topcoach345

I am not a great player, but I am enthusiastic about chess. I coach the Bellport Chess Club on Long Island, NY. My handle "TopCoach345" actually comes from my time as a youth sports coach. For close to twenty years, I coached a variety of sports, including wrestling, cross country, track & field, soccer, basketball, cricket, water polo, table tennis and rugby. I worked with individual (adult) athletes in powerlifting, weightlifting and triathlon; and I directed youth sports camps in the summer time. I'm still earning my coaching cred as a chess player, but many of the players I introduced to the game or worked with for years have doubled or even tripled my rating by following my plans.