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What do you want to know about running a sports facility?

April 19, 2016 by Sports Facility Expert

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. Any response is helpful.

Click here to take the survey.

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Why You Shouldn't Use a Sports Academy Waiver Template

How Your Sports Academy’s Waiver Can Fail

March 29, 2016 by Sports Facility Expert

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, and 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… [Read More]

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Boost Retention and Sales With a Sports Academy Loyalty Program

February 26, 2016 by Sports Facility Expert

When we make our marketing plans, our first instinct is to focus on getting new, potential clients in the door. That’s because we trust that the value of our services will sell itself again and again once we’ve made that first impression. But if we don’t make an extra effort to keep existing clients, customer… [Read More]

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Too much youth sports pressure too soon?

Easing the Pressure to Specialize in a Sport Too Early

January 29, 2016 by Sports Facility Expert

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… [Read More]

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This is how successful sports academies set themselves apart from their competitors.

Understanding Your Sports Academy’s Competition

January 14, 2016 by Sports Facility Expert

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… [Read More]

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Top Posts of 2015

December 31, 2015 by Sports Facility Expert

The year isn’t quite over, but 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… [Read More]

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