N Zone Sports Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
N Zone Sports is a youth-sports franchise organizing recreational leagues and camps, flag football, soccer, basketball, and more, for kids and adults. Franchisees run a mostly mobile program managing registration, coaches, and venues in a community.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A N ZONE SPORTS franchise requires a total initial investment of $54K – $97K, including a $40K – $60K franchise fee. The 2026 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $54K – $97K
- 16th pct Education
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 78
- 61st pct Education
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Education · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Education avg · 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 $54K – $97K including a $40K franchise fee.
- RETURNSThe figure shown was one cell of a three-table grid — the leagues-only service mix in the 200,000-299,999 population band, fourteen outlets (Table 2, printed p.33). Item 19 segments every figure by territory population and services offered, with printed cell averages running from $20,931 to $678,196. No system-wide average is printed.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 73/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 90.2% CAGR over 3 years with 78 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- N ZONE SPORTS OF AMERICA, LLC
- Predecessor
- NZone Sports of America, Inc.
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer and Founder
- Tony Westbrock
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 11705 Boyette Rd, Suite 209, Riverview, FL 33569
- Auditor
- Etiendem CPA
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.4M
- vs $1.7M prior year
- Management churn noted
- Frequent turnover
- Item 2 disclosed frequent executive changes
Overview
About
- CEO
- Tony Westbrock
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2010
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 27
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 89% below the typical education franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown9 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $40K | $60K | |
| Real Estate | — | — | |
| Traveling for Initial Trainingnot refundable | $0 | $5K | |
| Miscellaneous Opening Season and Opening Day Costsnot refundable | $2K | $15K | |
| Computer Hardware and Softwarenot refundable | $650 | $2K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $1K | $4K | |
| Business Licenses and Permitsnot refundable | $500 | $1K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Operating Expenses / Additional Funds - 3 monthsnot refundable | $9K | $14K | |
| Total initial investment | $54K | $102K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $54K – $97K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $9K – $14K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $60K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 8% of Gross Sales or minimum royalty of $300/m…
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 10.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty (flat) | greater of 8% of Gross Sales or $300-$450 per month minimum |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $50 |
| Transfer fee | $2K |
| Renewal fee | $500 |
| Total fee load | 10.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
N ZONE SPORTS did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one N ZONE SPORTS unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
129%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
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
The figure shown was one cell of a three-table grid — the leagues-only service mix in the 200,000-299,999 population band, fourteen outlets (Table 2, printed p.33). Item 19 segments every figure by territory population and services offered, with printed cell averages running from $20,931 to $678,196. No system-wide average is printed.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 58
- vs category median 17 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $245→$678K
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 0 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · below
Compared against 204 Education brands
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 10.0% (near the Education average).
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 expanding at 90.2% CAGR over 3 years across 78 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
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 averages
How N Zone Sports Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 78
- Opened
- 20
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 3
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 3.8%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +90.2%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +90.2%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 20
- Closed (3yr)
- 3
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 3
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Projected new
- 26
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 3.8%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Ceased ops
- 3.8%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 27 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.
27
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 3 7(a) loans on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 3
- Loan volume
- $225K
- Median loan
- $50K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- N/A
- limited sample (3 loans) — rate not shown below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- N/A
- 5-yr charge-off
- N/A
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 2
- 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
N Zone Sports presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to complete financial opacity, undisclosed profitability metrics, and fixed royalty obligations that could exceed margins in low-population territories.
Litigation (Item 3)
No litigation required to be disclosed
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Etiendem CPA
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 73 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed — inability to assess profitability or ROI on $54k-$97k investment
- 02MINORMinimum royalty floor of $300-$450/month ($3,600-$5,400 annually) creates fixed cost burden regardless of sales performance
- 03MINOR27.9% YoY unit growth is positive but unverified — no disclosure of unit closures, transfers, or churn rate
- 04MINORZero franchise fee is unusual and may indicate weak franchisor support model or cash flow constraints
- 05HIGHGoing Concern = False status is unclear — requires clarification on franchisor financial stability
- 06MINORSports entertainment is saturated market with high operational overhead (staff, facility maintenance, liability insurance)
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 10.0% 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 | 7 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 7 years |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 150,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 14 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | AAA office closest to franchisor headquarters (Florida) |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | FL |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation required to be disclosed
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 14 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Tampa, FL or Virtual Conference (Zoom)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 1 mo
- From signing to launch
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- proprietary management and scheduling software
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: proprietary management and scheduling software
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
90 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
N ZONE SPORTS · FDD (2026) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a N ZONE SPORTS franchise?
The total investment to open a N ZONE SPORTS franchise ranges from $54K – $97K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do N ZONE SPORTS franchise owners earn?
N ZONE SPORTS does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the N ZONE 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 N ZONE SPORTS FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is N ZONE SPORTS's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for N ZONE 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 N ZONE SPORTS franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, N ZONE SPORTS has 78 total units in the United States, including 78 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 20 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is N ZONE SPORTS a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates N ZONE SPORTS as a A-grade franchise with a verdict score of 73 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.