Discusses management techniques that have proven successful in existing sports facilities.
No sports facility owner can stay in their facility all day, every day. But many of us still try. When you’ve worked so hard to create a brand and have invested hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars, it’s tough to let go of control. Maybe you’ve even convinced yourself that you’re so essential to […]
I thought I’d check in with you to find out what you really want to know about running a sports facility. If you have a minute, please let me know with this survey. Don’t worry if you can only fill out one or two answers, or even if you don’t own a sports facility yet. […]
Pop quiz for sports academy owners: How much money do you lose each month from clients who cancel at the last minute or just completely fail to show up for appointments? Years ago when I was first building eSoft Planner, I worked with one of my new scheduling software clients to help them figure that […]
I see a lot of participation waivers for sports academies. That’s because I help dozens of facilities set up their scheduling software each week. Electronic waiver approval is part of that process. Unfortunately, I often find myself repeating the same warnings about these waivers, which have the power to save your business. It’s just not enough […]
Hiring an employee for your sports academy is no simple task. There’s a lot of paperwork to fill out, regulations to learn, and decisions to make about salary and benefits. Instructors and trainers are essential to most of our facilities. Sometimes, it’s much easier to hire them as “independent contractors” than official employees. As the […]
As you know, there’s a trend in youth sports toward more intensity, more games, more competitiveness, and more elite training. So I wasn’t exactly surprised that the results of a survey of NCAA athletes found that an increasing number of athletes had specialized in their sports by a young age, influenced by parents with high […]