barmar Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Perhaps "required" was too strong a word, and "encouraged" is better. For instance, the playing director may be preferable to having a half table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coelacanth Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 Perhaps "required" was too strong a word, and "encouraged" is better. For instance, the playing director may be preferable to having a half table. At our club the director will normally try to find someone to come in if there is a half table. Recent anecdote: We had a half table and I called someone to fill in. She was not able to arrive until about halfway through the first round. (Four boards per round). We played three boards, but time was up so I decided to have a late play. I told the North player to just enter the last board as a passout in the Bridgemate (entering not played requires a director code and I was busy moving boards and getting everyone in position for the next round). At the end of the session I found the NS pair and offered them Avg+ if they preferred to not play the late board. After all, they were in "no way at fault" for running out of time in the first round. No, they wanted their money's worth and insisted on playing the board. So I found the board, got everyone together, and we sat down to play it. It was promptly passed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted May 1, 2012 Report Share Posted May 1, 2012 ROFL! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejak Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 I don't see why it should make any difference whether he's being paid or not. Besides, don't volunteer directors in the EBU usually get their card fees comped?I think "usually" is too high. Some do, some don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampyr Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Do people directing at clubs really care about 10% on a board? I'm sure I lose more than that from worrying about the movement anyway. It's really helpful to have a separate movement director. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I don't think I've ever seen a separate "movement director" in any club — including the one I played at in England (in Gosport). Not in tournaments in NA, either. When there are several directors (rare in clubs) they all seem to be doing a little bit of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjj29 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 I don't think I've ever seen a separate "movement director" in any club — including the one I played at in England (in Gosport). Not in tournaments in NA, either. When there are several directors (rare in clubs) they all seem to be doing a little bit of everything.Certainly when I'm at the club but not directing I'll chip in for rulings if I'm done / dummy, whereas the 'director' does the movement. The venue reps (ie: people with the keys) also tend to setup the computer et al. So I guess it comes down to the same thing really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Around here there are plenty of players who would complain, if I tried to "chip in for rulings", that I'm not the director and I should go away. Technically, they're correct, unless the TD asks me to help (Laws 80B2(g) and 81D). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Around here there are plenty of players who would complain, if I tried to "chip in for rulings", that I'm not the director and I should go away. Technically, they're correct, unless the TD asks me to help (Laws 80B2(g) and 81D).Yep. Directors who are not THE director must really excercise their people skills. Help when asked by the Director, not help when not asked, and make it clear to the Director and to the players that the other guy is the boss (and that you know he is the boss). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjj29 Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 Yep. Directors who are not THE director must really excercise their people skills. Help when asked by the Director, not help when not asked, and make it clear to the Director and to the players that the other guy is the boss (and that you know he is the boss).I have upfront approval to do this, don't worry. All the directors are happy for one of the others to help, given there are enough of us. When giving rulings in the club everyone is just happy to get the right answer. Obviously judgement rulings would be consulted whoever was giving them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted May 3, 2012 Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 As a player, it's the TD's game, not mine. If the TD asks me a question, I will answer as a TD; if they ask me to take the call, and I can, I will do so. If it's generally realized that "the TD for this game isn't here tonight, we have some people qualified to be TDs here playing, just by luck; [OtherTD] is calling the rounds, but the calls will get done as possible", whether or not anybody actually says anything, I'll do it. Otherwise, nope. Not getting involved. It's the TD's game, not mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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