I just attended an impressive gymnastics coach / athlete camp organized by Gymnastics Alberta. Women’s Technical Committee organizer Valerie Oudin was pleased with the turn-out.
It seemed everyone I spoke with at the camp agreed that the only way to move forward with coaching is for coaches to own the gym. In Canada we call this the “American model”. (Most Canadian clubs are parent-controlled, non-profit societies to avoid paying business tax.)
Though it is difficult for a business to compete against a non-profit club in terms of fees, it is possible. In fact, Valerie and her husband Michel Arsenault set up Champions Gymnastics in Edmonton. Within about a year they were already turning a profit.
They offer consulting for coaches who want to do the same thing:
Start Your Own Gym …
BUSINESS PLAN Template (Full template pro-forma financial forecast)) OPERATIONAL POLICIES Templates (29 policies) REPORT CARDS & LESSON PLANS & TESTING SHEETS (For Parent-Tot; Pre-school; Recreational Badge programs Templates PROGRAM & ADMINISTRATIVE Templates (Approx. 80 forms) NON-PROFIT CLUB BY-LAWS Template Consulting work thereafter
Champions Gymnastics Inc. – Edmonton- Alberta- Gymnastics Club
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