Tournament Direction

29th & 30th May 2010

Workshop for Regional Tournament Directors

to National Level

ANNOUNCEMENTS

These come into effect from 1 September 2009

Announcements in the following 3 instances will be made each time the bid is made:

1. When partner opens 1NT you state the range e.g. "12-14"

2. When partner opens a "short" or "prepared" minor, you say "could be short".

3. When partner responds 2D or 2H as a "Transfer" - you say"Transfer".

The following links are to relevant Bridge Laws & Ethics.
Tournament Director Training Courses are run initally at regional level so please contact your Regional Secretary for further details
Tournament Direction Books & Bridge Law Books are available from the 1-Stop Bridge Shop

	Regulations On Laws & Ethics
1	Alerting
2	Alertable Calls
3	Partnership agreements
4	Doubles
5	Psychic Bidding
6	Definition Of Highly Unusual Methods
7	Classification Of Systems
8	Brown Sticker Conventions & Treatments
9	Additional Rules For CBAI Competitions
10	Refusal To Play
11	Withdrawal Of Pair(s) & Team(s)
12	Penalties
13	Time Limit For Lodging An Appeal
14	Breaking Ties In Pairs & Individual Events
15	Breaking Ties In Multiple, Knockout & Swiss Teams
16	Substitutes
17	Time Allowed Per Round
18	Regulations For the Use Of Bidding Boxes
19	Handicap System

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