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IAC Pairs Ladder / Re: will pairs ladder ever start again?
« on: April 25, 2020, 05:45:47 PM »
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IAC Pairs Ladder / will pairs ladder ever start again?
« on: October 06, 2019, 07:44:15 PM »
Will pairs ladder ever start again?
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IAC Matters / Re: Why I Want to Be a Member of IAC
« on: September 05, 2018, 10:49:12 PM »
Over the years I have played in the IAC's team ladder, the team series, and the partnership ladders. I attend Angel Blue's classes on squeezes and played in his Dare to Declare tourneys. In answer to your question, Curls77, I believe I played in the IAC just last week and my partner and I have been trying to figure out when we can play in the team matches.
The topic is "Why I want to be a member of the IAC" but I inferred that the IAC was also trying to figure out its purpose and what would attract players to become more active. I explained that camaraderie was important to me.
I realize that playing more frequently in the IAC will not only improve my bridge but also build the camaraderie that I am seeking. So, Curls77, I look forward to seeing you in the IAC and maybe even playing together. But please be patient with me! "Sad bridge" and good bridge are relative.
The topic is "Why I want to be a member of the IAC" but I inferred that the IAC was also trying to figure out its purpose and what would attract players to become more active. I explained that camaraderie was important to me.
I realize that playing more frequently in the IAC will not only improve my bridge but also build the camaraderie that I am seeking. So, Curls77, I look forward to seeing you in the IAC and maybe even playing together. But please be patient with me! "Sad bridge" and good bridge are relative.
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IAC Matters / Re: Why I Want to Be a Member of IAC
« on: September 04, 2018, 08:01:56 PM »
I am an intermediate bridge player who is a better-than-average player on good days but who goes into periodic bridge slumps, usually vacation-induced, that seem to last months.
I am also a BIL member who still plays there in order to support Maureen. Without the BIL I would have stopped playing bridge a long time ago and for that, I am eternally grateful.
The IAC gives me what the BIL cannot: the opportunity to play with better players. I would like to feel the same kind of camaraderie but it can't be only the IAC that is supportive- it has to be the members.
from this forum:
Quote #1
“some very weak players who lurked in the club and pounced when the new member opened a table, so it was often pretty sad bridge, understandably not appealing to a strong advanced player.”
Quote #2
“the aim of the Club ought to be to give people the opportunity to improve and develop their Bridge skills in a friendly and supportive environment…”
Quote #2 is why I joined the IAC while quote #1 personifies why I don't enjoy the IAC like i used to.
Basically, he IAC needs to decide what its mission is. It cannot be everything to everyone.
If its mission is to help and support I/A players to improve, you have my vote. If you would like members to come to the IAC and open a table with the expectation that any I/A player can sit, then make that clear. FYI: There is almost nothing worse for bridge esteem than to be frozen out by the more advanced players.
When you announce that players are needed, specify that it is open to any level or only to a specific level.
To those who wish to restrict the level, when setting up a table, check “permission to play” and then put the level in the table description. Otherwise, it seems reasonable that with open seats, any member of the IAC can sit.
I would love to support the IAC the way I do the BIL.
I am also a BIL member who still plays there in order to support Maureen. Without the BIL I would have stopped playing bridge a long time ago and for that, I am eternally grateful.
The IAC gives me what the BIL cannot: the opportunity to play with better players. I would like to feel the same kind of camaraderie but it can't be only the IAC that is supportive- it has to be the members.
from this forum:
Quote #1
“some very weak players who lurked in the club and pounced when the new member opened a table, so it was often pretty sad bridge, understandably not appealing to a strong advanced player.”
Quote #2
“the aim of the Club ought to be to give people the opportunity to improve and develop their Bridge skills in a friendly and supportive environment…”
Quote #2 is why I joined the IAC while quote #1 personifies why I don't enjoy the IAC like i used to.
Basically, he IAC needs to decide what its mission is. It cannot be everything to everyone.
If its mission is to help and support I/A players to improve, you have my vote. If you would like members to come to the IAC and open a table with the expectation that any I/A player can sit, then make that clear. FYI: There is almost nothing worse for bridge esteem than to be frozen out by the more advanced players.
When you announce that players are needed, specify that it is open to any level or only to a specific level.
To those who wish to restrict the level, when setting up a table, check “permission to play” and then put the level in the table description. Otherwise, it seems reasonable that with open seats, any member of the IAC can sit.
I would love to support the IAC the way I do the BIL.
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