can the. Refer back to Carl
Carl wouldn't be able to set up a dedicated forum for junior coaches and organisers (who up to a point are catered for by the junior chess section anyway). He would be able to set up a separate section as he has for the MCCU and YCA but non junior organisers would be able to stick their oar in should they wish.
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 7:10 am
by MartinCarpenter
The software might allow a dedicated subgroup, or you could always just actively moderate to try and cut down on off topic stuff.
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Sat May 04, 2019 9:25 am
by Kevin Thurlow
"The software might allow a dedicated subgroup, "
Probably - the Countdown forum had a secret sub-group, password protected, where the organizer and his cronies had discussions (many of which used 4-letter words) and the rest of us didn't know what was going on! More work of course, but Carl could have a section that everyone could see, but possibly only allow registered people to comment. But then he has to decide who to allow in, so that could be a bit of a pain for him.
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 7:03 am
by Carl Hibbard
Kevin Thurlow wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2019 9:25 am
"The software might allow a dedicated subgroup, "
Probably - the Countdown forum had a secret sub-group, password protected, where the organizer and his cronies had discussions (many of which used 4-letter words) and the rest of us didn't know what was going on! More work of course, but Carl could have a section that everyone could see, but possibly only allow registered people to comment. But then he has to decide who to allow in, so that could be a bit of a pain for him.
Yes too much like hard work with a full time job sorry
Re: Coaches and junior organisers group
Posted: Mon Jan 27, 2020 8:35 am
by Kevin Thurlow
"Yes too much like hard work with a full time job sorry "
Agreed. I was talking about hat was possible, not necessarily desirable!