Great Play Franchise Opportunities

IHRSA, the global trade association for the fitness industry, named Great Play one of the most innovative new brands in youth fitness, worldwide in its 2009 report "Youth Revolution."

Great Play is redefining the youth physical development category, with an innovative new set of programs delivered in a patent-pending Interactive Arena™ that makes developing skills fun and easy for children. And we've packaged it all into a step-by-step blueprint to help franchisees turn their passion for youth fitness into a thriving business!

Designed to fit into a ~3,000 sq. ft. space, our programs include intro motor skills (ages 6 months to 3½ years), motor skills and intro athletic development (3½ to 5½), sport skills (grades K to 5), and physical education (grades K to 5). In addition we run award-winning birthday parties (for ages 1 to 10). Each program includes step-by-step curriculum, supported by our Arena technology, and is designed to make learning new skills easy and fun.

The fitness industry is calling Great Play one of the most innovative brands in youth fitness worldwide (see IHRSA report). Parents are calling Great Play "a near magical experience" for their children* (among many other wonderful things). And we believe that you will call it a fantastic business and lifestyle opportunity!

A Growing Market with a Real Need

The youth market is the second fastest growing segment in the fitness industry, behind only the aging baby boomer market in pace of growth. The market more than doubled in the decade ending 2005.# This growth is driven by several trends, including an alarming rise in childhood obesity rates, a reduction in school physical education funding, increasing and often excessive competitiveness in community sports leagues, and a tendency for parents to spend on their children’s health, wellness and education to overcome all of these trends.

The Great Play Franchisee Lifestyle

While Great Play provides franchisees the potential to achieve strong financial results,^ we are looking for people who are equally or even more interested in the lifestyle and career path it offers. Great Play is fun and rewarding work. You will get to work with kids at their happiest, see them learn, grow and play, and know you’re having an enormously positive effect on their lives, since most health habits – healthy or otherwise – are created before adulthood (see Why Physical Development Matters for Children).

You will also get to know hundreds of families in your community who will be deeply appreciative of what you are bringing to their children’s lives. With the advances Great Play has made over existing offerings, you can be proud of bringing the highest quality product for children to your community.

And, although, as in all things, success requires hard work, once you're up and running, you will have the schedule flexibility to be there for your own children and family as well – never missing a game or recital! It’s a uniquely fulfilling career that few corporate jobs or even other franchises are able to offer.

Next Steps

Read on and see if Great Play sounds like it’s for you. If so, and if you feel you fit our franchisee profile, we would be delighted to begin a mutual discovery process, which could lead to your being awarded a Great Play franchise!

Contact us to request more information and begin the process.

*J. Cadenhead, Scarsdale site - see more parent reviews here

# IHRSA report, 2005.

^ See Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 19, for earnings claims information.

Legal notice: The information on this website is not an offer to sell franchises. Franchises are not available in all states. Please contact us for more information about becoming a Great Play franchise owner.