As you will be aware, the club has been working very closely with the LTA to secure funding to resurface the clay courts and install a seasonal bubble and indoor courts. We have met with LTA representatives who are very impressed with the work the club has undertaken so far towards making this project a reality. However, we now need to provide evidence that our courts are being utilised fully and that we have a genuine need for additional covered courts.
To ensure we meet these requirements and fully demonstrate the club’s need for covered courts, we have put in place a new Court Booking procedure. Effective 1st September 2018, all members will need to follow the new booking procedure outlined below:
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- Courts can be booked up to 7 days in advance
- Each member will have a maximum of 10 booking hours within a 10 day period
- Courts can be booked in half hour slots, with a maximum of 1.5 hours per booking (Note: if you would like to play for longer than 1.5 hours, your opponent/s can book the additional time).
- If you are playing on a court which you have not booked and a member arrives to play who has booked a court, you will need to leave that court at the end of the active game.
- Club sessions, coaching sessions and all competitive matches (Herts League, Hot Rackets, Small Clubs, Winter League, etc) will be pre-loaded into the app. This new booking procedure is applicable just for your individual tennis play.
How do I book a court?
- Effective 1st September, courts must be booked using the ClubSpark Booker app.
- You will need to download the ClubSpark Booker app to your phone / mobile device. The App is available in iOS (via Apple Store) and Android (via Google Play) devices.
- You can also book courts by saving the link down on your desktop / laptop.
- Instructions on how to download and use the ClubSpark Booker app are available here: https://sportlabs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/206275005-How-to-use-the-Booker-App
I appreciate that this is a big change for our members and anticipate that there may be a few initial teething problems. However, it is imperative that we collect the necessary data for the LTA in order to support our bid, and if successful we will have an effective booking system in place for the indoor courts.
We will also be offering a ‘pay and play’ option for the general public during quiet times as this strengthens our bid and the hope is that we can then convert those individuals into full club members.