The Junior Award Scheme - Silver level
The skills which must be displayed to achieve this level are: |
| Bidding |
| Use simple takeout doubles |
| Understand what is meant by a conventional bid |
| Use the Stayman convention in response to an opening 1NT |
| Bid hands to slams using Blackwood |
| Make a natural overcall of 1NT after an opening bid |
| Use strong opening bids |
| Cardplay |
| Count winners |
| Establish tricks by ducking in a suit |
| Make extra trump tricks by ruffing losers in a suit |
| Lead the correct cards from suit holdings |
| Make the correct defence based on partner's opening lead |
| Establish a suit by using ruffs |
| Demonstrate a cross-ruff play |
| Playing |
| Play regularly at school (or in a club) |
| Show courtesy and respect to partner and opponents at all times |
| Understand bridge scoring |
The guidelines for teachers for assessing this level of the scheme are available here.
