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Bridge Classes
Beginners Class

Not currently running.  The course comprises ten lessons of two to two and a half hours.  Each lesson has a handout and at the end of the ten lessons the pupils will know enough to play simple bridge with supervision.  I encourage the class to attend the Monday club where they can play on a separate table at first until they are sufficiently confident.  The course costs £100 for the ten lessons.  

Improvers Class 1

Completed; Weds evenings.  This class continues from the previous and is suitable for pupils who attended that class or those who have a basic knowledge of the game and wish to build on it.  Pupils should be attending the Monday club where possible to practise as well as arranging private games.  Cost £100 for ten lessons.

Improvers Class 2
and Class 3

These continue the process.  At the end the pupils will be able to play most hands unsupervised and enjoy the game without fear.  The course will have developed a basic bidding system, basic play techniques and basic defence.  Elementary competitive bidding is also included.

Intermediate Classes

These classes are suitable for players who have already learnt the basics.  It is assumed that pupils are confident in opening the bidding with strong and weak hands, responding to the opening bid, playing hands which require simple techniques such as drawing trumps, ruffing losers in dummy, discarding losers on winners and making effective opening leads.  The classes develop the bidding system to cover more complex bidding sequences where the final contract may require four or more bids to be decided.  They also introduce more complex competitive bidding.