CarolS Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 Our local club's Mentor program was cancelled in March. How could this be best supported online? What do you think? Factors to possibly consider when designing such a program... * Different events for: 1) Simple SAYC (pre-set beginner card), 2) BBO SAYC (pre-set), and 3) Any Convention Cards. Newbies do better in environments where the opponents are bidding and playing by the same set of rules the Newbie is trying to master. * ACBL Level of newbies: 1) Play of the Hand Grads [LTPB 1], 2) Defense Grads [LTPB 2], 3) up to ACBL Life Master/BBO 8. * Level of Mentors if it matters: 1) less than Life Master/BBO 8, 2) less than Gold Life Master/BBO 25(?), 3) no restriction. This is to encourage mildly talented/experienced players to offer their services as a Mentor with other similar Mentors. * Recruit bridge book teaching authors like Audrey Grant to provide write-ups for interesting hands. One such teach point could be to reinforce that it was "right" to try finessing the queen, even though this time it lost to a doubleton. These writeups are available after the game for the partnership to review and discuss in a private chat. The author can refer to their book on this teaching point and provide a link for purchasing the book as well as their own website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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