Building your basic skills
New players start with the 6-week “Introduction to Bridge” which is designed to teach participants the mechanics of playing Bridge, as well as give them an understanding of basic bidding and play.
Bridge Basics
These lessons follow the 6-week "Introduction to Bridge" course. They expand on the basic ideas already learned, introduce some new ideas, and focus more on card playing skills. Each week there is a practice session that supports the lesson. Topics & schedule may be altered if the group progresses quicker than planned.
The Bridge Basics course is available face-to-face at East Lindfield and will be advertised below.
Below is our timetable for Bridge Basics Lessons that are scheduled for 2024.
Course | Days | Time | Venue | Find out more |
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Bridge Basics - Face-to-Face | Wednesdays | 9:30 am | The Willis | Request Information |
Responding to partner's opening of 1NT | 26th June | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
How to count your tricks and develop your playing skills | 3rd July | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Finding a fit in a Major suit, and focus on Responder | 10th July | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Developing a long suit for extra tricks and planning the play in a No Trump contract | 17th July | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Overcalling and the Takeout Double | 24th July | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Counting losers, playing and defending a suit contract | 31st July | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Play in your Major when you have a fit, more bidding when partner opens 1NT | 7th Aug | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Making the best of your high cards, the fine art of Finessing | 14th Aug | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Being Competitive, getting into the bidding after an opponent has opened | 21st Aug | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
Defending well, the hardest part of the game. | 28th Aug | 9:30am | The Willis | Request Information |
With this beginner program complete, ideally, players now spend some time playing Supervised Bridge and consolidating what they have learned so far. When they are ready, their next set of lessons is “The 5 Essentials”.
The Five Essential Conventions
This is an ideal course for Bridge players who are returning to the game after a long break. By the end of “The 5 Essentials”, most players have moved up to play in the Rookie game. The course is outlined below:
Five Essential Conventions | Sundays | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Stayman | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Transfers | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Strong 2 Clubs | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Blackwood | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Pre-empts | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
With this beginner program complete, ideally, players now spend some time playing Supervised Bridge and consolidating what they have learned so far. When they are ready, their next set of lessons is “The 5 Essentials”. This is an ideal course for Bridge players who are returning to the game after a long break. By the end of “The 5 Essentials”, most players have moved up to play in the Rookie game.
And for my next trick
The aim of the course is to establish a solid grounding in Declarer Play - creating a smart plan of attack, establishing your suits, knowing how to use your trumps for best effect and creating extra tricks. This is aimed at Supervised and Rookie players.
And For My Next Trick | Sundays | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
It's not magic: Know where your tricks come from | 26-May | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Aces Kings Quacks: Make the most of your High Cards | 2-Jun | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
A bag of tricks: Turn your loing suits into tricks | 9-Jun | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Tricks of the Trade: Use the power of trumping for extra tricks | 16-Jun | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |