CHESS in

Schools

CHESS 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

Chess Juniors

Tertiary Inst

SCHOOLS

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:

Structur

e

• No provincial structures yet• No demarcation of Unions yet• No cooperation yet (prov., mun.

sport)

Grass

roots

• Clubs – few and far between• Cooperation with District Offices ?• CIS-Plan - teacher chess training

priority

CHESSA workforce=

voluntee

rs

• 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)