Extra Innings vs PickUp USA Fitness Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Extra Innings vs PickUp USA Fitness including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Extra Innings Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Investment	$239,000 - $650,000	$533,266 - $1,150,054
Franchise Fee	$15,000	$45,000
Royalty Fee	Varies	6%
Advertising Fee	Varies	1% - 2%
Year Founded	1996	2011
Year Franchised	2004	2016
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Term Of Agreement	10 years	-
Renewal Fee	$5000	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Extra Innings Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Experience	Our team members have diverse backgrounds. Experience playing or coaching at the high school, collegiate, or professional level is helpful. However, if a franchisee lacks this type of background, he or she must be able to hire individuals with this baseball and softball experience. Although we would never dictate how a coach should teach, the terms they should use, or their particular philosophical beliefs we do offer ongoing training in these areas. The franchise company provides the program structure and techniques to maximize revenue with every lesson and clinic that your facility provides.	While not required, a passion for fitness and basketball is a huge plus! Owning a fitness club is a tremendous opportunity to build a business doing something you love. To get started, franchise candidates, either individually or cumulatively amongst a group of investors, should have a minimum of $150,000 in liquid capital and $300,000 in net worth. This gives a new franchisee the base financials to attempt to obtain necessary bank financing to be properly capitalized to launch a PickUp USA.
Financing Options
	Extra Innings Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	No/Yes	-/-
Start-up Costs	No/Yes	-/-
Equipment	No/Yes	-/-
Inventory	No/Yes	-/-
Receivables	No/No	-/-
Payroll	No/No	-/-
Training & Support
	Extra Innings Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
Training	-	* Comprehensive 8 day training at our headquarters in Irwindale, CA for you and your two managers
Support	As an Extra Innings franchisee, here is just some of the ongoing support you will receive to help grow your business: * Continued access to the "The Clubhouse," our company wide intranet training and communication site. Franchisees are able to tap into the knowledge and experience of the entire Extra Innings team, including all other franchisees and managers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You are never alone in the batters box when you join our team. * Comprehensive e-mail marketing and social media system which promotes your facility's programs and special events. You benefit from our proven strategy developed and executed by advertising, internet and social media professionals. * Custom mobile responsive website and eCommerce developed, maintained and optimized by contracted web & digital marketing professionals. * Access to a proprietary schedule manager software that will help streamline your business and enhance your facility's marketability through email and text reminders to your customers. * Continued marketing and public relations development provided by a contracted professional communications firm. * Ongoing training on how to take advantage of the Extra Innings buying power that enables you access to the Extra Innings approved vendors and distributors. This access includes unprecedented pricing and distribution programs made available to each franchisee on the Extra Innings team. These companies provide nationally recognized products and equipment for you to sell in your Pro Shop or use in your facility. * Approved vendor and distributor web training forums hosted on the "The Clubhouse". This training includes representatives from the nation's top baseball and softball manufacturers. Each one of these forums is designed to educate your employees about the exciting product they will be selling in your Pro Shop. * Assistance and analysis with ongoing administrative functions such as accounting, finance, inventory control, and insurance. * Continued performance analysis including a sales bench marking module. By using this module, your performance can be compared historically to other team members. This bench marking module gives you a competitive advantage when trying to recognize potential problems or areas that need improvement. * Continued in facility reviews and training. A senior member of the EIFC team will make routine visits to your facility to continually train and observe your employees and programs in action. These visits result in a report to you with suggestions on how to improve your facility's performance. * An annual owners meeting and trade show that consists of continued education programs, hands-on training techniques, executive round tables, vendor and distributor booths, social events and special guests. This meeting is the highlight of the year with a unique combination of business education, product review and social interaction with other team members.	PickUp USA provides comprehensive support from the day you sign your franchise agreement. * Pre-Open Support * Grand Opening Support * Ongoing Support o Assistance with site-selection, club layout, design & construction o Comprehensive 8 day training o On-site guidance for 5 days from our corporate team o Support with marketing, sales and operations o Continuous, on-site, telephone and email support will be with you during your entire journey o Your success is our success!
Marketing	Extra Innings provides a comprehensive email marketing system to help effectively promote your facility's programs and drive traffic to your website.	-
Operations	-	We require an owner/operator Approximately 10 staff are needed to run a PickUp USA Fitness club.
Expansion Plans
	Extra Innings Franchise	PickUp USA Fitness Franchise
US Expansion	-	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	No	-

Company Overviews

About Extra Innings

Love Baseball or Softball? Want to run your own business? Then play ball with Extra Innings. Millions of Americans play baseball or softball. Some play for fun, but most play to win, and that's where Extra Innings comes in. In addition to building better ballplayers, Extra Innings also produces winners off the field - successful Extra Innings franchisees. Extra Innings provides a winning strategy for one of America's fastest growing industries: baseball & softball training. Our triple threat includes: * Year-round indoor training facilities with multi-use tunnels, batting cages and circuit training rooms * Professional instruction with private and group lessons as well as year-round clinics and programs for baseball and softball players of all ages and ability levels. * A nationally recognized Pro Shop that carries the latest and widest selection of baseball and softball equipment and apparel at the lowest pricing available. The Extra Innings model generates a balanced revenue stream that flows regardless of season. This gives franchisees the power to make a difference in their communities by helping ballplayers of all ages and ability levels improve their game, love what they're doing and make money while doing it. Extra Innings provides its franchisees with a complete playbook that shows you how to offer these services and create a loyal fan base. Extra Innings is currently offering franchises to qualified individuals and groups throughout the U.S.

About PickUp USA Fitness

Basketball-Focused Fitness Clubs!

PickUp USA Fitness clubs are full-service, basketball-focused gyms. Our clubs offer: group & private basketball training, officiated games of pickup basketball, full weight & cardio rooms, retail merchandise, lounges, and much more! We started our unique fitness concept in 2011, and spent 5 years refining our product, processes, and brand before franchising in 2016.

Limitless Opportunity

* In 2014, total US health club revenues increased 7.4% to $24.2 billion with 54.1 million Americans belonging to at least one health club nationwide (IHRSA data)
* Over 23 million people/year participate in basketball activities in the US (Statista data)
* PickUp USA Fitness is the only basketball-focused fitness club operating in the US, and generates revenue from 4 diverse channels:

     o Membership Dues
     o Private Training Packages
     o Merchandise Sales
     o Private Court Rental Fees


Streamlined Operating Model