About i9 Sports

Offering Multiple Sports Increases Value of Your Youth Sports Business

We think that a youth sports franchise that offers just one sport is like an ice cream shop that offers only one flavor. Kids like to sample! We could have chosen to be just a flag football franchise, soccer franchise, or basketball franchise. Instead, we decided to provide year-round leagues in a full range of the most popular team sports.

As a youth sports business, we encourage our franchise owners to offer a wide variety of programs. Our franchise owners can offer co-ed youth i9 Sports® leagues, camps, and clinics for children between the ages of 3 to 14 in today’s most popular team sports. Specifically, they can offer flag football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball, and lacrosse. All of these sports offer high participation rates as well as easy access to venues.

Families that enjoy the i9 Sports experience with flag football will be likely to sign up for basketball or volleyball, or soccer and lacrosse, or baseball. These repeat customers not only bring additional revenue — but also bring additional siblings and friends who are eager to join their leagues. This is one of the reasons i9 Sports owners are able to grow their businesses so efficiently. Word-of-mouth is powerful.

What Families Get:
Age-Appropriate instruction to develop athletes of all ages and stages
Competitive sports without the travel and time commitment
A positive low-pressure environment for kids to learn and improve while having fun
Emphasis on sportsmanship and life skills such as leadership and communication
Background checked coaches/staff

What Franchisees Get:
Proven business model with multiple revenue streams
Steady and perpetual demand regardless of the economy.
Low overhead and inexpensive to scale
Low-cost, Work-from-home model
Volunteer and part-time staffing model
Cost-effective, geo-targeted local marketing strategy.

Why i9 Sports?

Recession-Resistant Business
Youth sports is a huge business, with more than 60 million participants annually in the U.S., according to a study by the National Institutes of Health. Regardless of the economy, sports are among the few things with evergreen popularity with kids and teenagers.

Because parents view youth sports as a necessity rather than a luxury, our model has performed well in both challenging and healthy economic conditions. When times are good, parents invest more into their kids. Even when families are cutting back, they still want to provide the best for their kids, and i9 Sports provides an affordable service that makes their kids’ lives better

Here’s a Quick Glance at the I9 Sports® Staffing Model. As You Grow, You’ll Add More Venues.

The i9 Sports model is simple and scalable. The way to win with an i9 Sports franchise is to establish multiple playing venues, offering multiple sports, four seasons a year. Through our in-depth training and personal business coaching, we’ll teach you our special formula for success, which can take you from one location your first season to multiple locations in your first year. The reasons we’re one of the best affordable franchises are that you don’t need to own any real estate and most of your staff members work part-time as needed each season.

From site managers to officials and sports coordinators to volunteers, you’ll have access to the help you need to build your business. Have questions? Our home office experts and your one-on-one Business Coach will be there to guide you through the process.