Economics of Field Space

Field Space is one of your more significant expenses of doing business, so limiting costs and maximizing those resources is paramount to your success. It’s important to find locations that fit your operating budget while considering the factors above, as well as getting the most for your money.

In most cases, field rentals are on a per-hour basis, so try to secure fields where you can fit multiple kickball games playing simultaneously.

For example.. Let’s say fields in your city cost $60 per hour. We can fit up to 4 kickball fields on a soccer field, verses only 2 kickball games on a softball field. Thus the soccer field affords greater capacity and better value. In this case if your league is scheduling 4 games per night, you could fit all four on a soccer field for only $60, for an effective rate of $15 per kickball game. Whereas since a softball field fits only 2 games per hour, you would need to rent for 2 hours and a total of $120, for an effective rate of $30 per kickball game (2 games the first hour, and 2 games the 2nd hour.)

For even greater savings, seek alternative fields as well such as with schools or churches, who may rent their fields on a more economical per-season basis.

Utimately, look to build relationships and partnerships with parks long-term, so they’ll keep your best interests in mind when other competition inquire about your fields.