Sometimes parents drop their kids off for sports practice and go home or run errands.
Elite Sports wants to change that.
The Olathe, Kan.-based sports development and management company wants parents to stay and have a beer, get their nails done or catch up on work at a workstation.
Elite has opened two sports complexes in Olathe and Overland Park, Kan., and has plans for three more across metropolitan Kansas City _ two more in Johnson County, Kan., and one in Kansas City, Mo.
"Our new facilities are paving the way for local clubs," Elite Sports CEO Jason Bryson said. "Practice is no longer a drop-off, but a lifestyle that goes well beyond the sport, and a unique experience that parents can enjoy as well."
Elite Sports Olathe, which hosts a volleyball Club and has 10 NCAA regulation-size volleyball courts that will also accommodate futsal and pickleball. The facility is also expected to have two lounges, an arcade room, concessions, classrooms, a business center, a full-service bar and a nail salon.
The Overland Park location hosts practices for the Kansas City Softball Academy. The space can be used as five batting tunnels or one large, indoor space for fielding and team practices.
Both locations are open, but Bryson said Elite is still putting finishing touches, including decor and concessions, on both facilities.
