Boost Summer Income with School Sports Team Training
To increase your summer income, consider offering fitness kickboxing classes or customized team training sessions aimed at enhancing middle and high school athletes' sports skills.
Step 1: Identify Available Times
Examine your schedule and decide when the best times are for you to offer team training. During the summer, you may have free time in the morning or early afternoon that you’d like to fill. While offering discounts to join existing classes with available space is an option, the best approach is to create a customized class for the entire sports team.
Step 2: Create a Target List of Schools
Start by making a target list of area schools. Phone the schools and gather information on their sports teams, including the coaches’ names, addresses, and phone numbers.
Step 3: Identify Sport-Specific Benefits
Referring to your contact list and the various sports teams on it, write down a list of benefits the athletes in each individual sport would gain by participating in your program. For example:
- Wrestlers: Increase agility, speed, and strength, while making it easier to control their weight.
- Cheerleaders: Enhance flexibility, build muscle strength and tone, improve agility, and maintain low body fat.
Step 4: Draft and Send Professional Letters
Write a professional letter to the team coach, providing information on your school, the benefits of your program, available class times, financial incentives, and deadlines.
Step 5: Follow-Up Calls
After sending out your letters, make follow-up calls several days later to ensure that the coaches have received your information. Find out if they are interested in your school or in a customized training program for their athletes. Remind them that the offer is on a first-come, first-serve basis, and resell them on any incentives and perks you have offered. Always remain positive and polite regardless of their response.
Additional Tips
- Exclusive Partnerships: Consider offering your services to only one type of sports team in your area. It can be powerful to announce that you work exclusively with one wrestling team, one cheerleading group, etc.
- Community Support: Think about donating a portion of the tuition you generate from working with the team back to them. This is a great way to show your support for your community.
By following these steps and maintaining consistent communication with local schools and coaches, you can effectively increase your summer income while fostering valuable community relationships.