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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Behemoth - NCAP (2400), RMSC (1800), Machine (1400)
Extra large - York (800), AAC (700), OCCS (670), Makos (650)
Large - FISH (360), ASA (320)[/quote]

[b]I don't believe you can treat any club with separate locations in the aggregate. [/b] NCAP has many locations in Maryland and Virginia.  Also, some NCAP locations have age caps, while others don't.  For example, NCAP HA only allows swimmers up to a certain age, then they have to move to NCAP AU (which is why many switch to NCAP GP).  RMSC has its main location (very hard to get into), but then has RMSC KSAC (under renovation, now in SS - easier to get into), and a few others.  By contrast, ASA has one location and is one club broken into different age and skill groups.[/quote]

NP - I get it, but as a parent of Machine swimmers, they really make it feel like one big club.  We get weekly emails with information across sites, the founders/owners of Machine send welcome emails to all sites, organized by training group, etc.  It's not a team with substantial variation in how different sites operate in terms of coaching philosophy and training load. [/quote]
Is it an accurate statement that NCAP is franchised and Machine isn't? [/quote]

I'm not aware that Machine has a business model where, for a fee, it lets the fee payer use its name, products, services, etc. Machine does acquire clubs. I am aware of NCAP doing that too. I think a few years ago, NCAP bought Clark swim club. How the business aspects of the acquisitions work, I don't know.[/quote]

oops. mean to say I'm not aware that NCAP uses a franchise model, either.

oops[/quote]
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This link suggests that some of their locations are indeed franchised.

https://www.ncapswim.com/membership-info[/quote]

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