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Market strategy

Built locally. Connected globally.

Academy 79 validates in dense United States youth-football markets first, then extends into international theses where methodology demand, coach-education need and delivery capacity are credible.

Priorities

Where the work begins.

Schematic market plate. Positions are indicative only and do not represent operating territories.

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Large-scale youth-football development, coach education, technical centers and long-term football investment.

Initial U.S. validation markets
ChicagoMiamiDallasNew York / New JerseyWashington, D.C. / MarylandAtlantaSt. Louis

Initial Academy79 market-development priorities — not announced operating territories.

United States

Initial validation markets.

Selected for youth-football density, multicultural football communities, tournament infrastructure and access to qualified local operators.

Chicago

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

Miami

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

Dallas

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

New York / New Jersey

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

Washington, D.C. / Maryland

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

Atlanta

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

St. Louis

Discovery, operator qualification and willingness-to-pay testing precede any program commitment.

Initial Academy79 market-development priorities — not announced operating territories.

30-day validation

How a market moves from thesis to decision.

Week 1 — Alignment

  • Approve product scope
  • Define brand protections
  • Name commercial and technical contacts
  • Confirm approved outreach language
  • Establish preliminary economics
Success trigger

Buenos Aires Technical and Commercial Immersion

Triggered by
  • One signed pilot, or
  • Two qualified commercial opportunities with credible budgets.
Proposed visit objectives
  • Observe the methodology in practice
  • Meet technical and international leadership
  • Document training culture and competition
  • Develop approved media assets
  • Finalize curriculum and coach-education requirements
  • Confirm the operating model for international expansion