Hi-Five Sports Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $34K – $69K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (2)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Hi-Five Sports is a youth sports franchise offering sports classes, leagues, camps, and after-school programs for kids. Franchisees run local programs, managing coaches, scheduling, and enrollment.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Hi-Five Sports franchise requires a total initial investment of $34K – $69K, including a $20K – $37K franchise fee and an ongoing 8.5% royalty[2]. The 2026 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: low - issued within the last 12 months
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored4 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $34K – $69K
- 3rd pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 8.5%
- 62nd pct Education
- Units
- 14
- 33rd pct Education
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Education median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $34K – $69K including a $20K franchise fee, 8.5% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 provides only per-outlet Gross Sales tables (no franchisor-computed averages/medians/quartiles); highest/lowest are from the 8 FPR Franchised Clubs' most-recent reporting period (3/1/2023-2/29/2024), excluding the affiliate-owned club ($1,457,185.57).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 65/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +2 franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed) (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Hi-Five Sports Franchising LLC
- CEO title
- Executive Chairman
- Ryan Tuchman
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 5550 Glades Road, Suite 500 #1051, Boca Raton, Florida 33431
- Auditor
- Cummings & Carroll, P.C.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $504K
- vs $365K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Ryan Tuchman
- Headquarters
- Florida
- Founded
- 2014
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 6
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 74% below the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $20K | $20K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $3K | $12K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $12K | $37K |
| Total initial investment | $34K | $69K |
Source: Hi-Five Sports 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $34K – $69K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $3K – $12K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $20K – $37K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 8.5%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 0.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 9.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 8.5% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 0.0% |
| Technology fee | $200 |
| Transfer fee | $10K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $8K |
| Total fee load | 9.5% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Hi-Five Sports is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Hi-Five Sports unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 provides only per-outlet Gross Sales tables (no franchisor-computed averages/medians/quartiles); highest/lowest are from the 8 FPR Franchised Clubs' most-recent reporting period (3/1/2023-2/29/2024), excluding the affiliate-owned club ($1,457,185.57).
- Item 19 type
- historical gross sales
- Sample size
- 9 outlets
- vs category median 16
- Range (low → high)
- $39K→$759KCited, not corroborated — printed on page 51 of the 2026 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 3 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 204 Education brands
Item 19 · by group
What the filing does disclose
Item 19 of this FDD reports performance in more than one group. We publish no single average for this brand; the groups the filing does disclose are listed below, quoted from its own Item 19 table.
Each row below is quoted from the FDD's own Item 19 table. Gross sales are not profit.
Item 19 detail
Item 19 provides only per-outlet Gross Sales tables (no franchisor-computed averages/medians/quartiles); highest/lowest are from the 8 FPR Franchised Clubs' most-recent reporting period (3/1/2023-2/29/2024), excluding the affiliate-owned club ($1,457,185.57).
concept
| Segment | Sample (outlets) | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Hi-Five Sports Club (franchised) | 6 outlets | $270K |
| Hi-Five Sports Zone (franchised) | 3 outlets | $258K |
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 9.5% (near the Education median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System roughly stable (0.0% 3-year CAGR) with 14 units.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Education medians
How Hi-Five Sports Compares
Category median of published Education brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 14
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 1
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 8.3%
- Company-owned
- 2
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 86%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +30.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +0.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 1
- Transferred
- 1
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 12
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 25.0%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Continuity rate
- 88.9%
- Units that stayed open
- Termination rate
- 25.0%
- Franchisor-initiated terminations
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 6 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
6
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 2 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 2
- Loan volume
- $248K
- Median loan
- $124K
- average
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (2)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 2 loans, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (2)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (2)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 0
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Cummings & Carroll, P.C.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Item 21 attaches Exhibit H, the audited financial statements of Hi-Five Sports Franchising (Cummings & Carroll, P.C.) dated December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023; fiscal year ends December 31. FY2025 revenue $504,335 (2024: $364,581); net loss $(136,582); total assets $211,331; total liabilities $53,241; equity $158,090.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDUnit count declined 7.7% YoY (14 units) suggests system contraction and potential franchisee struggles
- 02MINORHigh royalty rate (8.5%) on modest average revenue creates cash flow pressure for marginal performers
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 9.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 120,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 10 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 18 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | State of Illinois |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Illinois |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 6 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 6 hrs
- Training location
- Hi-Five Sports Zone franchised location in Northbrook, Illinois, or other franchised locations, or virtually via Zoom/similar
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Care Explore (Care.com)
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Care Explore (Care.com)
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
21 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Hi-Five Sports franchise?
The total investment to open a Hi-Five Sports franchise ranges from $34K – $69K, with an initial franchise fee of $20K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Hi-Five Sports franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Hi-Five Sports FDD discloses outlet figures from $39K to $759K but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Hi-Five Sports?
Hi-Five Sports is franchised by Hi-Five Sports Franchising LLC. The FDD names no parent company. Source: FDD Item 1, 2026 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Hi-Five Sports FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Hi-Five Sports FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Hi-Five Sports's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Hi-Five Sports (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Hi-Five Sports franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Hi-Five Sports has 14 total units in the United States, including 12 franchised units and 2 company-owned units.
Is Hi-Five Sports a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Hi-Five Sports as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 65 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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