18-02-2024, 09:58 AM
Andy, I never said money doesn't come into but that there are other things too.
The half million that the ECF got from the British Govt (and both Holyrood and Westminster have refused to give CS anything) could allow the ECF to provide training for its top players and employ full time coaches.
These coaches could also be sent with squads to European and World events or guarantee being available over the Internet when needed.
A squad manager could also be sent to deal with all of the problems that crop up at foreign events, instead of a parent who has travelled at their own expense having to deal with it unaided.
Even simple things like squad get togethers to boost moral all help.
Since you put your own interpretation on what I said last time let me put it as simply as I can. Having money helps but there is more to it than just having the money. There are the resources that are needed. Name one Scottish coach who could be available 24/7 to provide support to a player at every event. (That's not a criticism of anyone but we don't have full time professionals that can be used.)
Also note that the points I am making are not restricted to one player. Chess would benefit if we could supply all of those to our leading players in ALL categories, not just juniors. It would also benefit the membership if we had enough people to do all of the jobs we have or would like to have and that would include dedicated coaches.
Currently, if CS was given a half million it could not put everything it wanted into operation because we do not have the manpower (is that word still acceptable?) to carry out everything we would want.
The half million that the ECF got from the British Govt (and both Holyrood and Westminster have refused to give CS anything) could allow the ECF to provide training for its top players and employ full time coaches.
These coaches could also be sent with squads to European and World events or guarantee being available over the Internet when needed.
A squad manager could also be sent to deal with all of the problems that crop up at foreign events, instead of a parent who has travelled at their own expense having to deal with it unaided.
Even simple things like squad get togethers to boost moral all help.
Since you put your own interpretation on what I said last time let me put it as simply as I can. Having money helps but there is more to it than just having the money. There are the resources that are needed. Name one Scottish coach who could be available 24/7 to provide support to a player at every event. (That's not a criticism of anyone but we don't have full time professionals that can be used.)
Also note that the points I am making are not restricted to one player. Chess would benefit if we could supply all of those to our leading players in ALL categories, not just juniors. It would also benefit the membership if we had enough people to do all of the jobs we have or would like to have and that would include dedicated coaches.
Currently, if CS was given a half million it could not put everything it wanted into operation because we do not have the manpower (is that word still acceptable?) to carry out everything we would want.