Chess.com or ChessKid for Scholastic Team
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Good Day! I am working on starting a chess team at a school that goes from K-12. I'm trying to figure out which of the two programs would be better for the team to be able to get in extra practice between meetings and so I can watch their progress. ChessKid almost seems fully designed for team management. Unfortunately, it seems a bit "childish" for middle school and high school. Is there a way to manage a team on chess.com that I may have overlooked? Or can I get the information I need by creating a chess club on chess.com?
I used chesskid this year for 3-5. You are right, it is childish. Not bad for younger kids and introductory stuff though. The team management is ok, not as smooth as I would have thought (a lot of security restrictions make it a bit awkward). And then there is the fairly substantial cost. I would just have them all make chess.com accounts and friend each other. Hope that helps.