But if the same staff/management is still there, won't the problems with Sally's Allstars still exist? I'm NOT saying that Speed has problems. Just asking more of a general question.
Yes to this. I know of a gym who became "big name gym" without changing ownership. They are giving "big name gym" a bad rap for their complete disregard for customer service. Phone calls and emails not returned for people looking for team and class information, etc. I will never understand why big gyms allow this. The extra money you gain from letting a bad program use your name isn't worth allowing the bad program to ruin your reputation.
This! This is exactly what has happened with CP's gym. We became one small location of a big name gym this past year. The "Mother" location is tremendous, the coaches are phenomenal and there are teams for all ages and skills. I truly believe our small "Sally" gym would have closed soon had "Suzie" not come in to the picture. Suzie in our case is amazing and well respected and it is obvious she and her staff love the sport and the kids. Many people stuck around because we were very excited for the changes and the hopes of additional coaches and the changes to the program. (Side note, although the parents had been very frustrated with Sally's gym, most of us have stuck around because our CP's have been together at Sally's since Mini's and they truly have become like family, but most of us were looking into to changing gyms.)
I uploaded a crappy quality version on youtube a while back, I'll see if I can find it.
