词条 | North American Scrabble Players Association |
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The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) is an organization founded in 2009 to administer competitive Scrabble tournaments[1] and clubs[2][3] in North America. It officially took over these activities from the National Scrabble Association (NSA) on July 1, 2009.[4] Mission statement and mottoNASPA's mission statement is: “We are a community of tournament, club and avid home players of the SCRABBLE® Brand Crossword Game. We foster an atmosphere for people of all skill levels to play their favorite game, improve their abilities and above all, meet people who share a similar love of the game.” Its motto is: "Making words, building friendships" ActivitiesNASPA has organized an annual National Scrabble Championship (NSC) since 2009, most recently held in Buffalo, New York in August 2018. In 2015 the championship was officially renamed the North American Scrabble Championship (NASC). Its committees and officers do a number of things, including:
HistoryThe National Scrabble Association (NSA) began promoting school, recreational and adult tournament Scrabble in the late 1970s with financial support from Hasbro. In 2008 Hasbro decided to stop supporting adult tournament Scrabble and clubs by the end of 2009.[5] A meeting arranged by the NSA and Hasbro executives was held at Hasbro headquarters in suburban Springfield, Massachusetts in December 2008. It was attended by prominent Scrabble players, club and tournament directors, and others from across the continent, including John Chew, Chris Cree, Joe Edley, Ira Freehof, Matt Hopkins, Robert Kahn, Katya Lezin, Seth Lipkin, Mad Palazzo, Steve Pellinen, Mary Rhoades, John Robertson, Sherrie Saint John, Debbie Stegman, Alan Stern, and David Weiss. The attendees were offered the opportunity to form a new organization to preserve competitive adult Scrabble in North America, and encouraged to do so with Hasbro's blessing but no funding. The NSA would continue to exist, but would largely focus on its school Scrabble program and promoting recreational play. (It ceased operations on July 1, 2013.) Most of the 16 attendees accepted Hasbro's challenge and formed the nucleus of the steering committee. An email vote by the steering committee's members determined the new organization's name: The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA). NASPA was registered in Texas as a not-for-profit corporation and headquartered in Dallas. Chris Cree of Dallas and John Chew of Toronto emerged as co-presidents. Hasbro gave NASPA until the end of 2009 to establish control of the competitive tournament scene, but it was ready for the transition six months early. Accordingly, the first NASPA tournament games were played on July 1, 2009, in three different cities. NASPA adopted a stricter Code of Conduct, with the goal of improving players' and officials' deportment at Scrabble events. Punishments for misbehavior and cheating at tournaments and clubs have been much swifter and harsher than in the past. NASPA receives no operational funding from Hasbro, relying on membership fees, as well as "participation fees" collected by tournament directors, calculated at a fixed rate based on the number of tournament games played. As of July 1, 2009, NASPA became the only group in North America permitted to use the registered Scrabble name and trademark in adult club and tournament play. Other organizations such as the Word Game Players' Organization have existed since 2010 and run tournaments, but are careful not to infringe. NASPA membership typesNASPA membership is mandatory for anyone who wishes to compete in sanctioned NASPA tournament play. There are several categories of membership:
As of June 2013, NASPA had more than 2,500 dues-paid members. ChampionshipsAs National Scrabble Championship:
As North American Scrabble Championship:
The 2019 championship tournament will again be held in Reno. References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.caller.com/news/2009/jul/18/how-some-spell-fun-scrabble/|title=How some spell fun: S-C-R-A-B-B-L-E |last=Boscamp|first=Rob|date= July 18, 2009 |work=Caller|accessdate=30 January 2010|location=Corpus Christi, Texas}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/01/knoxville-scrabble-clubs-spell-f-u-n/|title= Knoxville Scrabble Clubs Spell F-U-N |last=Waters|first=T. Wayne |date=November 1, 2009|work=News Sentinel |publisher=Knoxville News Sentinel Co.|accessdate=30 January 2010|location=Knoxville, TN}} 3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_ac0adbdb-bbdc-56b3-bd21-e84f2d2e5077.html|title=Escondido: Battle of the ages |date=August 22, 2009 |work=North County Times|accessdate=30 January 2010|location=Escondido, California}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/Frequently_asked_questions |title=North American Scrabble Players Association: Frequently asked questions |publisher=Scrabbleplayers.org |date= |accessdate=2010-01-30}} 5. ^{{cite news |last1=Brandon |first1=Chris |title=No Letters Left: Game ends for Scrabble Association |url=https://associationsnow.com/2013/07/game-ends-for-scrabble-association/ |accessdate=1 February 2019 |work=AssociationsNow |date=16 July 2013}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2009_National_SCRABBLE_Championship |title=North American Scrabble Players Association: 2009 National Scrabble Championship |publisher=Scrabbleplayers.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-11}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2010_National_SCRABBLE_Championship |title=North American Scrabble Players Association: 2010 National Scrabble Championship |publisher=Scrabbleplayers.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-11}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2011_National_SCRABBLE_Championship |title=North American Scrabble Players Association: 2011 National Scrabble Championship |publisher=Scrabbleplayers.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-11}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2012_National_SCRABBLE_Championship |title=North American Scrabble Players Association: 2012 National Scrabble Championship |publisher=Scrabbleplayers.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-11}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/w/2013_National_SCRABBLE_Championship |title=North American Scrabble Players Association: 2013 National Scrabble Championship |publisher=Scrabbleplayers.org |date= |accessdate=2013-06-11}} External links
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