How To Run a World Class Youth Baseball Club
Buying Sandlot: The Business of Youth Sports · Buying Sandlot
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Show Notes
Frank Decembrino is the CEO of Clubhouse Partners Inc., a platform that owns, finances, operates, and supports elite youth baseball and softball programs. In this episode, Frank talks about how they grow clubs they invest in alongside talented operators, baseball's facility needs, different approaches to specialization, and how an MLB Strike would effect youth baseball.
0:00 - Frank's journey from facilities to club operator
7:21 - How Clubhouse Partners invests in clubs and operators
14:41 - Are parents evolving with specialization?
19:06 - The future of data in baseball recruiting
33:47 - Monetizing the sports facility model in a different way
56:26 - MLB Strike's impact on youth sports
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