Classes
Defense Fundamentals with Craig Mills and Joe Grill
Wednesdays. 7 pm - 9 pm. Eight weekly lessons, starting September 4 through October 30.
September 4: Opening Leads vs. No-Trump Contracts (Craig Mills)
September 11: Open Leads vs. Suit Contracts (Craig Mills)
September 18: Third Hand Play (Craig Mills)
September 25: Second Hand Play (Joe Grill)
October 2: Defensive Signals (Joe Grill)
October 9: Developing Defensive Tricks (Joe Grill)
October 16: Interfering with Declarer (Craig Mills)
October 23: Making a Plan (Craig Mills)
October 30: Sherpa Game
BEST VALUE! All eight lessons with textbook included: $150
Individual lessons: $20 per class
Defense in the 21st Century Textbook: $20
Beginning Bridge with Craig Mills and Joe Grill
Thursdays. 7 pm - 9 pm. Eight weekly lessons, starting September 5 through October 30.
September 5: Bridge's Basic Concepts (Craig Mills)
September 12: The Beginning of the Auction (Craig Mills)
September 19: Continuing the Auction's Story (Joe Grill)
September 26: Responder's Rebids (Joe Grill)
October 3: Competitive Auctions (Joe Grill)
October 10: Takeout Doubles (Joe Grill)
October 17: Introduction to Artificial Bids (Craig Mills)
October 24: Common Ways of Responding to 1NT Openings (Craig Mills)
WEDNESDAY. October 30: Sherpa Game
All eight lessons with all material included: $150
Thinking Bridge with Al Bender.
Wednesdays starting September 18 @ 9 am
Play of the Hand Intermediate Course Beyond the Basics.
Every trick is important in Duplicate. A simple overtrick beating all the other pairs will earn you a "top". Improve your play by learning new techniques and studying how cards work. In “thinking bridge" we will learn to analyze the clues available to come up the winning play. Students will be presented with hands to play, playing with 3 robots. After each hand we will analyze and categorize each hand for future reference.
Class begins Sept. 18, 2024, 9AM to 10:30AM Cost = $140 for 8-lessons.
Register here. (Look for 13 Top Tricks)
Learn 2 over 1 with Joe Grill
2 over 1 is the popular bidding system used by many successful club players and national champions alike. Join Joe as he teaches you the 2 over 1 game forcing system.
Saturdays @ 10 am. September 7 to October 5
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September 7: 2 over 1 Introduction
September 14: More on 2 over 1 + slam bidding
September 21: The 1NT Forcing call
September 28: NO CLASS. Unit 446 HARVEST SECTIONAL.
October 5: More on 1NT Forcing + other useful gadgets
All four lessons with textbook: $120