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title: "Club Industry: Youth Athletes United Acquires Multi-Sport Enrichment Franchise Brand JumpBunch"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7dd98614-1354-4fa6-bb06-7fe8e5ab5ca8
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/club-industry-youth-athletes-united-acquires-multi-sport-enrichment-franchise-brand-jumpbunch-2717950
category: "Enrichment & STEM"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Enrichment & STEM"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2022-02-09T16:11:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:16.567Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/53847067cbb135165f1cc35cd8ebd46d8685.jpg
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# Club Industry: Youth Athletes United Acquires Multi-Sport Enrichment Franchise Brand JumpBunch

**TL;DR:** Youth Athletes United has acquired JumpBunch, a multi-sport enrichment franchise brand, marking YAU's 9th acquisition. JumpBunch was founded in 1997 and began franchising in 2002.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-02-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/club-industry-youth-athletes-united-acquires-multi-sport-enrichment-franchise-brand-jumpbunch-2717950).*

## Story

In a recent interview with Club Industry, Youth Athletes United Co-Founder and President John Erlandson discussed YAU’s acquisition of JumpBunch, which marked the brand's 9th acquisition.

JumpBunch started in 1997 and began taking on franchise owners in 2002, making JumpBunch one of the longest-running multi-sport enrichment programs in the country.

"Being able to combine our passion for keeping children active and healthy with a successful platform model and excellent leadership team with Youth Athletes United is a dream,” said JumpBunch Founder Tom Bunchman. “We are truly setting our longstanding franchisees up to succeed with resources that will allow JumpBunch to impact more children than ever."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- acquisition (topic)
- youth sports (topic)
- Club Industry (publication)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/club-industry-youth-athletes-united-acquires-multi-sport-enrichment-franchise-brand-jumpbunch-2717950). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7dd98614-1354-4fa6-bb06-7fe8e5ab5ca8).