13-06-2012, 09:54 AM
Quote:sent entry forms & we had over 40 teams enter.Hi Andy,
I asked the question because I suspected that was the answer and I had the impression that most of the teams taking part were probably from schools who had some direct connection with the event from previous years or the organisers.
We had great problems establishing a communication with schools that had clubs and who might wish to take part in the lothian school leagues and we have tried emailing the schools. It seems that unless the email is targeted at the person actually running the club then it just gets lost in the general intray - this is even more probable where the club is organised by a parent rather than a teacher. I know this can be an issue at Gillespies. It really requires that emails are followed up by a phone call but clearly that is just not practical.
Was any approach made to the organisers of local school leagues to help promote?
As shown by the UK Land Challenge (as was) there are many schools out there with players - is it possible to contact them via Basman?