Invitation to the Women’s World of Backgammon Peer Coaching Learning Session

After first announcing the launch of the WWB Peer Coaching program, we got a huge response from women wanting to be part of this program, and several players volunteering as coaches.

We are hoping to bring more coaches into the program to pair with students, which brings us to next week's session. This program is a great way to meet fellow players, practice your game no matter your level, and hone your skills playing online.

Melanie Hughes and Karen Davis will demonstrate how to be a Peer Coach using Heroes Consultation Match Mode, benefiting both student and coach.

Watch. Learn. Sign Up as a Peer Coach or Student!

If you aren't able to make the session but are still interested in volunteering as a peer coach, send us an email.

A Little History

In the November 2023 WWB Newsletter, we featured the story of Adam Grant who recounted in his recent book, Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things, how a Harlem chess team became National Chess Champions in two short years. With the help of Maurice Ashley, a Jamaican immigrant chess champion, students reviewed each others’ games and worked together to take their game to a higher level. We urged women backgammon players to learn from their example.

Find a peer coach. Practice on Heroes Using Consultation Mode. Identify and Correct Your Mistakes. Support Each Other.

Particulars

• Over two dozen women have told us they would like a peer coach and a handful have noted their willingness to be a coach. We need more volunteer coaches! It involves spending an hour a week playing a student on Heroes.BackgammonStudio.com using its Consultation Match feature and helping them see the leading options for plays. After the play, the Consultation Match mode on Heroes lets the student and coach know if the right decision has been made! It’s that easy!
• Come join us for this learning session where Melanie Hughes and Karen Davis demonstrate how a peer coach can help a student learn using Heroes’ Consultation Match feature. We hope everyone will gain confidence that they can volunteer to be a peer coach without being a grandmaster!
• You’ll also enjoy learning about Melanie Hughes's journey from raw beginner to strong intermediate in three short years. She decided to learn one new activity every year. Three years ago she picked learning backgammon; a few weeks ago she finished third in the New York Metropolitan Backgammon Open Intermediate division with almost 100 entrants! Her secret – reading backgammon books, taking lessons, playing Doubles with excellent partners. She and her backgammon partner Jerry Shea won the 2022 Sunny Florida Doubles, defeating Michy Kageyama and Kazuko Numazawa in the final Recently she’s been using a Peer Coach, Jacob Atie from Panama, using Heroes Consultation Match Mode.
• Karen Davis, co-founder of WWB, and an American Backgammon Hall of Famer;  Giant of Backgammon-64; and BMAB Master Class 2 relates how being a Peer Coach has taken her own Performance Rating (PR) to a new level.

If you’re willing to volunteer to be a peer coach or have any questions at all,  e-mail us at womensworldofbackgammon@gmail.com.