Futsal Factory Academy

Name

Futsal Factory Academy

Legal name

Futsal Factory Academy

Website

https://futsalfactoryacademy.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Sports Training

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sport Skill Academies (Soccer, Basketball, Tennis, etc.) (MPAKAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth & Amateur Sports Tournaments (MPAGAMAF), Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• Youth futsal training
• Soccer player development
• Futsal coaching services
• Youth sports academy
• Small-sided soccer training

Headquarters

HQ city

Ann Arbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Academy Team Registration Fees: Seasonal program fees covering training sessions, tournament participation, uniforms, insurance, and facility costs. Programs run November through March with various tiers (Local, Regional, Winter Academy). Fee structures range from $115-190/month or $435-700 total per season.
2. Summer Camp Programs: Short-term intensive futsal camps during summer months, typically including multiple training sessions and tournament participation. Pricing ranges from $295 for basic programs to $455 for comprehensive packages.
3. Tournament Entry Fees: Fees for organized tournaments hosted by individual branches, such as the Cincinnati Futsal Cup. Team registration fees typically range from $400-650 per team.
4. Mini Futsal Programs: Entry-level programs for youngest players (ages 6-9) with session-based pricing. Fees range from $160-300 for multi-session programs.
5. Franchise/Branch Licensing: Branch directors pay for access to the Futsal Factory Academy brand, curriculum, partners, sponsors, templates, tournament details, and registration platform. Includes executive team support for business planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Futsal Factory Academy is a youth futsal training network that delivers age-tiered programs (Mini Futsal for ages 6-9, Development Program ages 9-12, Academy Program ages 13-18) and competitive academy teams for players ages 7-18, hosted through licensed branch locations across multiple U.S. states. Offerings include seasonal winter academy registrations, summer camps, and hosted futsal tournaments, with a documented pipeline producing professional and national team players. A separate franchise/branch licensing product gives approved operators access to the brand, curriculum, and registration platform.

Product overview

Futsal Factory Academy is a premier youth futsal club network operating across multiple US states, offering a comprehensive range of development programs from beginner to elite competition levels. The platform provides age-appropriate programs including Mini Futsal for ages 6-9, Development Programs for ages 9-12, Academy Programs for ages 13-18, Winter and Summer Academy camps, and competitive tournament teams. The network spans locations in Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, West Kentucky, and Wisconsin, with each region offering local variations while maintaining the core Futsal Factory Academy curriculum. Programs emphasize technical skill development, tactical awareness, and player transformation through futsal training that transfers to outdoor soccer. The organization also offers a branch franchise program enabling entrepreneurs to establish local FFA locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Futsalers Program An entry-level introduction to futsal for children ages 6-9, focusing on balance, coordination, teamwork, dribbling, shooting, passing, and receiving through engaging small-sided games. Designed for the youngest academy participants in the West Florida branch and aligned with the Mini Futsal offering at other branches.
• Development Program (Ages 9-12) Program for ages 9-12 building on foundational skills with a focus on improving individual technique, decision-making, and movement in a fast-paced, small-sided environment. Develops tactical concepts such as spacing, support, and transition.
• Academy Program (Ages 13-18) Advanced program for competitive players ages 13-18 emphasizing speed of play, technical precision, tactical awareness, and decision-making in tight spaces, preparing athletes for high-level futsal competition and supporting the pathway to national teams and professional contracts.
• Competitive Futsal Teams Dedicated competitive futsal teams providing training and competition at local, regional, and national levels through ID sessions, tryouts, and participation in top futsal competitions. Small roster sizes (typically 8 players per team) ensure maximum touches and development per athlete.
• Mini Futsal Beginner program for young children ages 6-9 to build foundational skills through engaging games and activities. Includes structured gameplay with focus on balance, coordination, teamwork, dribbling, shooting, passing, and receiving.
• Winter / Seasonal Academy Teams Seasonal academy team program running November through March covering approximately 14-17 training sessions and 3-4 tournaments per season. Includes coaching, referee fees, insurance, facility fees, goalkeeper training on select dates, and access to TeamSnap. Uniforms (PUMA) are typically an additional cost. Offered across Wisconsin, West Kentucky, Ohio South, and Tennessee with location-specific tiering.
• Summer Futsal Camps and Summer Academy Short-term intensive futsal training programs offered during summer months, typically including multiple training sessions (4-9 sessions, 1-2x per week) and participation in summer tournaments such as the Nashville Futsal Festival, Sole Cup, and optional national events. Led by experienced coaches including Milwaukee Wave Head Coach Marcio Leite.
• Hosted Futsal Tournaments Organized competitive futsal tournaments hosted by individual FFA branches across multiple states (Cincinnati Futsal Cup in OH, Michigan Futsal Cup in MI, Music City Futsal Cup, Nashville Futsal Invitational and Broadway Futsal Classic in TN, Chocolate Milk Cup in MI, among others). Serve as both a revenue stream and a customer acquisition channel attracting boys and girls teams from broad geographies.
• Academy Team Tryouts / Evaluation Sessions Evaluation nights and tryout sessions organized by individual branches to assess prospective players for academy teams. The Ohio South tryouts form teams of 8 players each with 4 guaranteed tournaments and 75-minute training blocks, with goalkeeper training on select dates.
• Start an FFA Branch (Franchise / Branch Licensing) Franchise / branch licensing opportunity that gives approved operators access to the Futsal Factory Academy brand, mapped curriculum, procedures, templates, partner and sponsor network, tournament details, and registration platform. Executive team provides business-plan support to branch directors, creating a national network of brand-consistent locally-operated futsal programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Futsal Factory Academy players have progressed to professional contracts (Chloe Ricketts-NWSL Washington Spirit, Niomi Grimaldo-Club Pachuca), national team call-ups (US U-15/16/17 Women's Youth National Teams, US Men's Futsal National Team, Mexican U-17/U-18 Women's National Teams)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PumacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial uniform supplier for Futsal Factory Academy. Branches including West Kentucky, Ohio South, and Tennessee use PUMA uniforms. Players purchase uniforms through soccer.com as part of program costs.
• FMminorOthersPartner shown in the Partners section of the Futsal Factory Academy website (identity unclear from available content).
• GuernseyminorOthersPartner shown in the Partners section of the Futsal Factory Academy website (identity unclear from available content).
• engineminorOthersPartner shown in the Partners section of the Futsal Factory Academy website (identity unclear from available content).
• Milwaukee WavecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWisconsin FFA Director Marcio Leite serves as Head Coach of the Milwaukee Wave (professional indoor soccer/futsal team). Luan Oliveira and Marcel Feenstra are also current/former Milwaukee Wave players, creating a direct connection between the academy's coaching staff and professional futsal.
• Queen City SportsplexminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining facility partner for Ohio South Futsal Factory Academy, located at 10765 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45241.
• Hustle Factory Sports ComplexminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining facility partner for Tennessee FFA, located at 5191 Joe Peay Rd, Spring Hill, TN 37174.
• Legacy CourtsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining facility partner for Tennessee FFA, located at 1850 General George Patton Dr, Franklin, TN 37067.
• Rush Soccer / Coastal RushminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWest Florida Director Kenny Skinner also works as Technical Director for local Coastal Rush clubs (Baldwin and PBFC Rush), and Kyle Sealy serves as ECNL RL Director for Coastal Rush and Regional Director for Rush Soccer's College Advisory Program.
• OAW Indoor Sports ComplexminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining facility partner for Wisconsin FFA (WIFFA), located at 5330 S. Racine Ave. New Berlin, WI 53146.
• SC WaveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWIFFA Director Marcio Leite serves as Director of Coaching at SC Wave (Milwaukee Wave's youth club), and WIFFA coaches Marcel Feenstra and Kylie Sprecher coach at or have connections to SC Wave.
• 433 Sports GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTournament organizing partner for Tennessee FFA events including Music City Futsal Cup, Broadway Futsal Classic, Honky Tonk Fusion, and Nashville Futsal Invitational.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coerver Coaching: International soccer skill development coaching franchise operating in the US, focused on technical ball mastery and individual player development. Operates a similar franchise model with structured curriculum and a reputation-based brand, competing for the same ambitious youth soccer families seeking technical skill advantages.
• Challenger Sports: Youth soccer coaching and camp provider operating British Soccer Camps and Challenger Sports programming. Focused on skill development for youth players across the US, with similar seasonal camp and clinic revenue model.
• Superkick Soccer: Youth indoor soccer and futsal training facility with multiple locations in the Midwest. Operates academy-style training programs and competitive teams for youth players, directly competing with FFA's futsal-focused development model in similar geographic markets.
• i9 Sports: Youth sports franchise offering organized leagues, camps, and clinics across multiple sports including soccer. Comparable franchise operating model serving youth athletes with similar community-based acquisition and seasonal program structure.
• Soccer Shots: Youth soccer franchise focused on ages 2-8 with structured curriculum and franchise-based expansion. Comparable franchise model targeting youth soccer families, though at a younger age segment and lower price point than FFA's academy-level programs.

Broad incumbents

• Rush Soccer: Large national youth soccer club network with hundreds of affiliated clubs. FFA's West Florida branch partners with Coastal Rush, and several FFA directors hold concurrent Rush Soccer roles. Serves as both a feeder partner and a potential competitor for outdoor soccer families.
• U.S. Soccer Federation: National governing body for soccer in the US, overseeing player development pathways and youth soccer standards. FFA alumni have reached US National Teams, and the federation's development philosophy aligns with FFA's small-sided, high-touch methodology, though FFA operates independently of the federation's formal pathways.

Regional players

• San Diego Sockers: Professional indoor soccer team in the MASL based in California. Brazil-connected through former player Luan Oliveira (now FFA Wisconsin coach). Operates a youth development pipeline comparable to FFA's pro-connect coaching model but in a different geographic market.
• Beach FC: Youth soccer club in Southern California operating ECNL and developmental programs. Comparable age-segmented youth soccer programs but focused on outdoor soccer, representing the competitive alternative FFA families might choose in California markets.

Others

• Milwaukee Wave: Professional indoor soccer/futsal team in the MASL. FFA Wisconsin Director Marcio Leite serves as Head Coach, and other coaches are current/former Wave players. While not a direct competitor, the Wave provides coaching talent pipeline and brand association for the Wisconsin branch.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wifutsalfactory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/futsal-factory-academy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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