Improver material
To help beginners grow in confidence and knowledge, Supervised Sessions are a good way forward. Here are some deal files and hand analysis clubs can use in these sessions. Tips on running a Supervised Session
Additionally some Improver Topics have been included below.
Supervised Sessions Hands
These files are intended to help clubs run Supervised Sessions. Set # is the analysis of the hand. Click on Deal File to download .pbn file. (With your help we can improve and add extra hands – education@bridgensw.com.au)
- Basic files do not include any conventions
- Overcalls / Takeouts Xs will include some Basic type hands and some Overcalls and Takeout Doubles
- Stayman / Transfers will have a mixture of the above and some Stayman / Transfer hands
- Pre-emptive / Strong may contain hands of all the conventions listed above
If you wish to have include a short lesson up front then consider some of the Mini Lessons on the Beginners material page. It’s also a good time to cover some of the likely common Directing issues
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Improver Lessons
These lessons can be covered in any order. The Teacher’s Guide is here
| Contents | Student Notes | Handouts | Teacher Notes | Hands | Powerpoints | Deal File (pbn) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cue Raises & Negative Xs | L9 | H9 | T9 | A9 | P9 | D9 |
| Card Play by Defenders | L10 | H10 | T10 | A10 | P10 | D10 |
| Opening Leads & Signalling | L11 | H11 | T11 | A11 | P11 | D11 |
| More on Hand Evaluation | L12 | H12 | T12 | A12 | P12 | D12 |
| Pre-emptive Openings | L13 | H13 | T13 | A13 | P13 | D13 |
| Strong Openings | L14 | H14 | T14 | A14 | P14 | D14 |
| Thinking as Declarer | L15 | nil | nil | A15 | nil | D15 |
| Thinking in Defence | L16 | For Feedback | nil | A16 | nil | D16 |
| Booklet (lessons 9 to 16) | Booklet |
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Bridge NSW has drawn on material previously prepared by NZ Bridge and Scottish Bridge Union. (Based on the original SBU 20 lesson course material).
Bridge NSW recognises the contribution of Rakesh Kumar in preparing the Student Notes and the generosity of Derrick Browne in allowing some of his material to be included.
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