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title: "BabyBallers set to launch in Australia this year"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/eafbb0b8-f32e-451b-af32-b58e4256f9a9
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/babyballers-set-to-launch-in-australia-this-year
author: "Kieran M"
category: "Education & Childcare"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
published: 2021-05-06T10:20:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T16:24:08.426Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# BabyBallers set to launch in Australia this year

**TL;DR:** BabyBallers, a soccer education franchise, plans to launch in Australia this year with the help of DC Strategy, an Australia-based franchise consultancy firm. The brand aims to open locations in major cities and regional areas across the country.

*By Kieran M, originally published in Global Franchise on 2021-05-06. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/babyballers-set-to-launch-in-australia-this-year).*

## Story

BabyBallers, a soccer education franchise with more than 50 locations in the U.K., has announced plans for Australasian growth.

The team behind the brand plan to open their first locations in Australia later this year, with the goal to have a presence in major cities throughout the country and regional areas including New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia.

This expansion is being helmed by DC Strategy, an Australia-based franchise consultancy firm founded by Rod Young in 1983.

“We started talking to DC Strategy about launching Down Under in early 2020 and had to rearrange our timelines after COVID delayed some of the processes,” said Chris Elms, a member of BabyBallers’ franchise growth team. “We’re now at the perfect position to get things started and already have interested franchise partners ready to kick-off.”

BabyBallers was founded back in 2015 in Chelmsford, Essex, and quickly became popular with young children that had a love for soccer. After a successful start, the brand began franchising in 2017, and went international to Belgium last year via a master franchising agreement.

“BabyBallers helps get children ready for not only soccer but for their future lives at school and beyond. Having three children myself, I can absolutely see the benefits of integrating this business into our local neighborhoods,” said James Young, head of sales and development at DC Strategy.

“We have already seen an influx of inquiries and we look forward to helping this incredible brand grow in Australia and potentially New Zealand too!”

## Entities

- franchise growth (topic)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Kieran M (person)
- Australia (location)
- James Young (person)
- australian market (topic)
- soccer education (topic)

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Originally reported by Kieran M, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/babyballers-set-to-launch-in-australia-this-year). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/eafbb0b8-f32e-451b-af32-b58e4256f9a9).