Ultimate Guide for Effective Athlete Feedback
Performance evaluations are found in all aspects of life. In school, students are graded on homework and exams. In the workplace, there are continuous performance reviews. But with sports, there aren’t any standards or metrics to be graded on, which has created a grey area on best practices and techniques on how to effectively provide constructive feedback to develop athletic skills. In this guide, we outline how to give athletes your best with great evaluations.
Q+A with Robin Laskowski: The Power of Financial Insights in Decision-Making
Park Ten Capital’s Director Robin Laskowski tells us how the pandemic underscored the importance of incorporating flexibility within business operations, what the next 3-5 years will look like for the future of financial insights, and her excitement for the all-new UP Financial Suite which empowers sports and fitness business owners with stronger insights so they can make better decisions.
Introducing: The Reinvented UP Financial Suite
The UP Financial Suite is a reinvented financial solution that provides more flexibility to sports and fitness businesses and makes managing payments easier. It includes a multitude of new payment features for our customers, gives them deeper insights into their clients and the overall financial health of their business, and allows our team to spin out new features quicker for future innovation.
Product Update: 3 New Reports to Power Up Your Finances
We are excited to announce big updates to our financial reporting platform! Part of the new UP Financial Suite, these new reports bring a myriad of benefits to you in terms of financial reporting, accounting, and payment tracking!
Top September Fitness Headlines: ICYMI
Sometimes, the headlines we don’t see are the ones that impact our industry the most. Here are a few of September’s easily missed headlines that just might be the most important news you need to know in sports and fitness.
Tips to Keep Gyms and Facilities Secure (and Members Safe)
Because of reinforced regulations and an increase in data breaches, we have seen sports and fitness clubs, studios, and facilities begin addressing their own privacy policies and those related to personal data collection, and start adopting powerful practices to ensure member and client safety and security.
July 2020 Company & Product Update
In July we welcomed many new faces to the Upper Hand family, improved the onboarding experience for new users, and have a lineup of new financial reports ready to be unleashed!
The Surprising Relationship Between Music and Fitness…and Peloton.
In March 2019, the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) sued Peloton over more than $300 million in damages from the interactive-fitness company’s alleged use of 2,468 unlicensed songs from artists including Ariana Grande, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and many others. The NMPA alleged that Peloton violated national streaming standards and laws, as Peloton did not have the necessary public performance rights for those thousands of songs, yet was including them on the playlists for their streamed cardio classes.
The Ultimate List of Music Streaming Services for Your Fitness Gym
Many fitness businesses that play music in their gym or studio aren’t aware of the legal implications behind streaming from personal plans. In fact, violations to copyright infringement can hold you liable for damages up to $150k per song played. Plus, acquiring a Public Performance License on your own is time consuming and costly, which is why many gyms and studios opt to use a service that has this covered. Here are a few streaming services built specifically for gym, box, and studio use.
Top July Sports and Fitness Headlines: ICYMI
Sometimes, the headlines we don’t see are the ones that impact our industry the most. Here are a few of this week’s easily missed headlines that just might be the most important news you need to know in sports and fitness.