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How Much Does it Cost to Build a Sports Complex?

How much does it cost to build a sports complex? How much does it cost to build a recreation center? When people are in the vision phase of a recreation or sports facility construction this question comes up nearly every time. Whether you are an invested parent, a coach, or

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9 Steps for Sports Tourism or Community Recreation Center Development

The 9-Step process for taking your sports or community recreation center idea from vision to reality. Standing between your vision and the reality of a community-defining facility is a plan that encompasses every part of facility development. Here’s the nine-step framework that has guided some of the most celebrated facilities

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Membership Retention Strategies for Recreation Centers

Guest post written by Jen Silvers, Account Executive, The SF Companies.  When you hear the words “membership retention” the first thought that comes to mind is that it costs less to keep a member than it does to get a new one. But how much effort are you really putting

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7 Steps for Building a Baseball Facility

Guest post written by Jim Arnold, National Director of Business Development, The Sports Facilities Companies.  Every so often, our industry goes through a recalibration of how sports tourism and recreations assets function and, in-turn, are funded. Pre-Recession (2008), a vast majority of sports tournaments were hosted by park and recreation

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Right Sizing Sports Facility Construction Costs

Across the United States, youth sports facilities are being erected at a break neck pace. Cities and towns everywhere are looking to capitalize on a $15 billion industry and all the opportunities for driving physical, social, economic outcomes that it can bring. If your community is considering a sports tourism

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How to Secure Development Funding for a New Sports Complex

Your roadmap to obtaining development funding for a sports complex project. The ribbon cutting for a new sports complex represents a momentous occasion for any community. It also underscores an important story about how venues come to life. All sports complex development projects involve a tremendous investment of time, effort

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