Your Club Needs A Mobile App

Today there is a common thread among all the people at your club. Young or old, novice or professional, compe ve player or weekend warrior, all of us have a smartphone. We use our mobile devices to do every thing in our lives. Do you remember what it was like to get direc ons to a place or business you wanted to visit, that you had never frequented before? The yellow pages to look up the phone number and call for open hours and direc ons, a map to verify or plan your route, and a good old fashioned guess as to what me you needed to leave home to get there.

Our mobile devices have become our lifeline to prac cally everything we do. As a club you need to put your organiza on in the same place that your players are using to access and organize their lives - a simple app, right on their phone. Here are a few wins you will realize when you move your club to the thing your players use most.

Convenience for Players: One of the major pain points for players and organiza ons is the ability to quickly view and book available courts or programming at your club. Players’ lives are full and connected to their phones. When they send or get that text about playing on Tuesday at lunch with their friends, the ability to provide a quick and easy way to get on the court sets your club apart. Readily available resources (courts, lessons, clinics) and ease of setup is a proven way to drive addi onal revenue at your club and enhance the player experience. Bonus: this also reduces administra ve work as you are not staff ing calls to reserve courts and lessons, but rather le ng a tool do that work for you.

Convenience for Coaches: What do coaches, instructors, and pros love? They love their sport and teaching it! What do they not love? Administra on, keeping up with calendars, running down payments, and tracking hours. What if your tennis and pickleball pros could be on the court more o en and handle all the administra ve tasks in a frac on of the me? A mobile app allows for easy visibility of the instructor schedule along with other crucial informa on. Instructors can easily edit classes, sign up players for events, schedule and take payment for lessons, and record a endance - all on their mobile device. Imagine a world where your instructors are doing more of what they love and less of what they loathe. That world is now a reality with a mobile app for your club that caters to their needs.

Clear Communica on for All: Clear communica on from your club, creates the right expecta ons, and happy players. You need a mobile app for alerts and no fi ca ons whether by email or text. When the weather changes or you need to alert your members quickly, a mobile app is your best friend. Apps help manage communica on and no fi ca ons, including when there are new opportuni es, like new classes or events your players can sign up for. People are on the go and using their mobile device is the easiest way to keep them up to speed with what’s happening at your organiza on.

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A Publication of the USPTA Southwest Division Jack Michalko / editor 77 East Missouri Avenue, Suite 62, Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-740-0126 / e-mail: jack.michalko@uspta.org

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