Crosscheck Lacrosse Training Center

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Executive Summary

Crosscheck Lacrosse Training Center is a US Lacrosse affiliated training facility in Maryland offering competitive youth club teams, individual skill sessions and goalie training for players ages 7 to 18, indoors and year-round. We teach stick skills, team play and goalie technique on an indoor turf floor with coaches who know every player.

Why this fits. Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing team sports, and Maryland is one of its strongest states. Players want to train all year, and indoor space is scarce in winter. Club registrations are paid by season, so income is predictable months ahead, and skills sessions and goalie camps fill the weeks between. A facility that teaches carefully, explains costs and keeps coaches steady keeps its players year after year.

Here is what our numbers show. In Year 1 we plan about 120 club team registrations, about 1,500 individual skills sessions and about 110 goalie training and camp bookings. That brings in sales of $285,100, growing to $893,020 by Year 5. We expect a profit of about $30,300 in Year 1, a profit of about $87,900 in Year 2, a profit of about $125,300 in Year 3 and a profit of about $261,200 by Year 5. Rent, coach pay and the turf and equipment paid for before the first practice are our largest costs, and the plan counts all of them.

We need $145,000 in total. Of that, $87,000 is startup costs (indoor turf, goals and nets, rebounders, goalie gear, video and sound, lockers, a build-out, a deposit, insurance, marketing and software), and the rest is cash for the first months. I am putting in $25,000 of my own savings and asking for a $120,000 SBA 7(a) loan.

I am Coach Marcus Bell, the owner and director of coaching. These numbers are estimates based on the assumptions listed at the end of this plan, not promises.

Company Description

Crosscheck Lacrosse Training Center will be a limited liability company (LLC) in Maryland, owned by Marcus Bell. We will lease about 6,400 square feet of indoor space with artificial turf, goals and netting, a lobby, lockers and a player area.

What we believe. Lacrosse rewards effort, teamwork and skill, and every player deserves a coach who is careful, clear and fair.

What we offer:
- Club teams by age and level, from age 7 to 18, with tryouts and a season calendar.
- Individual skills sessions for stick skills, shooting and defense.
- Goalie training for players who want to play the position well and safely.
- Camps and clinics in school breaks and summer.
- Open turf time and rentals for school and club teams.

Safety and conduct. Every coach passes a background check and holds US Lacrosse certification, concussion training and first aid training. Players wear the protective equipment required for their age and position. A player with a suspected head injury sits out until a doctor clears them. We do not promise any player a scholarship, a roster spot or a professional career.

Where things stand today. The program plan, budget and safety policy are written. The next steps are the lease, the turf and the first tryouts.

Problem & Opportunity

Lacrosse has grown quickly, and the places to train in it have not kept up. Outdoor fields are available only in good weather and for part of the year. School teams practice together and have little time for individual skills, and goalies in particular get little specialized coaching.

Families also find it hard to choose a club. Fees, equipment, tournaments and travel add up, coaches change and some clubs favor a few players. Many parents are new to the sport and do not know what to ask.

A dedicated indoor facility with trained coaches, clear costs and a year-round schedule meets a real need.

Products & Services

Crosscheck will be the honest, well-coached lacrosse home for players and families.

What makes us different:
1. Indoor turf, open all year. No weather cancellations in winter.
2. Trained coaches. Background-checked and certified, with safe sport and concussion training.
3. Goalie coaching. A program for players who want to play the position.
4. Clear costs. A fee schedule that lists tuition, uniforms and tournaments.
5. Fair placement. Players are placed by skill and every player is coached.
6. Open communication. A season calendar and regular updates for families.

Why families stay. Their players improve and feel part of a team.

Market Analysis

Who we serve:
- Boys and girls ages 7 to 18 who want to play club lacrosse.
- Parents who want a safe, honest club.
- Players who want skills sessions and goalie training.
- School and club teams that need turf time.

How we sized the market. Our trade area is the towns within a 25-minute drive. We are not counting on every family with a young player. Year 1 plans about 120 club registrations, which is a small share of the youth who play lacrosse in our area. Replace this estimate with your own count of schools, clubs and teams near the facility.

Competitive Landscape

What players can do today:

1. Large club programs. Strong competition, but crowded and expensive.
2. School teams. Good, with a short season and limited roster spots.
3. Recreation leagues. Affordable, with limited coaching.
4. Private coaches. Personal, with no regular indoor space.
5. Other indoor facilities. Some are strong, but may be far away.

Where we fit. Crosscheck offers a dedicated indoor floor, steady coaches and clear costs. We will not try to be the largest. We will be the facility families trust.

Marketing & Sales Strategy

How families will find us.

Before the first season:
- Hold free open tryouts and a skills clinic.
- Visit school coaches, athletic directors and recreation leagues. We do not pay for referrals.
- Post a clear fee schedule on our website.
- Open registration with an early-bird price.

After opening:
- A free trial practice for new players.
- A Google Business Profile and honest reviews.
- Short clips of players improving, shared with permission.
- Sibling discounts and a scholarship fund.
- Camps that bring in new players for the season.

What we will measure. How families heard about us, how many trials become registrations and how many players return next season.

Operations Plan

How the facility will run.

Seasons. Fall through spring for club teams, summer for camps and skills sessions year-round.

Staffing in Year 1. Marcus coaches and runs the facility. Two assistant coaches work part time, and a part-time coordinator handles registration and payments. Pay for each role is listed at the end of this plan.

Registration and payments. A club management system handles registration, payments, schedules and messages.

Safety. Coaches pass background checks and hold first aid and concussion training. The turf and netting are inspected before practice, players warm up and a first aid kit and emergency plan are on site. A head injury policy follows the governing body's rules.

Upkeep. Turf, goals and netting are checked every week and repaired on a schedule.

Management & Organization

The people who will run Crosscheck Lacrosse Training Center.

Coach Marcus Bell, owner and director of coaching. He designs the training plans, coaches teams, leads the schedule, the budget and the relationship with families. (Replace this paragraph with your own background.)

Assistant coaches (two in Year 1, growing to ten). Every coach passes a background check, completes safe sport and concussion training, holds US Lacrosse certification and holds CPR and first aid training.

Coordinator (part time). Handles registration, payments and scheduling.

Facility manager (from Year 3). Runs the schedule, the turf and the front desk so the owner can coach.

Outside advisors. An attorney who reviews the lease and the waiver, an insurance broker, an accountant and a free mentor from SCORE or the Small Business Development Center.

Staff pay in this plan is a full year per person: owner / Director of Coaching $52,000; assistant Coach (part-time) $24,000; coordinator (part-time) $26,000; facility Manager $45,000. Replace them with the pay you can offer where you live.

Milestones Narrative

Our goals and when we plan to reach them.
- Before opening (4 months ahead): sign the lease, install the turf, goals and netting, join US Lacrosse, hire and screen the coaches, hold tryouts and sign up the first club teams.
- Year 1: about 120 club registrations, 1,500 skills sessions and 110 goalie and camp bookings; $285,100 in sales and a profit of about $30,300.
- Year 2: about 170 registrations, 2,100 skills sessions and 160 goalie and camp bookings with four assistant coaches; $416,730 in sales and a profit of about $87,900.
- Year 3: about 225 registrations, 2,800 skills sessions and 210 goalie and camp bookings and a facility manager; $569,660 in sales and a profit of about $125,300.
- Year 4: about 280 registrations, 3,500 skills sessions and 260 goalie and camp bookings and a stronger tournament schedule; $731,140 in sales and a profit of about $183,600.
- Year 5: about 330 registrations, 4,200 skills sessions and 310 goalie and camp bookings and a plan for a second turf area; $893,020 in sales and a profit of about $261,200.
Growth depends on winning and keeping customers, so treat the later years as goals, not promises.

What we check every week: players registered, practice attendance, skills session bookings, goalie and camp sign-ups, coach hours, parent feedback and cash in the bank.

Funding Request

How much we need and how we will use it. Total we are raising: $145,000.

How we got that number. The Funding Need Calculator in this plan adds up three things:
- Startup costs of $87,000, listed item by item in the Startup Costs section: $30,000 for indoor artificial turf (6,400 sq ft), $8,000 for lacrosse goals (8) and netting, $6,000 for rebounders and training equipment, $6,000 for goalie gear and protective equipment, $4,000 for video and sound system, $6,000 for lockers and equipment storage, $6,000 for facility build-out: wall padding, lighting and player area, $5,000 for signs, website and opening promotion, $1,500 for registration and scheduling software, Year 1, $2,000 for LLC filing and lease review by an attorney, $4,000 for general and accident insurance, first year, $8,500 for security deposit and first two months of rent.
- The cash the business uses before it breaks even, about $0. Sales cover the daily costs once the doors open, so the cash we need up front goes mostly to startup costs.
- A cash cushion of about $55,000: three months of Year 1 operating costs.
- Together, the cash used before break even and the cushion come to about $55,000, and the three pieces add up to about $142,000, rounded up to the nearest $500: $142,000.
We are raising $3,000 more than that, $145,000 in all, to cover a slower first season than planned. With this funding, the lowest year-end cash balance is about $111,400, at the end of Year 1.

Where the money comes from:
- My own money: $25,000.
- SBA 7(a) loan: $120,000.

Kind of funding we are looking for. An SBA 7(a) loan from a lender that finances sports and recreation businesses, backed by my own savings and the facility equipment as collateral.

How we will pay it back. We expect a profit of about $30,300 in Year 1, a profit of about $87,900 in Year 2, a profit of about $125,300 in Year 3, a profit of about $183,600 in Year 4 and a profit of about $261,200 in Year 5. With this funding, the business has money in the bank at the end of every year of the plan. Our loan is the SBA 7(a) loan at 10.5% over 10 years, $1,619 a month. That payment is already included in our cash flow. We chose these as cautious planning rates; ask the lender for the real rates, which may be lower or higher.

What we are offering the lender: the facility equipment and my personal guarantee.

A smaller first step, if needed. If we cannot raise the full amount right away, we can start smaller and grow into this plan:
- Phase 1: open with half the turf, four goals and two club teams, which lowers the startup costs and the loan.
- Phase 2: once the first teams are full, add the rest of the turf, the goalie program and camps and follow this plan.
To plan the smaller start, make a copy of this plan (use Duplicate) and lower the numbers to match.

All numbers in this plan are estimates. We will update them as real results come in.

Appendix Notes

Documents to attach before you send this plan:

- Your resume and a personal financial statement (a list of what you own and what you owe; lenders usually provide a form).
- Business registration papers and your EIN (your business tax number from the IRS, free at irs.gov).
- The lease or a letter of intent from the landlord.
- Quotes for the turf, goals and netting.
- Coach certifications, background checks, concussion training and CPR records.
- Your insurance quote, waiver and concussion policy.
- Your fee schedule, season calendar and a list of players interested in tryouts.
If you don't have any of this yet, no worries - let's continue.

The assumptions behind our numbers (change them in the Financials section to match your own):
- Club Team Registrations: about $1,450 in Year 1, rising to $1,630; about $0 in direct costs, rising to $0; about 120 in Year 1, growing to 330.
- Individual Skills Sessions: about $55 in Year 1, rising to $63; about $0 in direct costs, rising to $0; about 1,500 in Year 1, growing to 4,200.
- Goalie Training and Camps: about $260 in Year 1, rising to $292; about $20 in direct costs, rising to $22; about 110 in Year 1, growing to 310.
- A club team registration is one player for one season, at about $1,450 in Year 1. A skills session is one player for one session at about $55, and a goalie training or camp booking is one player for one camp or training block at about $260.
- Prices rise about 3% a year.
- Equipment ($60,000 in Year 1) covers indoor turf, goals and netting, rebounders and training equipment, goalie gear, a video and sound system, and lockers and equipment storage, and later years ($5,000, $8,000, $8,000 and $10,000) replace and add equipment.
- Pay (a full year, per person): owner / Director of Coaching $52,000; assistant Coach (part-time) $24,000; coordinator (part-time) $26,000; facility Manager $45,000.
- Other yearly costs in Year 1: facility Rent and Utilities $54,000, insurance and Affiliation $12,000, tournament and Travel $14,000, equipment Replacement $5,000, marketing and Software $9,000. These grow between 4% and 14% a year.
- Customers and payers pay about 11 days after service, so at the end of Year 1 about $8,553 is still owed to us. Income tax at 21%.
- Every dollar amount is an estimate. Replace them with your own quotes and research.

Startup Costs