Chippy TechnologiesFor adults who coach
Coach Academy: a free draughts coaching course
For teachers, parents and club helpers who coach international draughts. The course follows the TTDCA School Draughts Programme Year One coaching standard. Take it free in the app; with an exam voucher, sit the online exam for the Certificate of Coaching Competence — Year One.
The course
Thirty short lessons on the board and 155 practice questions that show the right answer and why. Practice as often as you like: lessons and practice work offline once the app is installed.
- ARules and calculation
- BCurriculum and sessions
- CCorrecting errors
- DLesson planning
- ETournament conduct
- FTeaching practice
Languages. Lessons and practice questions are in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Dutch. For now, the exam is in English.
What is free, and what needs a voucher
The exam and the certificate
Sign up with your full name and club or school, enter an exam voucher and sit the exam. Vouchers come from Chippy Technologies Ltd., or from your national federation where it takes part. Write to us for voucher details.
Ask about an exam voucherThe exam
One online sitting of two hours, saved as you go. It is not supervised, and anyone can take it. The result shows your marks by domain: draughts knowledge, teaching (with a practical task) and conduct.
The certificate
Issued jointly by the TTDCA and Chippy Technologies Ltd. or, where your national federation provides the voucher, by that federation and Chippy Technologies Ltd. It records that you passed the online examination, prints on A4 and has a code anyone can check.
Verify a certificateWhat it is, and what it is not. The Certificate of Coaching Competence is issued by the TTDCA or a national federation together with Chippy Technologies Ltd. It is not an FMJD qualification, and the Coach Academy is not accredited by the FMJD.
Exam vouchers
Write to Chippy Technologies Ltd. to ask about exam vouchers for yourself, your club or your school. If your national federation takes part, you can also ask your federation.
ttdraughts@gmail.comPlease don't include children's full names.