Sports Summer Camp
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Overview
Sports summer camps provide week-long day camps teaching athletic skills and providing supervised activities during summer.
With parents needing summer childcare and sports camps popular, camps generate revenue of $100,000-$370,000 during 8-12 week summer with 55-70% margins.
The business requires facility access, coaching staff, equipment, curriculum, and camp licensing.
Services include multi-sport camps, sport-specific camps (soccer, basketball, baseball), half-day and full-day options, weekly themes, skills instruction, and scrimmages.
Pricing typically $200-$400 per week per camper.
Success factors include camp licensing and background checks, quality coaching staff, facility access with multiple fields/courts, creating fun engaging curriculum, and early registration drives.
Most camps run 8-10 weeks filling spots.
Marketing focuses on spring registration push, schools, and parent networks.
With summer camp needs constant and sports camps popular in 2025, sports camps offer seasonal opportunities with concentrated summer revenue.
Required Skills
- Camp operations and licensing
- Coaching staff hiring and training
- Youth development curriculum
- Facility management
- Safety and supervision
- Parent communication
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Concentrated summer revenue
- High per-week revenue
- Recurring annual campers
- Multiple weeks and sessions
- Parents need summer options
Cons
- Highly seasonal summer only
- Staff hiring and training
- Facility costs
- Camp licensing requirements
- Weather for outdoor
How to Get Started
- Get camp licensing
- Secure facility access
- Hire coaching staff
- Develop camp curriculum
- Market for spring registration
- Run background checks
- Operate quality summer camps
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