TGA Premier Sports Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 2002

Franchising Since: 2006

Headquarters: Budd Lake, New Jersey

Estimated Number of Units: 60 

Franchise Description: TGA Franchise Systems, LLC is the franchisor. The parent company is TGA Sports, LLC. The franchise offered is for the operation of a business that provides sport instruction for golf, tennis, and pickleball as well as optional sports such as flag-football, cheerleading, lacrosse, volleyball, floor hockey and ultimate in school and in after school sports programs, sports clinics, camps, tournaments, parent/child events, clinics for pre-teen and teen-age students, youth, adolescents, young adults and adults.
Training Overview: For the first franchise, franchisees (or, if they are a business entity, the “operating principal”) must complete the Franchisee Training Program to the franchisor’s satisfaction. The “manager” may but is not required to attend training. Training for all programs consists of approximately six days of instruction of which approximately 44 hours are classroom instruction, and 12 hours are on-the-job training. Training may occur at the franchisor’s then-current headquarters or at another facility that it designates. The franchisor may provide web-based training in addition to or instead of classroom instruction. Additionally, for the first TGA franchised business, the franchisor will provide franchisees with enhanced business coaching and training. Also, the franchisor may in its sole discretion, offer and/or require that franchisees, their operating principal(s), their manager(s) and/or staff attend and complete additional training courses that it either periodically chooses to provide or otherwise may require in connection with the franchised business, at the times and locations that it designates. The franchisor hosts an annual conference that requires the franchisee’s attendance.

Territory Granted: The franchise is granted for a geographic area that must be approved by the franchisor. Franchisees will not receive an exclusive territory. Franchisees may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that the franchisor owns, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that the franchisor controls. The geographic boundaries of the territory will be defined by us by identifying a sufficient number of zip codes or by identifying political boundaries such as cities or counties, natural boundaries such as rivers or mountains, man-made boundaries such as highways or streets, or otherwise as we deem appropriate in order to describe an area that contains approximately 100 qualified locations, but in no event containing a population of more than 400,000 people.

Obligations and Restrictions: Franchisees, or their operating principal, will be required to personally participate in the operation of the franchised business. Franchisees may employ a manager to personally participate in the day-to-day activities of the franchised business. Franchisees must sell only those services and products that the franchisor periodically requires, as described in the FDD, in the Franchise Agreement, in the Confidential Operating Manual and as may be supplemented. Franchisees must notify the franchisor immediately if any of the TGA products or services are prohibited, restricted by law or regulation or are adverse to local community standards. Franchisees are required to provide assistance to the franchisor, upon request, if government or other local approval is required for the offer and sale of any TGA product or service. Franchisees may not offer and sell any products and/or services that the franchisor has not specifically authorized.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is 10 years. The franchise may be renewed for two additional consecutive five year terms if requirements are met.

Financial Assistance: The franchisor does not offer direct or indirect financing. The franchisor does not guarantee any note(s), lease(s), or other obligation(s). If franchisees are an honorably discharged veteran and/or educator, the franchisor will reduce the initial franchise fee for the core program (but not the plus program fee) by $4,950.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Initial Franchise Fee	$49,500	$49,500
Training Expenses	$1,000	$3,000
Enhanced Business Coaching and Training Fee	$5,750	$5,750
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment	$0	$500
Starter Kit and Initial Uniforms and Marketing Materials (Core)	$5,000	$7,000
Starter Kit and Initial Uniforms and Marketing Materials (Plus)	$0	$10,000
Computer System	$0	$1,000
Insurance and Professional Services	$1,500	$3,500
Permits, Licenses and Certifications	$0	$1,000
Territory Overage Fee	$0	$0.13 per person
Plus Program (Optional)	$0	$10,000
Additional Funds - 3 months	$10,000	$20,000
ESTIMATED TOTAL (basic program)	$72,750	$111,250

 
Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Royalty Fee	The greater of 8% of gross revenues or the minimum royalty amount.
Franchisee National Advertising Fee	The greater of 1% of gross revenue or $200 per month.
Local Advertising Expenditures	Up to 3% of gross revenues, but currently 1% of gross revenues.
Regional Advertising Cooperative Fee	Currently none. The franchisor may require franchisees to contribute up to 3% of the gross revenues to the cooperative.
Initial Training Program for Additional Individuals	$500 prior to initial training program.
Enhanced Business Coaching and Training Fee	$5,750 due at signing of the Franchise Agreement against which the franchisor applies a cost of (i) $550 per day per staff member plus travel reimbursement, and (ii) $80 per hour for each enhanced business coaching and training phone call or video conference.
Post-Opening Enhanced Business Coaching and Training Fee	$550 per day per staff member, if provided in person, or $80 per hour if provided by phone or video conference.
Transfer Fee	$8,750
Successor Franchise Rights Fee	$7,500
Annual Conference Fee	$600 per owner; regardless of units owned; Spouses: $0; $400 for the second attendee, and $350 for each additional attendee over and above the second attendee.
Annual Conference Travel Expenses	$1,000 to $2,000 per person attending.
Mandatory Fee for Not Attending an Annual Conference (Mandatory Non-Attendance Fee)	$1,000 per owner.
Late Fee (Monthly Fees)	$50 for the first month and will increase by $50 for each month thereafter from the date payment was due until paid in full (but not to exceed the maximum amount allowed by law.
Insufficient Funds Charge	$50 per occurrence.
Default Notice Fee	$50
Legal Fees and Expenses	All costs and expenses, including but not limited to attorneys’ fees for any failure to pay amounts when due or failure to comply in any way with the Franchise Agreement.
Indemnification	The amount of any claim, liability or loss the franchisor incurs from the franchised business.
Replacement/Additional Inventory of Marketing Materials, Uniforms and Equipment	Will vary.
Audit Costs	In the event of an underreporting of more than 2% of gross revenues, franchisees will be required to pay the franchisor the underreported amount plus interest along with the cost of the audit, including travel, lodging, meals, wages, expenses and accounting and legal fees.
Interest	1.5% per month or highest rate allowed by law.
New Line of Goods or Services and Technology Update and Fees	Will vary.
Technology Fee	$200 for the first TGA franchised business; $150 for the second YAU brand business; $100 for each YAU brand business thereafter.
In-Term and Post-Term Deficiency Costs and Expenses	Costs and expenses.
Test Marketing Expenses	Costs and expenses of test marketing new services or products.
Transferee Lead Generation Fee	2.5% of the sales price.
Liquidated Damages	The lesser of (i) the number of months remaining in the term of your Franchise Agreement, or (ii) 36 months, multiplied by the average royalties, franchisee national advertising fees and other fees owed by the franchisee during the last 12 months.
Default Reimbursement	The franchisor’s costs and expenses arising from the franchisee’s default.
Operation upon Death or Disability Fee	If the franchisor or a third-party assumes the operation of the franchised business upon the franchisee’s death of disability, the franchisor may charge a per diem fee (currently $250), plus direct out-of-pocket costs and expenses.
Data Security Safeguards	Varies.
Document Preparation Fee	$1,500 if the franchisor prepares the documents. $500 per draft, if the franchisee prepares the documents for the franchisor’s review and approval.
Recruiting Services and Applicant Tracking System Software	Currently $20 per month, but may vary subject to third party vendor’s costs.
Sales CRM	Currently $10 per month, but may vary subject to third party vendor’s costs.
Learning Management System	Currently $50 on an annual basis, but may vary subject to third party vendor’s costs.
Bookkeeping	Currently $150 per month, but may vary subject to third party vendor’s costs.

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