10-10-2012, 10:04 PM
Ian wrote,
There was an incident at the Lothians congress recently that I wasn't all that happy about. Post-event I asked for clarification from arbiters, guys we know well and have complete confidence in. One of them said something that really hit the nail on the head. "If they want to play in adult tournaments, they have to be treated the same as everyone else".
He is 100% spot on. As part of my job while standing in temporarily for Paul, I am making it a priority at any future training day to invite along an arbiter to explain various scenarios properly to a junior audience.
Meantime, please try to be reasonably fair to younger juniors and ask for arbiter guidance in any over the board issues. Both sides benefit long term.
Quote:Fair dues, my fault but then in a tournament I became aware of an adult putting off a young junior when she offered a draw in his time. I was personally upset because in my opinion it was blatent gamesmanship as the junior had a hugely advantagous position .
There was an incident at the Lothians congress recently that I wasn't all that happy about. Post-event I asked for clarification from arbiters, guys we know well and have complete confidence in. One of them said something that really hit the nail on the head. "If they want to play in adult tournaments, they have to be treated the same as everyone else".
He is 100% spot on. As part of my job while standing in temporarily for Paul, I am making it a priority at any future training day to invite along an arbiter to explain various scenarios properly to a junior audience.
Meantime, please try to be reasonably fair to younger juniors and ask for arbiter guidance in any over the board issues. Both sides benefit long term.