Growing a Uni Club and sharing unis

I started a uni clun in PA recently and it is going well. Tonight about
10 riders! Many new riders are coming again and again, and I share my
unicycles.

As happened two weeks in a row, I was left with only a giraffe and an
UW to ride. I certainly don't mind the practice on those, but I'd like
to get in some freestyle practice.

What's the best way to let these new riders know that they should to
get their own uni soon? I want to be as encouraging as possible, they
are doing well and populating a fledgling club. I do have many unis to
share, too, and don't mind in the least provided I get a half hour in
on my nimbus!

Your suggestions, please.


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Well you could try going to your LBS and asking them to sponser your
club with a uni or two, that would allow for some extras.

As for how to ask the people to get their own unis i would say:
"Well it sure looks like you guys are progressing well. I think it may
be time for you to get a uni all your own so you could practice at home
to!"
Or
"As you can see our club is growing quite fast and i think that you
need your own uni so that new commers will be able to have a try too,
the more the merrier!"

Always sounds like somehow your helping them and knoone else, people
like that. If they think that your trying to boot them off your uni
they may get discouraged and give it up altogether.

Hope that helps
-Phil


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You can always sneak it in under the guise of "demonstrating" how to
learn a trick. "Here, let me show you something I've been working
on..." (Start with a trick you can actually do).


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You guys are brilliant! Thanks.

Trials-Uni, you are wise beyond your years...

I'll use all those suggestions!
Blake


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podzol wrote:
Trials-Uni, you are wise beyond your years...



Thanks Blake, that means alot coming from you...You made my night.


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I can bring an extra if you want next week. (I had a previous engagement
today)


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TheObieOne3226 wrote:
I can bring an extra if you want next week. (I had a previous engagement
today)



Cool! We missed your expertise today. Hope you were having fun and not
at the dentist or the podiatrist.

It was kind of funny. There was a old-man's baseball team tailgating
watching our practice today. They watched without heckling us for about
an hour, but generally kept their distance. When I finished loading the
car (9 unis, 4 adults, 1 kid, one big tub of elbow and kneepads) they
all laughed and agreed that it was truly amazing that we could pack a
car (Jeep Cherokee) like that. The Giraffe did have to ride on the
roof.

They didn't say anything about the riding. Oh well, can't expect to
reach everyone!! Then again, maybe we'll see some of them next week!


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trials_uni wrote:
Thanks Blake, that means alot coming from you...You made my night.



Well you're certainly welcome. I'd have tossed you some rep points for
that post in the ol' days.


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Make sure you educate them. Tell them what unis are good for the money
and such. Suggest a LBS or UDC (or somewhere else). Like Trials_Uni
said, see if a LBS will support you. Even if they don't give out free
unis, maybe they will give a discount to your club members. Encourge
them to try the UW and/or Giraffe! Maybe try and get some more riders
that have unis to themselves. Good luck with your club!


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Once my students are able to ride they are required to purchase a
unicycle but they still have the ability to use any of my uni's as well
as anyone else's unicycle.
This way if they have a unicycle of their own it doesn’t reduce the
number of unicycles I have available.
Anyone who is new and unable to ride can borrow a unicycle from me
until they are able to ride. It's much easier to get someone to buy a
unicycle once they know how to ride.
I always make sure there are no more than 4 or 5 people at one time
that need one on one training at a time. This way I know how many extra
unicycles I need and it keeps the newbees safe and reduces the learning
curve.

I noticed at many clubs, when people are just left at a wall or railing
on their own without much guidance they will progress very slowly and
have a large drop off rate and a small success rate. But, when you
train and motivate a smaller group of student at a time they will learn
much quicker and wind up sticking with it.

Just One Wheel is not a club, we are a business. We charge people to
learn to ride. Our promise is to reduce the learning curve and the pain
of learning to ride.

We want to produce new riders. Allot of them!

All my students are also required to wear a helmet and pads in order to
ride or practice.

Our business exists to -*support existing riders*- but [i]*mainly to
harvest new one’s.[/*I]

“Have Fun On One”

Adam


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