The ACT Junior Chess
League Inc (ACTJCL) is a non profit organisation aiming to promote chess at all
levels for all junior players in the ACT and surrounding areas.
The
voluntary committee of ACTJCL is responsible for –
Interschool
chess for around 1500 primary & secondary school students each year,
including assistance & advice to many individual schools as they develop
chess clubs & chess programs;
Weekly junior club and schools chess programs;
Weekend events for junior players, new or experienced!;
Holiday programs inlvolving chess instruction and fun tournaments;
Grandmaster lectures and coaching days;
ACT Womens and Girls Chess Championships;
Support for representative players overseas;
Support for representative players and school teams at national events;
Development of young coaches, arbiters and administrators from the ranks
of our older juniors.
It has been the aim of ACTJCL to ensure children
and young people can find the same range of events, activities and opportunities
in ACT chess as those they would expect in any other “physical” sport. We
participate actively in the programs of Sport and Recreation ACT and we are
members of the Australian Sports Commission’s Club Development
Network.
