Try Dive events can be a great way to recruit new trainees. It is a tried and tested formula that, with the right planning and preparation, delivers results.
You can typically expect a 10-20% conversion rate of try divers to new Ocean Diver trainees so for 40 Try Dives, you could see eight new members joining your club.
Order Try Dive materials
Important note: it is the club's responsibility to ensure that medical forms are completed by all participants. They are available as hard copy forms or downloads. As most clubs tend to email the med forms to participants, they are no longer part of the hard copy Try Dive participant pack. They are available as separate orderable items though.
Hard copy materials
Members can order Try Dive participant packs, posters, leaflets and other Try Dive related materials in BSAC Shop. In the shop, head to 'Club products'.
Pack and postage charges apply.
Downloadable materials
Clubs may also wish to download the below materials.
- Try Dive medical form
- Try Dive certificate
- 12-page 'Learn to scuba dive with BSAC' booklet
- Experience Snorkelling medical form
- Experience Snorkelling certificate
- 12-page 'Snorkelling with BSAC' booklet
- Photo and video consent form
Download the 'How to run a successful Try Dive event' guide
Pool safety
Stay safe on your Try Dive evening by reading BSAC's Pool safety officer's guidelines.
How to get Try Divers
Our best advice to fill your club with fresh faces is to have a strong online presence. We suggest your club:
- Has a great ‘Learn to dive’ page its website - Website top tips
- Create an ‘Event’ or series of events on Facebook - Facebook Events top tip
- ‘Boost’ a post on Facebook to advertise the upcoming learn to dive course - Facebook advertising top tips
- Share the BSAC promotional videos on your social media channels and ask members to share them too, on their social profiles.
- Download the 'How to run a successful Try Dive event' guide - our easy-to-use guide to planning, promoting and delivering a great Try Dive event (includes the 'Try Dive Pool Session Checklist' and 'Try Dives for Under 12s'), or read through it below.
More support in our 'top tips' blog on How to fill an Ocean Diver course.
Try Dive frequency
Clubs tend to opt for one of the two below in terms of Try Dive frequency, or a combination of the two. Remember, if you are getting more try Dive requests than you can handle, please forward them to membership@bsac.com so we can look to help people get started somewhere. They could potentially train at a BSAC centre and come back to you a qualified diver!
- Business as usual 'on demand' Try Dives
Ideally, Try Dives need to be 'business as usual' every week in your club. If you have Try Dive leads don’t keep them waiting, get them in the pool as soon as you can.
- Try Dive events
The focus of an event can be great fun for the whole club and deliver a few new members together. To do this we recommend you involve as many of your members as possible. Alongside instructors, other members can get involved in the non-diving side to ensure the club creates a friendly, welcoming and well-run event that gives the best possible impression of your club.
Good luck and keep us posted!
Good luck! If you have any further questions, or feedback for us, please do get in touch by email at marketing@bsac.com or call us on 0151 350 6224.
