Unit 360 Bridge School for Novices
Geared toward players that have finished some beginner class
	such as Easybridge or Audrey Grant
	roughly 0 to 200 masterpoints
Each class involves some lecture but is mostly play of the hand
Each week deals with only one specific topic
Hands are pre-dealt to practice the one topic
Discussion after each hand
Hand records and notes provided for each hand
Thursday mornings, 9:30 to 11:30
No long term commitment
Come to whichever classes interest you
No pre-registration, just show up
Cost is $10/class
Topics start off easy in 2006 and get harder as we progress
Date	Class                                                                     9:30 - 11:30
2/2/2006	Overview, Themes, Routine/Plan, Basics
2/9/2006	Develop high cards
2/16/2006	Develop long cards (suit establishment)
2/23/2006	off
3/2/2006	The other finesses - the double finesse
3/9/2006	The other finesses - the ruffing finesse
3/16/2006	Which finesse should you take?
3/23/2006	The bidding ladder - how good is your hand?
3/30/2006	Reevaluation in bidding - no, how good is your hand, really?
4/6/2006	off
4/13/2006	Trick 1 - where to win it?
4/20/2006	Watch your entries
4/27/2006	Overtaking
5/4/2006	Unblocking
5/11/2006	Make a new entry
5/18/2006	Hold-up by declarer
5/25/2006	off
6/1/2006	Keep the bad guys out of the lead (Avoidance)
6/8/2006	2 over 1 Bidding System
	Summer Break (go play golf)
9/7/2006	Ducking (one type of safety play)
9/14/2006	Card combinations / safety plays - protect against voids
9/21/2006	Card combinations / safety plays - the finesse that cannot fail
9/28/2006	Card combinations / safety plays - protect against lone rangers
10/5/2006	Card combinations / safety plays - common missing cards
10/12/2006	off
10/19/2006	When not to finesse
10/26/2006	Rule of 11 by both declarer and defender
11/2/2006	Count signals on defense
11/9/2006	Getting a ruff using suit preference
11/16/2006	Holding up, unblocking, and ducking on defense
	Holidays Break
1/4/2007	When and how to draw trumps
1/11/2007	Who is winning the race #1 - trumps
1/18/2007	When not to draw trumps #1 (1st things 1st)
1/25/2007	When not to draw trumps #2 (you need them)
2/1/2007	Who is winning the race #2 - tempo
2/8/2007	off
2/15/2007	Being in the right place at the right time
2/22/2007	The mistakes we make at trick 1
3/1/2007	Loser on loser
3/8/2007	Keeping control of trumps
3/15/2007	How to make all your trumps good (Crossruffs)
3/22/2007	off
3/29/2007	3rd hand high on defense, sometimes
4/5/2007	2nd hand low on defense, sometimes
4/12/2007	Give me your opinion (at least your attitude)
4/19/2007	Later defensive tactics, like discarding
4/26/2007	off              (COS Sectional Tournament)
5/3/2007	Inferences - Card Reading at Trick 1
5/10/2007	Inferences - Clues from the bidding
5/17/2007	Inferences - Putting it all together at Trick 1
	Memorial Day Break (4 weeks)
6/21/2007	Bidding - What's your Plan?
6/28/2007	Bidding - Fits and Misfits, Losing Trick Count
7/5/2007	Bidding - Invites and Game Tries
7/12/2007	Bidding - 3rd and 4th hand openings
7/19/2007	off
7/26/2007	On defense - should you grab your tricks or sit back and wait?
8/2/2007	Opening leads on defense
8/9/2007	Defensive strategies in Notrump
8/16/2007	Defensive strategies in Suit Contracts
	Labor Day Break (4 weeks)
9/20/2007	Helping Partner on Defense
9/27/2007	Inferences - Why did the declarer do that?
10/4/2007	Inferences - Why did the defender do that?
10/11/2007	Find out what you need to know (Discovery)
10/18/2007	off
10/25/2007	Which play has the better chance? - Probabilities 101
11/1/2007	Once you've picked a play can you improve your chances
11/8/2007	Try all of your chances
11/15/2007	Make them give you a free finesse (End Plays)
	Holidays Break
1/10/2008	Bidding - Offensive vs Defensive
1/17/2008	Bidding - Interference
1/24/2008	Bidding - Preempting, Sacrificing
1/31/2008	Bidding - Competition, Balancing
2/7/2008	off
2/14/2008	Dummy reversals
2/21/2008	Bidding - Big hands, Slams
2/28/2008	Make them discard their winners (Squeezes)
3/6/2008	Matchpoints vs IMPs