Sports Facility Booking Software Development

Real-time court, lane, pitch, and pool availability across all facility resources and time slots. Availability state is managed with a Redis pub/sub layer so concurrent booking requests from multiple users are resolved without double-booking -- two members clicking the same 7pm court slot at the same time will never both receive a confirmation. Hourly slot configuration by facility type -- 45-minute swim lanes, 60-minute tennis courts, 90-minute padel courts, full-day pitch hire. Member versus public pricing applied automatically at booking based on account type and membership tier. Block booking for regular hirers, training groups, and league sessions that reserves slots in advance without appearing as available to public bookers. Recurring booking management lets regular players reserve the same weekly slot in a single action rather than rebooking individually each week. Waitlist with automatic slot assignment notifies the next eligible member the moment a cancellation creates an opening. Peak and off-peak pricing rules applied by time of day and day of week. Admin override for maintenance closures, events, and court reservations that take spaces offline temporarily.

Membership tier management with per-tier court credit allocation, advance booking window, and facility access rules -- which courts, which times, how many sessions per week. Credit deduction at booking with balance visible to the member before they confirm. Access control integration with systems such as Kisi and Brivo using BLE-based door unlock triggered automatically on confirmed booking, so membership status is verified at the point of entry without a staff member checking a list. Stripe Billing subscriptions manage recurring monthly or annual membership payments with automatic renewal and failed-payment retry logic. GDPR consent management for member health data collected during fitness assessments or class sign-ups. Wearable and fitness tracker integration via Apple HealthKit and Garmin Connect API to pull post-session performance data into the member's activity record. Usage tracking per member showing booking frequency, credit consumption, and last visit date. Attendance analytics surface peak demand hours and underutilised slots so the operations team can adjust pricing or programming. Membership renewal automation with configurable lead time reminders. Multi-location access management for members whose membership spans more than one venue.

Round-robin scheduling for club leagues -- automatic fixture generation from registered teams or players, with court or lane slots allocated from the facility booking calendar. Results entry by participants or league administrators with automatic league table update. Tiebreaker rules configurable per competition format. Participant communication via automated SMS and email -- fixture schedules, venue details, and result confirmation. League table and fixture list published on a public-facing page for participants to check without contacting the club. Competition registration management with entry form, division allocation, and payment collection. Competition history stored with full results archive for past seasons.

Coaching session and class scheduling with instructor assignment and capacity limits per session. Booking credit deduction or single-session payment at booking, depending on how the participant accesses coaching. Waitlist management for full sessions -- participant added to the waitlist and notified when a place becomes available. Recurring class series management so a six-week beginners' programme is booked as a block rather than session by session. Instructor workload view across the coaching team with per-instructor revenue tracking. Cancellation handling with credit refund or rebooking options within the cancellation policy window.

Equipment hire bookable alongside court sessions -- racket hire, ball machine, lane ropes, lighting zone activation. Equipment inventory tracking with availability checked at booking so sessions are not confirmed for equipment that is already allocated. Lighting zone management for venues with independently controlled court lighting -- booking the court includes the relevant lighting zone without a separate request. Maintenance block scheduling that removes specific courts or equipment from the booking calendar with an internal reason and return-to-service date. Facility resource utilisation reporting showing equipment hire rates, lighting zone usage, and maintenance time by court.

Session revenue reporting by facility type, booking category, and time period -- member bookings, public hire, coaching sessions, and league fees tracked separately. Facility utilisation by court, lane, or pitch showing occupancy rate by time slot and day of week, so the business can see which slots are oversubscribed and which are underused. Dynamic pricing analysis showing the revenue impact of adjusting peak surcharges or off-peak discounts based on current demand patterns. Member usage analytics showing which membership tiers are most active and which members are at risk of lapsing. Payment processing with online card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay at booking, with direct debit for membership billing.