Young Talent HPE Program
Now that I have quit all posts and official involvement in
the local chess scene I have time to do a Young Talent HPE (High Performance
Excellence) Program that so many have asked for in the last year or so.
I will be starting in KL and probably do something in Penang
and then offer the same in the region.
This is not going to be something which will normally be in
conflict with a student's existing training arrangements as it should be
complementary and to get it out to everyone who is interested I will be working
with other trainers/academies.
For KL it will be 30 sessions over the course of a year, two
to three hours each time, done on selected weekends and also camps taking
advantage of both public and school holiday breaks, and designed to accommodate
both national type and international school terms as well as the dates of the
major national and international competitions.
While the ideal target group is the under elevens ready and
able to work independently, this has to be a multi-year program (three to five years), and
the topics will be appropriate to whatever age and strength provided they
already have the basics - this is not a beginner course or even post beginner
course - as it is then a question of what level of the subject materials are
appropriate as the biggest challenge really for older kids is changing what
they have learnt or are already doing.
My focus will therefore be in primarily introducing the
methods together with the needed content and then to reinforce learning while
developing the right habits for the student in analysis sessions.
When will the training be organised in Penang? I am interested to send my son. :)
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