Discusses management techniques that have proven successful in existing sports facilities.
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 […]
I was helping one of our newest clients set up his sports facility scheduling software and noticed his batting cage rental prices seemed low. I asked how he came up with his pricing, and his answer baffled me. He was undercutting what he considered to be his nearest competitor, a batting cage facility a 20-minute […]
The year isn’t quite over. However, I’ve already checked to see which SportsFacilityExpert.com posts got the most attention in 2015. The series I wrote on business plans for sports facilities late in 2013 still contains some of the the most popular material on the site, along with other posts specifically for baseball facility owners about […]
Opening a sports academy franchise location can offer powerful benefits that you can’t get when you start from scratch or even purchase an existing business, and franchise opportunities have grown quite a bit in recent years. However, not all franchisers are created equal, and owning a franchise never guarantees success – or even guarantees that […]