Sportsquest and Richmond Braves? What happened?

ctandc,

Not sure. Very interesting development. You've peaked my curiousity.

A few months ago it was an absolute love-fest. Now, I don't see any mention of SportsQuest on the RBraves site or the D1Draftable site which are the usual suspects to promote SportsQuest and their training. And, no mention of the RBraves on the SportsQuest site which I find unusual. We still get RBraves emails from time to time even though son just finished up his college freshmen baseball year. If I see something I'll pass it along.

ctandc,

You have a PM.

A family friend played in a Braves Scout event this past weekend at the Sports Complex and there was no mention of SportQuest. I thought Sports Complex has had shutdown? Did SportsQuest/Braves take it over?

The Sportsquest site lists baseball as a "future" sport. Doesn't look like baseball fields are on the campus map either.

Wonder if Sportsquest tried to take on too many sports too quick?

Update an found on FB from June 7 entry.....

http://www.facebook.com/pages/...tsQuest/170166567379

it appears SportQuest and Richmond Braves are not affiliated

That says Meade Langhorne is taking over the SQ operation at RISE?

Meade was formerly with RBI over near Willow Lawn. Currently coaching the Maggie Walker team.

Sportsquest article in the RTD. At the very least, an interesting way of doing business.

RTD Lien Article Feb 1, 2012

More background ...

Is Chesterfield sports facility a quixotic quest?
February 8, 2010 by Aaron Kremer
http://www.richmondbizsense.co...ty-a-quixotic-quest/

About SportsQuest
http://www.sportsquest.biz/?opt=about

Someday Chesterfield residents are going to come to appreciate just how shrewd Dan Gecker was in leading the county's financing negotiations with SQ. If it all goes down, Chesterfield County will be the one entity to come out of it smelling like a rose.

"State sues Sports Quest over marketing"
http://www.richmondbizsense.co...uest-over-marketing/

Uh-oh. I'm so surprised.

After reading this it reminded me of the Style weekly article from a year ago where Steve Burton bragged that they had sold 12,000 memberships at between $30 and $80 per month. That is a minimum of $4,500,000 per year in membership dues to a gym that doesn't exist.
http://www.styleweekly.com/ric.../Content?oid=1442682

Chesterfield just got a little closer to owning some awesome fields!

Rich
www.playinschool.com

Maybe it's just me, but it seems that almost weekly (or at least monthly) evidence comes out that points to Steve Burton being some combination of snake oil salesman, Bernie Madoff, and common criminal (note- I edited this because my words may have been strong and it's certainly possible that everything involving Sportsquest was done in good faith, though I have my doubts). I don't know the guy and I don't know that he set out to bilk anyone out of their money, but this whole deal seems to be well down an incredibly slippery slope with no life line available. Good news for Chesterfield County I suppose!

I was informed last night by one of the owners/founders of RISE that they have regained control of the RISE facilities and operations. Those facilities are now and again an independent entity in no way affiliated with Sportsquest.

Thanks for posting PIS. This is going to get interesting very fast. Local TV news mentioned that AG Cuccinelli sent a warning letter to SQ back in Nov 2011 with specific action items to avoid the (now) current lawsuit. In addition to the AG lawsuit, there is a $500K lien. SQ is in a position Houdini would be proud of.

I have no inside information, but in situations like these, you often see a Chapter 11 filing.

Another update from RBS.

http://www.richmondbizsense.co...portsquest-for-sale/

By the way, if you haven't figure it out RichmondBizSense.com is quickly becoming a go to resource for Richmond Business news. Bookmark it or Subscribe to the free newsfeed if you want it in your inbox every morning. RBS broke the Justin French story and routinely "scoops" the local media on stories such as this SQ debacle.

Rich
www.playinschool.com

Apparently, some of the orginal RISE owners bought RISE back from SportQuest and are managing it under new (or old as the case may be) management. We got an email a couple days ago that RISE is no longer associated with Sports Quest. I'm sure a bunch of you got the same mass email. As far as baseball goes, I think this is very good news. From everyone we know, RISE did a great job with their baseball instruction and youth teams.

Some of you may have seen this yesterday if you visited RBA South.

Note that RBA South is just fine and are unaffected. They pay rent for the space they use in the upstairs of this building.

http://www.richmondbizsense.co...-game-plan-unravels/

Rich
www.playinschool.com

Some of you may remember that SQ tried to pressure RBA South into either folding into SQ or otherwise leaving that location.

SQ was out of line then, and failed.

RBA South is now, and always has been, wholly independent of SQ. It is a separate tenant in that building and the swirling of the SQ empire does not affect RBA South at all.

Doesn't surprise me. Does anyone have a link to the wording of the agreement Chesterfield Co. made with SQ in regards to the fields and their use etc?