Youth soccer skills programme and camps

Parents signing up children for a season or camp, and sometimes schools, community centres or daycares that hire you in.

Fees per child per session block or camp week. You pay coaches and venue rental, and keep the difference.

• Coaching and managing groups of children
• Organizing schedules, venues and registrations
• Marketing to local parents and schools

• Commercial general liability insurance, and check venues' own insurance requirements
• Police record checks (vulnerable sector) and first aid training for every coach
• Check whether coaches must be treated as employees, which brings WCB/WSIB and payroll duties depending on your province
• Winter facility rental costs can be high, so price programmes accordingly
• Check your provincial soccer association's rules on coach certification and safe sport
• Cancellations and refunds for weather or low enrolment, write a clear policy

Startup costs are typically around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on your venues, equipment and setup. These are estimates, and winter facility rental can be high, so price your programmes with that in mind.

Check commercial general liability insurance and venues' own insurance requirements. Also check police record checks (vulnerable sector) and first aid training for coaches, whether coaches count as employees (WCB/WSIB), your provincial soccer association's certification and safe sport rules, and a clear refund policy.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $7,500, depending on enrolment, pricing and how many classes and camps you run. Plan for at least about 12 hours a week, including organizing and coaching.