Bottom line
- Total investment $47K – $59K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $624K/year. Estimated payback in 0.2 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 8 loans (below the industry average).
- Emerging franchise — only 2 years of franchising with 1 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
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 Scoops Lacrosse unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
337%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Scoops Lacrosse units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
34.7%
4.44× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.35×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$5.3M
on $14.7M purchase
Total debt
$9.4M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Scoops Lacrosse franchisees operate youth lacrosse training and instruction programs, likely offering clinics, camps, leagues, and skill development sessions. Day-to-day operations include scheduling coaches, managing facility logistics, recruiting student-athletes, handling parent communications, and teaching lacrosse fundamentals to youth players in their protected territory.
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 · 17 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
Early-stage lacrosse franchise with single unproven unit, unverified financial claims, and high entry costs relative to a nascent system with no demonstrated franchisee success or growth.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 1 franchisee unit with unknown growth trajectory signals potential system stagnation or early-stage viability concerns
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern: False) means disclosed $624k revenue and $328k net income are unverified and potentially misleading
- 03MINORHigh franchise fee ($35,000) + startup costs ($47-58k) = $82-93k total entry cost with no multi-unit track record to validate ROI
- 04MINOR7% royalty on gross revenue (not net) is standard but combined with unproven unit economics creates cash flow risk
- 05MINOR5-year term is relatively short, limiting ability to recoup investment and suggesting franchisor may lack long-term confidence
- 06MEDYouth sports franchise model dependent on seasonal/regional participation trends with no disclosed unit performance history or retention data
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Scoops Lacrosse · FDD (2025) PDF