2008 Fall Beginner Bridge

Yesterday was our last official class. I want to tell you how much I have enjoyed teaching this class and how proud I am of your progress. In just 9 weeks you have learned how to play duplicate bridge. This is just outstanding, CONGRATULATIONS to each of you.

As previously discussed, on Saturday, Dec 13 we will have a beginner bridge game at Sun City. This game will be all new players and will be conducted as a standard duplicate game. I will be there helping to run the game and helping you get acclimated to duplicate bridge.

American Contract Bridge League (ACBL)
I have posted a number of links from ACBL on our blog. In additon I have added a link to the instructional software on Learn to Play Bridge. This software is FREE to download to your computer. This software takes a different approach teaching you how to play bridge from the view of playing a hand of bridge which is great since most of us teach from the approach of how to bid a hand. If you stay in duplicate, you will want to join ACBL the governing body of bridge in North America.

Hilton Head Island Bridge Club (HHI)
I have posted on this blog the games and teaching schedules for HHI. I have given your names and email addresses to Kathie Walsh who teaches a Friday morning workshop of Beyond Basics. I have posted on the blog the education schedule for 2009 and specifically Kathie’s Friday morning schedule. I know Kathie has already sent you an email on her workshops. Don’t forget HHI sponsors several games a week with mini-lessons before each game.

Okatie Duplicate Bridge Club (Okatie)
For those who live in Sun City, I will post on the blog ASAP the games and teaching schedules for Okatie Duplicate in Sun City. I have given your names and email address to Peggy Gibson who directs and teaches beginner and intermediate classes at Okatie. If you have not already I am sure you will receive emails from Peggy on education opportunities and games at Sun City.

I will keep this blog … please continue to access it. If you have questions you can call or email me. Questions, I receive will be posted on the blog for all to read.

Saturday, December 13

Our original schedule was to play a “bridge game” during our last class on Monday, December 15. This schedule was made thinking our class might be larger, with only 3 tables I have been working to find alternatives where we can play with other new bridge players.

While I hope to schedule a game at the HHI Bridge Club, my friend and bridge partner Peggy Gibson is teaching two large classes of beginner bridge at Sun City and has invited our class and a class of youth at St. Gregory Catholic School to a special game. Peggy will host a beginner bridge game in the new “card room” at Sun City on Saturday, December 13 from 1:30 to 4:00 pm. Everyone is welcome and there is no charge for playing. This will be a lot of fun … a game just for you and other new bridge players.

Next week’s class will be on "play of the hand" techniques. In addition, we will learn how to score a game and how to move from one table to another to play different opponents. Come prepared next week to play and get ready for December 13.

Class Schedule

1. Taking Tricks: Learning to Play.
2. Bridge Basics: Bidding and Scoring.
3. Major Suits: Opening Bids and Responses
4. Minor Suits: Opening Bids and Responses
5. Notrump: Opening Bids and Stayman
6. Notrump: Responses and Jacoby Transfers
7. Declarer Play
8. Preemptive Bids
9. Defensive Bids
10. Structured Bridge Game

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Learn to Play Bridge

Registration

Learn to Play Bridge is a 10 week course that teaches modern contract bridge… the object of this course is to get people playing real bridge AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. Learn to Play Bridge starts at the beginning, introducing the mechanics of the game and covers the fundamentals of all the three aspects of the game . . . bidding, play, and defense.

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Learn to Play Bridge

Welcome

Beginning bridge classes will be taught Fall 2008 on Monday afternoons October 6 - December 15, 2008 at the Bridge Club on Hilton Head Island.

Mondays, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Bridge Club

Port Royal Plaza (near Sams Club)

Hilton Head Island, SC USA

This web log (blog) supports these classes. For information/news on classes including cancellations, notices, quizzes, questions, etc. ... all class information is posted here first. This is your class, I want to help you anyway I can. You can post comments or questions on this blog or call me at 843.363.6416 or email me at fred1@onent.com.

I look forward to seeing you on Mondays … Fred