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Really, every single London bike polo player should join. We now have an active courts committee that had a very productive meeting last night. They are working on a number of avenues, from trying to improve lights and access at existing courts to working toward getting one or more purpose built courts.
A more immediate benefit of becoming a member is that members get a 10% discount at Push cycles and can have free supervised shop time (with Mike or Hassan) after hours.
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A more immediate benefit of becoming a member is that members get a 10% discount at Push cycles and can have free supervised shop time (with Mike or Hassan) after hours.
Mike and Hassan, can this go on the site? Or would it lead to nefarious average joe types showing up and claiming to be a member when they're not?
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Other things the Association could possibly do:
-Pay for a cart that could have a sound system and carry Gabe's goals to courts (e.g., at least for league games)
-Pay for more goals and a shed to store them at courts (if we can get permission from a Council)
-Any good idea that Association members or community members can come up with
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Joni, I'm going to list some "membership drive" options at the next general meet (end of Oct or beginning of Nov), people can decide which is best and we'll do it.
But yep, good idea, the more the merrier.
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The Association was in the process of buying a bulk order of balls from Franklin, but then Harvey got a contact direct to the supplier. But, yes, we should buy some balls from Harvey and consider giving them as a membership perk (although membership perks should not be the main reason for joining).
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John H may be stepping up as "Distribution Officer" if he is voted in at the next general meet. We will then buy mallet heads, shafts, balls and the like in bulk once he's done a quick assessment of everything (demand, potential to shift stock, time it takes to re-stock, etc).
But yeah, maybe end of November you'll be able to buy lots of stuff from the LHBPA at cost to members and maybe with a small mark-up to joe public.
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Mike and Hassan, can this go on the site? Or would it lead to nefarious average joe types showing up and claiming to be a member when they're not?
Mike used to just text me, as Secretary, to ask if he was unsure. We could solve this problem in one of three easy ways: (1) membership cards; (2) a membership list on the site (possibly only viewable by members; (3) have Em email Mike/Hassan ever time there is an update to the member list.
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Good idea, membership list on site makes sense (and can be checked on a smartphone in seconds), cards get lost... but I'm happy for Mike/Hassan to tell us what they'd prefer.
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Yep, let's wait to hear from M & H.
In other news, the new LHBPA site looks great. The page for our courts is awesome.
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Ray, you'd get a pin badge, A PIN BADGE!
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Why we have a great chance of changing things to our advantage, even though we are small in number - 100 polo players versus 6 million Londoners.
From Freakonomics blog
Most people [assume] that in a democracy policy tended to reflect the will of the majority. But Olson showed how in many situations, small, committed minorities prevail.
Why? When a large group favors a policy change, it is expensive to organize that group to seek it. And often each member of a very large group will experience only small individual benefits from the policy – so no member has the incentive to invest in change. Apathy reigns. Conversely, a small group can usually organize cheaply. And because the group is small, each individual member is likely to realize a much larger benefit from the sought-after change. As a result, the small group is properly motivated. In short, the committed minority can often beat the disorganized majority.
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Mike used to just text me, as Secretary, to ask if he was unsure. We could solve this problem in one of three easy ways: (1) membership cards; (2) a membership list on the site (possibly only viewable by members; (3) have Em email Mike/Hassan ever time there is an update to the member list.
google doc. accesable on any of the computer in their shop and access can be limited.
List would be interesting.
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My plan is to hunt down players on an individual basis and, if they do not have five quid on them, take them to the ATM and force them to take out money and pay.
If you wish to avoid this fate, you may pay £5 to andy@lhbpa.org.
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Power in numbers
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Peoples:
The LHBPA currently as 22 members. Imagine if we had 60 or 80 members or more. The more members we have, the more sway the Association can have with Councils, funders, etc.
It cost 5 quid per year to join. At minimum, you can add a number to our stats and help increase our power. If you please, you can also get involved in Association projects, etc.
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The next meeting is 26 October 2009 at the Horseshoe, Clerkenwell Close EC1.
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The London Hardcourt Bike Polo Association (LHBPA) was founded in 2009 to encourage, support and develop participation in the sport of hard-court bicycle polo in London.
The LHBPA currently has 23 members and serves the London bike polo community of around 100 active players (the London Bike Polo League, in its 2nd season, has 17 teams of 3 players each, up from 12 teams last season; for details on the league, see http://www.londonbikepololeague.com/).
The LHBPA is currently working on the following projects:
LHBPA members were actively involved in organizing the 2009 European Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship (EHBPC), which brought 40 teams to London in August. Working closely together, the EHBPC committee and the LHBPA received an outreach grant from Play Sport London to host training sessions, which attracted nearly 50 people to come and try bike polo.
The LHBPA is currently working on creating a website. To join, or for more information, contact the Association Secretary, Matt Vidal, at mgvidal@gmail.com.