08-09-2016, 11:00 AM
Oh I do love these junior discussions.
To answer the initial points.
CS grade any all-junior event free of charge as a service to junior organisers. Grading these events is to encourage the children to keep playing by having numerical feedback on their improvement. Most juniors will go up if they continue to play - not least since points are fed in by additions. The bulk of the work is, as Martin indicated, done by the organiser who compiles the data but CS time is spent on checking the accuracy of the player data - doublers, spelling, dob etc - and in dealing with program issues.
The actual numbers produced may not be massively accurate (especially as indicated if the range of opponents is limited) but works in terms of promotion of the game. It doesn't impact on the overall grading database since any false grade will soon be self-corrected when they meet more accurate grades.
If doing well in all-school events a player might try an all-junior w/e event.
Selectors are always made aware of the limitations of junior grading. eg Any junior from the central belt has an in built bias in their favour by having more opportunities to play.
You would expect that any improving junior would want to advance from all-school or all-junior and try playing adult minor events. This indicates a serious attempt to better their play and the accuracy or otherwise of their grade will soon become apparent when meeting the stable grades of adult opponents.
However these are all considerations for junior selectors.
To answer the initial points.
CS grade any all-junior event free of charge as a service to junior organisers. Grading these events is to encourage the children to keep playing by having numerical feedback on their improvement. Most juniors will go up if they continue to play - not least since points are fed in by additions. The bulk of the work is, as Martin indicated, done by the organiser who compiles the data but CS time is spent on checking the accuracy of the player data - doublers, spelling, dob etc - and in dealing with program issues.
The actual numbers produced may not be massively accurate (especially as indicated if the range of opponents is limited) but works in terms of promotion of the game. It doesn't impact on the overall grading database since any false grade will soon be self-corrected when they meet more accurate grades.
If doing well in all-school events a player might try an all-junior w/e event.
Selectors are always made aware of the limitations of junior grading. eg Any junior from the central belt has an in built bias in their favour by having more opportunities to play.
You would expect that any improving junior would want to advance from all-school or all-junior and try playing adult minor events. This indicates a serious attempt to better their play and the accuracy or otherwise of their grade will soon become apparent when meeting the stable grades of adult opponents.
However these are all considerations for junior selectors.