[thepossum]

Hi all

Desperate for a bit of fun decent level social Bridge in a local establishment I put a call out

Now, sadly, and embarrassingly, I have a possible large group of beginners looking for lessons

What should I do. I don't like to be rude

Start my own club with my own view on how to play or what?

I could shape my own team from the beginning

There is one serious question though
If you are teaching people in Australia (specifically Brisbane) how to play Bridge from fairly basic general level does everyone play a version of Standard American or 2/1 or just vaguely 5-card majors or what.

I don't want to refer them to a local club. I think they are looking for fun social Bridge too

I know. I know. I am not qualified to teach Bridge

I could refer them to the ABF resources or to Larry's site. They may say. That seems complicated
Just acknowledging some of my likely teaching resources

P

[pescetom]

Set up a whatsapp group or whatever is appropriate given their age.
Ask ABF (or better, contact directly some representative that you know and trust) for help in teaching and mentoring.
If nobody replies and you don't really have the energy, then at least run a few duplicates on BBO and let any potential leaders emerge.

[thepossum]

 pescetom, on 2023-March-11, 16:35, said:

Set up a whatsapp group or whatever is appropriate given their age.
Ask ABF (or better, contact directly some representative that you know and trust) for help in teaching and mentoring.
If nobody replies and you don't really have the energy, then at least run a few duplicates on BBO and let any potential leaders emerge.

I will consider a group of some description

Its a very difficult social dilemma, because I don't want to appear rude

Maybe given changes in recent e-based social businesses I could sell the group

[hrothgar]

Hey there

I STRONGLY believe that it is an enormous mistake to try and teach bidding to new players before they can look at a pair of hands and understand what constitutes a "good" contract.

Its a hell of a lot easier getting people to understand, say, Stayman once they understand why its so important to discover 4-4 fits in the majors.

I have a three stage process to teach bridge to new players.

The first is Fred Gittleman's old BridgeMaster game.

This is intended to teach the mechanics of the game and provide players with a basic familiarity with declarer play.

The second is a game that I came up which an acquaintance of mine was kind enough to place onto the web.
(I am not responsible for the awful name)

https://dominicprice...ss-the-contract

Please note: The combination of piece 1 and piece 2 allow novices to practice the game without any need for an instructor. (And players don't have to worried about getting embarrassed if they make mistakes)

Once folks feel comfortable with this, its time for Minibridge.

And finally, once folks have all this under their belt...
THEN you can think about teaching them about bidding systems and the like