Scheduling Tips for Managing Cancellations
Scheduling Tips for Managing Fall Sports Cancellations
As the summer months fade away, you may be realizing that the good intentions of your clients may be just that — good intentions. COVID-19 has led to questions about fall outdoor sports, and indoor recreation is certainly precarious. While schools have been careful in their reopening processes, the …
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Accepting Online Payments for Your Sports Facility
Sports Facility Start-up Tip: Accept Online Payments
You’ve heard it many times on this blog, but we’ll say it again: Cash is king for new businesses. We’ve discussed how requiring upfront payments helps keep more cash on-hand. We’ve also talked about the importance of keeping electronic records. Any efforts you make toward improving cash flow can …
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How To Do Sports Facility Sales without Selling
How to do Sports Facility Sales without Selling
Most people working in a sports facility don’t see themselves as salespeople. After all, many of them got into sports facility ownership because they were passionate about sports and seeing others achieve their athletic goals. Not to promote classes, memberships and lessons.
There are a few reasons that the …
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CEO Roundtable: Growing Your Membership
CEO Roundtable: How to Grow Your Membership and Create a Dependable Revenue Stream
In June, eSoft Planner hosted a CEO roundtable with sports facility leaders from across the nation. As the world learns to adjust to a COVID-19 world, some of our customers share their insights into how they’ve changed their business to operate in the …
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How to Make Your Instructors Want to Stay
How to Make Your Sports Facility Instructors Want to Stay
Your instructors are the core and the face of your sports facility. That’s why it’s essential to have a professional and enthusiastic team running your programs.
However, it isn’t easy to keep good, committed instructors on staff. Usually, these instructors work part-time or irregular hours, making it …
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Adding Additional Sports Facility Services
6 Great Ways to Diversify Your Sports Facility Services
Cash flow problems are almost always at fault when sports facilities fail. Unfortunately, most sports facility owners and managers don’t know that they’re putting their cash flow at risk by relying on too few sources for most of their income. So it is essential to add sports …
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Improve Team Management With Player Perks
Make the Most of Your Team Relationships: Give Players Perks
A great way for sports facilities to generate business is by building relationships with local teams through team management. But whether the teams that rent your facility space or are hosted by your facility directly. Part of developing those quality relationships with teams is giving their …
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The Pros and Cons of Opening an Indoor Sports Facility
The Pros and Cons of Opening an Indoor Sports Facility
If you operate a softball or soccer league, you already know how amazing game day can be. There’s nothing better than being outside, relishing the bright, warm sun and the hum of excitement from the athletes and fans.
Owning and operating an indoor sports facility can be …
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Your Sports Facility After Coronavirus
Sports Facilities After Coronavirus: Tips for the New Norm
Over the past few months, many Americans have heard news about the potential spread of the coronavirus at gyms and sports facilities. On top of that, your clients may have grown complacent or found new training options during the pandemic. So, managing your sports facility after coronavirus …
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Boost Pro Shop Revenue with These Four Tips
Four Ways to Boost Pro Shop Revenue
You know that the families who come to your academy for sports training also need to buy sports equipment on a semi-regular basis. Why would you not offer a convenient option for them to do so while at your facility?
Harford Sports Academy, in Baltimore, asked the same question. They …
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