04-09-2014, 06:12 PM
I was waiting until after the EU Youth (fantastic event for us) was over before posting on this topic. I am hoping Andy Howie can keep us up to date on the present situation.
The way I see it at the moment (and I am more than happy to be corrected) is that the official Fide Trainer title (FT) only affects the World Youth event for now ( free accommodation for a coach as long as they have the full FT qualification). Obviously, this situation could easily change in the future for other events.
If we consider that the World Youth only takes place in Europe every two or three years, the question has to be asked...
How much money do ChessScotland wish to spend pursuing and supporting this qualification? If the World Youth event is in say, somewhere like Brazil, is it economic for CS to send a qualified Fide Trainer?
Here is a link to the World Youth accommodation regulations for South Africa 2014....
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Effectively, at present, we are paying for folks to try and achieve the full Fide Trainer qualification in order for us to obtain free accommodation for one person at one event, the World Youth.
This is a link to the Tromso Olympiad Fide trainers course....
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Are we getting value for money? More accurately, where do we draw the line at the number of fully qualified Fide Trainers CS wish to have and how does CS decide who to send on the official courses?
Remember, CS have to pay a fee to renew the qualification for each trainer every four years for life.
The way I see it at the moment (and I am more than happy to be corrected) is that the official Fide Trainer title (FT) only affects the World Youth event for now ( free accommodation for a coach as long as they have the full FT qualification). Obviously, this situation could easily change in the future for other events.
If we consider that the World Youth only takes place in Europe every two or three years, the question has to be asked...
How much money do ChessScotland wish to spend pursuing and supporting this qualification? If the World Youth event is in say, somewhere like Brazil, is it economic for CS to send a qualified Fide Trainer?
Here is a link to the World Youth accommodation regulations for South Africa 2014....
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.2014wycc.co.za/2014wycc/Accommodation.html">http://www.2014wycc.co.za/2014wycc/Accommodation.html</a><!-- m -->
Effectively, at present, we are paying for folks to try and achieve the full Fide Trainer qualification in order for us to obtain free accommodation for one person at one event, the World Youth.
This is a link to the Tromso Olympiad Fide trainers course....
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://trainers.fide.com/images/stories/downloads/TRG_Seminars_2014/FTS-TRO_2014-Prospectus.pdf">http://trainers.fide.com/images/stories ... pectus.pdf</a><!-- m -->
Are we getting value for money? More accurately, where do we draw the line at the number of fully qualified Fide Trainers CS wish to have and how does CS decide who to send on the official courses?
Remember, CS have to pay a fee to renew the qualification for each trainer every four years for life.