Urgent! We are looking for young bridge pair or 2 pairs under 21 y.o. to represent NY in upcoming trials (registration closes on Sept. 30th). Please, contact me if you are interested or suggest me anyone who might be interested.

In 2012, WBF will hold World Junior Championships in Cuba, probably from July 25-Aug. 4. USBF will send one team each to the Patino Cup (Under 26), the Damiani Cup (Under 21) and the Rona Cup (women under 26) events. Trials for the U21 event are now…

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At the age of 27, Daniel Lavee has been playing bridge for almost twenty years. At the age of ten, he played his first tournament in Toronto with long time bridge friends Charles Halasi and Gavin Wolpert. He recalls sitting with Gavin in the back of the Wolpert station wagon on the way to the Royal York Hotel. They played in a Swiss Teams event and Daniel remembers how excited the team was to win their first match and to be awarded fractions of Master Points.…

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Mila came to the United States from Russia five years ago and has settled in New York City.  She has developed Bridge Union, a video blog website that promotes bridge, especially to younger players and non-players.  Mila is a board member of the Greater New York Bridge Association (GNYBA), one of two units in District 24, and is a lifetime member of the ACBL Goodwill Committee.

 

Mila reflects…

 

While growing up in Russia, I had a hard time in school. I couldn’t…

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Togliatti, Russia. February 13-14, 2006. (I wrote it couple hours ago, and no one proof read it).

Near Midnight. I was in the car on my way home from “playing” bridge. One of club players was planning to drop me off near my apartment building. At the last minute I changed my mind and asked him to leave me at the grocery store that was 5 blocks (NYC blocks) away from my place. There, I got some food and was excited to get home and have some late dinner.

 

I liked my…

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From Fortune Magazine

Brad Moss, a star bridge player, uses his gaming skills to make his hedge fund prosper. Here's how he does it.

By Adam Lashinsky, senior editor at…

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At the beginning of my teaching. I felt stressed and confused. By the end of my teaching my mind was inspired with thoughts of improvement.

 

At some point I saw interest in their eyes and excitement. And I thought that it is inevitable to have noise and "moving around". I notice some of them start to get tired faster if you were not in the…

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I never wanted to be a teacher. It is hard for me to control and teach

at the same time. I always lead towards inspiring not bringing fear and

discipline.



I feel I'm failing in discipline with students that I'm teaching now. I

expected some excitement from kids and more participation. I try to

inspire them but it doesn't work with everyone.

Here is question that bothers me: should I try to choose some of them

who… Continue

why am i asking why

September 23, 2010

1:02am

Iconoclast. I’m reading this book and trying to find an answer “Who I am”: why I’m doing what I’m doing and

why do I feel how I feel.

Sometimes I get stuck in my head, like right now. I don’t feel angry but I don’t feel happy either. I feel

stupid, there is something in my… Continue

I think it is obvious that Bridge should be on TV. The goal is to
deliver information about bridge in simple way to big amount of non
bridge audience and especially to young people.
The idea is to have a Bridge Chanel with bridge tournaments (adult,
college, kids), some simple bridge tips, e.c.

PROBLEM: It is hard to get people excited about bridge because of negative perceptions:

Old people’s game.

Gambling.

Too complicated.

SOLUTION: Brand bridge as a fun and educational activity.…

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Hi there, I dont know if I am writing in a proper board but I have got a problem with activation, link i receive in email is not working...
http://www.bridgeunion.com/?3984e8f876e18764e1db37a43b2,

Right now is only one way to contact with a members is by registering and becoming a member. I understand it is inconvenient for someone who whats just leave a comment or contact to a member without being registered.

I create a Bridge Page on Facebook - feel free to join here: http://www.facebook.com/bridgegame

My idea is to promote bridge at after-schools programs. I'm putting together a special bridge program: bridge instructor will teach after-school teachers and they will go to their schools and teach their kids. And at the end of a school year we will have a tournament.

So, I crated a special page for after-school programs: http://bridgeunion.weebly.com/

I really dig what you are doing with video. Keep it up!

General overview.



Bridge union is a huge project that is going to serve bridge players, novices and institutions (schools and universities) throughout the world. It is a world wide site providing access to the main bridge resources in every language. The idea is to socialize, analyze, and educate.



Reason for creation: there is a lack of simple open bridge educational programs, a lack of communication

among bridge players, difficulty in finding partners, sharing ideas,… Continue