Destination Athlete vs Challenger sports Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Destination Athlete vs Challenger sports including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Destination Athlete Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
Investment $28,300 - $93,610$40,995 - $72,395
Franchise Fee $20,000 - $50,000$24,995
Royalty Fee 5%-8%-
Advertising Fee 2%-
Year Founded 20081985
Year Franchised 20081997
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Destination Athlete Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Destination Athlete Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees Yes/Yes-/-
Start-up Costs -/Yes-/-
Equipment -/Yes-/-
Inventory -/Yes-/-
Receivables -/Yes-/-
Payroll -/Yes-/-

Training & Support

 
Destination Athlete Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
Training On-The-Job Training: 80+ hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Online, conference calls -
Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
Marketing Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
Operations Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 3-

Expansion Plans

 
Destination Athlete Franchise
Challenger sports Franchise
US Expansion YesYes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion -Yes

Company Overviews

About Destination Athlete

Destination Athlete™ is an innovative company that focuses on the "complete athlete," offering products and services from "training to trophies."
We aspire to create legendary customer experiences in all meaningful sports communities in the Nation. Destination Athlete™ franchisees embody the passion and commitment to help youth and high school athletes get to their destination through our comprehensive tools and our proven system.
Contact us today to learn how a home based franchise career in sports could be rewarding to countless athletes, your community and of course to you.
Veteran Incentives  15% off franchise fee
"Top     "Entrepreneur
#59 in Gator's Top franchises.
#282 in Franchise 500 for 2020.
#211 in Franchise 500 for 2021.


About Challenger sports

"Challenger

Challenger Sports is a multi-faceted international sports company who provide a wide variety of player development programs, coach education clinics, tournaments, tours, and uniform and equipment supply to hundreds of thousands of players, parents, and coaches across the globe. Operating originally as ‘British Soccer Camps’ Challenger Sports began running summer soccer camps in the US in 1985. Each year the company grew and the founders of Challenger diversified and expanded their range of services and products in response to the increasing demands of the rapidly growing North American soccer population. In 1997 the “Challenger” brand was created along with a vision of duplicating the highly successful soccer services and products model into multiple sports. Within two years, company owners Ron Matsch, Peter Arch, Alan Jones, Paul Lawrence, Derek Shoare and Andy Bennett had established a network of regional offices serving soccer communities in every US state and 7 Canadian provinces. Challenger Sports  also invested heavily in the United Kingdom and were the first US based soccer company to set up a full-time recruitment and training operation in Britain.