Sell your youth football program.
Traditional youth football faces regional headwinds, but well-run programs with loyal families, municipal partnerships, and durable concession revenue continue to trade at healthy multiples. If you have a program families care about and a facility relationship you control, you have a business.
Why now
- Programs with strong flag-football crossover are more resilient than tackle-only operators and trade accordingly.
- Municipal field partnerships are getting harder to secure. Incumbent access is worth more every year.
- Concession, sponsorship, and event revenue create the recurring cash flow that buyers pay for.
- Consolidation is limited, which means well-run programs face less pricing pressure from competing sellers.
What lifts your multiple
Flag crossover programming
A tackle program that runs a healthy flag division diversifies risk and lifts the multiple materially.
Municipal field partnership
A long-standing partnership with the town or district is one of the strongest single assets in a football valuation.
Concession and event revenue
Non-registration revenue that shows up every Saturday is durable and gets valued as such.
Volunteer and staff depth
Programs with real bench strength beyond the founder trade at a premium because transition risk drops.
What suppresses it
Tackle-only revenue base
Programs without a flag division are exposed to participation decline in some regions and get priced accordingly.
Founder-run operations
If one person handles every schedule, sponsor, and coach conversation, buyers will need to see a plan to remove that dependency.
Facility precarity
Fields shared with high school programs on unclear terms surface as diligence risk.
Recent comparables
Comps are illustrative. Every valuation depends on the specific operational profile of your league. Use these as a starting point, not a benchmark.
From first call to close
1. Directional valuation
Start with our valuation engine. You get a defensible range in about five minutes, grounded in sport-specific multiples and the operational drivers that actually move the number.
2. Discovery call
A single 45-minute conversation to understand what you have built, what you want next, and what a good outcome looks like for you, your staff, and your families.
3. Confidential review
We sign a mutual NDA and walk through registration history, revenue detail, facility agreements, and staffing. Nothing leaves the room. Nothing gets shopped.
4. Written offer
A clear letter of intent with structure, transition plan, and role for you if you want one. Most owners choose to stay involved through at least one season.
5. Close and transition
Legal, diligence, and a hand-off plan we design together. Families, staff, and sponsors hear a consistent story. The league keeps running.
Questions we hear most
How are youth football programs valued?
Most football programs trade between 2.0 and 3.5 times seller's discretionary earnings. Programs with a healthy flag division, durable municipal field access, and diversified concession or sponsorship revenue trade at the top of the range.
Our program is a nonprofit. Does that change things?
The valuation is the same. The transaction structure changes and we handle that with your board. Programs typically move into a for-profit operating structure while keeping community-facing programming intact.
What happens to our head coach and volunteers?
They stay if they want to. Coaching and volunteer leadership are part of the program's value and we do not touch them without a reason.
We only run tackle. Should we add flag first?
You can, but you do not have to. We can help you build a flag program either before or after a sale. Both paths work.
How long does a football sale take?
60 to 120 days for a well-documented program. Municipal facility diligence sometimes extends the timeline and we plan for that up front.
Value your youth football league.
Five minutes of inputs. A defensible range you can take into any conversation.