Growing a tri club
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Iron Man posted 2 years ago.
I'm having the same problem at uni. We are trying to grow, i started some open water swims, 5 bucks to enter and open it to the public, we did the same with running and had a 10K series over the season (4 races) so we kept some of the costs for the club, gave some as prize money etc.
we also did some pace lines around uni in our gear to get noticed (who are those freaks in Lycra?) we advertised in the local rag too. The most important thing is to be seen, we get new members every week because they have "seen us running" and wanted to join in.
"if you build it, he will come"
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thebiochem1000 posted 2 years ago.
I definitely agree that advertisement is key. I also think that trying to do some sort of social function with the club at least every other week is a good idea too. I feel sometimes like people will sign up for a club but then get so embedded in their daily lives that they forgot they signed up for the club. You just need to casually remind them occasionally that "hey, we're still here. come join us for a run/swim/bike."
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ggalvao posted 2 years ago.
I often think of trying to unite people here (local triathletes). Athletes in my state are really dispersed. But, how do you actually start?
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vanjames posted 2 years ago.
The local tri clubs in my area do not charge an exhorbant amount of $$ to join and have regularly scheduled workouts, sponsors that provide coffee on weekend rides, bike maintenance courses and discounts on swim gear. It has approximately 150 yearly members. Although 90% seem to be returning members.
My schedule unfortunately does not permit me to join their sessions very often.
Some ideas.
Get a website
Host an open house information session at a coffee shop
Get some sponsors(for discounts at first)
Have each member target to get 5 new members.
Sign up for a race and raise pledges for charity to get some exposure.
Once big enough - host a race
Keep costs low at the get go until you can offer items of value (coached sessions/club clothing/race entry discounts)
Designate seasoned member/new member partnerships to speed new member involvement. Training partners if possibel
Have new member social
Have multiple training sessions at different time.
Take weekend camp trip away to train
Good luck
Check out latriclub.com or a local one in my area nstc.ca
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ggalvao posted 2 years ago.
vanjames;50418 wrote:
The local tri clubs in my area do not charge an exhorbant amount of $$ to join and have regularly scheduled workouts, sponsors that provide coffee on weekend rides, bike maintenance courses and discounts on swim gear. It has approximately 150 yearly members. Although 90% seem to be returning members.My schedule unfortunately does not permit me to join their sessions very often.
Some ideas.
Get a website
Host an open house information session at a coffee shop
Get some sponsors(for discounts at first)
Have each member target to get 5 new members.
Sign up for a race and raise pledges for charity to get some exposure.
Once big enough - host a race
Keep costs low at the get go until you can offer items of value (coached sessions/club clothing/race entry discounts)
Designate seasoned member/new member partnerships to speed new member involvement. Training partners if possibel
Have new member social
Have multiple training sessions at different time.
Take weekend camp trip away to trainGood luck
Check out latriclub.com or a local one in my area nstc.ca
Thanks, very good counseling!
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tri-ac posted 2 years ago.
our local tri club (in its first year) had a spring mock tri. it was free and was treated like a warmup to the season. i think it turned out very well. that might attract some newbies for your club...and rustle some experienced triathletes out too.
the portland tri club's website is here
i think they've done a pretty exceptional job as a first year organization.
My disfunctional tri club, is going to give it one more shot at being a club and trying to grow. The six active members that we have are going to meet on Wednesday and discuss next year. What suggestions do people have to grow a tri club? I'd like to bring some ideas to the meeting on Wednesday so any would be appreciated.
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