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 Unit 141 Newsletter    September 2012

   Philadelphia Contract Bridge Association

 
In This Issue

  • Fall Events!
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  • Lupus Benefit

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  • Table Tips

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  • Club News

    • Upcoming Events

     

    Conshohocken Sectional

    September 7-9

     

    Wilmington Sectional

    September 21-23

     

    Lupus Charity Game

    September 24

     

    Reading Sectional

    September 28-30

     

    Glenside Sectional

    October 12-14

     

    NAP Flight A

    October 20-21

     

    NAP Flight B

    October 27

     

    NAP Flight C

    October 20

    Upcoming Events

     

    Conshohocken Sectional

    September 7-9

     

    Wilmington Sectional

    September 21-23

     

    Lupus Charity Game

    September 24

     

    Reading Sectional

    September 28-30

     

    Glenside Sectional

    October 12-14

     

    NAP Flight A

    October 20-21

     

    NAP Flight B

    October 27

     

    NAP Flight C

    October 20

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    Big Fall Events

     

    Just Around

    The Corner 

     

     

     

    Get out your calendars! Fall is the time of the NAPs and plenty of tournaments, so get planning. We'll see you at the table.

     

    September 7-9   Conshohocken Sectional

    Don't miss the Sunday Swiss where we will be using Pre-Duplicated boards for the first time. Free lunches and all of the usual great hospitality will be available at this favorite location. Flyer here. 

      

    September 21-23 Diamond State Sectional in Wilmington

    Enjoy pair events for everyone including A/X and BCD Swiss on Sunday. Just south in Wilmington, DE with 1:00 and 7:00 times. Flyer here.

     

    September 28-30  Fall Sectional in Reading, PA

    A short drive to Reading with 10:00 am and 2:30pm times. Flyer here.

     

    October 12-14  PCBA Fall Sectional

    More duplicated boards for the Sunday Swiss. Friday evening is also the 2nd Annual Jane Segal Pro-Am. Flyer here.

     

    October 12, Friday Evening Jane Segal Pro-Am

    All non-life masters are invited to play with the pros, assigned to the amateurs by lottery prior to the start of the event. We had 28 tables last year! YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE. So check the flyer and contact Joan Brandeis now: Joan Brandeis JOBFlowers@comcast.net 215-884-4076. Flyer here. 

     

    October 19-21  Lehigh Valley Fall Sectional

    In Allentown, PA, this sectional runs concurrently with the NAP Flight A Finals on Saturday and Sunday. Flyer here.

     

    NAP District 4 Finals

       Flight A  October 20-21 in Allentown, PA

       Flight B  October 27 in Wilmington, DE and Vestal, NY

       Flight C  October 20  "at clubs" 

     

    Win $$$$ and Gold Points. Flight A will be played in conjunction with the sectional in Allentown. Flight B will be held at split sites (Wilmington, DE and Vestal, NY). Flight C will be at various clubs around the District. Details on the  District 4 website. Click Here for schedule details.

     

    November 5  0-199 Sectional Team Tournament

    A Team Event for players with 0-199 masterpoints. Play only teams at your level. And . . .there will be hand records!

    Flyer here.

     

    Lupus Benefit Is Just Weeks Away
     
    Play bridge for a good cause at the Bridge Tournament for Lupus, September 24th 10:30 AM at the Green Valley Country Club. The event includes lunch, a sanctioned bridge game, and a renowned raffle. For information or reservations, contact Cate Meeker at 215-517-5070 or cmeeker@lupustristate.org.
     
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    Table Tips: Get Off the Plateau

       
    Does it feel like your game has reached a plateau and you don't know to get better or think you can't? If so, consider what science teaches us about how to move our brains off a plateau.
     
    1. Believe that you can get better and are not limited by what you think is the edge of your talent, intelligence, visualization skills, experience, age at which you started playing bridge, or anything else you you have decided keeps you from being the better player you want to be.
     
    2. Intentionally push yourself beyond your comfort zone. You need to fail to succeed. Challenge yourself by "playing up." Over time, the experience will make you a better player.

    3. Be scientific as you analyze your results. Study summaries and hand records to study your games, consult better players about what you did well and why, try to identify which parts of your game need improvement. Don't try to get better by guessing, but use data to figure it out.

    Read more about moving off a plateau in Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein or with an online search of "OK plateau."

     

    Club News

     

    Card Hand on RightStarting September 6, BCDC (www.delcobridge.com) will be host "Thrifty Thursday" every Thursday for their afternoon game. Fees are $5.00 per player and $1.00 per table will be paid to winning pair(s). Coffee and tea will be served.

     

    The Yorktown Club reminds all that they host a regular 12:30 Saturday game with a noon brunch. There will be extra points games each day the week of September 4, though there will be no evening games on September 4 or 5. Please note that the club will be closed on September 17 and 26 for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

     

    Local clubs are encouraged to send announcements, schedules, updates, and special games for placement in upcoming newsletters.

     
    Unit 141 Newsletter, September 2012
    Volume 2, Issue 5
    Editor: Allison Brandt (allison@dovetailpress.com)