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Kick start your coaching business Foundation Sports provides children with the opportunity to access sport during the day, as well as evenings, weekends and during school holidays. Working with local Communities We also provide local Communities with bespoke coaching sessions tournaments and structural competitions. Our enthusiastic coaches deliver sports coaching sessions in primary and secondary schools in a fun and informative way, using fresh ideas and methods. Our qualified coaches are always positive, encourage participants and stress the importance of fair play. We are dedicated to improving the quality of coaching being delivered to all players (boys and girls of all ages and abilities).
About Foundation Sports • All of our sports coaches are qualified from their relevant National Governing Bodies, hold a first aid certificate and have attended a child protection workshop. All of our staff have been Garda Vetted and we have public liability insurance. • We have coaches across Europe, North America and Asia. • Our attention to detail has resulted in having our schemes of learning published. Our coaching books '101 Multi Skill Sports Games' and '101 Youth Football Coaching Sessions' are sold globally and are regarded as the practice bible for all youth sports coaches.
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Why choose a Foundation Sports Franchise? Foundation Sports are dedicated to improving the quality of coaching being delivered to young players. Love your job! Do the job you love and make a difference with a rewarding and exciting career in sports coaching – become a Foundation Sports franchisee.
Be part of a thriving business We will give you all the tools you need to make your coaching business a success. Exclusive areas are available in many parts of England & Ireland, offering you the opportunity to work with us to build your business using a proven system. After coaching for a number of other coaching organisations, we identified a number of fundamental elements that were missing from systems employed and so Foundation Sports was established in 1999, with a vision to create a quality organisation. Foundations Sports has evolved into a thriving business and now you can benefit from the exceptional systems developed over the last 15 years.
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Why franchising? Franchising is a fantastic way to start and run your own business – it provides you with an opportunity to earn an income but with the support and backdrop of the franchisor behind you. Reduce the risk A franchise reduces the risk of failure. It is fact that a franchise has more chance of success compared to a standalone business, because a franchise offers more: • Knowledge transfer. • Skills and training. • Financial advice. • Support. For people who start up a new franchise the risk is substantially reduced – because you are buying the experience and expertise of the franchisor. This will also help you avoid making the same mistakes that they have while developing a good business model. When you become part of a successful franchise business you gain the advantage of better buying power and links into strong relationships with institutions and companies that have been developed already. Foundation Sports franchises receive a turnkey and business system, and a package so that they can start building their business immediately after completing the induction course.
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Your market There are 509,652 children enrolled in 3,305 primary schools in Ireland taught by 32,489 teachers (statistics relate to 2010-11). The majority of children begin school in the September following their fourth birthday. There are 729 post-primary schools in Ireland comprising 383 voluntary secondary schools (52.6% of total), 254 vocational schools and community colleges (34.8% of total), and 92 community and comprehensive schools (12.6% of total). There are 356,107 pupils enrolled in these schools, taught by 26,185 teachers. (Statistics relate to 2010/11.) In addition to the large number of schools, there are also over 500 Community Centres across Ireland.
We provide: • Qualified lead generation. • Ongoing support. • Marketing. • Assistance with obtaining finance.
Products and services Foundation Sports believes that the work we do with schools today will provide us with the shining sports stars of tomorrow. The product Foundation Sports tailors every package to suit the schools needs. This ensures that every school utilizes coaches effectively and every player benefits from coaching sessions. We work with individual schools to create a bespoke course from a menu of proven standard courses available. At Foundation Sports we are happy to accommodate each school according to their needs. The most popular courses are outlined below, however if the school requests something that is not already available, we can design a new course for them using our experience.
Our services As a franchisee you will offer the services that have been tried and tested in hundreds of schools before. You have the advantage to offer vital services that schools are in desperate need of, services such as: • PPA Cover. • After School Clubs. • Breakfast Clubs. • Lunchtime Sessions. • Advanced Coaching Schools. • Holiday Courses. • Sports Leagues. • Parks Programmes. • Team Training. • The Move It! Project. • Curricular PE Coaching. • Extra Time Clubs.
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to "This is the best thing to ever happen all the sports department. It has enabled ed our teams to get professionally coach ing without putting a strain on our teach en staff at the school. The results have be finals. fantastic, with several teams making thout This would not have been possible wi the help of Foundation Sports." – King Solomon High School. 5
Training and support Foundation Sports has developed a comprehensive franchisee training programme and operations manual. It has been designed to take somebody with sports coaching training or experience and give them the required skills and knowledge to operate their own Foundation Sports franchise.
Initial training The course covers the following areas: • Foundation Sports Product and Service Overview & Training. • Foundation Sports Customer Service Training. • Setting up and running your own Foundation Sports business. • Sales and marketing for your Foundation Sports business. • Maximising income for your Foundation Sports business. • Administration for your Foundation Sports business. • Exclusive training for The Move It! Project. This training gives you sufficient knowledge to confidently begin trading as Foundation Sports within your exclusive territory. Foundation Sports will also offer you ongoing support to ensure that your exclusive area reaches its full potential. Our franchises are only £3,000 plus VAT, which includes all shown.
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What do you get? Silver Gold Platinum €3,500
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Operating manual (on loan). ✔ Training manual (on loan). ✔ Franchise training. ✔ Move It! licence. ✘ Move It! training and resources. ✘ Company formation. ✘ Insurance for first 12 months. ✘ Our published scheme of learning: • 101 Youth Football ✔ • 101 Multi Skill Sports Games. ✔ Initial stock of marketing material: • 100 prospectuses ✔ • 250 business cards ✔ • 100 compliment slips ✔ • 100 certificates ✔ • Foundation Sports advertising banner. ✔ Coaching equipment: • Kit bag ✘ • 4 traffic cones ✘ • Set of mini cones ✘ • First aid kit ✘ • 2 ball bags ✘ • 32 footballs ✘ • 16 bibs. ✘ Laptop. ✘ Printer. ✘ Corporate clothing: • 1 Puma® tracksuit ✔ • 2 Puma® t-shirts ✔ ® • 1 Puma wetsuit ✔ • 1 Puma® jumper. ✔
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Next step We are looking for hard working individuals with drive and determination to succeed and who enjoy dealing with people. What we are looking for This is a business where you have to be able to go the extra mile to provide the level of service that our customers have come to expect. We only grant franchises to individuals that meet our high standards and share our passion for excellence. Our franchisees must be: • Hard working. • Ambitious. • Professional. • Good at dealing with people. • Have good organisational skills. • Possess good business acumen. • Committed to customer service. • Looking to build a valuable business.
Taking your application further If having read through this prospectus you believe you have the necessary skills and desire to become a Foundation Sports franchisee then you are ready to take your application further. Call us today to arrange your short consultation, so that we can answer your questions. If we both feel that Foundation Sports is right for you then we will discuss the opportunity in more detail.
Contact us Call Foundation Sports on 087 1515627.
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All of our sports coaches are NGB qualified, hold a first aid certificate, have been Garda Vetted and have attended a child protection workshop.
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Foundation Sports Ireland, Leitrim Middle, Moyvane, Listowel, County Kerry. T: 087 1515627, E: coach@foundation-sports.com or www.foundation-sports.ie
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