CFO Dashboard -- better athlete™ x BASIS Independent Brooklyn

Financial Summary

The numbers that matter

Contract Model

PAID

Staffed service contract -- professional on-site delivery

Avg. Youth Sport Injury Cost

$12,500

Per incident -- medical + legal + administrative

Funding Sources

2

School contract + parent-paid premium tiers

Potential Liability Reduction

40-60%

Schools with baseline screening programs (research-backed)

The Financial Model

The BASIS Sport Combine contract

Better Athlete operates under a paid service contract -- staffing professional assessment specialists on site to deliver regular biomechanical screenings. These screenings form the foundation of the BASIS Sport Combine, which fuels Dual-State and Performance tiers funded by parents and the school together.

C

The Service Contract

What Better Athlete delivers on site:

Professional assessment staff -- trained specialists on campus for every screening
All equipment provided -- force plates, sensors, and analysis tools
Regular screening cadence -- pre-season, mid-season, and return-to-play
Coach education sessions -- staff trained to interpret and apply data
Data infrastructure -- secure athlete profiles, longitudinal tracking, reporting

T

Assessment Tiers

The BASIS Sport Combine feeds into structured tiers:

Baseline Screening -- core assessment included in contract (all athletes)
Dual-State Performance Screen -- deeper bilateral + movement analysis (paid by parents + school)
Full Performance Protocol -- comprehensive individual profiling (paid by parents + school)

Pricing structured per semester. All tiers jointly funded by parents and school.

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Value to BASIS

What the contract delivers beyond raw screening:

Objective data for every student-athlete -- risk visibility and progress tracking
Documented duty-of-care protocol -- significant liability protection
Parent-visible investment in athlete safety and development
Differentiated athletic program in CPSAL -- "the school that screens"

Cost of Inaction

The financial risk of doing nothing

Youth sports injuries represent one of the largest and least-addressed financial exposures for independent schools. The data is clear -- and the trend is accelerating.

250,000 ACL tears occur annually in the U.S. Youth sports injuries cost schools $8.5 billion annually -- a figure that continues to climb as participation grows and litigation increases.

Average ACL reconstruction: $35,000 - $50,000 in medical costs alone -- before legal fees, administrative burden, or reputational impact.

26% increase in ACL injuries since 2007 (National ACL Injury Coalition, 2026). The problem is not stabilizing -- it is accelerating.

Only 1 in 5 coaches implement any structured injury prevention program. The gap between best practice and current practice is enormous.

Female athletes face 2-8x higher ACL risk than males in the same sport -- a critical consideration for any co-educational institution.

Schools without documented prevention protocols face significantly greater legal exposure in injury litigation. The absence of a program is itself a liability.

The question is not whether BASIS can afford this program. The question is whether BASIS can afford not to have it.

Financial Timeline

From contract to full program

A phased approach that builds value at every stage -- scaling from baseline screenings to comprehensive athlete development as data proves ROI.

3 Months

Baseline Established

Service contract active -- staff and equipment on site
Baseline screening data collected for all participating athletes
Insurance documentation process begins
BASIS Sport Combine launched -- first cohort screened

6 Months

First Metrics

Parent tier adoption metrics available for review
First cost-avoidance data -- injuries flagged and prevented
Staff training complete (no ongoing training cost)
Insurance carrier can be notified of proactive screening program

12 Months

ROI Validated

Full-year cost-avoidance analysis complete
Parent tier revenue model validated with real data
Insurance premium reduction potential (documented prevention program)
Year-over-year comparison framework ready

24 Months

Full Program Maturity

Longitudinal data proving ROI across multiple seasons
Dual-State and Performance tiers at full adoption
Program is embedded in athletic culture -- part of how BASIS operates
Cost per athlete decreasing as dataset grows
Model scalable to other BASIS campuses at marginal cost

Insurance & Liability

Defensible duty of care

Beyond cost avoidance, a documented baseline screening program fundamentally changes the school's legal and insurance posture.

Insurance Carrier Impact

Documented baseline screening programs are increasingly viewed favorably by insurance carriers. Schools that can demonstrate proactive, structured injury prevention protocols -- rather than reactive responses -- may see meaningful premium reductions over time.

The key factor is documentation. A formalized screening program creates a verifiable record that the institution took reasonable, evidence-based steps to protect student-athletes.

Litigation Defense

In the event of a serious injury, the legal question often centers on what the school knew and what the school did. A structured baseline screening program provides:

Documented pre-participation baseline data for every screened athlete
Evidence of proactive risk identification and communication to parents
A structured protocol demonstrating institutional duty of care
Defensible evidence that the school followed current best practices

The Asymmetry

The cost of implementing this program is zero. The cost of a single serious injury -- medical, legal, administrative, reputational -- can easily exceed six figures. This is not a speculative investment. It is a risk-management decision with a clear asymmetric payoff.

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