Who decides the rules for the scholastic and junior chess tournaments in CalChess?
The United States Chess Federation sets the rules for chess. They define junior tournaments as 19 and under and scholastic as pertaining to players in schools. A coaches meeting, under the direction of the Scholastic Chair, has the responsibility of setting the procedures for the CalChess State Scholastics Championships. At the 2001 States, a committee was appointed to try and gather these procedures that have never been placed in one single document and suggest revisions to the coaches and the Board of Directors. At the 2002 States, the committee issued its report and the coaches present at the meeting approved the more formal regulations.
