CHESS in Schools
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CHESS in
SchoolsCHESS SA
Structure of ChessPresent structure
National
No provincial
Regional/Unions
Proposed structure
National
Provincial Regional, Unions
School districts
Clubs, Schools
CHESSA Executive Board 13 people
Yo
uth
Ches
s JuniorsTertiary InstSCHOOLS
Privately organised
chess= Clubs, Unions
Campus Clubs USSA Champs
Regulated by School Sport of DOE & SRSA
1 National Committee for Schools chess9x Provincial Committees for Schools chess
86 (?) x District Committees for Schools chess
Should be org. by:
Structure
• No provincial structures yet• No demarcation of Unions yet• No cooperation yet (prov., mun.
sport)
Grassroots
• Clubs – few and far between• Cooperation with District Offices ?• CIS-Plan - teacher chess training
priority
CHESSA workforce=volunteers
• Work only in own community• 95% Tournaments privately
organised• Do not trust School District
Organisers
Challenges for the CHESSA structure & governance
Same programme in the second semester (if funding is available)
STRUCTURES INVOLVED (summary) Level Schools Sport SRSA Body to Execute &
IMPLEMENT CIS Leagues
ChessSA & Affiliates
National School Sport National (DOE)
SRSA National (Rohini’s Office ?)
National School CHESS Committee RULES, REGS Policy.
Executive Board
Provincial Schools Sport Provincial Bodies
Provincial Sport & Recreation
Provincial Schools Chess Committee
Provincial Chess Councils (PCCs)
Regional i.e. demarcated sub-regions in a province
District/Regional School Sport Offices
Regional (sub provincial) Sport Councils
District or Regional or Circuit Schools Chess Committees
Chess Unions Est. Chess Clubs (in rural areas where no Union is established yet)
Local The School Municipalities’ sport dev department ?
District/Cluster Schools chess committees
Community Chess Club (establishment of)
Main tasks in general
1. Establishment of school chess committees in terms of the SSP. 2. Communication with all schools chess committees.
1. Coordination between the School Sport Authorities and the Chess Federation 2. Monitoring progress and funding of the Project in terms of SRSA SLA with ChessSA.
1. Administration of the League. 2. Communication with the higher and lower structures. 3. Reporting and documenting the results of the league. 4. Implement the rules, regulations and policy of the national committee.
1. Delivering in terms of the SLA with SRSA, e.g. training workshops in provinces. 2. Supporting, advising and assisting with the organising chess competitions at all levels.
CISP : CHESS IN SCHOOLS Plan of CHESSA
Level Dates OrganiserCHESSA support (Unions or CHESSA Nat Development Committee)
Intra school
Whole year Chess Facilitator of the school
Training seminars in district, free information.
Area/circuit
Second Term District/Cluster Committee
Training seminars in district if requested by District Committee
District/Region
Fin by 6 Aug(All Districts)
District Chess Committee
Training seminars and or technical assistance if requested.
Provincial Champs
13 Aug(All Provinces)
Provincial Chess Committee
Training seminars and or technical assistance if requested from Provincial Chess Council or Nat Dev. Committee of CHESSA
National Champs
“Top School Teams” Championship1-3 Oct 2011
Eunice School for GirlsBloemfontein & Free State Schools Committee
CHESSA Youth Commission if support is required by the Nat Schools Comm. for chess. Nat Schools Committee to make the rules for this championship.
SCHOOLS LEAGUE Projected time lines for 2011
Chess Tournaments ages 6-19 (CHESSA) Individuals In clubs & unions- “open
rated tnts”
No Provincials
Dec: Junior Nat.Ch. –all invited
April: Jun Nat. Closed Ch. – top ten per age & gender
Internationals – 5-6 different occasions in Africa & Europe
Team Tournaments Inter-Unions (not rated)
May-Nov – no fixed structure
Union Teams National Junior Championships (Dec)
No provincials
Thank you !
Tshepang Tlale (14)