CW 501 Scholastic chess coaching

Scholastic Chess Coaching

Tom Brownscombe, FIDE Master & Director
Anatoly Karpov International School of Chess
James S. Aber, Professor
Emporia State University, Kansas

CW 501 Scholastic Chess Coaching is a one-credit course designed for scholastic chess coaches. Credit is offered by Emporia State University. The course will be taught at the Karpov International School of Chess in Lindsborg, Kansas, July 13-18, 2007 in connection with a summer chess camp. The course deals with scholastic chess organizations, procedures, and tournaments as practiced by the U.S. Chess Federation. Chess software and equipment will be available for demonstrations and practice. Chess coaches also will have the opportunity to improve their own chess-playing skills during this one-week intensive session.

http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/chess/syllabus.htm

Chess coach: Tom Brownscombe is in charge of primary training as well as registration and fees for chess camp and local accomodations (email: brownscombe@anatolykarpovchessschool.org).
Chess instructor: James S. Aber approves course enrollment, monitors student progress, and assigns final grades for university credit (email: jaber@emporia.edu).

Availability: Two sections are offered, CW 501 ZA and CW 501 XA, for one academic credit each. The ZA section is for undergraduate enrollment; the XA section is for graduate enrollment. All students should enroll through lifelong learning. In order to receive university credit, students must be enrolled officially and must be in contact with the instructor (Aber) for course materials and directions.

Summer camp: All chess coaching students must register and pay normal fees--see chess camp. Note the fee structure for residence and commuting campers, as well as the schedule for deposit and payment. Direct all inquiries about camping arrangements to Brownscombe.

Tentative schedule

Starting Monday, each day will include one round of a mini tournament (G30) for all participants--coaches and players. General sessions will be devoted to chess-playing fundamentals for all participants. Sessions are reserved for topics related to chess coaching, as noted below, and each evening a special event will take place.

July 13: Sunday arrival & check in, evening simultaneous match for all coaches and players.

July 14: Introduction to scholastic chess coaching, evening blitz tournament.

July 15: Introduction to chess software and equipment, evening bughouse tournament.

July 16: Advanced chess coaching, evening casual play and unusual chess.

July 17: Advanced scholastic tournament direction, evening quick tournament.

July 18: Awards and conclusion, evening Kansas Quick Chess Open tournament.*

July 19-20: Kansas Chess Open tournament.*

* USCF-rated tournaments are optional activities following the chess coaching course.

Related sites

Karpov Chess School, Lindsborg, Kansas.
Kansas Chess Association.
Kansas Scholastic Chess Association--see KSCA.
U.S. Chess Federation--see USCF.
- USCF guide to scholastic chess (large pdf file).
- Beginner's guide to coaching scholastic chess (large pdf file).
- USCF clock rules.
- USCF blitz rules.
- USCF bughouse rules.