Top 5 Sports and Recreation Franchise Opportunities

You don’t have to be a professional athlete in order to get into the sports and recreation franchise game. If the love of sports is a big draw, then why not consider one of these sports and recreation franchises as your next business investment.

Get in the game with these five great franchise opportunities.

i9 Sports

Tampa-based i9 Sports is a youth sports league franchise that focuses on helping kids find success through engaging in practices and games. i9 Sports focuses on teaching kids about the sports they are playing, having fun and making the experience as easy as possible for parents. This home-based franchise offers youth sports leagues, camps and clinics for children ages 3 to 14 in sports such as flag football, soccer, basketball and baseball. Franchisees can get involved in this sports-centric franchise for as little as $44,900 to start.

British Swim Schools

Don’t take a dip in the sports and recreational franchise pool without thinking of British Swim Schools. The Fort Lauderdale-based franchise teaches children as young as three months old the importance of water safety survival skills. After its founding in 1981, founder and CEO Rita Goldberg, a national swimmer and swim instructor in Britain, wanted to focus her efforts on water survival and teaching the back float to infants, children and adults to help prevent drowning accidents. The average initial franchise investment ranges from $60,000 to $75,000. There is no need to have your own pool, British Swim School contracts with pools in centers, schools, hotels and sports clubs for classes.

Extra Innings

Hit a home run with Extra Innings. Extra Innings is an indoor baseball and softball training center that provides state-of-the-art practice facilities, professional instruction and ProShop. After its founding in 1996, Extra Innings began franchising in 2004 and offers franchisees a proven franchise system with an established sports and recreation business. Extra Innings provides two franchise options for their team, the Sports Center, that offers year-round indoor practice facilities and the Locker Room, which is a retail shop with e-commerce support. The initial franchisee fee for a Sports Center is $15,000 and $10,000 for a stand along Locker Room.

Sky Zone

Jump in to a sports and recreational franchise with Sky Zone. The patented all-trampoline, walled playing court and business model offers potential franchisees the opportunity to join an industry leader in the space. The Sky Zone model also offers a system that provides opportunities for sports, fitness and entertainment that appeal to almost every age and ability. The initial franchise fee for a Sky Zone is $60,000 with a total investment ranging from $850,987 to $2,537,439. Sky Zone is currently operates 100 parts across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and Saudi Arabia.

TITLE Boxing Club

Are you ready to feel like Rocky? With over 400 franchise locations nationwide, TITLE Boxing Club provides members with a great atmosphere and franchise owners with a proven franchise model with multiple revenue streams through including enrollment fees, membership dues, personal training and retail sales. TITLE Boxing Club provides total body boxing and kickboxing workouts for men and women that incorporate the sport into their fitness routine. According to Entrepreneur, the total franchise investment ranges from $165,400 to $394,800.