| Bridge Beginners Course |
Beginning Bridge
This is a foundation course, with 30 sessions split into four modules.
It covers all the basic bidding and play techniques
Part 1 - Starters
Session
1 Getting started with Minibridge
2 Playing No Trumps
3 Playing with Trumps
4 Planning the play
5 Playing defence
PLAY PRACTICE
6 Bidding 1 NT
7 Responses to 1NT
8 PLAY PRACTICE
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| Bridge Beginners Course |
Part 2 - Main courses (Bidding)
Session 9 Suit bidding
10a Suit responses
10b Suit responses (contd)
11 Breaking the barrier - Strong rebids
12 Bidding strong balanced hands
13 Play Practice
Main courses (Play of the cards)
14 Creating more tricks - Declarer play
15a Tricks in No Trumps - Finessing
15b Tricks in NT - Entries
16 Tricks in Trumps - To draw or not to draw
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| Bridge Beginners Course |
Part 3 - Side dishes
Session 17 Opening leads
18 Killer Defence
19 Overcalling
20 Takeout Doubles
PLAY PRACTICE
21 Recap and the 1NT Overcall
22 'Stayman' convention
23 Recap and 4441 hands
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Part 4 - Sweets and Savouries
Session 24 Opening 2NT
25 The 2C Game-forcing bid
26 'Strong Two' opening bids
27 Slam bidding
28 Pre-emptive bids
29 Countering pre-empts
30 Final play session
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| 'Quickstart' course |
'Quickstart' - an introduction to Bridge
This is a 6-week accelerated course, which assumes no prior knowledge of Bridge
Course contents
1. Bridge as a trick-taking game, counting your points, Minibridge
2. Scoring. Playing with Trumps
3. Bidding - how it works. Opening 1NT and responding
4. NT and suit bidding
5. Suit bidding and responses
6. Weak vs strong hands
Date of next course: To be arranged
Venue: St Johns Church Centre, CO4 0HP
Course fee: £48, payable at first session
(This is a very basic introduction, and it is recommended that you carry on playing, to integrate what you have learnt. The Monday night Bridge sessions are open to all students.
And if you are interested in learning more, the foundation level course 'Beginning Bridge' covers all you need to know)
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| Refresher course - Topics |
Refresher course - Basic Bidding
This is a 10-week revision course for those who have attended classes previously and wish to refresh their basic bidding.
Formal teaching is kept to a minimum. The sessions start with a short orientation quiz, and then concentrate on bidding and discussion of set hands.
(This course is not suitable as an introduction to Bridge or for those who have been away from the game for a long time - consider joining the Quickstart course or the Beginning Bridge course)
Topics
1. Opening bids and supporting partner
2. Suit responses and opener's second bid
3. Opener's strong rebids
4. Opening and responding to 1NT
5. Bidding strong balanced hands
6. Overcalling
7. Takeout doubles
8. Pre-emptive bids
9. Strong twos and/or weak twos
10. Protective bidding (balancing)
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