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Amazing Athletes

Health & FitnessFranchising since 2018Website
Investment
$75K – $101K
14th pct Health & Fitn…
Avg revenue
$258K
6th pct Health & Fitn…
Royalty
Units
171
86th pct Health & Fitn…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $75K – $101K including a $50K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $258K/year (median $214K). Estimated payback in 0.9 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 21.6% CAGR over 3 years with 171 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Amazing Athletes Franchise Systems, LLC
Parent company
Amazing Athletes, LLC
Incorporated in
Delaware
HQ
14 George Street, Budd Lake, New Jersey 07828
Auditor
CohnReznick LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$2.0M
vs $2.4M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one Amazing Athletes unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $257,984
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: fitness
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $75K–$101K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

78%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$80K
EBITDA margin
31.0%
Total invested
$103K
Payback
15 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Amazing Athletes units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.2M

on $6.2M purchase

Total debt

$5.0M

SBA $3.1M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Amazing Athletes franchisees operate youth athletic programming centers, delivering sports skill-building classes, camps, and Plus Programs (specialized instruction modules) to children ages 2–12. Daily operations include class scheduling, instructor management, facility maintenance, parent billing, and program customization based on local demand.

CEO
Adam Geisler
Founded
2018
FDD year
2026
States available
33

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$75K – $101K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
The greater of 8% of Gross Revenues or a monthly minimum …
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.9 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$258K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$214K
Item 19 type
Gross Revenues, Gross Profit, and Net Income After Royalties
Sample size
83 units
vs category median 12 · large
Range (low → high)
$40K$813K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank6th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Investment cost rank14th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank69th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank86th
vs Health & Fitness peers
Risk score rank16th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
171
Opened
19
Last reporting year
Closed
5
Turnover rate
2.9%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
99%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+9.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+21.6%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
169+14
Franchised units
2025
155
Franchised units
2026
139
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 31 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 31 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
6
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

50
Risk · 0-100
STRONG50 / 100

Unprotected territory and missing financial disclosures create significant operational and profitability risks despite solid average unit economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORNo protected territory — franchisees compete with other Amazing Athletes locations and risk cannibalization
  2. 02MINORUnprotected royalty structure with $750/month minimum creates cash flow pressure even during low-revenue months
  3. 03MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — actual franchisee profitability claims are unverified
  4. 04MINORModest unit growth (9% YoY) with 171 units suggests market saturation risk and slower expansion trajectory
  5. 05MINORHigh initial investment ($74,550–$100,550) relative to average net income ($99,124) creates thin margins and longer payback periods

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic area based on zip codes, counties, or boundaries
Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
New York

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
30 hrs
On-the-job training
4 hrs
POS system
AA Back Office Platform
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

95 numbers

Locked
(631) 617-••••
NY
(239) 544-••••
FL
(908) 291-••••
NJ

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Amazing Athletes · FDD (2026) PDF

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