Starting and running a chess club. (1 Viewer)

[Kittikhun]

Hello.

As the title indicates, I'm thinking about starting and running a school chess club at my school. Does anyone have any tips and advice on how to run one and keep it running in the future?

Thanks.

 

[Niek]

Chess is actually considered cool at my school, and I reckon it's because in the past, our chess captains have been really funny and they promote it really well by making eveyone laugh

 

[Supaweak]

uh, talk about it with your sports coordinator?hmm no that doesnt seem right..

maybe try set up a competition first with a legible prize and try to generate enough interest before making it a long time club thing

 

[xV1P3R]

Mm there's often 1 day tournaments you could enter a school team into. Maybe check out this website
NSW Junior Chess League
I've been to one of their school tournaments and it seems alright, but that was in primary school.

The thing with chess is that you would need the necessary resources ie. funding. Might be a bit hard if chess has never occurred at your school before.

 

[00iCon]

Mm there's often 1 day tournaments you could enter a school team into. Maybe check out this website
NSW Junior Chess League
I've been to one of their school tournaments and it seems alright, but that was in primary school.

The thing with chess is that you would need the necessary resources ie. funding. Might be a bit hard if chess has never occurred at your school before.

Definately! I did it in year 11.
U'd need the boards and peices and 4 people per team, from separate years.