[mrdct]

Does anyone know if a process exists to become an ACBL-accedited director from outside the ACBL?

[aguahombre]

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This post has been edited by aguahombre: 2011-October-11, 19:58

[barmar]

Try sending email to directorCourses@acbl.org

[Oof Arted]

barmar, on 2011-October-11, 22:57, said:

Try sending email to directorCourses@acbl.org

I think what our esreemed TD from the Antipodes is meaning if for Online

How does an Austrailian or New Zealand or even lowly EBU TD's become recognised by ACBL

not talking about Novice TD's but those on their Countries National TD Panel

[kenrexford]

mrdct, on 2011-October-11, 19:39, said:

Does anyone know if a process exists to become an ACBL-accedited director from outside the ACBL?

First and of utmost importance is to forget everything you every learned about bridge, whether from domestic or foreign sources.

Assuming that the first step is good, just start thinking world politics as usual. Apply that to bridge problems. You'll be fine.

[barmar]

On a more serious note, I think you just have to take the ACBL Director's exam. But if you're not taking it as part of an ACBL Director's Course, you have to find someone to act as a proctor. The address I gave can help you with that.

[Vampyr]

barmar, on 2011-October-16, 16:17, said:

On a more serious note, I think you just have to take the ACBL Director's exam. But if you're not taking it as part of an ACBL Director's Course, you have to find someone to act as a proctor. The address I gave can help you with that.

But... I would think that the exam is not enough without the course. I imagine, though, that the ACBL would accept completion of a course in your own NBO, provided you passed your assessment.

[Gerardo]

The exam is enough. The proctor have to be an ACBL TD, though.

Vampyr, there is a part of the exam based on (ACBL) regulations, that one probably should need to be passed separately.

[Vampyr]

Gerardo, on 2011-October-16, 21:57, said:

The exam is enough. The proctor have to be an ACBL TD, though.

Vampyr, there is a part of the exam based on (ACBL) regulations, that one probably should need to be passed separately.

I am familiar with the exam; I took it about 20 years ago.

I am surprised, however, that this is still enough to become a qualified director. No lectures, no discussion groups, no simulations? I doubt any other NBO qualifies directors this way.

[barmar]

They encourage people to take the class, but it's not always practical, especially for people outside the country. I'm not sure if the classes are given anywhere other than at NABCs.

I think this is only for club directors, and requirements for becoming a tournament director are more stringent.

[blackshoe]

barmar, on 2011-October-18, 15:18, said:

They encourage people to take the class, but it's not always practical, especially for people outside the country. I'm not sure if the classes are given anywhere other than at NABCs.

I think this is only for club directors, and requirements for becoming a tournament director are more stringent.

This. Although I'm not sure there's a formal process for the latter. One is told to, in essence, "apprentice" by working as an assistant (unpaid of course) at tournaments until the DIC is ready to certify you. Not sure what's involved after that, but I don't recall any mention of exams.

[mycroft]

Still remembering my TA (tournament assistant) career:
- you need experience "in the trenches"; i.e. the clubs;
- you need a recommendation by local TDs (either DIC of your local tournament or region supervisor)
(or at least not a disrecommendation)
- you write an exam (and yeah, the club TD exam is almost dangerously simple. This one is not. I typed 12 single-spaced pages, IIRC). Good news - you get a month to review the materials provided and write the test, at your own speed, with your own references. Asking others is frowned upon :-)
- provided you pass, *then* you can TA a few times *at the local tournament's expense* (not necessarily unpaid, just not fixed rate taken out of the tournament, and the appropriate fraction of that rate paid by the ACBL to you later. Because full TDs are only paid a fraction of the rate the ACBL charges for providing them (and if you think that's a problem, it's business SOP - you think I get paid anything close to the rate I'm charged for by my real company?), and are almost always local, a tournament can pay the TA reasonably and still make a massive profit over an additional TD. There are several tournaments who have (the same) TA for years - the person just doesn't want to become a full TD, and is local, so it works well for everybody).
- *then*, if the TDs you're working with as a TA think you can do it, and that you're a person TDs and players are likely to be able to work with, you get recommended to the ACBL as a prospective employee.

In my case, my career as TA was very short, and I was paid (I think in free plays, actually, but it was acceptable to me).

[Jacki]

We do have an ACBL Director's course available. If you're interested in taking the online course, send me email (jacki@bridgebase.com) and I'll send it to you. This will be graded by the ACBL and if you pass you will be qualified to direct ACBL games online.

Jacki