Lessons

Beginners Lessons

  • Victoria Bridge Club holds lessons, usually two series a year, for those keen to learn the game.
  • You do not need to be a club member to attend.
  • No prior knowledge of bridge is required.
  • Classes are run by experienced, friendly coaches and comprise 10 stimulating weekly lessons where participants learn the basics of bridge.
  • Each session involves both instruction and actual play.
  • Notes covering the lessons are made available to all participants.
  • Lessons are on a Wednesay evening from 7.30 - 9.30 pm.
  • The fee for the 10-lesson series is $60 which includes a course workbook; this will be offset against the first year’s subscription if a participant becomes a club member at the end of the course.
  • Make new friends, bring a friend and gain a lifetime interest.

Dates for 2010:
24 March - 26 May 2010
14 July - 15 September 2010 

The tutor for the series of 2010 lessons will be John Cormack, who was highly acclaimed by all who attended his classes in 2007, 2008 and 2009.

If you are interested please phone the Club Manager for further information or enroll by sending an email to victoriabc@xtra.co.nz. � Please provide your name, address, contact phone number and preferred start date.


Further Skills Development

From time to time Victoria Bridge Club also runs classes for improvers as they move through the grades and extension classes for advanced players.

Those who complete the beginners’ lessons then play first in the Wednesday evening sessions, where they are introduced gradually to competitive play in a relaxed atmosphere.� These Wednesday night players have a Coaching night on the fifth Wednesday of a month whenever this occurs.� This coaching is done by some of the Club’s experienced players and builds on the foundation established in the beginners’ lessons.

In 2010 the club is also staging once a month coaching at an ‘improvers’ level for club members, conducted on Thursday evenings.� Tutor for these coaching sessions to be advised.

An opportunity for less experienced players to play with advanced players is provided by the Wellesley Pairs event.� This event is scheduled for occasional Tuesday evenings: 06 April, 8 June and 26 October 2010.� In the Wellesley pairs every partnership must comprise a Tuesday player and either a Monday or a Wednesday player.