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Personal sports coaching

Deliver agreed individual or group fitness coaching at an authorised setting. This is a coaching service, not a licence to operate a gym, provide clinical treatment or take over a public venue.

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Personal sports coaching · Operations

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  1. 01Understand goals & suitabilityView checkpoint

    Client goals and suitability for session

  2. 02Agree programme & consentView checkpoint

    Defined programme and client agreement

  3. 03Confirm coach & venue accessView checkpoint

    Coach credentials and venue permission

  4. 04Coach the sessionView checkpoint

    Deliver the agreed individual/group session

  5. 05Review safe progressionView checkpoint

    Record progression and adjustments

  6. 06Payment & next sessionView checkpoint

    Track delivered and remaining sessions

Example operating sequence, subject to the exact licensed scope. Revenue is not profit.

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  1. Understand goals & suitability — Client goals and suitability for session
  2. Agree programme & consent — Defined programme and client agreement
  3. Confirm coach & venue access — Coach credentials and venue permission
  4. Coach the session — Deliver the agreed individual/group session
  5. Review safe progression — Record progression and adjustments
  6. Payment & next session — Track delivered and remaining sessions
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  1. Understand goals & suitability
  2. Agree programme & consent
  3. Confirm coach & venue access
  4. Coach the session
  5. Review safe progression
  6. Payment & next session

Licensing boundaries

DET lists Personal Sport Coaching Services; confirm Dubai Sports Council approval and the coach’s applicable professional requirements. Venue access and any public-space permissions are separate. General wellbeing guidance must not become unlicensed medical or clinical nutrition advice.

This is a business-model guide, not a single official activity code. Confirm the exact activities, jurisdiction and operating permissions for your scope.

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Premises & delivery

The model may use permitted client or third-party facilities, subject to their permission and current requirements.

Owning a fitness club is a different activity and facility decision.

Related DET mainland activities

The links open the exact code in our supplied mainland activity reference. Current permissions and technical conditions must be checked before applying.

Budget for the whole operation.

Authority fees depend on the chosen route. Suppliers quote for the actual scope. There is no universal startup total or reliable profit figure for every business in this activity.

One-off cash needs

  • Licence and applicable professional approvals
  • Training equipment, contracts and insurance

Costs of each sale

  • Coach time, venue access and travel
  • Equipment use and session-specific consumables

Monthly overhead

  • Core compensation, administration and insurance
  • Booking systems and customer acquisition

Vantablack’s published setup service fees are AED 5,000 for Basic Setup and AED 10,000 for Advanced Setup. These are service fees, not an authority licence price or a full operating budget. Compare the agreed scope and exclusions →

What determines profit?

Travel, cancellations and small group sizes change the economics. Plan safe capacity and record the programme without promising health outcomes.

Operating result = completed sales revenue − direct delivery costs − monthly overhead. A profit estimate needs your selling price, demand, cost and staffing assumptions. No expected margin or guaranteed earnings are stated here.

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Why this matters

The operation, required permissions and cost assumptions must agree before you choose a setup. Your profit calculation uses your inputs, not a market forecast.

What could change the answer?

A new course type, physical training venue, specialist instruction or regulated qualification can change the route.

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  • Who contracts with the customer and earns the revenue
  • Who supplies, stores, delivers or performs the work
  • Required permissions and operating location
  • Selling price, delivery cost, overhead and cash needs

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