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 or use our Calendar of lessons for all lessons - click here.
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 Fundamentals of Bridge
This is an 8 week course, suited for people who have completed the Introduction to Bridge Course. The weekly lessons will cover a new convention or topic, you can attend the lessons individually or buy the package, which includes membership and The Fundamentals of Bridge Book by Will Jenner-O'Shea. The Fundamentals of Bridge course is available face-to-face at East Lindfield and will be advertised below or use our Calendar of lessons for all lessons - click here.
The Fundamentals of Bridge | Saturday | 9:30 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
OvercallsHow to bid a hand when someone opens before you and you have a nice hand. | 19th July | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
DoublesA very handy "free" bid, that will become your most useful bidding tool. | 26th July | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
StaymanLearn how to find a major fit after partner opens 1NT, another essential tool in your bidding box! | 9th August | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Pre-emptsLearn about the importance of shape and how to show it when you have no points. | 16th August | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
TransfersPartner opens 1NT and you have a 5 card major, how do you show it? | 23rd August | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Strong 2'sHow to show partner you have a lot of points and you need them to keep bidding... | 30th August | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Decisions, Rebidding & RaisingUnderstand good decisions, when to continue bidding and what to bid to. | 6th September | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Revision, Practice & ScoringThe last in the series, we revise and enforce and teach you about scoring. | 13th September | 9:30am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
The Five Essential Conventions
This is an ideal course for Bridge players who are returning to the game after a long break or those that have completed the beginner program and have been playing Supervised Bridge and consolidating what they have learned. When they are ready, their next set of lessons is “The Five Essentials”. By the end of “The Five Essentials”, most players have moved up to play in the Rookie game. The course is outlined below:
Five Essential Conventions | Tuesday | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
StaymanWhen partner opens 1NT and you have 4 cards in a major, how can you cleverly find out if partner has 4 in the same suit?. This is a must have convention for every bridge player, beginners included! | 1st July | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
TransfersPartner opens 1NT and you have 5 cards in the major, learn how to invite partner to play your suit from their hand. | 8th July | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Strong 2WOW! That is a lot of points. Learn how to tell partner that they need to keep bidding til you have game. Licence to describe your hand. | 15th July | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
BlackwoodHow to find out how many Aces or Kings partner has? Is it worth you bidding slam? | 5th August | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Pre-emptsNot enough points to open, but you have six, seven or eight cards in one suit! Learn how to be a menace and make life difficult for the opps. | Sunday 10th August | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
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 | Tuesdays | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
It's not a magic trick!Know where your tricks come from | TBA | 10 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Aces Kings Quacks:Make the most of your High Cards | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
A bag of tricks:Turn your long suits into tricks | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |
Tricks of the Trade:Use the power of trumping for extra tricks | TBA | 10:00 am | East Lindfield | Request Information |