Skyhawks Sports Camps Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 1979

Franchising Since: 2007

Headquarters: Spokane, Washington

Estimated Number of Units: 125

Franchise Description: Skyhawks Franchise Group, LLC is the franchisor. Skyhawks businesses provide camps, classes/enrichment programs, birthday parties, after school programs, classes/clinics and leagues in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, flag football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, track & field, tennis, hockey and volleyball using our proprietary system. The franchisor offers franchises for Skyhawks businesses in large territories (Tier 1) or in small territories (Tier 2).
Training Overview: Before opening the Skyhawks business, franchisees (if franchisees are an individual) or their managing owner (if franchisees are an entity) and, if applicable, their designated manager must attend and successfully complete to the franchisor’s satisfaction the initial training program. The initial training program comprises approximately 36 hours and is conducted virtually and at the franchisor’s headquarters in Spokane, Washington, and such other locations that it designates. For franchisees purchasing their first Skyhawks Business, the franchisor will spend up to two days total with them either in-person in their territory(ies) or such other location that the franchisor designates or virtually to train and assist franchisees in marketing the services of their Skyhawks business and up to two days total with them either in-person in their territory(ies) or virtually to assist them in the training of their staff. The managing owner, designated manager, independent contractors and employees must attend and satisfactorily complete various training courses the franchisor periodically requires at the franchisee’s cost and at the times and locations the franchisor designates. In addition to participating in ongoing training: each year franchisees will be required to attend an annual meeting of all franchisees and pay a convention fee if the franchisor holds an annual meeting of all franchisees, and during the first year after franchisees opens for business, they will required to have at least one employee (but up to 10 employees) attend at least one of the franchisor’s staff and program training sessions, and pay a per-person program fee.

Territory Granted: The Franchise Agreement for the Skyhawks franchise grants franchisees a protected territory to operate a franchise based on the geographic area and population properties within that area and other relevant demographic characteristics. If franchisees purchase a Tier 1 Franchise, their territory will have a population of greater than 250,000. If franchisees purchase a Tier 2 Franchise, their territory will have a population of 150,000 to 250,000. The population statistics used in determining the territory will be based on numbers derived from the current U.S. Census report and supplemented with other information available. During the term of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisor will not establish or franchise others to establish another Skyhawks business within the designated territory.

Obligations and Restrictions: The Skyhawks franchise shall be managed by the franchisee, or if the franchisee is an entity, by one of the owners who is a natural person with at least a 51% ownership interest and voting power in the entity (managing owner). The franchisor will allow franchisees to appoint a designated manager to run the day to day operations of the Skyhawks franchise. The managing owner and designated manager must successfully complete the initial training program. If franchisees replace a managing owner or designated manager, the new managing owner or designated manager must satisfactorily complete the initial training program at the franchisee’s own expense. Franchisees must sell, or offer for sale, only those services and products authorized by the franchisor and which meet its standards and specifications. Franchisees must sell, or offer for sale, all types of services and products specified by the franchisor. The franchisor reserves the right to establish minimum and maximum resale prices for use with multi-area marketing programs and special price promotions.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is seven years. If the franchisee has complied with all the provisions of the Franchise Agreement, they can renew for up to four additional successive five-year terms.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor does not offer direct or indirect financing. The franchisor does not guarantee a franchisee’s note, lease or obligation. The franchisor offers eligible United States veterans or their spouses a 30% discount off the then-current initial franchise fee and any additional territory fees.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$22,500	$42,500
Real Property / Lease	$0	$1,500
Leasehold Improvements	$0	$500
Signage	$0	$500
Grand Opening Marketing	$3,000	$6,000
Fixtures and Furniture	$0	$500
Utility Expenses	$0	$250
Computer Hardware and Software	$0	$1,300
Training	$500	$2,500
Supplies and Equipment	$2,000	$15,000
Insurance	$800	$3,200
Professional Fees	$1,000	$2,000
Business Licenses and Permits	$0	$3,000
Additional Funds – 3 months	$8,000	$11,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$37,800	$89,750

Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Royalty	The greater of the minimum royalty (between $250 to $1,100 per month depending on which year of the franchise agreement franchisees are in and whether they own a Tier 1 or Tier 2 franchise) for each Skyhawks franchise and for each territory that they purchase or a percentage between 5% and 9% (dependent on gross revenues in a calendar year).
Brand Building Fund Contribution	Up to 2% of the gross revenues.
Local Advertising Payment	The difference between the amount franchisees spent on local advertising each quarter and their required local advertising expenditure (3% of gross revenues).
Additional Marketing Services	Then-current fee, currently, $85 per hour.
Local and Regional Advertising Cooperative	An amount established by cooperative members, between 1% and 2% of gross revenues.
Additional Training or Assistance Fees	The then-current fees (currently $300 per day) plus travel and other expenses.
Interest and Late Charges	$50 late payment charge per occurrence; plus, the lesser of 0.5% interest of the unpaid amount per week or the maximum amount allowable by law.
Payment Service Fees	Up to 3% of total charge.
Program Processing Fee	The then-current fee (currently $5 per program).
Insufficient Funds Charge	$100 per occurrence.
Failure to Submit Required Report Fee	$100 per occurrence and $100 per week.
Management Fee	Then-current fee, currently, $500 per day, plus costs and expenses.
Audit Expenses	Cost of audit and inspection, any understated amounts, and any related accounting and legal expenses (the franchisor estimates this cost to be between $1,000 and $12,000).
Transfer Fee	$10,000 per territory per Skyhawks business subject to the transfer. If the franchisor assists with brokering the sale, it may also assess a broker fee of up to 10% of the purchase price.
Successor Franchise Fee	15% of the then-current initial franchise fee under the franchisee’s franchise agreement and for each territory.
Insurance for Franchisees	The franchisor’s costs plus a 20% administrative fee.
Convention Fee	The then-current fee (currently, up to $395 per attendee per year), plus travel expenses.
Absentee Fee	Then-current fee (currently $500 per person).
Staff and Program Training Fee	The then-current fee (currently, up to $395 per attendee per year), plus travel expenses.
Supplier and Product Evaluation Fee	Cost of inspection (estimated to be approximately $100 to $500).
Unauthorized Advertising Fee	$500 per occurrence.
Promotional Package Fee	Varies depending on merchandise.
Professional Fees and Expenses	Will vary under circumstances.
Indemnification	Varies under circumstances.
Customer Issue Resolution	Reasonable costs the franchisor incurs for responding to a customer complaint.
Technology Fee	The then-current fee (currently $250 per month) per Skyhawks business.
Liquidated Damages	Will vary under circumstances.
Broker Fees	The actual costs of the brokerage commissions, finder’s fees, or similar charges.

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Skyhawks Sports Camps. Year of FDD: 2025.
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