NCBA County Events Sub Committee meeting minutes – Saturday 16th May 2020
Held via Zoom platform
Present: Pravin Tailor, Mark Goddard, Keith Spencer, Toni Smith, Sue McIntosh, Sue Wright
Pravin opened the meeting by outlining the objective which were to review the survey results, discuss the process for playing NCBA events online and select a team for the Intercounty Event on the 23rd May
Actions from 2nd May
Toni to include a survey in the NCBA newletter - Completed
The response to the survey was disappointing with only 8 replies. All county captains followed the survey up by contacting their respective team players which elicited some further interest. It was decided not to conduct a further survey and to proceed on the basis that the NCBA would run county events online
No further actions
Keith to investigate the cost and logistics of running online bridge - completed
Keith contacted the EBU and reported back as follows:-
It is no longer possible to buy or get a TD licence direct from BBO. All licences now have to be obtained via the EBU in the form of setting up a virtual club. The cost of the licence if you wish to TD your own events is £100, alternatively you can ask the EBU to run drives for you and the cost is £20 - £45 per session depending on the number of tables. The only club in Nottinghamshire to have a full BBO licence is Nottingham Bridge Club. NCBA could run TO4 events for free but if they charged for the event the must pay the EBU PTP fee in the normal way. A drive run through the EBU virtual club system has a minimum fee of 3 BBO$ but it is up to the NCBA how much they charge. Of any fee charged 30% goes to BBO, PTP is due to the EBU and the rest is retained by the organiser (unless the EBU run the drive in which case they will charge the fee mentioned above)
Further Action point
Keith to find out how long it takes to set up a virtual club and get registered via the EBU as a director
Intercounty Event 23rd May
This event is now a TO4 event with one team from each county - the eligibility criteria being players of Q / J standard
The following team were selected for Nottinghamshire based on the respondents to the survey who expressed an interest in playing
Captain Keith Spencer / Jane Hall
Shirley Ashtari / Dick Milne
Reserve pair Graham Brindley / Clare Batten
NCBA Online Drive 2nd June
It was agreed than the first NCBA online drive would be held on the 2nd June – Keith Spencer will be the TD and organiser
The minimum fee of $3 will be charged and it will run over 18 boards
Communication will be as follows
Advertising on the NCBA website – Keith to organise
Email all County players – Captains to organise
Email Club Secretaries – Toni to organise
Email main NCBA mailing list – Toni / Keith to organise
Advertise on NDBA Facebook page - Toni
Further Action Points – Keith to find out what happens if a player drops out mid tournament
Keith to find out if we need players to register in advance or whether they can just do it on the day (Sue Wright will collect entries if it needs to be done in advance)
AOB
Mark has identified that he can monitor all hands and matches on BBO by player / tournament etc and he will be using this as an informative tool to improve match debriefs and training
Next Sub Committee meeting – 5 pm Saturday 23rd May - via Zoom
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