slow play
Hi to all, I am getting a lot of back lash about slow play. If I try to be nice , I am told the session is too slow and should move faster; If I then try to move pairs that are always slow, then I am told I am pushy, rude, condescending and what not...what is the magic solution here? I personally don't think I am directing to be "loved"...but I am very adamant about being fair. And slow players are being unfair to the ones that play to time. I am looking at the last WBC survey of members which I find very interesting indeed. NZB suggests 7' per board. Our club suggests 6.5' per board and 7' alltogether with moving (for senior players) . In a game of 3h , this means a game of 24 boards. If one goes to 26 B, it does not work.
The ACBL recommends 15' per 2 boards (7.5' per board) ; That includes , I suppose, the moving part. I read about different ways to penalise a late pair. I would like to know what other directors do or suggest doing to address this please.
Looking forward to hearing your comments.
Helene Labreche, head director
East Coast Bays Bridge Club
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- NICK WHITTEN22 Oct 2017 at 10:53AM
Hi Helene
I would love to hear from any club which doesn't have such a problem
I try to develop in a club the culture that
[a] Taking time to make a bidding or play decision is acceptable (up to a poiint)
BUT
[b] Wasting time is NOT acceptableWasting time includes:
Idle talk before the hand has finished
NOT claiming when it is flamin' obvious what the outcome is going to be
Contesting an opponents claim (or demanding the hand is played out) when it is flamin' obvious what the outcome is going to be
NOT vacating the table "because the table I am to move to is still playing"
When still playing NOT making the first board available for the adjacent table to start (and if only one board a table NOT making the board ready FIRST (ie as soon as the result is agreed; doing the score only after that))
And it should NOT be considered rude for anyone (director or another player) to attempt to prevent or curtail any such time wasting
(accusations of rudeness should be directed elsewhere :)cheers
Nick
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