Getting people to play polo

See if you can get in to any local universities as they will probably have a bike club, We managed to get a stall at the recent Freshers fair in Sheffield where lots of people were interested and took details, although as yet nobody extra has turned up but we remain optimistic.

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ok in retrospect i dont know who this message benefits but im leaving it as it is

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Same here, we got a stall, and some interest but only 2 came & one came back again. Freshers fair, if I remember rightly, was a blur with EVERY club seeming like excellent fun, the truth: i returned to none. I think you need a follow up event, if the army can do it so can you...

• How public is the arena you perform in?*
  My favourite newcomer saw us in the most studenty park in mcr on a really sunny day and thought it looked fun & after playing said it was the best game ever! Our most common venue attracts no-one(1%) passing, by being a bit too tucked away but so very close to where people would stop to look all the time.
  
• How do you communicate with interested people?*
  I bombard 15+ people with texts, with very good result maybe 3 or 4 people come (who aren't in forum loop).
  We have 2 (soon to be 3, maybe) groups here in MCR, forumengers and kids/parents ( third group is a splinter group with main objective being MAXIMISING fun), who both prefer a different scene. Our group of polo doesn't involve ourselves with the kids much (being used to swearing and drinking in polo and also unable to be on a bike at 9am saturday), though there is some cross-over. the important thing being polo growing away from us is no bad thing at all and whilst it isnt our thing it IS polo and a chance to practice with different people
  

so, in messy conclusion: recruit, communicate well, more polo (would a different polo scene flourish?)