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
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?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
78%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Amazing Athletes units return on equity?
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.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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).
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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
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
- 01MINORNo protected territory — franchisees compete with other Amazing Athletes locations and risk cannibalization
- 02MINORUnprotected royalty structure with $750/month minimum creates cash flow pressure even during low-revenue months
- 03MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — actual franchisee profitability claims are unverified
- 04MINORModest unit growth (9% YoY) with 171 units suggests market saturation risk and slower expansion trajectory
- 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
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Amazing Athletes · FDD (2026) PDF