How to Start a Batting Cage
Starting a batting cage business is simple to start and requires little money once the operation is up and running. The biggest expense is the start-up costs. You will need a piece of land or an old warehouse to accommodate the cage. In addition, you must purchase materials for construction of the cage, along with batting helmets, bats, a pitching machine and a coin machine.
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Instructions
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Locate land or an old warehouse that would suit your building needs for a batting cage. Most outside batting cages are built on a pad of asphalt or concrete. The cage should be constructed of chain-link fencing with a net around the area toward the back and top of the cage that catches the batted balls. The cage should be 80 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 10 feet tall.
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Purchase a pitching machine, different sizes of bats, different sizes of helmets, and 10 dozen baseballs that can be used in the pitching machine. Also purchase a machine that will change dollar bills into quarters or tokens. To use a batting cage one must pay with change or tokens. Place the balls in the pitching machine and place the coin machine along the fence near the entrance. Ideally, the person managing the battling cage should keep the bats and the helmets on site, signing them out to customers as needed. This will prevent theft of equipment.
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Advertise your batting cage. Good places to advertise include local Little League fields, the YMCA, and high school sports team facilities. Also consider advertising in your community newspaper and with local radio and TV stations.
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Tips & Warnings
Consult a lawyer about possible liability issues before starting your batting cage.
Hang signs up in and near the cage stating that you are not liable for any injury that occurs in the cages. Also display signs advising customers that helmets are required.
Purchasing unreliable equipment requiring frequent maintenance will result in lost operating time and money.
