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Whether you’re a beginner or already familiar with the game,
if you want to improve your bridge you’re in the right place!

Welcome to

All Things Bridge

Dom

My name is Dom Rayner and I’m a professional bridge coach.

I learnt to play bridge in quite an unusual way. When I was about 8 years old, my parents decided to have private lessons on a recommendation of a friend of theirs. As a youngster, fascinated by cards, I used to come home from school and watch them play bridge for hours at a time, but I never actually played.

11 years later, now 19, my Mum one day asked if I would like to go to the bridge club with her to play. She had started to play a lot more bridge and was looking for a regular partner. I decided I had nothing to lose so I gave it a go.

When I began to play it was as if someone had taught me in my sleep! Within a few weeks I had progressed beyond the lesson structure at my local club (Sheffield) and I was ready to play in club duplicate sessions.

A few months later I was noticed by a scout playing at Sheffield Bridge Club who recommended me to the England u20s squad. When I received the invitation to attend the training weekends with the England squad I was delighted. Given my age I moved up to the u25s squad within a year, and it was at these training sessions with ex and current internationals where my bridge really came on.

A few years later after having done 2 degree courses, I was still unsure how to make a living. At this time playing competitive bridge had become a big part of my life and it was suggested to me that I turn my hobby into my career. At first, I thought this was ambitious, but my career has taken on a life of its own since then!

My lessons have become more and more popular since my beginning in 2016 and that has all led you here to All Things Bridge!

How can I help?

I feel like I could talk for hours and hours about bridge, the passion I have for this game is like none I’ve found before, so if you are as passionate as I am, and you want to improve your game or learn for the first time, give me a try!

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What is bridge and why should you play it?

Bridge, put quite simply, is the most difficult and most mentally satisfying game there is. My goal is to educate everyone about the enjoyment and benefits of playing bridge. Apart from it being a fantastic pastime, bridge also has considerable health benefits.

Playing bridge, or another similar ‘mind game’ (like chess or draughts) has been proven to greatly reduce the risk of alzheimers and dementia when in older age, and has also been proven to increase numeracy and problem solving for younger people too. Overall, bridge is a great game, whether you play once a month or every day. Why not start learning today?

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