Youth

Wednesday youth bridge

A relaxed game suitable for all experience levels. Have fun playing bridge, seeing old friends and meeting new ones.

Sessions – 4:00-5:30pm is for school age kids and 5:30-8:00pm is for anyone up to 30.

There is free pizza for dinner.

If you have any questions, contact Michael Gearing on 0419 733 930.

School holiday bridge lessons

We run introductory bridge lessons in the December school holidays each year. These lessons are free and provide an interesting and enjoyable introduction to the game.

National events

Youth Interstate Teams (each July). The QBA subsidises members of the state youth team to attend the Australian National Championships.

Australian Youth Bridge Championships (each January) – also known as Youth Week. The QBA provides a subsidy for Queensland-based U/25 players who attend.

Contact Michael Gearing on 0419 733 930 to find out more.

Other discounts and subsidies

The QBA sees youth players as key to the future of bridge, and funds several initiatives.

Players turning 25 in the current year:

  • can join the ABF Youth Club for free
  • do not pay any ABF or QBA annual fee
  • get a 50% discount on entry fees in all ABF/QBA events and ABF/QBA licensed events (which sometimes includes Congresses held by clubs.

Individual clubs set their own policies for membership fees and playing fees for their standard sessions.

Contact and feedback

We want to hear from youth players about what you like and don’t like about the bridge world because we can always be improving.

Please contact Michael Gearing directly, or send your comments via our Contact page.

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