Signature Media Partners with TPH Academy

Signature Media and TPH Academy launch strategic infrastructure partnership, offering facility operators best-in-class business services.

TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, September 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Signature Media, the content and sponsorship arm of Signature Athletics, today announced a new partnership with TPH Academy, a leading sports day academy dedicated to advancing student-athletes in the classroom, in competition, and in life. The partnership brings TPH Academy's network of facilities into the Back2Sports Partner Program, Signature Media's initiative that gives youth sports operators access to enterprise-grade business services at competitive rates, often backed by a built-in sponsorship give-back.

The partnership presents a solution to something facility owners across the industry know well: running a growing operation without the professional infrastructure that a business of comparable size would normally have. Owners and general managers are often left managing HR, payroll, benefits, and compliance on their own, time and attention that could otherwise go toward coaching, staff, and growth.

TPH Academy's participation in the Back2Sports Partner Program launches with enterprise-grade HR and payroll services through G&A Partners, one of the nation's leading professional employer organizations and the program's first live partner. Qualifying TPH Academy-affiliated facilities gain access to Fortune 500-level HR, payroll processing, workers' compensation, and compliance support at a reduced cost, plus an annual sponsorship funded based on headcount that participating facilities can direct toward athlete scholarships, lower registration or program costs, or reinvestment in coaching and staff. Signature and TPH Academy plan to add more partners to the program in the months ahead, extending the same model of cost savings and community give-back across other business services facilities rely on.

“Running a world-class sports academy requires exceptional infrastructure, both on and off the ice or field. By bringing the Back2Sports Partner Program to our facility network, we are providing solutions to operational burdens for our partners while simultaneously unlocking new sponsorship funding for athlete scholarships,” shared TPH Academy Chief Growth Officer, Steve Sanders. “This partnership is about solving operational challenges so that our ecosystem can continue developing the next generation of impact players."

"TPH Academy facilities deserve the same infrastructure any company their size should have," said Dan Soviero, Founder and CEO at Signature Athletics. “We're building a network of best-in-class partners that solve real operating problems for facilities like TPH's. This is the first of several partnerships we'll be announcing together."

Through G&A Partners, the Back2Sports Partner Program currently delivers three core components:

• Co-employment: G&A Partners becomes the employer of record for participating facilities, handling workers' compensation, benefits administration, payroll tax filing, and multi-state compliance end-to-end.

• Cost savings: Facilities accessing services through the TPH Academy affiliation gain enterprise-level HR and benefits support at a meaningfully reduced cost versus running it in-house.

• Sponsorship give-back: Each participating facility receives an annual sponsorship based on headcount, funds the facility can use to support athlete scholarships or lower the cost of participation for families.

Eligible facilities include TPH Academy campuses and affiliated operators with three or more W-2 employees. Facilities can assess eligibility and calculate estimated annual savings and sponsorship value at https://back2sportshub.com/tph-peo-solutions.

The Back2Sports Partner Program is Signature Media's initiative to give youth sports operators, from individual programs to multi-facility businesses, access to professional-grade business services at discounted rates, with partnerships designed to include a give-back that ties directly to youth sports access and participation. G&A Partners is the program's first live partner; Signature Media plans to announce additional partners across other business services in the months ahead.

The program is also a direct extension of Signature's broader mission: getting 10 million kids access to youth sports by 2030.

"At TPH Academy, our core purpose is to advance – in and beyond the game – the next generation of Impact Players. Signature’s mission to get 10 million kids playing sports aligns perfectly with our vision. Together, we’re showing that when you equip sports facilities with better business infrastructure, the real winners are the kids, families, and communities we serve," shared Sanders.

About TPH Academy:

TPH Academy is an international, academy-style environment where dedicated student-athletes study, train, and play at their highest potential. TPH Academy’s core purpose is to advance — in and beyond the game — the next generation of impact players. Through a flexible, accredited academic model, onsite academic support, individualized planning, world-class coaching, and sport-specific training, TPH Academy equips student-athletes with the structure and support to pursue excellence without compromise. Learn more in the TPH Academy Impact Report.

About Signature Media:

Signature Media is the youth sports sponsorship arm of Signature Athletics, built to reach sports parents, coaches, program directors, and athletes through newsletters, sponsored content, and brand campaigns like the Sport Parent Survival Guide and the Program Director's Playbook. Signature Media connects national brands to this audience through two models: traditional sponsorships and channel partnerships like the Back2Sports Partner Program, both structured to help offset operating costs and create greater access to youth sports. Learn more about Signature Media here: https://signature-athletics.com/

About Signature Athletics:

Signature Athletics, Inc. is a vertically integrated youth sports platform built around a singular mission: 10 Million New Kids Playing Sports by 2030. The company combines sports programs, consumer brands, media, camps, sponsorships, and shared services into a single compounding ecosystem, lowering costs, improving quality, and expanding access to youth sports across the country.

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