[gwnn]

this is a living proof that youth bridge is dying

[helene_t]

this?

[Phil]

gwnn, on Aug 10 2010, 10:07 AM, said:

this is a living proof that youth bridge is dying

Did a giant rooster invade the Youth NABC or something?

[hrothgar]

helene_t, on Aug 10 2010, 06:10 PM, said:

this?

I suspect that the original post was an oblique reference to number of threads/posts in this particular forum...

[Free]

We're all getting older by the day...

[Cyberyeti]

Free, on Aug 11 2010, 03:31 AM, said:

We're all getting older by the day...

Yup, but some of us still bid like juniors

[TimG]

hrothgar, on Aug 10 2010, 10:57 AM, said:

helene_t, on Aug 10 2010, 06:10 PM, said:

this?

I suspect that the original post was an oblique reference to number of threads/posts in this particular forum...

Perhaps they communicate other ways.

[PeterGill]

Agree with Tim. Several previous non-BBO attempts to create Youth Bridge Forums online have failed. What would youths discuss here, that cannot be discussed elsewhere? For example, Aussie Youth Bridge Weekends are arranged via Facebook.

I do not understand any logic connect of the original post.

To give another example, does the lack of posts on Vugraph Issues BBO forum mean that Vugraph on BBO is dying? Of course not.

None of the above means that youth bridge is not dying, of course. Numbers dropped dramatically from 2006 to 2009 in the World Youth Pairs. The speculated 20,000 or so youngsters playing bridge in Georgia USA might be less than 19,000 now [numbers quoted are just my rough guesses]. The lack of attention paid to bridge promotion worldwide might be having some effect. All very hard to assess with any accuracy.

[Hanoi5]

Bridge education and promotion has to be permanent. I guess the recent crisis worldwide has something to do with this but there's nothing to do but continue with whatever resources are available.

[kfay]

this thread is ALIVE!?

[hrothgar]

PeterGill, on Aug 11 2010, 07:35 PM, said:

None of the above means that youth bridge is not dying, of course. Numbers dropped dramatically from 2006 to 2009 in the World Youth Pairs. The speculated 20,000 or so youngsters playing bridge in Georgia USA might be less than 19,000 now [numbers quoted are just my rough guesses]. The lack of attention paid to bridge promotion worldwide might be having some effect. All very hard to assess with any accuracy.

I'd bet dollars to donuts that the real difference between 2006 and 2009 is disposable income...

[TylerE]

I'm very skeptical of the GA number. When I was at the Augusta regional last year, I saw a grand total of 3 players (besides myself) under the age of 30 or so.

[bid_em_up]

20,000 is way off. More like "around" 2,000.

"Atlanta Junior Bridge (AJB), a non-profit organization formed in 2006, has taught more than 1,000 children between the ages of 7 to 17 the rudiments of bridge. At the Georgia Youth Open Pairs State Championship this past December 74 players competed, with brothers (ages 10 and 7) declared the winners."

What’s been going on with AJB?
[3/12/10] Atlanta Junior Bridge closed out the year with over 100 new students having learned the rudiments of bridge. In just four short years 1600 young players have attended our classes in the metro Atlanta area. AJB provided instructional materials to learn bridge and teachers to teach it at no cost.

http://www.atlantajuniorbridge.org/

[jjbrr]

So, what this suggests to me, at least, is that people who are actually doing something to promote youth bridge (Patty et al) are getting young people interested in the game; the people who aren't doing anything (everyone else with a few exceptions) are not getting young people interested in the game. Does that sound about right?