We at Indoor Sports Management Group (ISMG) want to help you achieve your goals and we know that your vision and goals will guide everything we do together. When we first meet we will want to understand the community impact you wish to have, the financial results you wish to achieve, the timeline you are currently working within, and we will seek to learn more about you and your background so that we can tailor our approach to your skills and level of experience.

We are real estate development experts, sports business consultants, and facility management professionals who have achieved much success in opening and managing sport and recreation centers. If you want to open a new facility, or if you wish to renovate or increase facility revenues, ISMG is here to help.

Our services for privately owned and municipal facilities can include, bank ready feasibility studies, investor presentation materials, assistance with city and town council presentations, business plans, funding source identification, investor presentations, and bank lending presentations. We also offers design-build and general contractor services and architecture consultations, in addition to negotiations for turf, hardwood, lighting, dasher boards, and other sports-specific elements. Our facility management services and training workshops are offered to ensure long-term operational success.

In 1991, The Fred Barofsky Company established the Indoor Sports Management Group (ISMG) and Sportsplex Management Group to provide upgraded management and financial services for the Poplar Creek Sports Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The 75,000 square foot facility rapidly increased in activity and revenues grew from $350,000 to over $1 million in four years.

As the arena of indoor athletic activity continued to grow, it became apparent that a more sophisticated form of management, operational and financial controls would be required.

The purpose of the Indoor Sports Management Group to conceptually create, finance, develop and manage first class indoor athletic facilities for all age groups, in as many competitive arenas as possible.

We staff our facilities with experienced professional sports facilities managers, and guided by a board of advisors comprised of professional athletes, business and civic leaders, and leaders in the sports health industry. We also utilize staffing and professional services including financial management and accounting, engineering and preventive maintenance services and other operations and maintenance support. Our mission is to make these facilities available to the broadest segment of the public as possible. While the primary focus will be on providing practice and competition areas for organized teams, clubs, and leagues, we also do everything possible to accommodate the needs of the individual athlete. As time and space permits, management will also offer open recreation sessions for the public and will be available to other organizations and events requiring large indoor spaces.

Facility opportunities provided for, and managed by, our group involve ice arenas and field house arenas. These are designed to offer flexibility in providing accommodations for almost any sport. Our experience is reflected in programs such as:

In addition to supporting the above activities, we are involved in programs focused on health, nutrition, sports training, rehabilitation, wellness training, and team, private, and personal training. We affiliate with local and national organizations to help elevate these programs to provide greater opportunities for athletes of all ages and interests to excel and participate.

In addition to owning and operating some of the most successful facilities in the Chicago area (Darien Sportsplex, St. Charles Sportsplex, Poplar Creek Sports Center, etc.), ISMG also provides consulting and facility feasibility services to municipalities and Park Districts (Hoffman Estates Blackhawk Ice Arena, Glenview Park District, Bolingbrook Municipality, etc.) throughout the area.