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BRIDGE SPOT UNIVERSITY
CLASS SCHEDULE FALL 2011

   
SPECIAL VALUE
Pay one monthly fee and attend all of our classes!
Cost: $75 per month includes ANY or ALL classes and Chat Games.

   
Bridge Basics
Next series will start in January
Check back for the exact dates and times
Cost: $20 per class

Learn to play bridge in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere. No prior experience is needed. This is also a great refresher course for those of you who played years ago and would like to start again. We will get you playing from the very first lesson. Come by yourself or with a partner and meet your new bridge playing friends!

 

   
Convention Corner
Most Tuesdays from 2:30 to 4:00 PM
Ends on November 22nd and will resume in January
Instructor: Dean Panagopoulos
Cost: $20 per class

Conventional bids can be a great help in describing your hand, but they all come with plusses and minuses. Each week we will discuss one bridge convention in detail.
In November we will focus on practice hands illustrating the Two over One Game Forcing system.

 

   
Winning Declarer Play
Most Mondays from 12:30 to 2:00 PM
Ends on November 21st and will resume in January
Instructor: Dean Panagopoulos
Cost: $20 per class

In this class, we will discuss and practice all of the basic ways to take extra tricks when you are playing the hand. There is a method to the madness of planning the play of a hand. Let us show you how.

 

   
Winning Defense
Most Tuesdays from 12:30 to 2:00 PM
Ends on November 22nd and will resume in January
Instructor: Dean Panagopoulos
Cost: $20 per class

Half the time you are defending. Learn to make the most of your opportunities by planning your attack. Learn to work with your partner and take more tricks. We will talk about strategies for playing high or low, and ways to signal and let your partner know something about your cards.

 

   
Playshop
Most Thursdays from 7:00 to 9:30 PM
Ends on November 10th and will resume in January
Instructor: Dean Panagopoulos
Cost: $20 per class

Kind of like a workshop, but we have fun while learning and playing. Each night starts with and introduction to a bidding or play concept. We then play a short duplicate game and spend the next hour talking about the hands.

 

   
Thinking Bridge
Most Saturdays from 10:30 to Noon
Ends on November 12th and will resume in January
Instructor: Dean Panagopoulos
Cost: $20 per class

In this Saturday morning series, we offer a wide range of intermediate classes for players with a year or more of playing experience who are comfortable with the basics. You will learn by doing as we bid, play and discuss a number of hands.
September 10 - Introduction to 2/1 Game Forcing
September 17 - 2/1 GF The Forcing Notrump
September 24 - 2/1 GF The rest of the auctions
October 1 - 2/1 GF The tools for games and slams
October 15 - Declarer Play - Counting the Hand
October 22 - Declarer Play - Finding Missing Honors
October 29 - Declarer Play - The Strip and Endplay
November 5 - Declarer Play - More Fun with Strip and Endplay
November 12 - Declarer Play - How to Fool the Defenders

 

   
Bid Smarter Play Smarter with Lloyd
Most Wednesdays from 2:15 to 4:00 PM starting October 5th
Ends on October 28th and will resume in the Spring
Instructor: Lloyd Arvedon
Cost: $20 per class

Join Lloyd, an ACBL Grand Life Master, as he discusses a variety of bridge topics. Each week is new and different. In this series, you will learn bidding and play concepts far beyond what you find in most bridge books. Expand your thinking and see how the experts approach bridge problems. These sessions will interest and challenge serious students of the game and are geared towards Flight B and Flight A players ready to challenge the experts.

 

   
Biding Brush Up
Every Monday and Wednesday from 6:30 to 6:45
Cost: $10 per session includes free entry to the Goodtimers Game that evening

A weekly review of basic bidding tools. Each week we will discuss a short quiz on one topic.

   
Private or Semi-Private Lessons

We can put together a plan to meet your needs. A popular option is for a group of four players to get together for topics that interest them. Another is for a partnership to work together on bidding or defense. We can also arrange playing lessons with a Bridge Spot expert player at our club games or tournaments.

Contact Dean Panagopoulos to discuss your individual needs.

 

   
Money Back Guarantee!

All Bridge Spot classes are offered with a money back guarantee. If, for whatever reason, you find yourself in a class that is not meeting your expectations, just let the instructor know at the first break and get your money back. A request for the refund of a monthly fee may be made during or immediately after the first class you attend that month.