Club Tournament Director Course
This course equips participants with the necessary skills to run club duplicate events. Participants do not need to be members of the English Bridge Union or affiliated clubs.
All training is provided by experienced tutors with first hand experience of running major national events on behalf of the English Bridge Union. Much of the course material involves practical simulations of situations at the table - and therefore additional trainers are provided for larger class sizes. The course consists of four modules: Essentials, Book Rulings, Judgement Rulings and Assessment.
We run these courses at clubs all over the country. Please email EBED if your club would be interested in hosting a course.
The Club TD Course calendar may be found here
For course bookings, fees and other Frequently Asked Questions please see here
The EBU has also created a series of videos to help Club Tournament Directors deal with six of the more commonly occurring situations. They can be viewed here
You can also study or download useful flow charts on the most commonly infringed laws
Club TD Refresher Courses
We also arrange one day Refresher Courses suitable for those who have already attended the Club TD course above, but perhaps have taken a break from regular directing or want to refresh their knowledge and build their confidence when dealing with more difficult situations at the table.
It is anticipated that such courses will be tailored in response to information from the hosting club and the participants - i.e. they may be focused on a revision of book rulings, or explore judgment rulings in more detail. Question and Answer sessions are often extended to cover a wide range of issues. Sessions can also be arranged to provide training for the use of EBUScore and on the choice of movements.
These sessions may be arranged for individual clubs, or for a wider public. Please email EBED for more information.
Next Steps and becoming a County TD
For more experienced directors, with ambitions to progress to a county or national level, advanced training is provided in the form of a 'refresher day' held at the EBU Headquarters in Aylesbury, in May each year. Material from previous County courses is used to give delegates a flavour of harder book and judgement rulings. It will also cover use of the EBU’s White Book (the essential guide for tournament organisers). Full details of the course are here.
Consolidate your Skills
Download a test paper consisting of 40 situations to consider: book rulings, judgement rulings and, in some cases, good old-fashioned common-sense. Some are quite intricate and others straightforward, but hopefully they will all make you think.
This course is designed for Club TDs who need more experience of rulings and is ideal preparation for the County Director’s Course held annually in September. Full details of the course are here.