English Bridge Union
EBED’s calendar of director training courses for the rest of 2019 is available online (details below), and caters for all levels of knowledge and experience when it comes to organising the game. The focus is to provide new club directors with the confidence to take on the responsibility of running a session and the knowledge to handle the common situations which come up routinely at every club, big or small. We also welcome teachers who might wish to start a new session for their students, players who wish to improve their knowledge of the laws or members of non-affiliated clubs who wish to improve the way things run at their own clubs.
We organise courses all round England and are always on the look-out for new venues. If you think your club or region could do with a few more directors, please contact Richard who can discuss all the ins and outs of hosting a course. EBED is responsible for the administration and finances of any course, so there is no downside for your club in doing this.
We are also happy to run bespoke refresher courses for clubs and counties, and also provide practical training in the use of EBUScore.
Bookings can either be made by individuals or by clubs on behalf of a larger group. We encourage individual bookings to be made online via the “MyEBU” link on the EBU website, but clubs will need to contact Richard directly.
As an introduction to our training courses, players may also want to take a look at the director training videos on the EBU website.
EBED runs these courses at clubs all over the country. All courses are open to members of any club, regardless of whether the club is affiliated or not. Participants do not need to be members of the English Bridge Union.
Additional Dates are being scheduled for Southport in the Autumn. Further venues for 2019/20 will be added to the calendar during the summer. For more details – or if your club would be interested in hosting a course - please contact Richard Banbury by email: richard@ebedcio.org.uk
Individuals can now book on these courses online, through My EBU (choose ‘Book courses’ from the ‘Utilities’ menu). If the club wishes to book and pay for an individual then they should do so directly with Richard by email as above.
A 1-day Advanced Director Training day for those who need some practice at the type of material that will be tested at the County TD weekend in the autumn. It is also suitable for those who want a 'refresher day' but who do not intend to go any further.
Darlington – Sunday 30th June, 2019
Eastbourne – Friday 9th August, 2019
Further details available from Richard Banbury by email: richard@ebedcio.org.uk
To see if the advanced course may be suitable for you - please use this link to download a test paper consisting of 40 situations to consider. Some are book rulings, some judgement rulings and, in some cases, good old-fashioned common-sense. Some are quite intricate and others straightforward, but hopefully they will all make you think.
Judgement Rulings – Refresher CourseEBED is developing the materials for an additional 1-day course to be held at Aylesbury in the autumn focused solely on judgement rulings (eh hesitations or mis-explanations). This will provide the opportunity to gain more experience in deciding whether such infractions have caused any damage and how to proceed.
County Directors' Training Weekend (Assessed)The County Directors' course is for qualified Club Directors who will normally have at least one year's experience of directing and some experience assisting at or organising events at County level. The prime objective of the course is to assess candidate's experience to become fully qualified County Directors, based on their performance in a mix of written exercises and roleplay scenarios. The course fee includes Dinner, Bed & Breakfast for one night.
The date for 2019 is 14th - 15th September, in Coventry.
Further details are available from Richard Banbury by email: richard@ebedcio.org.uk
