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A ukulele, a couple of flying discs, and a handful of Spanish phrases. This website uses cookies and similar technologies to understand your use of our website and give you a better experience. By continuing to use the site or closing this banner without changing your cookie settings, you agree to our use of cookies and other technologies.
To find out more about our use of cookies and how to change your settings, please go to our Privacy Statement. Put very simply, if your focus is on expanding club bridge then the existing programmes will fit that mission, whereas if your focus is on expanding competitive bridge at regional and national level then routes via junior bridge and accelerated teaching are the way forward. The middle ground is county bridge which has its selling point as a semi-local venue where you can play less regular types of events such as swiss events etc.
Each club could have some sort of stratified ladder and then a county event would have 2 sections running at the same time one for each stratification , with the winning club being that with the highest performing pairs across both sections. Players who are regular county players without such a strong club affiliation would still be able to participate, perhaps without a subsidy afforded to those ladder winners in clubs.
Actually with subsidies in mind, one part of the EBU's strategy does need to involve entry fees and how they should be set for different groups in different types of events. Junior attendance, at least in shorter congresses, tends to be quite strong for squad members because these are fully subsidised, and non-squad players get to attend at half price.
Perhaps something similar should be proposed for those at different stages in transitioning to more competitive bridge this is again something that would have been implemented at Eastbourne this year, although something more targeted might prove to be more successful.
The discount takes out the financial "risk" of not enjoying the event, while hopefully the congress atmosphere crucially another thing that needs to be part of this strategy will encourage them to return as the subsidy decreases. The financial side is of course not the only incentive; You can promote the masterpoints on offer etc. As long as the venue is large enough, trying to fill it even if half the field are subsidised makes national events more attractive because a high turnout is one of their main selling points.
Of course, you don't want to put off people who have to pay full price When you consider club, county, national and international bridge, as well as teaching schemes for vastly different target audiences, club expansion, how congresses are organised, monetary considerations etc.
But these discussions have shown that some sort of reform is achievable and could well have a significant impact if tackled in the right way. Thank you all for the contributions on this topic, which have been valuable in moving the thinking forward. As you will be aware, a number of the contributions went further than the questions asked — these have been filed for later use rather than addressed at this point.
The key point which emerged is. I actually think that this is a great initial outcome - not having a short answer that fits neatly into this form of strategy statement is not a bad thing.
It is, in this instance, a recognition of the complexity of the current situation. Toggle navigation EBU Forums. Categories Discussions Activity Sign In. July in County to County Discussion Group. July edited July These pastimes are very attractive to young people and fulfil the same social needs that bridge congresses did for us some years ago there are gaming congresses much like bridge congresses, I believe There is more emphasis on physical fitness and activities than some years ago More options as above means a dilution of available leisure time to the detriment of those that are seen as less attractive More importantly, the young perceive "old-fashioned" games like bridge as less attractive than those that are marketed very heavily I think it's fair to say that we tended to put more emphasis on the competitive, rather than social, side of the game when we were young All of those factors contribute to the issues 2, 3 and 4 above.
July This isn't easy! Some interesting ideas here, Fred Davis, secretary of Stamford BC, has made the point that the best way to get fresh ideas for an organisation is to talk to the younger members and this post supports that view. What is also needed, of course, is a process to evaluate those ideas and craft them into a strategy, as you acknowledge.
Patrick has got his work cut out to get that in place in my view. You won't be surprised to hear me saying that, I'm sure, Patrick! Sign In or Register to comment.
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