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After you read this, if you
still have a Team-related question, please contact Mike Hoffpauir by
email or by phone (757-846-4805)
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What is
a Team?
A "Team" is two or more players who
attend
the same school and who are playing in the same section of the
tournament. Schools are not allowed to have more than one team
competing in the same section.
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Do all
players on a "Team" have to attend the same school?
Yes.
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Paul
(or Sally) goes to Smallville High School, and they don't have a Chess Club. Can
s/he play as a member of our School's
team? In general, the answer
to this question is "no". However, we ask that you contact
Mike Hoffpauir and describe your specific situation
because it deserves to be handled on a case-by-case basis.
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NEW To play in the
State Tournament do I have to be on a "team?"
No, you do not need to be on a team. But, you will be
eligible only for the individual awards.
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NEW
My child attends two different schools--one for all math and science
classes, the other for other courses. Both schools have a
Chess Club. Can we "pick" which School s/he plays for?
This is a complicated question that cannot be
answered with a simple "yes" or "no." The general questions we
ask in situations like this are: 1) Where does the student
take "most" of his/her class work; 2) From which school does s/he
receive their Report Card; and 3) For which school has s/he been
playing in other (local) Scholatic Tournaments?
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NEW
In our School District, the District Office has consolidated "Club
activities" at specific schools. For what school should my
child register? The school s/he attends, or the school where
the Chess Club is located? Players must register
for the school they attend. See also Question 2 above.
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Our
school district does not allow "Chess Clubs", can we still play as a
team? Yes, absolutely, as long as all team members attend the same school.
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Can a
home-schooled player play on our School Team?
Maybe.
For this to happen we must have a letter from the School's
Principal, Asst Principal, or the Team's Official School Sponsor
saying that the player in question is a member of the school team
and is being allowed to represent the school at the tournament.
Contact Mike Hoffpauir if you have additional questions.
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I am
Home-Schooled. Can I be on a Team?
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One option
you have is to form a team comprised of players who are all from the
same Home School
Association or Home School Co-Op. Typically,
a "Home School Association or Co-Op" forms when a
group of parents who home-school their children join together so
they can have a voice in the school district where they live, or
to receive other benefits that may not be available to a single
family that is home-schooling their children without any outside
assistance. A Home School Association or Co-Op is
not formed solely for the purpose of entering this tournament.
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If you are not part of a Home School Association
or Co-Op players may form
a team with players who all live within the designated school
boundary of the public school they would attend based on their
home address and their current grade in school.
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A
Home-Schooled player also has the option to
play as a member of the Public School he/she
would normally attend based
on his/her home address and current grade in school. Permission to play on the school's team must be in writing,
signed by a school official (Principal, Asst. Principal, or the
Chess Team's Official School Sponsor).
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I will
be attending Jones Middle School next year, can I play on their team
this year? NO, this is not possible.
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Our
School is a K-6 school. Can our 6th Graders play with their
school-mates on our K-5 Team? NO, to compete as part
of a team the 6th graders should form their own team and register in
the K-8 section.
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We
don't have a School Team, but our town has a "Scholastics Chess
Club." Can they compete as a team? No, all
team members must be students at the same school or otherwise meet at least one of the Team Composition criteria outlined above.
If
you have a question about Team Composition, contact Mike Hoffpauir
by phone at 757-846-4805, or by
email to mhoffpauir@aol.com. |