15-09-2012, 11:00 PM
Just out of interest how much time and effort, as well as money, is put into the "non international" junior contingent?
It seems to me that if there was a balance somewhere then clubs across the country would be reaping the benefits as well and yet such evidence is hard to find, if not non existant.
All I seem to see is pleas and seeking funds for internationalist juniors. Its the grass roots that need the development - they are the ones that will expand clubs and the future chess scotland membership.
It is great to see our juniors doing so well in representing scotland and your efforts and success deserve to be highly praised. But....... 20 or so juniors arent going to swell the rank and file membership.
It seems to me that if there was a balance somewhere then clubs across the country would be reaping the benefits as well and yet such evidence is hard to find, if not non existant.
All I seem to see is pleas and seeking funds for internationalist juniors. Its the grass roots that need the development - they are the ones that will expand clubs and the future chess scotland membership.
It is great to see our juniors doing so well in representing scotland and your efforts and success deserve to be highly praised. But....... 20 or so juniors arent going to swell the rank and file membership.