Comments on: to those whom much is given http://stacyjacobs.com/2008/10/21/815/ Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: warren http://stacyjacobs.com/2008/10/21/815/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 warren Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:55:22 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/?p=815#comment-2960 I heartily agree. I played social bridge as a teenager, even teaching maybe half a dozen friends to play, some of whom still play socially to this day. University was where I thought I would encounter the game, but in 4 years I never saw it once. Shame, really. I heartily agree.

I played social bridge as a teenager, even teaching maybe half a dozen friends to play, some of whom still play socially to this day. University was where I thought I would encounter the game, but in 4 years I never saw it once.

Shame, really.

]]> By: Jenny http://stacyjacobs.com/2008/10/21/815/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Jenny Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:56:56 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/?p=815#comment-2951 Nice post. And I especially agreed with your point that rather than stop funding juniors completely because the ones that would be playing anyway are getting the money, reroute that money to get new players to play. I wrote a similar thing on rec.games.bridge in 2006 (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.bridge/msg/e99b5dc8c4f8dd8c) and have continued to vocalize this opinion when possible. Nice post. And I especially agreed with your point that rather than stop funding juniors completely because the ones that would be playing anyway are getting the money, reroute that money to get new players to play. I wrote a similar thing on rec.games.bridge in 2006 (http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.bridge/msg/e99b5dc8c4f8dd8c) and have continued to vocalize this opinion when possible.

]]> By: Meg http://stacyjacobs.com/2008/10/21/815/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 Meg Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:12:00 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/?p=815#comment-2941 I think you make several excellent points. The only juniors who really get nurtured in the current program are the ones who were going to grow up to be bridge pros anyway. I love your idea of the college tour, also. I'd definitely be in for something like that:) I think you make several excellent points. The only juniors who really get nurtured in the current program are the ones who were going to grow up to be bridge pros anyway.

I love your idea of the college tour, also. I’d definitely be in for something like that:)

]]> By: Dave http://stacyjacobs.com/2008/10/21/815/comment-page-1/#comment-2843 Dave Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:44:56 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/?p=815#comment-2843 What about online? When (mostly young) people saw poker on TV and wanted to try it, they went to their computers and just started to play. They didn't know what they were doing at first, but eventually they learned. They read message boards, bought books, talked about it with friends, or just made mistakes and learned from that. Would this model work with bridge? Is bridge too complicated for this approach? What about online? When (mostly young) people saw poker on TV and wanted to try it, they went to their computers and just started to play. They didn’t know what they were doing at first, but eventually they learned. They read message boards, bought books, talked about it with friends, or just made mistakes and learned from that.

Would this model work with bridge? Is bridge too complicated for this approach?

]]> By: Patty Chiszar http://stacyjacobs.com/2008/10/21/815/comment-page-1/#comment-2842 Patty Chiszar Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:37:26 +0000 http://stacyjacobs.com/?p=815#comment-2842 I wholeheartedly agree with you. When I lived in Clearwater we made a deal with Barnes and Knoble across the street from our bridge club. Once a week 8 of our bridge players spent two hours playing bridge in the cafe. We recruited dozens of new players just because they were intreged with the game we were playing. It didn't cost our club anything and it was wonderful exposure for the game we all love. Oh yes, Go Rays. Patty I wholeheartedly agree with you. When I lived in Clearwater we made a deal with Barnes and Knoble across the street from our bridge club. Once a week 8 of our bridge players spent two hours playing bridge in the cafe. We recruited dozens of new players just because they were intreged with the game we were playing. It didn’t cost our club anything and it was wonderful exposure for the game we all love.

Oh yes, Go Rays. Patty

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