Youth track and field club

Parents and guardians paying seasonal membership fees or monthly subscriptions, sometimes with extra fees for meets and travel.

Seasonal or monthly membership fees per athlete, plus drop-in or trial session fees and optional extras like clinics, camps or club kit.

• Coaching and working with young people
• Knowledge of track and field events
• Organising schedules, volunteers and parents

• Commercial general liability insurance and any insurance your facility or provincial athletics association requires
• Safeguarding rules for working with minors, including screening for every coach and volunteer, so check your provincial requirements
• Whether to run as a for-profit business or a non-profit society, which affects fees, grants and affiliation, so check with your province
• Short outdoor season: plan indoor winter space or a break in the schedule
• Facility rental costs and permits vary by municipality, so check before setting fees

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,500 to $6,000 CAD, depending on your equipment, facility rental and insurance. Facility rental costs and permits vary by municipality, so check before setting fees.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,200 to $6,000 CAD, depending on membership numbers, fees and meet costs. Parents usually pay seasonal memberships or monthly subscriptions, sometimes with extra fees for meets and travel.

Check commercial general liability insurance and any cover your facility or provincial athletics association requires. Also check your province's safeguarding rules for working with minors, including screening for every coach and volunteer, and whether to run for-profit or as a non-profit society.