Oxfordshire Junior Chess would like to invite expressions of interest to run and coach 'Ojays' from September 2024, taking over from Andrew Varney as he stands down after many years hard work (thank you Andrew!).
Ideally, this would involve regular (weekly? fortnightly?) in-person group coaching sessions suitable for children who are keen at chess and are county-level players, including at U9 or U11 level but also older players. Such players regularly emerge from the Oxon Junior Championship / the London Junior qualifier and school chess clubs. Parents (and children) are keen for there to be a place where such children can continue to develop their chess, at a level which is higher and more competitive than school chess clubs, and we (Oxon Junior Chess) would like there to be a county-level coaching structure to which we can point parents so that their children can develop their love for chess and, if they have the desire and ability, become national-level players.
The precise structure of the coaching, and the venue/fees charged, would be largely up to the coach; such group coaching may also provide a natural conduit into private coaching of some of these county-level juniors, as they further progress and seek out more bespoke coaching.
Coaches should be able to inspire young players in the love of the game, should be strong enough as players to be able to provide effective coaching to county-level U9 and U11 players (the strongest U11s are ~ 1800 ECF), and should hold an enhanced DBS check.
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