Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
At the AGM, the ABF Council discussed a 2021 – 2025 Youth Development Plan with the goal of achieving 1000 youth players by year end 2025. As part of that plan, States and Territories agreed to progress youth growth and development. The ABF is committed to supporting the Youth Development Plan and the Board … Continue reading “Rebecca O’Reilly Appointed Chair of State/Territory Youth Coordinators Committee”
Continue ReadingThe 2021 ANC is being held in Perth in July this year and the VBA is asking any youth players who are interested in representing Victoria in the Youth Interstate Teams to contact Bec O’Reilly from the VBA. Depending on the number of interested players the Victorian 2021 Youth team will be selected either from … Continue reading “Attention: Youth Players 2021 ANC Youth Team”
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Whether you are an Australian Champion or a Beginner, the VBA would like you to join us in supporting the future of Youth Bridge. On Wednesday the 20th September at the VBA (131 Poath Rd, Murrumbeena) there will be a 7:30-9:30pm Turbo bridge session of 18 boards. (Matchpoints)
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The youth are beating us everywhere so Andy Hung taking over the ‘What Should I Bid?’ column for the ABF sounds like a good move. Doctors in the westerns used to ‘hang out a shingle’ to show they were there when needed. We need players like Andy to help us find out where we are … Continue reading “Andy Hangs His Shingle”
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The WBF is planning to run a series of Sim Pairs events to support youth bridge through the Virtual Bridge managers, ECats. The series of simulataneous pairs events is planned on a quarterly basis each year – in October, December, March and August. See EcatsBridge Calendar for specifics. The purpose of the event is to … Continue reading “WBF Simultaneous Pairs”
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On the weekend of 27-28 April, 40+ youth players from across the State converged on the VBA to take part in the Victorian Youth Bridge Club Training Weekend. The weekend involved players as young as 7 who had been playing anywhere from 6 weeks through to 6 years! Satuday Workshops On the Saturday players took part … Continue reading “Youth Bridge Training Weekend 2013”
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Aussie juniors brought home the silver from the World Championships in Atlanta. Five of the youngsters are Victorians and play regularly at the VBA. And we glad are glad to report they all performed admirably. Ellena Moskovsky (playing with Lauren Travis from Adelaide) finished 4th in the pairs, just in front of Pete Hollands and … Continue reading “Our champion juniors”
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