--- title: "Parent Company Youth Athletes United Doubles Revenue in 3 Years With Youth Sports Brands Amazing Athletes, Soccer Stars, JumpBunch, TGA Premier Sports and Little Rookies" url: https://burnaze.com/article/2d3c3b73-5d8b-4562-aa7a-d636a51d7454 source: "1851 Franchise" original_url: https://1851franchise.com/parent-company-youth-athletes-united-doubles-revenue-in-3-years-with-youth-sports-brands-amazing-athletes-soccer-stars-jumpbunch-tga-premier-sports-and-little-rookies-2718340 category: "Education & Childcare" industry: "Education & Childcare" topics: ["Finance & M&A"] published: 2022-04-01T15:10:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T01:34:37.756Z image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/1ca2d8a59c5871d5804303a0ab0514245474.jpg --- # Parent Company Youth Athletes United Doubles Revenue in 3 Years With Youth Sports Brands Amazing Athletes, Soccer Stars, JumpBunch, TGA Premier Sports and Little Rookies **TL;DR:** Youth Athletes United has doubled its revenue in less than three years to $47 million via organic growth and strategic advertising. The company has over 290 franchise units across 36 states and aims to impact more than one million kids every year. *originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-04-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/parent-company-youth-athletes-united-doubles-revenue-in-3-years-with-youth-sports-brands-amazing-athletes-soccer-stars-jumpbunch-tga-premier-sports-and-little-rookies-2718340).* ## Key facts - Youth Athletes United doubled revenue in 3 years - 290+ franchise units across 36 states - Average $693 spent on one youth sport per year ## Story Since the acquisition of both Soccer Stars and Amazing Athletes , Youth Athletes United has doubled its revenue in less than three years via organic growth and strategic advertising. With the addition of TGA Premier Sports , JumpBunch , and Little Rookies to the platform, the company now stands at $47 million in system-wide revenue. The popular youth sports training and activity programs combined forces under the umbrella of newly formed parent company Youth Athletes United earlier this year. Under the direction of its co-founders — CEO Adam Geisler and President John Erlandson — it’s a perfect time for Youth Athletes United to emerge as a key player in the multibrand franchisor category. ## Revenue and growth Most importantly, with over 290 franchise units and counting, and with Soccer Stars, JumpBunch, and Little Rookies launching as additional franchise options in 2022, Youth Athletes United is getting closer every day to reaching its goal of impacting more than one million kids every year. "With the only real costs incurred being equipment, our franchisees are really set up to succeed and be profitable in the first 90 days,” said Erlandson. “There’s a 100% cash-on-cash return potential by the end of the first year in business, which is hard to find in other opportunities today." All brands under the Youth Athletes United umbrella are well-established with sports-specific vertical curricula, a strong customer base and 15 to 20 years of operation each. ## Market trends and expansion Families spend an average of $693 on one youth sport per year, driving the $19 billion youth sports market. Youth Athletes United owners are well-positioned to capture a share of this market, with evolving programs that have pivoted seamlessly through challenging economic conditions. Top growth markets for 2022 include major cities in Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee, Nevada, and Texas — but Youth Athletes United isn’t limiting its expansion to major markets. “There is a McDonald's in every small town in America, and there is no reason that there shouldn't be a small business owner there making a good living with Youth Athletes United,” Geisler said. “There’s something special in even the smallest of markets.” The leadership team says the ideal Youth Athletes United franchisee is one who buys multiple brands across multiple territories, regardless of distance. They’re business-minded and willing to invest. For example, someone might own two brands across verticals spanning preschool to elementary school-aged kids within the same territory — a natural progression for a youth athlete. For this option, Youth Athletes United extends a 10% discount on its initial franchise fee. Youth Athletes United goes above and beyond to support its owners, who are promised instant access to anybody on the corporate team at any time. They provide operational support manuals to clearly lay out what a franchisee should do, and they’re constantly investing in software and tech with a relentless desire to innovate. ## Franchisee support and opportunities Youth Athletes United franchisees will be met with opportunities, like the latest in technological offerings, a flexible work schedule, no required brick-and-mortar and a resilient business model that offers both group and private lessons — a valuable option in times of social distancing. “Before we established Youth Athletes United, there was little to no modernization to our industry, whether in the curriculum, the technology or the product itself,” said Geisler. “We’ve found new and unique ways to service curriculum and activities that haven’t been done before that allow us to meet families where they are rather than force them to meet at one singular location. So whether we're doing private groups at people’s homes, or we're running classes inside of malls or at the local field, we look at how we can continue to provide more programming content to more kids to reach our million-kids-a-year goal for our business.” In an era where parents are spending massive amounts of money on their children, youth sports present a near-recession-proof opportunity. With the chance to buy into multiple units across multiple territories and brands, a Youth Athletes United franchise opportunity boasts a low investment relative to return on capital. Many schools and even daycare centers are incentivized to prioritize academic work, leaving physical education largely neglected. Youth Athletes United addresses this gap in the curriculum. As reported by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services , “adolescents who play sports are eight times more likely to be physically active at age 24 than those who do not play sports,” making the skills taught by the Youth Athletes United team a part of the foundation for healthy habits that can last a lifetime. The same report credits youth sports with increased life skills, leadership qualities, self-esteem and lower rates of anxiety and depression. Today, Youth Athletes United has 134 franchise owners in more than 290 territories across 36 states in the U.S. The entire Youth Athletes United team shares the belief that every child is an athlete, and it has the ultimate goal of giving kids of all ages an engaging, supportive experience that will keep them in sports their whole lives. “There isn't really a space in child athletics that involves such a robust curriculum and organized progression,” Geisler said. “We’ve always worked to meet the parents and their children where they are, even if it meant amping up our small group sessions throughout COVID. We aim to be the premier youth sports organization in the nation." ## Entities - 1851 Franchise (publication) - franchise expansion (topic) - Education & Childcare (sector) - McDonald's (company) - revenue growth (topic) - brand acquisition (topic) - youth sports (topic) --- Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/parent-company-youth-athletes-united-doubles-revenue-in-3-years-with-youth-sports-brands-amazing-athletes-soccer-stars-jumpbunch-tga-premier-sports-and-little-rookies-2718340). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2d3c3b73-5d8b-4562-aa7a-d636a51d7454).