Simplicity Bridge: Excerpts for Students

Simplicity Bridge: Excerpts for Students

By Chris Hasney This is an excerpt adapted from my book Simplicity Bridge. The idea is to start students playing some form of the game immediately, then give them a way to actually play rubber

Simplicity Bridge: Excerpts for Students

Chris Hasney

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Playing Bridge Conventions

Playing Bridge Conventions

By Linda Lee If you are making some progress in your bridge career you will know that all your partners and friends want to play lots of bridge conventions. Even if you are just starting

Playing Bridge Conventions

Hand Evaluation

By Linda Lee I love thinking about hand evaluation. When we start out playing bridge it seems so very simple: Add up your high card points 1, 2, 3, 4. Then add up your distribution

Playing Bridge Conventions

Long Suit Versus Short Suit Counting

By Linda Lee When we started to write Beginning Bridge it seemed clear that there was less than 100% agreement on which method of counting distribution was better. A majority of teachers now seem to

Playing Bridge Conventions

More About Finesses: Being a Bridge Detective

By Linda Lee When you are playing a bridge hand you often have the chance to be a detective. If you get out your magnifying glass, your decoder kit but most importantly your thinking cap

Playing Bridge Conventions

Linda Lee

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Teaching Materials

Teaching Materials

By Barbara Seagram I am more comfortable teaching and writing and using my own materials, but the Audrey Grant ACBL materials are excellent. When teaching “new territory” content, e.g. squeezes or counting or defense, I

Teaching Materials

Build your Business and Keep your Students Playing

By Barbara Seagram Celebrate Birthdays When I ran a large bridge club, we used to give each member a free game once a year in the month of their birthday. We have an afternoon birthday

Teaching Materials

Planning Courses and Games

By Barbara Seagram I believe that without a successful bridge teaching program, it would be almost impossible to have a thriving bridge club. The source of new players is right in that classroom. We frequently