Solutions

The culmination of our combined efforts in achieving your objective.

Athletic Facilities Development takes great care in designing the strategy recipe. We seek an understanding of your mission and vision, core beliefs and values, the position and identity you have chosen to occupy in the marketplace and the business objectives and operating principles you use. We form an implementation strategy with vision and innovation and a timeline identifying the sequence and specific actions to accomplish your desired objective.

Our arena experienced its first growth in five years, spanning all program areas, under Athletic Facilities Development facility and program management.
Bob Graham, President, International Ice Centre, Romeoville, IL

While we identify the continuous and discrete functions, as a management company, we never stop the refinement process. AFD successes have come from Athletic Facilities Development and the client’s ownership and management commitment partnership. Some recent one year successes and accomplishments include:

  • Identified and eliminated recurring expenses beyond our management fee
  • Grew the Hockey Development Program by 432%
  • Grew the In-House Leagues by 357%
  • Increased participant fee, of value, from 148% to 188%
  • Maintained an over 90% retention rate
  • Rebranded the HDP and In-House program to provide progression
  • Promoted 73 players to the Travel organization
  • Increased the Skating School Program by 276%
  • Created Adult recreational skill classes to increase utilization
  • Created Adult Learn-to-Play novice program to increase utilization
    • Formed the basis of a new Adult Novice League
    • Increased customers to ancillary “open” programs
  • Combined responsibilities of staffing eliminating one job function
  • Reduce Work Comp insurance through modifying job functions
  • Increased participation in “open” public programs
    • Created dependability of scheduling
    • Modified format and increased Fees through value
  • Created new “open” programs to enhance utilization and revenue

Athletic Facilities Development continues to become more cost effective as we identify and learn your business. AFD never sacrifices customer service or your core values in implementing your objectives. You empower us to carry out your mission objectives. Utilizing a trained staff focused on agility and unity of purpose, our mission objective … new ideas and vision in implementing your objective. We would appreciate the opportunity to work with you in assisting the accomplishment of your short or long term goals.