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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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Greetings all from the American Bridge Teachers Association annual
convention in Minneapolis this year. I'm here with 50 bridge teachers
from all over North America (and even Portugal). We're hearing talks
from notable bridge pros on materials and techniques for teaching bridge.
The ABTA also gives out annual awards for "Bridge Book of the Year" in
different categories, and certifies Master Teachers. (You can see my own
badge right there under my picture!)
ABTA also designates a Teacher of the Year. The winner this year was
Lorraine Eaglesham from Ontario, and the runner-up was Jan Weber from
Vero Beach, Fl. I felt like I had a strong application, but I'm really
delighted that we have great bridge teachers like Lorraine and Jan in
their parts of the world.
Here are the three courses that are starting up the coming week:
Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction
Here we go on a new adventure! This is the course for /non-bridge
players/ to learn the basics of the game. By the end of the first class,
the mechanics of bridge and much of the vocabulary. During the six
sessions, we'll practice analyzing bridge hands, finding extra tricks,
and introduce the the language of Standard American bidding.
* Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting July 15
* Enroll for $85 to PCC Extension, plus $15 materials fee for book
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/bridge-basics-introduction>
* Register for the course here
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/connect/ClassInfo/ClassInformation?int_class_…>
Improving Your Judgment - Doubles
In /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/, we introduce the concept of
the takeout double. Most newer players miss opportunities to use the
double call to their benefit, and this class gives you lots of practice
in doubling in different contexts. We also learn guidelines for
advancing partner's double, and potential rebids by doubler. As always
there are great "play of the deal" puzzles and defense tips as well!
* Six Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, starting July 15
* $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/iyj_doubles>
* Register for the course here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions
There are a handful of bidding conventions that are the most useful and
ubiquitous for helping partnerships discover HOW HIGH and WHERE. We'll
study Stayman, Jacoby Transfer Bids, strong hand openings, and slam bidding.
Pasadena Bridge Club's resident wizard Zachary Vedro is instructor for
this course.
* Six Thursday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting July 16
* $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant
* Full lesson plan here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/popular-conventions>
* Register for the course here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
More tidbits ...
If you're waiting for a daylight (or semi-daylight) session of Bridge
Basics 1, we have one in the fall catalog for PCC Extension. It'll be on
Wednesday afternoons starting October 28.
Don't forget you can always drop in for a single session of any course
for $25. Each class usually stands along fairly well, and I try to keep
the topics visible on the front of the web site
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>.
For the full novice/intermediate program at the club, including
workshops, games, and casual bridge, see the schedule here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/schedule#novice>!
Hope to see you soon at the bridge club!
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
