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The American Bridge Teachers’

Association Quarterly Magazine
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
) is
Box President’s Message Hodel 6
nual
age
What Happened to Winter? Editor 7
New Members Rolfe 8
ion Youth Bridge Camp is Born Lattan-Shaw 12
An Explanation of Our Dues Structure Rolfe 16
Book Reviews Berry 19
Other Teacher Activities in Las Vegas Williams 22
News About Our Upcoming Conference Rolfe 24
UT
Call for 2014 Applebasket Entries Montague 25
d
6 Schedule of Events & Speakers in Vegas Green 26
om
Las Vegas Conference Registration Form Rolfe 28
ABTA Online Activities Sparrow 30

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ADVERTISERS EDITOR & PUBLISHER
Baron Barclay 2, 3 & 15 CHARLIE WILLIAMS
Great Game Products 10 & 11 331 Market Street East #154
Master Point Press 31 & 32 Gaithersburg, MD 20878-6410
charlie.williams@verizon.net

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D WY Summer: July 29, 2014 Fall: October 3, 2014
Winter: January 6, 2015 Spring: April 2, 2015

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more effectively - more knowledgeably - more professionally.
ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 6
President’s Message
Chuck Hodel
“If winter comes, can spring be
far behind?”
—Shelley (1792-1822)
How could an English poet in the
18th and 19th century know what is on
the minds of people in the 21st cen-
tury? It has been some kind of winter
for all in North America.
Kathy Rolfe, Terry Jones, the
Schuetts and Brenda Montague have
had to put up with record cold, freez-
ing rain and snow up to their … never
mind. Joe Carbo has had some freez-
ing weather in Louisiana. Brenda
Simpson, Dee Berry and Delma
Murray have had record rainfall and
cold heavy snowfall. Who knows
what Kathy Macnab in Halifax has
had to deal with?
Here in California we are in the
midst of a record drought. We have
had subnormal rainfall for 10 of the
last 13 years but this year is the
worst. As an example, Northern Cali-
fornia, where Carolyn and I live, usu-
ally has about four inches of rain in
December. December of ‘13 we had
ZERO inches. Most of California has
Spring 2014 AB
had only about 20% of normal rain- fo
fall totals. yo
to
But as Shelley said about 200
years ago, can spring be far behind?
It is time to start thinking about sun- ke
shine and warm days. It is even time tic
to think about the heat of July in Las be
Vegas. Plans are moving ahead with tha
our July 15-18 summer Conference. of
he
Program chair Linda Green has
filled our days with interesting, infor-
mative speakers. She has some ge
ABTA favorites committed and some bo
new speakers most of us have not co
heard before. rev
the
Kathy Rolfe has worked the fi-
rel
nances and her preliminary figures
wi
indicate that this year’s event will be
ha
moderately priced and within reach
br
of everyone. Kathy has lined up an
on
interesting activity for Wednesday
night. You won’t want to miss it! I
have contacted Robert Hartmann,
a
CEO of the ACBL, and he has agreed lat
to bring us their greetings.
se
If you are considering interview-
ing for the designation of Master an
Teacher, you should do so soon. me
Chair Dee Berry has a pretest that an
applicant can take before starting the
process to be assured that they have na
met the necessary criteria. Experience cle
rec
shows that applicants that take the
at
pretest are more likely to earn the
coveted honor.
Our membership is somewhere ce
near 500, the number our budget is pla
based upon. Kathy Rolfe has sent
each area representative a list of
members in their area. If you have
4 ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 7 Spring 2014

in- forgotten to re-up, please do it now so

your area representative won’t have What Happened to
00
to “bug” you. the Winter Quarterly?
d? Some important news has just bro- My primary duty as the Editor
un- ken! ACBL has asked ABTA to par- of the ABTA Quarterly is to pro-
me ticipate in the search for newer and duce four issues each year, one per
Las better student bridge materials. Those season, in a timely manner.
ith that teach school students (the future
. of our game) should be interested in This Winter season, I was un-
helping with this project. able to have the Quarterly ready in
has time to meet the mailing deadline.
or- On June 1st a letter went to the
me general membership to nominate The reasons, both personal and
me books that they might be using. A professional, were varied and
not committee of ABTA members will ranged from changes in our house-
review the ones nominated and if hold to health issues (including
there is no consensus of a book and broken bones). The bones are
fi- mended and everyone and every-
related materials ABTA members
res thing is fine now, but Leslie and I
will be asked write one. This could
be will not be able to attend the Con-
have a huge impact upon the school
ch ference in Las Vegas.
bridge program. If you wish to serve
an
on this committee let me know. I apologize for my shortcom-
ay
! I ings to all our members, but espe-
Now let’s have a little fun! I have
nn, cially to my columnists and con-
a personalized license plate that re-
ed tributors. Many of the items that
lates to bridge. If you also have one,
were to be in the Winter issue
send it to me at
were time sensitive and were not
w- cchodel@sbcglobal.net published before their deadlines
ter and I’ll list it in my next Quarterly solely because of my poor time
on. message. management.
an
he I may even offer a prize of nomi- Sincerely,
ve nal value to the one I think is the 
ce cleverest. If you think I might not Editor, ABTA Quarterly
he recognize what it says, please include
he a translation.
I’ll start the list with my own li-
ere cense (of course it’s a California In Memoriam
is plate). It says: Harry Silverman
ent BID 7NT White Plains, New York
of
ve See ya in Vegas.
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New Members Sy
20
W
Lynn Dillard Ronald Szabo sy
901 Furr Road 1009 Durango Avenue
Vass, NC 28394 Great Falls, MT 59404 Be
lynn.dillard@gmail.com szaboron@hotmail.com 71
Sh
Mitch Edelman Bruce Thornburgh be

Welcome!
1600 Crestleigh Court 6711 North Glenwood Street
Finksburg, MD 21048 Ste. 101 Ly
sueedel@comcast.net Garden City, ID 83714-1922 46
Fr
Kathleen Garrett Bonny Yamashita lyn
20645 N. Enchantment Pass 27118 West Marco Polo Road
Maricopa, AZ 85138 Buckeye, AZ 85396-0000 La
ktkgarrett@gmail.com yamashib@hotmail.com 47
Al
Richard Logan Reinstated lar
854 Op La Court
Rod Bias
Diamondhead, MS 39525
3017 West White Feather Lane
riclynlogan@bellsouth.net Lo
Phoenix, AZ 85083-5859
rod.bia@cutlip.org 12
Drew McNamara Ca
20 Leather Stocking Lane Su
Laura Eisenhart
White Plains, NY 10603
16432 North 49th Place
sylwiau@optonline.net Lo
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
lauraeisenhart@msn.com 14
Debra Moore St
8908 Copper Valley Lane Wi
Ann Marie Gramson
Chandler, AZ 85248-6469
15 NW 17th Place
damoore@themantheis.com Ro
Warrenton, OR 97146
gilandanngramson@charter.net 13
Trisha O’Connor Fo
665 Monaco Court
Carolyn Heyn
Walnut Creek, CA 94598 Th
2216 Paseo Del Mar
tvoc51@gmail.com 20
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
cheyn@cox.net Ri
Sherri Swystun Ca
P.O. Box 84034
Michael McNamara
RPO Market Mall Gl
20 Leather Stocking Lane
Calgary, AB T3A 5C4 90
White Plains, NY 10603
Canada Hi
sylwiau@optonline.net
sherri.swystun@shaw.ca
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Sylwia McNamara
20 Leather Stocking Lane
White Plains, NY 10603
sylwiau@optonline.net
Beth Rosenthal
71 North Pioneer Avenue
Shavertown, PA 18708
beth@bridgelady.net
Welcome!
Lyndia Smidt
4690 Rock Creek Lane
Frisco, TX 75034
lyndias@aol.com
Larry Watson
4701 Kenmore Avenue, Apt. 712
Alexandria, VA 22304-1217
larry_watson@juno.com
Address Changes
Loretta Bierer
121 Old Pros Way
Cary, NC 27513-5641
Summer Address
Loretta Bierer
144 NE Edgewater Drive, #3205
Stuart, FL 34996
Winter Address
Rosemary Boden
1323 SE 17th Street, Box 535
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Thomas Cheng
209-11771 Daniels Road
Richmond, BC V6X 1M7
Canada
Gloria Halstead
901 Johnson Street
High Point, NC 27262
PAGE 9 Spring 2014
Cece Lichtenstein
P.O. Box 330777
Atlantic Beach, FL 32233-0777
John Randall
P.O. Box 025331, SJO 118566
Miami, FL 33102-5331
Dana Rossi
20 River Knoll
Westport, CT 06880
Joan Ryan
1411 NE 16th Avenue, #312
Portland, OR 97232
joanryan1@comcast.net
Sally Veauthier Sobata
701 Country Manor Drive
North Lima, OH 44452
sallyv@localnet.com
Fred Spitzzeri
24642 George Washington Drive
Plainfield, IL 60544
Email Changes
Joy Balser
7540 East 6th Avenue
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
azbw@qwestoffice.net
Laura Delfeld
lauradelfeld7@gmail.com
Eleanor McIntyre
emcintyre843@gmail.com
Mary Alice Seville
2715 NW Yaes Avenue
Corvallis, OR 97330
seville@busoregonstate.edu
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Youth Bridge Camp is Born fro

By Mary Lattan-Shaw, Illinois vo
gra
co
Living on the grounds of Lake Putting together a
ye
Williamson Christian Center, we camp of this magnitude is no small ing
watched several summer camp feat. There were materials to buy and
tab
groups come and go in the summer of borrow. Our local bridge clubs, as ru
2008. We had been teaching bridge to well as individuals, loaned or donated
middle school students and wondered so many items and we are forever
if it would be possible to hold a grateful. We had to recruit the staff
week-long residential Youth Bridge from our family of
camp. We combined Chris Shaw’s bridge connections
finance background and many bridge from four states. We
co
connections with Mary’s 19 years of found teachers, coun-
tra
experience as a church camp coun- selors, a director, a nurse, and table-
gro
selor and administrator and decided coaches to serve our campers. Our
po
to try it. goal for that first YBC was 25-30 ing
campers and we ended up with 21
First, Lake Williamson had to ap- ten
due to some last minute cancellations. sh
prove of our activity and put us on The staff and camper critiques rated
their schedule. They the
YBC 2009 an outstanding success, so
gave us a week in an
we decided to try it again in the sum-
June of 2009 to hold mer of 2010.
our first camp. Next,
ers
we presented our When we gave the camp report to tio
plans to the Unit 223 Board and the District 8 Board, they wanted to ma
asked if we could use the Unit name, find a way that people could make co
which they wholeheartedly approved. tax-deductible donations ca
The third action was to submit a grant to future Youth Bridge tor
application to the Board of Trustees Camps. The Board made ble
of the ACBL Educational Founda- a substantial contribution fo
tion. Chris had been a member of this to cover the cost of filing with the 20
Board for six years and Mary was a IRS. With the help of a retired IRS dir
current member, so we knew how to lawyer, the application sailed through ha
submit a grant application to possibly and YOUTH BRIDGE EDUCA- pe
cover 50% of the campers’ expenses. TION ORGANIZATION NFP, Inc. tab
The grant was ap- became a 501 (c) 3. fu
proved at the March
ca
2009 meeting. At the YBC has evolved to 49 campers
ins
May 2009 District 8 Board, we de- with four instructional levels. The
tim
scribed our project and asked for their planning and execution of Youth
br
support, which they gave us. Bridge Camp takes a lot of hard work
wh
14 ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 13 Spring 2014

from many people. Planning in- lessons in the beginner room. Table
volves: writing and submitting a coaches are those from nearby clubs
grant to the Educational Foundation; who commute in to assist in the in-
contracting with Lake Williamson a struction by acting as a fourth seat or
year in advance; advertising; recruit- fifth chair.
all ing campers, teachers, counselors,
nd The first afternoon of camp looks
table coaches, a director and a nurse;
as running state police and FBI back- like this: set up of tables and all mate-
ed rials; staff meeting before campers
ground checks on all
ver arrive; check-in of campers; meeting
full-time staff; process-
aff ing staff and camper ap- with campers as a whole group,
of which involves ice breaker games;
plications; instructing
ns full-time staff how to introductions and a review of the
We rules and expectations. After supper,
complete online Mandated Reporter
un- all campers except the absolute be-
training; keeping records of the back-
le- ginners are assessed on what bridge
ground checks and Mandated Re-
Our skills they already have
porter training reports; communicat-
30 ing with parents/grandparents of po- and then divided into
21 appropriate instruc-
tential campers; designing a camp t-
ns. shirt and overseeing the production of tional groups. Bridge lessons begin
ed that first evening. The informational
the shirts through a local company
so flyer for this year’s camp is on the
and much more. [Whew!—Editor]
m- following page.
Our staff is made up of four teach-
ers to cover the four levels of instruc-
to tion, a nurse, counselors, registrars, a Spread the Word!!
to marketing consultant, a director, table
ke coaches and the Recruitment of new mem-
camp administra- bers should be a priority for
tors. We have been everyone in our organization.
blessed to have two
You can download a mem-
folks who began as counselors in
he 2010 become the camp registrars and
bership form for your friends
RS director of marketing. Those who from our website. There is a
gh have served as the camp nurse hap- supply of back issues of the
A- pen to be bridge players who enjoy Quarterly available if you are
nc. table coaching. Counselors are those planning a teacher’s workshop
full-time staff who room with the in your area.
campers and supervise them during
ers Make it your goal to
instruction, free activity and lakefront
he recruit at least one new
time, etc. They are not required to be
uth
ork
bridge players. A non-bridge-player member this year!
who is hired as a counselor receives
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
Youth Bridge Education Organization
PRESENTS



Sunday, June 22 – Saturday,
June 28, 2014
Lake Williamson Christian
Center, Carlinville, IL
A residential camp for
students entering grades
6 through 10 in Fall 2014
Join us for seven fun-packed
days featuring:
 Play-as-you-learn lessons for
novice, intermediate and
advanced players
 Earn silver master point
awards in ACBL sanctioned tour-
naments
 See swimming, boating and wa-
ter sports
www.lakewilliamson.org
 Volleyball, racquetball, mini-
golf, cookouts, campfires & more
Cost: $300.00
For an application:
contact Amy and Steve at
streiss@earthlink.com
or 314-481-1838
For more information: contact
Chris or Mary Shaw at
mary.lattanshaw@gmail.com
or call 217-825-7248 (c)
or 217-854-7331 (h)
14
ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 16 Spring 2014 AB

An Explanation of Our Dues Structure ex

By Kathy Rolfe, ABTA Business Secretary-Treasurer tha
CD
do
When I teach bridge classes, par- Why were the dues dia
ticularly bidding, I frequently ask the changed? To answer that you need to
question, “What should you do understand the dues structure prior to
now?” The students quickly learn that 2012. The dues had not been raised in
the first and best answer is usually, for many years—at least back into the 20
“Math!” And that is also the answer 1990s—despite the fact that postage wo
to the question of “Why did we rates and printing costs have been US
change the dues structure?” So bear going up on a regular basis. Those US
with me as I expound on the math dues were as follows: str
and some history as well. • $35 for 1 year or $42 per year if ch
paying in Canadian dollars; at
The change to the dues structure mi
• $90 for 3 years or $112 if paying
was proposed and approved at the
in Canadian dollars; and pa
General Membership Meeting in pa
• $49 for 1 year of household
March of 2012 in Memphis, TN. It
membership or $58 if paying in CD
was further clarified the next summer
Canadian funds.
in Atlanta. It went into effect October
1, 2012. In effect, we were charging the th
Canadians for exchanging their ad
Cost of membership for US residents:
money, no matter which direction the en
• $45 for 1 year; eq
exchange rate favored. For example
• $120 for 3 years; and de
• $70 for one-year household
on January 1, 2011, the USD to CDN
membership.
(1) (2) (3) (4)
Cost of non-US resident membership: Non-US Non-US Additional Can
• $50 for 1 year; Resident Resident: Cost to ABTA bers
• $135 for 3 years; and Equiv USD if paid in ABT
• $75 for one-year household if paid in CDN in C
membership. CDN (3% of col. 2) fund
Dues can be paid in either US dollars (col
or Canadian dollars. 1 yr $50 $45.19 $1.36 $43
USD or
As an additional incentive to join, CDN
we also made one further change to 3 yr $135 $122.02 $3.66 $11
the dues structure in 2013. Any mem- USD or
CDN
ber joining at a TAP or a Regional
1 yr HH $67.79 $2.03 $65
ABTA Workshop or Seminar gets a
$75 USD
$10 discount on the first year of or CDN
membership.
14 ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 17 Spring 2014

exchange rate was .9952. This meant
that if you paid your dues of $42
CDN it was almost the same in US
dollars ($41.80) and thus the Cana-
dian surcharge was about $6.80.
to
to If the old dues structure was still
ed in place as I write this on February 3,
he 2014 and you paid your $42 CDN, it
ge would be the equivalent of $37.92
en US—only a $2.92 surcharge over the
ose US rate. (But with the new dues
structure, paying $50 CDN, your sur-
if charge is only 19 cents! See the table
at the end of this article, column 2
ng minus column 5; US residents are
paying $45 US and Canadians are
old paying $45.19 US by paying with
in CDN.)
This leads to the question of why
he the surcharge in the first place? In
eir addition to the exchange rate differ-
he ence, we pay a fee of 3% (of the
ple equivalent US funds) every time we
DN deposit non-US funds to our bank.
Prior to the dues change, the dues
were structured to compensate for
that fee. So that $42 CDN paid prior
to the dues change cost us about
$1.26. Any other expenses for non–
US residents were not addressed.
What are those other expenses? It
costs ABTA approximately $1 to
mail each Quarterly to US residents,
or $4 per year per US member. Prior
to the recent postage rate increases, it
cost ABTA $1.56 in postage (now it
will be $1.61, but let’s ignore that for
now) and another $.35 in handling
costs—shipment of Qs to me to mail
out, envelopes, labels, and ink; I have
not added in my time to do the mail-
ing. So $1.91 extra per Quarterly for
the Canadian members, much more
for other non-US members, so $7.64
for mailing to Canadians, again, more
for other non-US residents. Mailing
for Canadians costs ABTA about
$3.64 more per year.
(Continued on page 18)

(4) (5) (6) (7)

Canadian Mem- US Members Net to ABTA after If paid in USD when
TA bers dues, net to Dues –net to extra mailing costs if exch rates change direc-
ABTA if paid ABTA dues paid in CDN tion to favor that form of
in Canadian (col. 4 – $3.64 per yr) payment, net to ABTA
2) funds after extra mailing costs
(col. 2 – col. 3) (col. 1 – $3.64 per yr)
$43.83 $45 $40.19 $46.36

$118.36 $120 $107.44 $124.08

$65.76 $70 $62.12 $71.36

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(Continued from page 17) before the extra mailing costs to

So what does the dues increase ABTA are calculated (col. 4). Yes,
look like right now? Well, the new dues net ABTA just slightly more
dues structure has done away with the than US members in those years
currency exchange rate issue, so pay when paid in US dollars (col. 7), but
in whatever currency is best for you. not significantly and not by as much
If that is CDN, then ABTA will still as we lose in those years where dues
have to pay the 3% fee. are paid in CDN.
So what does all that math What does all this mean to our
mean? If you’ll note that no matter Canadian members? Given the cur-
what the currency exchange rate is, rency exchange rate right now, you
Canadians always have the option of should all be buying 3-year member-
paying in whatever currency works ships and paying with Canadian
best for them. Right now that means funds in a check to ABTA, what a
Canadian dollars, which means you bargain! But if you want to pay us in
should write a check and mail it; if US dollars we’ll be happy to take it
you pay via PayPal online we can as it is much better for ABTA.
only accept US dollars. The above
net to ABTA calculations assume a Upcoming ABTA
check is mailed as I have not in- Conferences
cluded any PayPal fees in these cal-
Las Vegas NV; July 15-18, 2014
culations. The other numbers to note
Chicago IL; August 5-8, 2015
are that Canadian dues always net
Washington DC; July 20-23, 2016
ABTA less than US member dues
Toronto ON; July 19-22, 2017
when paid in Canadian funds even
ter
ABTA Quarterly Submission Requirements br
jou
If you would like to submit an article to the Quarterly or send a UK
letter to the Editor, we have some suggestions for you: Er
• Please include your name and telephone number, email and snail Ca
mail address (we solicit from ABTA members only); top
en
• Electronic submissions are greatly encouraged (either as files at- an
tached to an email or in the body of the email);
• We are especially looking for articles about how to teach bridge
en
(methodology, marketing, advertising, humor, etc.);
Ru
• If possible, please include a picture of yourself to be included in vie
the column masthead; up
• See page 5 of this magazine for where to send your submissions. of
of
Thank You, , Editor
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to Book Reviews
es, By Dee Berry, Washington
ore
ars
but The Rabbi’s Rules example, chapter six,
ch Tips and Tricks to entitled “The Rabbi
ues Improve Your Bridge game Gets Constructive,” starts with a dis-
By Mark Horton and cussion of 1NT forcing or semi-
Eric Kokish, © 2013 forcing after an opening bid of one of
ur a major. (In this treatment after
ur- opener’s 1 bid followed by a semi-
ou forcing 1NT, opener may pass with
er- no game in sight if responder is lim-
an ited to 12HCP.) A complex set of
a responses includes 3 as showing an
in unspecified singleton, 4 as exclusion
it RKCB0314 while 4NT is regular
Blackwood.
While these responses all have
technical merit, they’re not matters
this teacher wants her advancing stu-
dents considering. 23 pages later the
authors have covered almost all con-
6 ceivable auctions but with complex
Mark Horton, in- responding and rebidding systems.
ternationally known There are many fascinating hands
bridge player and from national and international com-
journalist from the petition where Rabbi Leonard Hel-
a UK, has teamed with man (1926-2013) or partners or team-
Eric Kokish from mates star in bidding, declarer play,
l Canada, the world’s Mark Horton or defense. The Rabbi is quoted in the
top professional coach, to produce an introduction, “I do believe in spiritual
engaging book of great bridge stories immortality. I have in-
- and cutting-edge bridge advice. structed my family to put
Bridge teachers should thoroughly a deck of cards in my
e coffin in case—who
enjoy the “Rabbi’s
Rules” but this re- knows?”
n viewer has no students The “Rabbi’s Rules,” all 20 of
up to the level of most them, could make excellent lesson
of the hands and most subjects for teachers. They range
of the guidelines. For (Continued on page 20)
r Eric Kokish
ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 20
(Continued from page 19)
from Rule 2, “Listen to the bidding,”
to Rule 6, “When a hand looks easy,
it is a good idea to ask yourself what
could possibly go
wrong,” to Rule 18,
“When leading against
a slam, consider what is
the least you need partner to hold to
arrive at two tricks for your side.”
Printed by Master Point Press, the
5 ½ by 8 ½" softcover volume has
232 pages. Labeled “Intermediate,
Advanced” the book retails for
$21.95US or CDN and £12.95GBP.
Call 1-416-781-0315, email
info@masterpointpress.com
or go to the website,
www.masterpointpress.com
or write to Master Point Press, 331
Douglas Ave., Toronto, Ontario,
Canada M5M 1H2.
The Pocket Guide to
Declarer Play at Bridge
By Barbara Seagram
and David Bird, © 2013
Barbara Seagram, Toronto, Can-
ada, one of North America’s leading
bridge teachers and authors, and
David Bird, Southampton, UK, per-
haps the most prolific bridge author
Spring 2014 AB
of all time, have teamed up to present
“The Pocket Guide to Declarer Play an
at Bridge,” a 4 by 7" booklet of 64 di
pages which includes 25 winning tips $9
on declarer play. Th
co
This excellent book- 41
let covers more than
two dozen basic con-
or
cepts in declarer play in
concise but very read-
able fashion. David Bird
or
Do
Subjects covered range from sim- ad
ple finesses, ruffing losers, establish-
ing long suits, and discarding losers,
through hold-up plays at notrump,
safety plays, planning both suit and
notrump contracts, avoidance (called
finessing into the safe
hand), cross-ruffing,
creating entries, avoid-
ing ruffs, choosing
which suit to play, to
Barbara keeping trump control,
Seagram elimination plays,
throw-in plays, dummy reversals,
combining chances, keeping the dan-
ger hand off lead, playing a contract
safely, counting the defenders’ shape,
counting the defenders’ points, and
comparing two lines of play.
Most chapters contain example
hands which are clearly presented.
Teachers could offer additional ex-
amples, and each chapter could rate a
separate lesson. The writ-
ers offer sage advice in
practical guise, “When a
robber asks you to hand co
over one of your two wallets, you M
should give him (or her, of course!) we
the wallet with less money in it.” na
14 ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 21 Spring 2014

ent Published by Master Point Press, the Rueful Rabbit, Oscar the Owl,
ay and labeled for “newcomer, interme- and many others.
64 diate,” the booklets retail for
$9.95US or CDN and £6.95GBP. Mollo’s “Bridge in
ps
They are available with quantity dis- the Menagerie” is on
counts at Master Point Press. Call 1- anyone’s list of “the
416-781-0315, email all-time top 10 on the
game,” according to the
info@masterpointpress.com
publisher. Victor Mollo
or go to the website,
www.masterpointpress.com The stories in this volume were
or write to Master Point Press, 331 published in various magazines
d
Douglas Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Can- around the world and
m- ada M5M 1H2. will delight and enter-
sh- tain long-time Mollo
rs, fans as well as those
mp, Swings and Arrows from later generations
nd By Victor Mollo of bridge players, in-
Mark Horton cluding those who will
ed © 2014 by the Estate
afe Collected and edited encounter such characters as Themo-
ng, by Mark Horton stocles Papadopoulos.
d-
ng Although Mollo died in 1987, his
to dry humor continues to resound in
ol, this more than 200 page paperback.
ys, “Swings and Arrows” is published
ls, by Master Point Press and retails for
an- $19.95US, $21.95CDN
act or £13.95GBP. Contact
pe, Master Point Press at 1-
nd 416-781-0315, email
info@masterpointpress.com
ple or go to the website,
ed. www.masterpointpress.com
ex-
or write to Master Point Press, 331
ea
Douglas Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Can-
ada M5M 1H2.
This the third Master Point Press
collection of Victor Mollo’s “lost
ou Menagerie gems” with the famous
e!) well-loved characters from the Me-
nagerie, including the Hideous Hog,
ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 22 Spring 2014 AB

Other Teacher Activities in Las Vegas Sc

By Charlie Williams, Maryland tio
mo
Once the ABTA Conference is all! You can also get •R
finished, there will be other opportu- information on ACBL ru
nities at the Las Vegas NABC for membership. la
you to upgrade your professional •Discipline at the Club, Unit and sta
bridge activities. Here’s a brief listing District Level – ACBL’s disciplinary sw
of those activities, as recently adver- coordinator will be available to an- ers
tised by the ACBL: swer your questions about the on
ACBL’s Code of Disciplinary Regu- ch
Reception for Teachers and Club lations (CDR), how and when the •W
Officials. Friday, July 18, 4:30 — CDR applies, and the roles played in ne
6:00 p.m. (FREE) the discipline process by presidents, ing
Enjoy ACBL’s thank you recep- recorders and disciplinary/appellate ne
tion for the club officials and teachers Chairs. yo
who recruit and retain our members. •Marketing Your Clubs & Tourna- mo
All club managers, teachers and club ments – Do you need help marketing en
directors are encouraged to attend. and promoting your club or tourna- wo
ACBL Information Fair. Saturday, ment? ACBL’s director of marketing Cl
July 19, 9:30 — 11:30 a.m. (FREE) is here to help! Get the answers you Tu
need to help grow your club or tour- 23
This is your one-stop shop for
nament. co
ACBL information! All ACBL de-
partments will be represented and •Youth Policy Support – ACBL has do
available to answer your questions. adopted a Youth Policy to protect our
Please read through the list below and younger bridge players. Find out how fo
make plans to attend. Coffee and pas- you can incorporate it into your club Ch
tries will be served. or tournament. Let’s not only wel- bo
come our younger players but protect se
•ACBL CEO Meet & Greet – On
them as well.
your way into the fair, stop and say
“hi” to Robert Hartman, ACBL’s •ACBLscore+ Demo with Q&A – Au
chief officer. He’ll be there to greet Are you curious how the ACBL- tio
score+ will affect your club or tour- er
you and make sure all of us are man-
nament? Just curious what it will look a.m
ning our desks.
it? Get your questions answered here. bo
•Club & Membership Q&A – Call- sp
ing all club managers and bridge •Education Programs – Are you
interested in teaching bridge to Su
players! This is the place to get your
questions answered about club game younger players in your area? Would
sanctions, special events for clubs, you like your unit or district to train Gr
regulations, club discipline and most and accredit new teachers? Find out ad
anything do to with clubs. That’s not how the ACBL Education Depart- ers
ment can help. Programs include He
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School Bridge, Teacher Accredita- use of the table, cards and bid boxes
tion, Learn Bridge in a Day? and has helped keep students engaged,
more. excited and focused.
•Ruling the Game – Is there one Audrey will walk through and ex-
ruling just nagging at you? Is there a plain these teaching techniques in this
l a w yo u j us t don’ t un der - hour-and-a-half seminar. Following
nd stand? Here’s where to get your an- the seminar, you can attend her free
ary swer. We want to help as many play- two-hour bridge lesson. You’ll ob-
an- ers as possible so please keep it to serve Audrey’s techniques at work
he one question so everyone gets a and see how she leaves each student
u- chance! hungering to learn more.
he •Website – Have questions about our
new website? Need help navigat- FREE Bridge Lessons.
in Here’s a chance to observe two of
ts, ing? Want to learn more about our
new mobile features? Come and get the best in action.
ate
your questions answered and learn Jerry Helms (Saturday, July 19,
more about upcoming features and 10:00 a.m. — noon)
na-
enhancements which are in the Audrey Grant (Sunday, July 20,
ng
works. 10:00 a.m. — noon)
na-
ng Club Director Refresher Course. Zero Tolerance Workshop. Mon-
ou Tuesday and Wednesday, July 22 and day, July 21, 10:00 a.m. — noon.
ur- 23, 9:00 a.m. — noon, both days. $15 (FREE)
covers both sessions. Sign up at the A workshop focused on handling
has door. zero tolerance and behavioral issues
our This continuing education course in club games.
ow for club directors covers updates to
ub Chapters 4 and 5 of the ACBL hand- Also, there are celebrity speakers
el- book. Participants must attend both in the I/N section twice daily. Watch
ect sessions (Tuesday and Wednesday). these professionals in action and pick
up some great tips on presentation.
– Audrey Grant’s Continuing Educa- You can view a speaker list as well as
L- tion for Teachers and Club Manag- all other offerings on the ACBL’s
ur- ers. Sunday, July 20, 8:30 —10:00 website:
ok a.m. $20 covers Audrey Grant’s text- www.acbl.org
e. book and seminar; free breakfast
ou sponsored by Baron Barclay Bridge
Supply.
Come Join the Fun!
to
uld When it comes to bridge, Audrey Meet Us in Las Vegas!
ain Grant is a household name. For dec- ABTA
out ades, she has taught students, teach- Conference
rt- ers and club owners across the world. July 15—18, 2014
de Her hands-on approach and creative
ABTA QUARTERLY PAGE 24
News About Our Upcoming Conference
By Kathy Rolfe, Convention Manager
Linda Green, chairing this event
for the second year, has put together
an exciting program for us, including
some of our favorites—Audrey
Grant, Jerry Helms, and Julian Lader-
man.
So come join the fun and then stay
a while to play! You can get your
room reservations now by going to
acbl.org, clicking on the Las Vegas
NABC, and then click on housing.
Room rates are vey reasonable at the
host hotel Las Vegas Hilton, only $49
per night during the conference.
• Master Teacher interviews will
be happening Monday evening, July
14 and possibly into Tuesday morn-
ing, July 15.
• We will have a First Time Atten-
dees Brunch on Tuesday morning,
July 15. This will be held at Casa Ni-
cola within the LVH, with a menu of
salad, pasta, and garlic bread or as-
sorted tea sandwiches, cole slaw, po-
tato salad, and a veggie tray. Both
include coffee and tea. Cost for this
will be $20 (US or CDN) which in-
cludes the tip and sales tax. First and
second time conference attendees are
encouraged to attend this brunch as
well as any Board Members who can
make it.
• The conference itself will begin
on Tuesday afternoon, continuing
into Friday morning, July 18. We will
have you out of there in plenty of
Spring 2014 AB
Th
we
time to grab some ma
lunch and play in the 1:00 games on 20
Friday afternoon. wa
$1
• Wednesday the conference will
ho
stop for the day by 4 pm so that those
ga
who wish to attend our evening ex-
tracurricular activity can do so. That do
activity is a tour of the Mob Mu-
seum, dinner on your own in the Fre-
mont Street area, and The Fremont Qu
(so
Street Experience—light show at 8
pm. We will meet for the bus at 4:30 em
and be back at the hotel by 8:45. The
cost for this will be $30 ($33 CDN).
Guests are welcome at the same cost,
but I do need to know everyone’s co
by
name who will be attending. This
activity is on the registration form. ha
yo
• Thursday night is the banquet, ma
which includes a host bar from 6:30 yo
to 8; with a buffet dinner beginning em
at 7. This is included in your confer-
ence registration, but as always, if
req
you cannot attend the banquet, we
thu
will give you a $25 refund of your
dr
conference registration. If you wish
to bring guests you need to list them
on the registration form and send in
$71 ($81 CDN) for each guest along
with your registration form. The pro-
Panel with George Jacobs as M.C. o
will be held during this Banquet! l
e
The cost for the conference will
be only $165 ($188 CDN). This in- p
cludes continental breakfasts with o
coffee and juice on Wednesday,
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Thursday, and Friday mornings, as

well as the Thursday night banquet. Attention
All Teachers!!
This is the least expensive we’ve
managed to do it in years. (Atlanta in Our popular Applebasket con-
on 2013 was $200, Memphis in 2012 test will take place again at our
was $190, and Toronto in 2011 was Conference in Las Vegas in July.
$195.) This lower cost is due to lower Please submit the method you use
ill to interest your
se hotel rates and food costs in Las Ve-
gas as well as some very generous students in a par-
x- ticular concept,
hat donations by sponsors.
hand or a dilemma
u- that they frequently encounter. An
e- Registration forms are in this
Quarterly and will be emailed to you entry may be a way that you pre-
nt sent a concept, things you do in
8 (so make sure I have a working
email), and on our website, class to hold their interest, or any
30 other way that you make their
he www.abtahome.com
learning experience memorable.
N).
st, If you have not received your Remember that your successful
e’s convention registration via email techniques may be of great use to
his by April 1, it means I either do not other teachers, so please send in
have a working email for you or you best teaching tip. We request
your email is either not accepting your discretion in not speaking
et, mail from me or is throwing it into about your submission until the
30 your SPAM folder; you will need to voting process is finished. The
ng email me at final day of the Conference, we
er- abtaemail@gmail.com would ask the winner and top
if place finishers to showcase their
requesting the registration form and
we entries. Bring your own props, if
thus I will get a working email ad-
ur needed, to our annual meeting in
dress for you.
sh Las Vegas!
m
in ABTA website: Submissions may be made by
ng www.abtahome.com regular mail to:
o- Stay updated by checking Brenda Montague
C. our site regularly. If you would 14 Capstan Way
Swampscott, MA 01907
like your name to be linked to
email on the members page, or you can email your submission
ill to Brenda at :
n- please send your permission to
th our web master, Luise Lee, at: bestbridgeteacher@yahoo.com
ay, webmaster@ Deadline for submissions
abtahome.com is July 1, 2014.
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Provisional Schedule of Events and Speakers

2014 ABTA Conference—Las Vegas, Nevada
Monday Evening, July 14
Master Teacher Interviews
6:30 PM Work Party

Tuesday Morning, July 15

8:00—11:00 AM Pre-Conference Board Meeting
11:00 AM—12:30 PM 1st & 2nd Time Attendees’ Luncheon
Tuesday Afternoon, July 15
12:45—1:30 PM Registration
1:30—1:45 PM Greetings from ACBL CEO Robert Hartman
1:45—2:15 PM Melissa Bernhardt: There’s an App for That: A New
Approach to Digital Practice
2:15—2:45 PM Bryan Delfs (ACBL Education Coordinator): Ways to
Improve ACBL-ABTA Partnerships and Updates
with ACBL
2:45—3:30 PM David Glandorf: Yes, No or Maybe: A Logical
Alternative to Min/Med/Max Hand Categorization
3:30—4:15 PM Corey Krantz: Opener’s Rebids
4:15—5:00 PM Curtis Cheek: Teaching “Thinking Logic” Instead
of Conventions
Evening free Optional Dinner and Activity

Wednesday Morning, July 16

8:00—9:00 AM Breakfast sponsored by ACBL
8:30—9:30 AM Annual Membership Meeting
9:30 AM—Noon Audrey Grant: An Overview of a Versatile and
Complete Course
Wednesday Afternoon, July 16
1:30—2:15 PM Ray Lee: New Books at Master Point Press
2:15—3:00 PM To Be Announced
3:00—3:30 PM Stephen Smith: How Great Game Products Can
Supplement Your Teaching
3:00—4:00 PM Jeff Schuett: Running a 1-Day Seminar: Preparation
and Conducting the Session
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a
Wednesday Evening, July 16
4:30—8:45 PM Optional Wednesday Night Out: Tour of The Mob
Museum, dinner on your own, Freemont Street
Experience with 8 p.m. laser/light show, bus
transportation included. $30

Thursday Morning, July 17

8:00—9:00 AM Breakfast sponsored by Baron Barclay
9:00—10:30 AM Jerry Helms: Pass-Pass: To Open or Not to Open
10:30—11:15 AM Linda Lee: What is New on the ABTA Website, etc.
11:15 AM—Noon Jay Whipple: Leverage Your Reach

Thursday Afternoon, July 17

o 1:30—2:15 PM Julian Laderman: Top 7 Bridge History Myths
2:15—3:00 PM John Rayner: Some Teaching Ideas
3:00—4:30 PM Teacher of the Year Awards

Thursday Evening, July 17

6:30—8:00 PM Hosted Bar Before Banquet
7:00—10:30 PM ABTA Awards banquet (buffet dinner) & Pro Panel
 Master Teacher Presentation, Ginny Schuett
 Book/Software Awards, Maggie Sparrow
 Applebasket Awards Presentation, Brenda Montague

Friday Morning, July 18

8:00—9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00—9:45 AM Val Covalciuc: Teaching 2/1: A New Perspective
9:45—10:00 AM Chuck Hodel: Free Quizzes for Teachers to
Put Up in a Vu-Graph format
10:00—10:30 AM Brian Richardson: Keeping Students Involved
When the Initial Lessons are Finished
10:30 AM—Noon Post-Conference Board Meeting
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Las Vegas ABTA Conference Registration A

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Las Vegas Hotel, 3000 Paradise Road,
Tuesday afternoon July 15, 2014 to Friday morning July 18, 2014.
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 Call (816-237-0519) or email (kathyrolfe@gmail.com) to register
and pay in person after this date.
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9:30–4:00 p.m.: Conference

Thurs. July 17: 9:00–5:00 p.m.: Conference S

6:30–8:00 p.m.: Hosted Bar
7:00–10:30 p.m.: Awards Banquet (Buffet Dinner)
& Pro Panel

Fri., July 18: 9:00–10:30 a.m.: Conference

 I am unable to attend the Thursday evening banquet.

(deduct $25 US or CDN from the above conference fee)
 Please register my guest(s) for the Thursday evening banquet:
$71 US ($81 CDN per guest (list guests beyond 2 on the back)

Guest name: _____________________________________

Guest name: _____________________________________

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Additional options and costs:

 1st & 2nd Time Attendees Brunch, Tuesday July 15, 2014
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. at Casa Nicola in the Las Vegas Hotel
Cost: $20. Officers and Directors are invited
to join this group as well.

 WEDNESDAY NIGHT OUT: 4:30–8:45 p.m. Tour of The Mob

Museum, dinner on your own, Freemont Street Experience
with 8 p.m. laser/light show, bus transportation included.
Guests are welcome as well at the same price.

Guest name: _____________________________________

LIMITED TO 57 PARTICPANTS—Cost: $30 US ($33 CDN)


TOTAL $____________ PLEASE PRINT:

Name __________________________________________________________

Telephone _____________________ email ___________________________

Send your registration and check to:

ABTA, P.O. Box 232, Greenwood, MO 64034-0232
Or go online at www.abtahome.com to register
and pay via PayPal in U.S. dollars

Do you need an updated 2014 Membership Roster?

Have you recently moved?
Do you know if it’s time to renew your membership?
Please send questions and updates via email to our
Business Secretary:
Kathy Rolfe
P.O. Box 232
Greenwood, MO 64034-0232
Home: 816-237-0519
Email: abtaemail@gmail.com
ABTA QUARTERLY
ABTA Online Activities
By Maggie Sparrow, Ontario
Be sure to stay connected
with other teachers through
our online activities.
ABTAhome. Check our website regu-
larly at
www.abtahome.com
Are you listed on the teacher page, so
that prospective new students may find
you?
ABTAdiscuss. Join our email discus-
sion list and send in questions and
comments by email. This is a great
way to discuss bridge teaching with
others. Sometimes the list is very quiet,
other times there is a flurry of activity.
Once you have joined the group you
can read all the past messages, and
we’ve had some interesting discus-
sions. There are also some very useful
things for you to find in the files.
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/
group/ABTAdiscuss
ABTAchat. Come to our once-a-
month chat (usually the fourth Sunday
evening) at Bridge Base Online.
Download the windows-based BBO
program ahead of time from
www.bridgebase.com
Topics are pre-set and you will receive
an email reminder a few days in ad-
vance. But don’t be fooled, we get
through a surprising amount in just one
hour, so feel free to jump in if you
have a pressing question. Here’s are
the next few Chat dates and topics:
No Chat in July.
Sunday, August 24th, 2014. What are
you planning for your fall courses?
Same as last year, or are you branching
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out and trying something
new? How are you marketing your
courses? Come and discuss your plans
for the fall.
Sunday, September 28th, 2014. Does
mentoring work? Individual or mentor-
ing games? Do you run successful men-
toring games? If so, what makes them a
success? Do you work hard at matching
up pairs? Do you give any written in-
structions to your mentors? How early in
their learning do you let your students
participate? Come and tell us what
works, or doesn’t work, for you.
Sunday, October 26th, 2014. How can
you best help your students to explore
the online world of bridge? Do you in-
troduce them to web sites they might
like to use? Or to online play? How well
does that work for you and your stu-
dents? Come and discuss the possibili-
ties and the pros and cons.
If you are NOT receiving regular
monthly reminders by email about the
Chats it’s probably because Maggie
Sparrow doesn’t have your correct email
address. Send it to her if you would like
to receive reminders.
Many of the reminders are bounced
back because Maggie’s email is not al-
lowed by the recipients (mostly AOL
users). If you believe this applies to you,
putting Maggie’s email in your address
book will often solve the problem.
If you miss a Chat you are particu-
larly interested in, you can email Maggie
for the transcript at:
msparrow@csolve.net
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