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Competitive '''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]].  
  
== Types of Clubs ==
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== Club Listing ==
There are two types of club listings available.
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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 [[Club Roster|club roster]] listing the [[Club Roster|NASPA-sanctioned clubs]] that meet across North America and their meeting times.
 
  
; '''Casual 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.  
: 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. Club directors who choose that option as their only listing will not be listed on the NASPA club listing. If you choose that option you will find a form on that page to fill out to list your club.
 
  
== List of NASPA-sanctioned Clubs ==
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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.
  
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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There is no fee for starting or continuing a NASPA club. The fee initially charged has been discontinued.
  
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.
  
[[Club Roster]]
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== Registering a Club ==
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To register a new club, complete the [[Club Listing Request]] form and submit it.
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In order to maintain registered status, clubs must meet the following criteria:
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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''' ===
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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] .
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=== '''Online Club Meetings''' ===
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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.
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== '''NASPA Club Benefits''' ==
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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.
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== How to Start a Club ==
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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.
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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.
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* Put notices on public bulletin boards in laundromats, grocery stores and anywhere else you see one.
  
== Registering a Club ==
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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.
; '''CLUB LISTING SPECIAL OFFER:'''
 
: Directors who recruit 10 members and send them at one time will receive initial club sanctioning FREE. This offer is not retroactive and must be submitted at the same time. This special offer will be good until the end of 2009. If a club has already been sanctioned, the offer does not apply and will not extend the renewal date.
 
For NASPA-sanctioned clubs there is an annual club sanctioning fee of $30 which may be paid in one of the following manners:
 
  
* by check (drawn on a U.S. bank) or money order, payable to NASPA, along with [[Media:NASPA_Club_Listing_Form.pdf|club listing application]], sent to:
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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.
MARY RHOADES
 
PO BOX 211993
 
BEDFORD, TX 76095-8993
 
USA
 
  
* some [[Steering Committee]] members are willing to accept cash payments in person to forward on to NASPA
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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.
  
In order to maintain registration, clubs must meet the following criteria:
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* Offer to teach an Adult Ed class on Scrabble at a community college, senior center or library.
  
* Club sanctioning must be renewed each year by paying the sanctioning fee.
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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.
* 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.
 
  
As stated above, the initial club sanctioning fees will be valid until the end of 2010.
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* Consider: Unrated youth tournaments, having an unrated division at your regular rated tournament and publicizing it.
  
=== Changing Club Information ===
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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.
Please send changes of club location, address, email, website or anything shown on your club listing to Alan Stern at [mailto:homeruns@ca.rr.com homeruns@ca.rr.com].
 
  
=== Registration Benefits ===
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== Expert Point Certificates ==
  
* Listing of clubs on the NASPA website
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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.
* Future website features for club directors only
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* Exclusivity: Unless all club directors concerned have agreed, only one sanctioned club will be permitted to meet on any given day of the week within a 50-mile radiusThe $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.
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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.
* Marketing/recruitment assistance: [[Marketing Committee]] member [[Samantha Southard]] is developing a [[Recruiting Program|program]] to assist club directors locate and recruit new club members. Please contact her if you would like to participate.
 

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.