SFA, Indoor & Outdoor Sports Facility Advisors

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Are you planning a new fitness, sport, or recreation center?
Do you have an existing sport or athletic operation that’s performing below expectations?
Are you ready to optimize an existing program?
SFA is here to help you achieve your recreation, athletic, and sports development goals. Our clients include private individuals, universities and educational institutions, parks and recreation departments, architect and engineering firms, and publically funded recreation centers. Our services range from strategic planning and feasibility studies, design and construction plan reviews, to sports facility management and turnaround marketing programs.
When we first meet by phone we will want to understand your background and the community impact you wish to have, the financial results you wish to achieve, and the timeline you are currently working within. Whether you are launching a new project, seeking assistance with an existing facility, or simply exploring concepts and ideas; SFA is here to help.
SFA is the industry’s leading sports facility business and management consultants. Our dedicated team of professionals includes sports complex design specialists, real estate development experts, sports business consultants, and recreation center professionals who have achieved tremendous success in opening and managing sport and recreation centers around the world.
Our start-up and planning services include strategic planning, feasibility studies, master planning, design consultation, presentation materials, assistance with city and town council presentations, business plans, funding source identification, investor presentations, and bank lending presentations. SFA also offers design-build and general contractor services, architecture consultations, and bid procurement. Through our network of vendors, SFA has also secured serious discounts for purchases of turf, hardwood, lighting, dasher boards, and other sports-specific elements. Our facility management services and training workshops are offered to ensure long-term operational success.
Community Recreation Centers and University Athletic Facility Projects. SFA offers a host of special services for community recreation centers and university amenities such as sport and athletic facilities, arenas, stadiums, and physical education centers. Our offerings for community recreation centers and university athletic facilities are designed to support the increasing trend toward cost containment, financial sustainability, and management excellence. These packages include master planning and strategic planning, stakeholder alignment, feasibility and economic impact studies, construction cost containment, budgeting, and facility management.
Existing Operations and Turn-around Projects. SFA is regularly involved in turnaround projects and optimization, as well as development services for facilities that are underperforming or ready for expansion. Here we are hired by facility management or financing sources, or a combination of both. These services often begin with a fast track audit and assessment of future viability before progressing with the implementation of proven business development, management, and marketing systems.
The Sports Facilities Advisory is called upon to oversee and assist in the opening and optimization of indoor and outdoor:

In addition to these traditional sports venues we offer expertise with the opening of: