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About Norm Cates

Norm CatesNorm 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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Preferred Club Update
May 1994 - Read Article...

Preferred Clubs Add Value to Club Membership
February 1995 - Read Article...

Preferred Clubs Gallery
March 1995 - Read Article...

Primedia/Intertec Acquires Club Industry Magazine & Tradeshows
December 1997 - Read Article...

Q Clubs and Dean Kachel Clash
December 1994 - Read Article...

Q Clubs Construction Stopped!
June 1997 - Read Article...

Q Clubs Withdraw SEC Filing
September 1996 - Read Article...

Quality - The "Inside" Story on BTS
Comments From Rich Boggs, Terry Browning and Cathy Spencer-Browning

March 2007 - Read Article...

Randy Ivey Joins ABC Financial
August 2009 - Randy IveyRandy Ivey joined ABC Financial Services on July 1st, and we wish him well working with ABC Founder, Jim Bottin and President, Paul Schaller. Read Article...

Ray Wilson and Dale Dibble First Ever "Health Club Pioneers of the Year Award Winners!"
March 2004 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson Honored With IHRSA's Dale Dibble Distinguished Service Award
April 2004 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson Is Blasting Into the 21st Century With The Goal of 10,000 Health Clubs!
September 2003 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson Launches Three New Club Chains!
June 2003 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson On Monthly Dues
August 1997 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson... A Club Legend In His Own Time
A Case Study on the Family Fitness Centers - Part I

April 1995 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson... A Club Legend In His Own Time
A Case Study on the Family Fitness Centers - Part I

June 1995 - Read Article...

Ray Wilson... A Club Legend In His Own Time
A Case Study on the Family Fitness Centers - Part II

July 1995 - Read Article...

Red Lerille
Celebrating 50 Years and Still the Best!

January 2013 - That amazing "Red's feelin'." Those were the words I chose about 19 years ago when I spent three days with Red and Emma Lerille visiting their magnificent club creation in Lafayette, Louisiana and spending three nights in their lovely home. My visit resulted in the production of an amazing 3-part case study article series on Red's club. My talent as a wordsmith was challenged then to describe the truly amazing feeling you get when you visit Red Lerille's fabulous, now 50-year running creation. But, that amazing "Red's feelin'" will have to do here today, 19 years later, because that's what I witnessed at Red's. Read Article...

Red Lerille
2005 Club Insider "Health Club Pioneer of the Year"

March 2005 - Read Article...

Red Lerille's Club Case Study Coming Soon!
December 1993 - Read Article...

Red Lerille's Health and Racquet Club Case Study
Part I

February 1994 - Read Article...

Red Lerille's Health and Racquet Club Case Study
Part II

March 1994 - Read Article...

Reebok and Skywalker Team Up
February 1995 - Read Article...

REX Roundtables
Providing Industry Leaders With Advanced Learning and Sharing

April 2021 - My name is Norm Cates, and I've been very blessed to be involved in our great industry for 47 years. While some of you youngsters may not want to hear it, I've been around long enough to know a "Real McCoy" organization when I see one. Eddie Tock and REX Roundtables are the "Real McCoy." I'm Co-Authoring this very special Club Insider Cover Story with my son, Justin Cates, who also happens to be the Publisher of our 28-year running Club Insider. Our purpose here is pure and simple: It is to help club owners and operators do better in their clubs and to succeed tremendously in the field they've chosen to pursue in life. Read Article...

Rich Boggs and Ray Irwin...
The STEP Boys Leading the Way!

February 2000 - Read Article...

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