Advice for starting tri club?



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Harold Buck

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Does anyone have any good advice for starting a tri club?

Also, it's my impression that most clubs become USAT clubs,
presumabl;y because of insurance. However, USAT doesn't seem
to be very popular with its members on this group, and I
feel like avoiding USAT might have merit. What, if any, are
the benefits of USAT club membership, and can these benefits
be picked up for a club through other channels?

Thanks!

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Th-
en it was every other day. . . ."
- Homer J. Simpson
 
I've been involved with our tri club since it's inception,
and plan to stick around to try to perform CPR on it as
necessary until its demise.

You basically need a very dedicated group of people to keep
it going. We only recently bought insurance for the
club/board members through USAT. You don't need to affiliate
with them unless you care to.

good luck.

"Harold Buck" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:no_one_knows-
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> Does anyone have any good advice for starting a tri club?
>
> Also, it's my impression that most clubs become USAT
> clubs, presumabl;y because of insurance. However, USAT
> doesn't seem to be very popular with its members on this
> group, and I feel like avoiding USAT might have merit.
> What, if any, are the benefits of USAT club membership,
> and can these benefits be picked up for a club through
> other channels?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Harold Buck
>
>
> "I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day.
> Then it was every other day. . . ."
> - Homer J. Simpson
 
"Harold Buck" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Does anyone have any good advice for starting a tri club?
>
> Also, it's my impression that most clubs become USAT
> clubs, presumabl;y because of insurance. However, USAT
> doesn't seem to be very popular with its members on this
> group, and I feel like avoiding USAT might have merit.
> What, if any, are the benefits of USAT club membership,
> and can these benefits be picked up for a club through
> other channels?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Harold Buck
>
>
> "I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day.
> Then it was every other day. . . ."
> - Homer J. Simpson

I've been thinking about doing the same here in Rhode
Island. Whether you affiliate with USTA or not you might
want to look at this link:

http://www.usatriathlon.com/Clubs_Regions/Club_how_to.pdf

It's a great starting point.

-CF