08-08-2014, 01:58 PM
harrymarron Wrote:Good for them. It does seem a bit ad hoc though. We need something more than a bit of goodwill from one or two players Andy. What about a policy? A Development Plan for Juniors? Operational procedures including written contracts in terms of how its going to happen, with senior top level players putting something back into the game and not charging for it? I believe there are too many people looking out for themselves and contributing little or nothing. They have been afforded great opportunities to represent their country all over the world, partly subsidised through and by ChessScotland and there should be a payback. The membership should be demanding more and the officials should be providing more.
I don't see any reason why the top players should be forced to provide free coaching. They have devoted tens of thousands of hours and invested a lot of their own money to get good at a game which quite frankly, isn't the most rewarding financially.