World Renowed Chess Trainer Mark Dvoretsky
A Chess Trainer is a Chess player first. To impart the knowledge and experience, it is essential for the Trainer to share passion towards the game. Training style is instrumental in igniting the imagination inside students. To bring out long-standing impact, it is important for Trainer to be equipped with certain skills that will make them more approachable and interesting to all the seekers of chess knowledge. Here are few essential skills.
- Self-Discipline
Disciple is the first skill that a Trainer should possess so as to be labelled as an effective Chess Trainer. Since it is a common behavior of students to imitate their trainer, disciplined trainers will have a profound influence on student games and playing style.
- Management
Loses are inevitable. It is important for students to handle bad results gracefully. Only a Trainer can inspire students to have good ethics on and off the board.
Better student-trainer relationships emerge when you as a trainer will demonstrate a willingness to lend an ear to the problems faced by your students. It is hence the need of the hour for trainer to establish a good rapport with students so that a positive, productive and learning environment is created.
- Observation
No player is the same. It is the prime responsibility of Trainer to have a thorough understanding about the development of chess style in students. A group class can be a mix of slow learners and intelligent students. Data points concerning the innate abilities of students help Trainer to match their teaching pace with a strong belief that “one size does not fit all”. Once you monitor your teaching pace using Chesslang taking into consideration the overall playing strengths and weaknesses of your class, you can ensure that every student benefits from your lecture.
- Engagement
Day in and day out, every trainer handles a bunch of students with different mentalities towards learning. While some students demonstrate a keen interest in learning, others are distracted with the smallest provocation. Hence for you to be called an effective trainer, you should develop student engagement skills so that you can motivate your students.
Develop a strong rapport with students. Know what is bothering them in the tournament hall. Address the concerns and fears of the students.
- Communication
Being a Trainer, you are always putting your communication skills to test, every single day. Hence it is very important for a teacher to possess effective communication skills. Your preparedness comes to the fore when you are in a position to clarify the doubts of students so that you can make the subject material interesting to them. An effective Trainer is also expected to communicate with the parents of the wards.
- Training!
You should be very lucky that you are spreading this ancient royal game to many others. Chess has many advantages. It adds great value to the learner’s life. All you need to do is encourage students to take on challenges, monitor their progress and give constructive feedback.
- Expertise
Putting in years of playing experience, Trainer who has vast knowledge and experience in openings, middlegame or endgame will always offer something fresh and new to the student. Books are no match for the practical tournament experience which is gained over the years.
- Time Management
You as an effective teacher should be good at managing your lecture time. Alongside ensuring that the chess-theme is completed within the pre-defined time frame, you should also attach importance to the time taken by students to complete their homework.
Conclusion
With all the above skills in place, you will invariably take on the title of an effective Trainer who inspires students in more ways than one.
