Supervised play with individual commentary

with Jeff Hand Tuesdays at 6:30 PM Jeff will have you play either with robots or with him at your table and receive instant commentary from him as you decide what to bid and/or how to play. He is going to start with small classes, so this is your best chance to get special attention from him. As with all of Jeff’s

Just Beyond Beginner Bridge

Series 6 with Jeff Badler Beginning may 3rd Skipping May 10th and 17thWednesdays noon to 2:00 pm The next 6 week series is independent of the five prior ones. This is a good time for advanced beginners to enter.  We will focus on improving your defense.  We already worked on many bidding conventions, slam tries and

Just Beyond Beginner Bridge

Series 5 with Jeff Badler Beginning march 22nd The next 6 week series is independent of the four prior ones. This is a good time for advanced beginners to enter.  You have learned bidding techniques, but it is time to take it up a notch.  You will learn to deal with seemingly difficult bidding situations and

Putting it All Together

with Shlomit Rind mondays from noon to 1:30 pm P.A.T. stands for Putting it All Together and refers to the style of each class. Every area of the game that you were taught is reviewed. Practice makes perfect, especially when it is under Shlomit’s guidance. Please email shlobridge@gmail.com or use the button below to reserve your spot.

Just Beyond Beginner Bridge

Series 4 with Jeff Badler Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 11:00 amBeginning May 3rdskipping May 10th and 17th You completed the Beginner Series. Congratulations. Or maybe you haven’t played in a while and need to brush up. This course is for you.  The fourth 6 week series of Just Beyond Beginner Bridge will focus on improving your declarer play skills. 

Just Beyond Beginner Bridge

Series 2 with Jeff Badler Wednesdays from 9:00 am – 11:00 amBeginning february 8th You completed the Beginner Series. Congratulations. Or maybe you haven’t played in a while and need to brush up. This course is for you.  The second 6 week series of Just Beyond Beginner Bridge will focus on control and slam bidding, a well as

Opening lead strategies against no trump contracts

with Jeff Hand Fridays beginning january 6th at 10:00 am There are some fundamental differences between making opening leads against no trump contracts versus trump contracts. For sure, against a no trump contract, most often you lead from length and strength. What card to lead is often critical. There are those times when not leading from your

Declarer play – Basic Card sense

with Jeff Hand thursdays beginning january 5th at 6:30 pm Lots of hands to play and puzzles to solve. Topics include: Counting your immediate winners, avoiding or overcoming blockage problems, establishing tricks by promotion, by setting up long suits, and by finessing.  To reserve your spot you can call 914-960-3055 OREmail hand_jeff@hotmail.com. You can use the “make a

Basic Defensive Techniques

with Jeff Hand Wednesday 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm The Defensive Threat – How many Immediate winners do the defenders have?  Where and how quickly will they establish additional winners? “We will spend most of class playing hands to really learn these concepts.  Knowing how many tricks and how quickly the defenders can win those

Counting Winners and Losers

with Jeff Badler One time class on Wednesday december 28th Noon – 2:00 pm EVERY student and novice player goes through this angst. You know you need to count winners in a no trump contract. You need to count winners and losers in a suit contract. All beginners have  difficulty learning to count them.  Jeff Badler will be doing an online