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* Put notices on public bulletin boards in laundromats, grocery stores and anywhere else you see one. | * Put notices on public bulletin boards in laundromats, grocery stores and anywhere else you see one. | ||
− | * Carry club business cards with you that you can give people if | + | * Carry club business cards with you that you can give people if Scrabble comes up in the conversation. Google "free business cards" and take advantage of offers. You can also use a greeting card software or other software to print your own on to print at home with Avery or other products that have business card stock. |
* Have flyers available at your club meeting for people who seem interested. You can also make a flyer to put on the doors of the establishment while you are there if the manager will let you. | * Have flyers available at your club meeting for people who seem interested. You can also make a flyer to put on the doors of the establishment while you are there if the manager will let you. | ||
− | * Publicize on Facebook, MySpace, NASPA club listing (when you have become an official club), Literacy events, fair booths, leave club brochures in bookstores or libraries if allowed, word of mouth in online play ( | + | * Publicize on Facebook, MySpace, NASPA club listing (when you have become an official club), Literacy events, fair booths, leave club brochures in bookstores or libraries if allowed, word of mouth in online play (Woogles), free ads such as on Craig's List, Meetup groups. |
− | * Offer to teach an Adult Ed class on | + | * Offer to teach an Adult Ed class on Scrabble at a community college, senior center or library. |
* More on getting and keeping new players: Offer incentives to members if they bring a new member (free week or two at club for the member), provide Top 10 Things list, FAQs on website for potential new players, teach, encourage and allow certain perks such as the 2-to-make-3 list, Mike Baron's Cheat Sheet, an additional 5 minutes on their clock, offer free challenges for a certain length of time or a certain number of wins, offer consultation games so they can see rack management, board strategies, etc., pair with lower-rated established players for awhile, offer the Expert Point Certificates. | * More on getting and keeping new players: Offer incentives to members if they bring a new member (free week or two at club for the member), provide Top 10 Things list, FAQs on website for potential new players, teach, encourage and allow certain perks such as the 2-to-make-3 list, Mike Baron's Cheat Sheet, an additional 5 minutes on their clock, offer free challenges for a certain length of time or a certain number of wins, offer consultation games so they can see rack management, board strategies, etc., pair with lower-rated established players for awhile, offer the Expert Point Certificates. |
Competitive club SCRABBLE play in Canada and the United States is administered by NASPA and its Club Committee.
The current list of clubs is available at the club roster page.
There is no fee for starting or continuing a NASPA-sanctioned club. The fee initially charged has been discontinued.
Club websites may be listed as long as they do not contain inappropriate material or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the Club Committee.
Unless otherwise requested, only the first director listed in the response to the NASPA request for club information will be listed.
To register a new club, complete the Club Listing Request form and submit it.
In order to maintain registered status, clubs must meet the following criteria:
Please keep us up to date when things change at your NASPA club. Send changes pertaining to club location, meeting time, address, email, website, or anything shown on your club listing to the Club Committee club@scrabbleplayers.org .
Complete this [survey] to let us know if your club is meeting online. We will update the club listing to indicate you are meeting online.
Some clubs use Expert Points (one point for each club game win) to encourage and celebrate club achievements. They can be a motivating factor for the newcomer to continue attending your club. Those certificates reflect many hard-fought victories.
Certificates may only be awarded to current members of NASPA. It is up to the club director to notify the Club Committee (club@scrabbleplayers.org) which Expert Award certificates should be awarded and what level. Levels of achievement are: 50, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1250, 1500, 1750, 2000 and every 250 wins thereafter.
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