Membership
Up-front and save or a convenient plan
The fees and time involved increase as each stage progress. If you are interested in making an enquiry, just fill out our enquiry form and we will be in touch with you.
We can arrange for your membership to be paid through a convenient monthly direct-debit. Membership runs from February to December and each year and even runs through the school holidays.
Note payments are not based on attendance but rather on membership.
Players may withdraw from the Training Squad at any time subject to 7 days written notice and in some cases a cancellation fee. No refunds will be given.
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For most Squad Members this will replace the regular school club or after-school club that you attend - most likely you're one of the better players in that class anyway and it's time to move on to the next challenge. The Training Squad is designed for students that are highly passionate about chess, and ideally for those who are prepared to make a full-year commitment. Acceptance into a squad is based on our opinion of an applicant's current ability, positive attitude and future potential. Not all applicants will be offered a place in a Squad. A maximum of 12 players will be accepted into each squad. |
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Membership Features
Your membership includes the following:
- Weekly Squad Meetings. View the Squad Info page to see days and times for each squad.
- Access to our online academy combat arena for weekly tournament games
- 24/7 access to lesson archives including hundreds of professional videos and self-study puzzle worksheets
- Quarterly Progress Assessments
- Email, phone and messenger access to your Head Coach
- Coaching at pre-arranged tournaments
- NZCA Platinum discount card - gives you 10% off all tournaments and Chess equipment
(Sarapu Cup, Chess Sets, Books, Clocks and more)
Stage Progression
Each stage builds on the previous Stage. If you are new to chess, we recommend you start at the Rookies stage if you can.
There are two types of squads. In-person squads where the group meets in person each week. And online squads, where the group meets online over the internet. In-person squads cannot meet over the internet. And online squads cannot meet in person except for special events such as end-of-year prize giving.
Academy Pricing
| IN-PERSON TRAINING |
ROOKIES |
STAGE 1 |
STAGE 2 |
STAGE 3 |
STAGE 4 |
STAGE 5 |
| Recommended Rating Range | 0 - 300 | 300 - 600 | 450 - 850 | 600-1100 | 750 - 1350 | 900 - 1600 |
| Duration of Squad meets | 1 hour | 1 hour | 1 hour 20 mins |
1 hour 40 mins |
2 hours | 2 hours 15 mins |
| Monthly Fee | $80/month | $80/month | $100/month | $120/month | $140/month | $160/month |
| or Annual Lump Sum Fee | $799 | $799 | $999 | $1199 | $1399 | $1599 |
| Training Squad Uniform | - | - | Cap | Cap Shirt |
Cap |
Cap |
| ONLINE TRAINING |
ROOKIES |
STAGE 1 |
STAGE 2 |
STAGE 3 |
STAGE 4 |
STAGE 5 |
| Recommended Rating Range | 0 - 300 | 300 - 600 | 450 - 850 | 600-1100 | 750 - 1350 | 900 - 1600 |
| Duration of Squad meets | 1 hour | 1 hour | 1 hour 20 mins |
1 hour 40 mins |
2 hours | 2 hours 15 mins |
| Monthly Fee (15% discount compared to in-person training) |
$68/month | $68/month | $85/month | $102/month | $119/month | $136/month |
| or Annual Lump Sum Fee | $679 | $679 | $849 | $1019 | $1189 | $1359 |
| Training Squad Uniform | N/A : Uniform is not supplied for Online training squads | |||||