Websites and booking for tennis, padel and racket sports coaches
M1 Studio builds websites and booking set-ups for tennis, padel, badminton, squash and pickleball coaches and academies. Lessons, group sessions and court time are kept apart, so players book the right thing and pay up front.
By Sammy Morgan, who runs M1 Studio in Chichester. Updated .
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- Racket sports coaches
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- £800, no VAT
- Problem pages
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- Sport
What gets in the way for racket sports coaches.
- Lessons and court bookings get muddled
- Players aren’t sure whether they’re booking a lesson, a group place or just court time, or whether the court fee is extra. The questions land on you, and double bookings happen when the venue’s system and your diary don’t agree.
- No-shows in small groups
- A group of four with one no-show still costs you the court and your time. Without payment at booking and a clear cancellation rule, the empty place is your loss.
- Term groups and waiting lists in spreadsheets
- Group coaching runs in terms or blocks, and the waiting list for the popular evening slots lives in a spreadsheet or a WhatsApp chat. When a place opens, finding who asked first takes longer than it should.
- Calls missed on court
- You can’t take a call mid-lesson. A new player ringing about beginner sessions hears voicemail and tries the next coach on the map.
How your customers choose.
Players find a coach through their club, the venue where they play, a friend or a search like “tennis lessons near me” or “padel coaching Chichester”. Adults want to know who you coach, where you teach, what a lesson costs, whether court time is included and whether there’s a group at their standard. Tennis players may look for LTA accreditation, and badminton and squash players may ask about coaching qualifications from Badminton England or England Squash. Padel and pickleball bring in plenty of complete beginners who need to know where to start. For mixed academies, parents book the junior groups and adults book their own sessions.
Problems, answered for racket sports coaches.
What fits racket sports coaches.
Fixed prices, or a fixed quote before any work starts. No VAT is charged.
- Online Booking & Deposits £1,800
Players book lessons, group places or a block of sessions online and pay up front, with reminders before each session and your cancellation rules shown when they book.
Bookings taken online, with a deposit paid up front.
- Missed-Call Rescue £800
Calls missed on court get a text back with a link to book, and every enquiry goes into one list you can use as your waiting list.
Missed calls get a text back, automatically.
- Enquiry Quiz £1,800
A few questions about level, age group and what they want to work on, so new players are pointed to the right lesson or group instead of messaging to ask.
A short quiz that gives visitors an answer, and gives you their details.
- Foundation Build from £3,500
A site that keeps lessons, group coaching and court hire apart, shows your accreditation and venues, and sets up your Google profile with review requests.
Show up locally, look the part.
Before you decide.
Something else? Ask Sammy on WhatsApp.
Can players book a lesson without booking the court separately?
Often, yes. If you have an arrangement with your venue, the lesson price can include the court and the booking page says so plainly. If players must book the court themselves, the page explains where and how. Sammy checks how your venue handles court bookings before anything is set up.
What does a no-show really cost a racket coach?
More than the lesson fee. There’s the court you paid for, the slot you turned other players away from and the time you spent getting there. The session no-show cost calculator works it out for lessons, groups and court time. Taking payment when people book, with a clear cancellation rule, is the usual fix, and the guide to reducing no-shows with deposits explains how.
Which qualifications should a racket sports coach show?
Whatever you hold, with the body that awarded it. For tennis that may be your LTA accreditation and coaching qualification level. For badminton or squash, coaching qualifications from Badminton England or England Squash. Add first aid and your insurance, and your DBS check if you coach juniors. Players can’t check what isn’t on the page.
Also useful.
Know what to fix. Then decide.
Sammy writes down what’s holding your business back and what to fix first. The Foundation Blueprint is yours within 5 working days of your answers.
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