[HeavyDluxe]

matmat, on Jul 11 2008, 09:41 PM, said:

maybe the way to call a director on a noob is to first talk to them for 10-20 seconds, calmly, explaining that it's just a quirk of the game that the director needs to be present when there is an irregularity or correction to be made, not that they screwed up or cheated or whatever, and then summon the TD.

For my $$-worth, this is dead on.

[vuroth]

awm, on Jul 10 2008, 01:36 PM, said:

...it is possible to use director calls to intimidate inexperienced players.

With a good director, it shouldn't be. Even if you were to TRY to use a director call to intimidate a newbie, the director should be personable and patient enough to clarify the situation, and make the newbie feel at ease. Imo.

[SoTired]

vuroth, on Jul 16 2008, 11:56 AM, said:

awm, on Jul 10 2008, 01:36 PM, said:

...it is possible to use director calls to intimidate inexperienced players.

With a good director, it shouldn't be. Even if you were to TRY to use a director call to intimidate a newbie, the director should be personable and patient enough to clarify the situation, and make the newbie feel at ease. Imo.

in a perfect world with perfect directors, this works perfectly

[matmat]

SoTired, on Jul 16 2008, 12:22 PM, said:

in a perfect world with perfect directors, this works perfectly

yeah... too bad that, as with pretty much all positions of power, the TD job often attracts people who just like to exert their authority.

[barmar]

Every January our club teaches a beginner class (we're associated with a college, and January is the inter-semester break), we have a separate novice game from February through May, and then we invite them to play in our regular open game.

One LOL who took the class this year is a real Nervous Nelly. She gets frazzled any time someone alerts (it was really funny last night, because it was a team game and she kept on ending up playing against pairs playing strong club systems, and everyone could hear her groan every time they alerted).

Anyway, the point of my bringing this up is that I don't think even the calmest director call could avoid disturbing her. But she's also pretty plucky, so I don't think it would drive her from the game.

[ASkolnick]

I'm sorry, but why shouldn't we teach them rules of the game? And in clubs, the director is part of restoring the equity of the game.

When my son first learns how to play baseball and starts running down the 3rd base line, isn't it important to tell him "You need to run the other way". It however does not mean he needs to be out for running out of the baseline.

Another baseball analogy, sorry, is explain to the opponents that it is like the batter checking with the 3rd base umpire if he swung? Most of the time, absolutely nothing happened. If however, something happened, the 3rd base umpire will make a call.