About Norm Cates
Norm Cates
Norm Cates, Jr. is the Founder of Club Insider, now in its 30th year of publication, and its Tribal Leader Since 1993. He is a 50-year veteran of the health, racquet and sportsclub industry. As IHRSA’s First President and a Co-Founder of the Association with Rick Caro and five others, in 1981; the 2001 DALE DIBBLE Distinguished Service Award winner, one of IHRSA’s highest honors; and Club Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 2017, Norm Cates, Jr. is a highly decorated veteran who cares about you. And, he wants to hear from you.
Phone: (770) 635 - 7578
Email: Norm@clubinsideronline.com
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Norm's Notes for April 2009
April 2009 - Hello Everybody and Happy Spring! This is your friendly Club Insider Tribal Leader and Publisher Since 1993 checking in! Is America a great country or what? Stand by for a "Whopper," and I don't mean a 1,200-calorie hamburger or a big fib! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2010
April 2010 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader since 1993 checking in! Spring is everywhere, and here we go with another case of dancing fingers on this keyboard. Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2011
April 2011 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 208th monthly edition! Happy Spring! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2012
April 2012 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in! Check out our terrific cover story this month featuring STEVE and SALLY GOLDMAN's Weymouth Club in Weymouth, Massachusetts! Great club operators, even better citizens! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2013
April 2013 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Tribal Leader and Publisher Since 1993 checking in! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2014
April 2014 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in! I don't know about you, but I'm mighty Happy that Spring has Sprung! HAPPY SPRING, everybody! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2015
April 2015 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2016
April 2016 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 Checking In! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2017
April 2017 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 280th monthly edition of Club Insider! If that's not clear proof there IS a GOD... I don't know what is! For 280 months now, I've planted my big derriére at this computer and stayed in touch with all of you by bringing you the best possible educational information we can assemble every month, working with our fantastic Team of Contributing Authors, along with an absolutely great Team of Advertisers to serve you. Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2018
April 2018 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 292nd monthly edition of Club Insider! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2019
April 2019 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Publisher and Tribal Leader checking in on this beautiful Spring Day here in Atlanta, Georgia! Folks, I welcome you to read these Norm's Notes and all the terrific articles provided this month by our great Club Insider Contributing Author Team (See Directory on This Page). This is our 304th monthly edition of Club Insider, and in case you didn't know, we have over 10,000 pages in our Club Insider Archive Library dating back to November of 1993. If you subscribe for one year for just $89, you get 12 printed editions, PLUS you get Online Access to all 304 monthly editions and the aforementioned 10,000+ page Archive Library! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2020
April 2020 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Founder and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with you via our 316th Monthly Edition! We are all in this together, folks, and I, for one, wish you, your family, your club team and your members the best of health and safety as we all endure the most challenging times ever in memory. Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2021
April 2021 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Founder and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 328th monthly edition of Club Insider! Please read on as I have an important message for our great industry and its future! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2022
April 2022 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Founder and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 340th monthly edition of the 29-year-running Labor of Love we call Club Insider! Read on with vigor Ladies and Gentlemen, as this month, we bring you an amazing cover story interview with ERIC SCHMITZ, President of California Athletic Clubs. And, as we do every month, we have several articles from industry experts on our esteemed Contributing Author Team. Plus, folks, DON'T FORGET THESE NORM'S NOTES where I will give you the inside scoop on a lot that's going on in our amazing industry... scoops you won't find anywhere else! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2023
April 2023 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Founder and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in and welcoming y'all to our 352nd monthly edition! Since my last Norm's Notes, JUSTIN CATES and I have had the pleasure of going to beautiful San Diego where we experienced an amazing 2023 IHRSA Convention and Trade Show. I'll share some of our experiences there with you herein, as we've included a significant amount of coverage of the always special San Diego IHRSA Convention and Trade Show. Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2024
April 2024 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Founder and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 364th monthly edition of this 31+ year running club business publication I refer to as: A Labor of Love! I'm very thankful that you've tuned in again for this iteration of Norm's Notes, as I proceed on my keyboard with my longtime habit of "Telling-It-Like-It-Is!" I'm really happy that you're reading this edition, and I want to THANK YOU ALL for sticking with us every month! As usual, we have a bunch of health and fitness club business news, so please read on! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for April 2025
April 2025 - Hello Everybody! This is your Club Insider Founder and Tribal Leader Since 1993 checking in with our 376th monthly edition of this 32+ year running club business publication I refer to as: A Labor of Love! I'm very thankful that you've tuned in again for this iteration of Norm's Notes, as I proceed on my keyboard with my longtime habit of "Telling-It-Like-It-Is!" I'm really happy that you're reading this edition, and I want to THANK YOU ALL for sticking with us every month! As usual, we have a bunch of health and fitness club business news, so please read on! Read Article...
Norm's Notes for August 1995
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Norm's Notes for August 1997
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Norm's Notes for August 1998
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Norm's Notes for August 1999
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Norm's Notes for August 2000
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Norm's Notes for August 2001
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Norm's Notes for August 2002
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