The 2016 Junior Teach-In has been cancelled.
Sorry, but we have decided to cancel the Junior Teach-In in 2016. Due to a number of the teachers being involved with other events over the summer it hasn’t been possible to find a date on which the usual high level of teaching and competitions can be provided. So rather than disappoint the junior players who attend, the event will take a break this year, and return in 2017 refreshed and ready to go!
Information on the 2017 event will be available in due course, but keep the dates free - 25th to 27th August 2017.
The information below relates to the 2015 event.
The Junior Teach-In is English bridge's flagship junior teaching event.
It is organised by English Bridge Education and Development, the national charity working to encourage more people to take up bridge, as well as building the infrastructure which will make that aim a reality, to ensure bridge has a strong future.
The event takes place at Loughborough University from 28th - 30th August.
What’s the Junior ‘Teach-In’?
Whether you are a complete beginner or a junior expert - all levels of player are welcome to come and give bridge a go!
The Junior ‘Teach-In’ takes place over a whole weekend at Loughborough University with all meals, two nights’ en-suite accommodation, and all the bridge tuition and play included!
We aim to cater for all levels of junior players from beginner to aspiring international with a program of teaching, play and fun social activities.
The event is aimed at those who are under-21...ish - we won't be asking to see birth certificates. Juniors are always welcome to bring a parent or other relative along too – and show them how the game should be played.
Superb tuition is provided by a team of outstanding teachers including Michael Byrne, Alan Shillitoe, Cedric Cockcroft, Dave Armstrong and others - all have a long history in the game but are very much young at heart. They are under the expert guidance of the ever-youthful Phil Godfrey.
So, come and enjoy a packed weekend of bridge tuition, coaching, play and fun.
Please encourage your family and friends to join us - they'll have a great time.
New for 2015
The 2014 event got excellent reviews - see here - but we are always striving to make it better.
The improvements for 2015 are:
- We will be introducing our Junior Awards Scheme, with Certificates of Achievement awarded. Read about the scheme in the August issue of English Bridge magazine.
- We will offer an accelerated course for older teenagers, aiming to take them from 'novice to player in a weekend'.
- There will be an improved playing program for accompanying adults.
- Improved accommodation - the same great Loughborough University campus, but in their new residential buildings.
We apologise to previous attendants, but it is unlikely that television replays will be introduced for the rounders match this year, so the umpire's decision will be final.
What you can enjoy at the Junior Teach-In:
How to enter
The cost is £160 per student, inclusive of all meals, two nights' en-suite accommodation, and all the bridge fun.
Accompanying adults are welcome at £175 per person.
'Non-residential' participants (both youngsters and adults) are welcome at a cost of £45 each.
To enter please contact Lisa Miller - lisa@ebu.co.uk, 01296 317217 - or download and return the entry form.