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'''Club''' SCRABBLE play in Canada and the United States is  
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'''Club''' [[SCRABBLE | Scrabble]] play in Canada and the United States is  
administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Club Committee]].
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administered by [[NASPA]] and its [[Club Committee]].  
  
There are two types of club listings available.
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== Club Listing ==
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We maintain a [[Club Roster|club roster]] listing the clubs that meet across North America and their meeting times.
  
'''NASPA-sanctioned Clubs:''' We maintain a roster listing the NASPA-sanctioned clubs
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NASPA clubs are identified as a NASPA Club followed by a number and are run by a NASPA-certified director.  
that meet across North America and their meeting times.
 
  
Clubs will be listed when their annual $30 sanctioning fees are paid. The initial sanctioning fee will be valid until the end of 2010. Thereafter, ongoing club sanctions will begin on January 1 and end on December 31.
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We also listed other clubs that are run by a NASPA member. The accomplishments of those clubs are not eligible for official recognition.
  
Unless all club directors concerned agree,
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There is no fee for starting or continuing a NASPA club. The fee initially charged has been discontinued.
only one sanctioned club will be permitted
 
to meet on any given day of the week
 
within a 50-mile radius.
 
The $30 fee entitles the director to this exclusivity
 
on one day of the week of his or her choosing.
 
If a director wants a club to meet on more than one day of the week,
 
the director may pay additional $30 fees to obtain this same exclusivity,
 
or not pay additional fees and not receive exclusivity.
 
  
Club web sites may be listed as long as they do not contain inappropriate material or links to inappropriate material as periodically reviewed by the Club Committee.
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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.
 
Unless otherwise requested, only the first director listed in the response to the NASPA request for club information will be listed.
  
In order not to be removed from the list, the following criteria for sanctioned clubs are listed:
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== Registering a Club ==
  
* Club sanctioning must be renewed each year by paying the sanctioning fee.
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To register a new club, complete the [[Club Listing Request]] form and submit it.
* The club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
 
* Club directors' NASPA membership status must be current and in good standing.
 
  
'''Casual Clubs:''' The Casual Club listing may be found at the [http://www2.scrabble-assoc.com/main.asp?id=61 '''National SCRABBLE Association Casual Clubs'''] web page.
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In order to maintain registered status, clubs must meet the following criteria:
  
Club directors who choose that option as their only listing will not be listed on the NSAPA club listing. If you choose that option you will find a form on that page to fill out to list your club.
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* For a NASPA club, the club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
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* For all clubs, the director or contact must be a current NASPA member in good standing.
  
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=== '''Changing Club Information''' ===
  
For NASPA-sanctioned clubs there is an annual club sanctioning fee of $30 which may be paid in one of the following manners:
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Please keep us up to date when things change at your club.  Send changes pertaining to club location, meeting time, address, email, website, or anything shown on your club listing to the [[Club Committee]]  [mailto:club@scrabbleplayers.org club@scrabbleplayers.org] .
  
* by check (drawn on a U.S. bank) or money order, payable to NASPA (please specify Club # and specify sanctioning fee), sent to:
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=== '''Online Club Meetings''' ===
MARY RHOADES
 
PO BOX 211993
 
BEDFORD, TX 76095-8993
 
USA
 
  
* online through [http://PayPal.com/| PayPal.com], paid to accounts@scrabbleplayers.org (if you do not have a PayPal account, you will need to provide a major credit card and set up a PayPal account). '''Please specify that this is a club sanctioning fee.'''
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Complete this [https://scrabble.formstack.com/forms/online_clubs survey] to let us know if your club is meeting online. We will update the club listing to indicate you are meeting online.
* some [[Steering Committee]] members are willing to accept cash payments in person to forward on to NASPA
 
* online payment through this web site using PayPal, eCheck or major credit cards will be available before July 1st, 2009
 
  
As stated above, club sanctioning fees will be valid until the end of 2010.
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== '''NASPA Club Benefits''' ==
  
Benefits include:
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* NASPA members are protected by our corporate insurance policy should a NASPA member be the proximate cause of damage while participating in NASPA sanctioned activities, including official club play.
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* The accomplishments of players at NASPA clubs have validity and legitimacy throughout North America and the Scrabble playing world. Accomplishments are official with special accomplishments chronicled on our worldwide website.
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* Exclusivity: Only one NASPA club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radius unless agreed upon by all concerned.
  
* Listing of clubs on the NASPA website
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== How to Start a Club ==
* Future website features for club directors only
 
  
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* Find players: If you know any people who have expressed an interest in playing, contact them and let them help you pick a good night for a club. You can actually start in any public place or in your home until you are ready to become a sanctioned club. Download the [[Directors Manual|Director’s Manual]] and read all about clubs. You can find the [[Official Tournament Rules]]. Most clubs have 3 or 4 games per session.
  
== '''NASPA-Sanctioned SCRABBLE Clubs''' ==
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* Find a place to meet: Clubs meet in all sorts of places, such as restaurants (fast food and other places), bookstores, recreation centers, meeting rooms in upscale groceries, libraries, hotels, churches, colleges, schools, rooms at senior retirement centers, assisted living centers or apartment complex meeting space, etc. Be sure the times they are open will coincide with the times you want to start and end.
  
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* Call your neighborhood or city newspaper and let them know you have a new club and are looking for publicity. They may have a community activities column you can add your club to. They may also send a reporter to your club to interview and take photos.
  
[[#ARIZONA|Arizona]]   [[#CALIFORNIA|California]]   [[#ILLINOIS|Illinois]]   [[#KENTUCKY|Kentucky]]   [[#MASSACHUSETTS|Massachusetts]]   
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* Put notices on public bulletin boards in laundromats, grocery stores and anywhere else you see one.
[[#OHIO|Ohio]]   [[#ONTARIO|Ontario]]   [[#PENNSYLVANIA|Pennsylvania]]   [[#SOUTH CAROLINA|South Carolina]]   [[#TEXAS|Texas]]   [[#VIRGINIA|Virginia]]   [[#WASHINGTON|Washington]]   [[#WEST VIRGINIA|West Virginia]]
 
  
== ARIZONA ==
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* 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.
  
'''Oro Valley/Tucson #565'''
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* 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.
  
[http://tucsonscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
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* 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.
  
:'''Sunday 1:00 p.m.'''
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* Offer to teach an Adult Ed class on Scrabble at a community college, senior center or library.
::223 W. Weisshorn Street, Oro Valley
 
:'''Thursday 5:00 p.m.'''
 
::Denny's Restaurant, 3655 East Speedway Blvd., Tucson
 
:Ed Saunders (520) 575-6734 [mailto:ed@tucsonscrabble.com ed@tucsonscrabble.com]
 
:Joshua Kassel, Webmaster
 
  
'''Scottsdale #405'''
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* 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.
:'''Tuesday 6:00 p.m.'''
 
::The Hampton Inn, 10101 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
 
:Mike Wier (602)789-0337 [mailto:ed@mikewier@cox.net mikewier@cox.net]
 
  
== CALIFORNIA ==
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* Consider: Unrated youth tournaments, having an unrated division at your regular rated tournament and publicizing it.
  
'''Costa Mesa/El Toro/Aliso Viejo #350'''
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* Club Dues, if desired: This varies depending on club expenses and prize funds. Some club dues contribute toward tournament playing room costs. Sometimes club dues provide club prizes, either weekly, monthly or yearly. Club dues can go toward yearly tournament expenses.
  
:'''Thursday 5:55 p.m.'''
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== Expert Point Certificates ==
::Borders Bookstore, South Coast Plaza, 3333 Bear St., Costa Mesa
 
:Wednesday 6:15
 
::Arby's, 23862 Bridger Rd, El Toro
 
:Sunday except 1st 12 - 4 p.m.
 
::(Apr-Oct) Neighborhood Cup, 1 Journey, Aliso Viejo
 
:Gary Moss (949) 510-1673  [mailto:jftsoi@aol.com jftsoi@aol.com]
 
  
 
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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.
'''La Jolla/San Diego #76'''
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Certificates may only be awarded to members of NASPA clubs. It is up to the club director to notify the [[Club Committee]]  [mailto:club@scrabbleplayers.org (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.
:'''Monday 6:30 p.m.'''
 
::Scripps Green Hospital, Hastings Room, 10666 N. Torrey Pines Road
 
:Carol Kaplan (858) 535-1262  [mailto:ckappy@pacbell.net ckappy@pacbell.net]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Palo Alto #512'''
 
 
 
[http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/pa-scrabble/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:00  - 9:55 p.m.'''
 
::Boston Market Restaurant, 3375 El Camino Real
 
:Mitch Bayersdorfer (650) 326-6243 [mailto:scrabbleman@sbcglobal.net scrabbleman@sbcglobal.net]
 
 
 
== ILLINOIS ==
 
 
 
'''Champaign #590'''
 
 
 
[http://www.champaignscrabble.com/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:30 p.m.'''
 
::Barnes & Noble, 65 E. Marketview Drive
 
:Between Thanksgiving and New Years, contact for information.
 
:John Fultz (217) 351-7441 [mailto:jfultz@wolfram.com jfultz@wolfram.com]
 
 
 
== KENTUCKY ==
 
 
 
'''Lexington #637'''
 
 
 
[http://lexscrabble.info '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.'''
 
::VFW Post 680, 1494 Leestown Road
 
:2nd Sunday 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.
 
::Good Foods Coop, 355 Southland Drive
 
:Joetta Wilkinson (859) 321-3060 [mailto:scrabble.director.mom@insightbb.com scrabble.director.mom@insightbb.com]
 
 
 
== MASSACHUSETTS ==
 
 
 
'''Lexington #108'''
 
 
 
[http://www.wolfberg.net/scrabble/lexington/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 p.m.'''
 
::First Parish Unitarian Church, 9 Harrington Road.
 
::We meet in the church basement. Enter by the back door and walk down a short flight of stairs.
 
::Elevator is available to the disabled. This is a nut- and shrimp-free environment.
 
:Judy Horn (781) 942-7471 [mailto:Scrabbleclub108@aol.com Scrabbleclub108@aol.com]
 
:Ellen Miller (978) 287-4776 [mailto:ellen@ellenmiller.net ellen@ellenmiller.net]
 
:Mike Wolfberg, Club Statistician and Webmaster
 
 
 
== OHIO ==
 
 
 
'''Montrose #653'''
 
 
 
[http://www.neoscrabble.com/site.cfm/Clubs/Club653.cfm '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:Thursday 6:30 p.m.
 
::Barnes & Noble Book Store, meeting in the cafe, 4015 Medina Road, Fairlawn
 
:Dallas Johnson (330) 676-1723 [mailto:dallaswjohnson@hotmail.com dallaswjohnson@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
== ONTARIO ==
 
 
 
'''Cambridge #471'''
 
 
 
'''''Golden Triangle SCRABBLE Club'''''
 
 
 
:'''Friday 7:15 p.m.'''
 
::Riverbend Place, Lower Level Rec Hall, 650 Coronation Blvd.
 
:John Robertson (519) 621-6432 [mailto:jgrobertson@sympatico.ca jgrobertson@sympatico.ca]
 
 
 
'''London #692'''
 
 
 
:'''Monday 6:30 p.m.'''
 
::St. Jude's Anglican Church, Corner of Fanshawe Rd. and Adelaide St., North London
 
:Sharon Crawford Mackay (519) 474-3104 [mailto:sharoncm@hotmail.com sharoncm@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
== PENNSYLVANIA ==
 
 
 
'''Pittsburgh #352'''
 
 
 
[http://www.pghscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Wednesday 7:00 p.m. except holidays'''
 
::In Squirrel Hill, call for details
 
:Stan Angrist (412) 422-7878 [mailto:sangrist@verizon.net sangrist@verizon.net]
 
:M.W. Schroeder [mailto:msch@nauticom.net msch@nauticom.net]
 
:Brad Mills, Webmaster
 
 
 
== SOUTH CAROLINA ==
 
 
 
'''Columbia #645'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 6:00 p.m.'''
 
::Panera Bread, Woodhill Mall, Garner's Ferry Road
 
:Peggy Grant (803) 603-2139 [mailto:mmgrantnp@aol.com mmgrantnp@aol.com]
 
 
 
== TEXAS ==
 
 
 
'''Bedford #248'''
 
 
 
'''''Mid-Cities SCRABBLE Players'''''
 
 
 
[http://scrabbletx.org/ '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:45 p.m'''.
 
::Taco Bueno, 1528 Brown Trail
 
:Mary Rhoades (817) 718-3115 [mailto:mrhoadestx@gmail.com mrhoadestx@gmail.com]
 
 
 
'''Houston #359'''
 
 
 
[http://debbiewebbie.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Sunday 1:30 p.m.'''
 
::Sandy's Market, 12171 Katy Fwy.
 
:Judy Newhouse (281) 379-1601 [mailto:jnhouse@aol.com jnhouse@aol.com]
 
:Carole Miller (281) 580-6607 [mailto:caromill@aol.com caromill@aol.com]
 
 
 
'''Portland #652'''
 
 
 
:'''Thursday 7:00 p.m.'''
 
::Books Ink, 1011 Highway 181 Ste 6
 
:Jennifer Hay (361) 643-3222 [mailto:Txbooksink@cs.com Txbooksink@cs.com]
 
:Jennifer Hinojosa (361) 945-3511 [mailto:jennifer.hinojosa@hotmail.com jennifer.hinojosa@hotmail.com]
 
 
 
== VIRGINIA ==
 
 
 
'''Hampton Roads #675'''
 
 
 
:'''1st & 3rd Tuesday 7:15 p.m.'''
 
::Starbucks, 4421 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach
 
:Ann Vyce [mailto:jdevyces@gmail.com devyces@gmail.com]
 
 
 
== WASHINGTON ==
 
 
 
'''Seattle #253'''
 
 
 
[http://www.seattlescrabble.org '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''Tuesday 6:00 p.m.'''
 
::University Friends Meetinghouse, 4001 9th Ave NE
 
:Rebecca Slivka (206) 285-7188 [mailto:slugbiker@comcast.net slugbiker@comcast.net]
 
 
 
== WEST VIRGINIA ==
 
 
 
'''Charleston #620'''
 
 
 
'''''Kanawha Valley SCRABBLE Club'''''
 
 
 
[http://wvscrabble.com '''Club web site''']
 
 
 
:'''2nd & 4th Saturdays 1 - 4 p.m.'''
 
::Books-A-Million, on Corridor G, 212 RHL Blvd., Dudley Farms Plaza
 
:1st Wednesday 6 - 9 p.m.
 
::Los Agaves, 508 3rd Ave
 
:Brad Mills (304) 345-0484 [mailto:wvscrabble@gmail.com wvscrabble@gmail.com]
 

Latest revision as of 17:43, 28 November 2023

Club Scrabble play in Canada and the United States is administered by NASPA and its Club Committee.

Club Listing

We maintain a club roster listing the clubs that meet across North America and their meeting times.

NASPA clubs are identified as a NASPA Club followed by a number and are run by a NASPA-certified director.

We also listed other clubs that are run by a NASPA member. The accomplishments of those clubs are not eligible for official recognition.

There is no fee for starting or continuing a NASPA 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.

Registering a Club

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:

  • For a NASPA club, the club director must be a sanctioned director, having taken and passed the director test.
  • For all clubs, the director or contact must be a current NASPA member in good standing.

Changing Club Information

Please keep us up to date when things change at your 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 .

Online Club Meetings

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.

NASPA Club Benefits

  • NASPA members are protected by our corporate insurance policy should a NASPA member be the proximate cause of damage while participating in NASPA sanctioned activities, including official club play.
  • The accomplishments of players at NASPA clubs have validity and legitimacy throughout North America and the Scrabble playing world. Accomplishments are official with special accomplishments chronicled on our worldwide website.
  • Exclusivity: Only one NASPA club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radius unless agreed upon by all concerned.

How to Start a Club

  • Find players: If you know any people who have expressed an interest in playing, contact them and let them help you pick a good night for a club. You can actually start in any public place or in your home until you are ready to become a sanctioned club. Download the Director’s Manual and read all about clubs. You can find the Official Tournament Rules. Most clubs have 3 or 4 games per session.
  • Find a place to meet: Clubs meet in all sorts of places, such as restaurants (fast food and other places), bookstores, recreation centers, meeting rooms in upscale groceries, libraries, hotels, churches, colleges, schools, rooms at senior retirement centers, assisted living centers or apartment complex meeting space, etc. Be sure the times they are open will coincide with the times you want to start and end.
  • Call your neighborhood or city newspaper and let them know you have a new club and are looking for publicity. They may have a community activities column you can add your club to. They may also send a reporter to your club to interview and take photos.
  • 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 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Consider: Unrated youth tournaments, having an unrated division at your regular rated tournament and publicizing it.
  • Club Dues, if desired: This varies depending on club expenses and prize funds. Some club dues contribute toward tournament playing room costs. Sometimes club dues provide club prizes, either weekly, monthly or yearly. Club dues can go toward yearly tournament expenses.

Expert Point Certificates

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 members of NASPA clubs. 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.