# Court Bookings

Running a tennis school? In ActiveNow you can manage not only classes but also bookings for individual courts.

## Enabling court bookings

To enable court bookings, go to *Settings* → *General*. In the *Additional features* section, switch the toggle to *Yes* next to the *Where do you run classes? — Different courts* option.

![Additional features section in Settings with the court booking toggle highlighted](/files/5pcVQdtQENPz0h9lFNCB)

## Adding a new court

Once *Booking of courts* is enabled, an additional tab — *Venues management* — appears in *Settings*.

For court bookings to work correctly, you need to add at least one court first.

Courts are added by assigning them to a specific location.

Go to *Settings* → *Venues management*, then in the *Manage courts* section click *New venue*.

After adding and naming at least one location, a *Details* button will appear next to it.

In the *Manage courts* section you can then click *New court*.

After saving, the court is assigned to the location and can be booked.

![Animation showing how to add a new court in Venues management](/files/oAg6caYE9HFrt41BQ0ZU)

## The Courts tab

Enabling court bookings also unlocks an additional *Courts* tab in the system, visible in the left panel.

From this tab you can **add new courts** and view **all courts currently in the system**, shown together with the location they're assigned to.

After selecting a specific court, you can fill in detailed information: upload a **photo**, edit the **name**, **court type**, **additional information**, and configure **online booking** availability.

You can also set **limited availability** for a court and define a **pricing schedule** for bookings — for example, different prices at different times of day, or different rates on weekdays vs. weekends.

In the *Calendar*, select the *Venues* filter and switch to the *Daily - Venues* view to easily see which courts are available on a given day, making it easier to enter bookings.

![Calendar in daily venue view showing court availability](/files/sOWrg8CrQoctc4WYF927)

You can also filter by court in the *Calendar*: set the *Venues* filter and select a location, then choose the appropriate court in the *Court* filter.

![Animation showing how to filter by court in the Calendar](/files/K3XzYfxcAfZXQdLsHmw1)

## Booking a court

To add a court booking, drag in the *Calendar* to the time slot where you want to create the booking (date and time). From the dropdown menu, choose *New court booking*. In the booking editor you can change its color in the calendar, assign a **participant**, select a **location**, choose a specific **court**, and set a **price**. You can also edit the **booking time** here.

**Selecting a specific court is required to complete a booking.** Without this, the booking cannot be saved.

The charge for the booking is added to the participant's profile and is visible in the *Billing* section.

Each booking can be edited by selecting it in the *Calendar* and clicking *Change* in the top left corner.

![Animation showing how to create and edit a court booking in the Calendar](/files/nOhK6e5PCalZgFElFqNr)

## Online court booking

If **online booking** is enabled for a court, participants can make bookings through their **Client Panel** or via a **booking form** placed on your website. Once a participant books a court, it appears in the *Calendar* and the participant has a limited time to pay. The system also sends notifications about bookings and payments in the **Notification Center**. The participant's charge and payment are recorded in the *Billing* section of their profile in the usual way.

If online payments are not enabled on your school's account, the booking is accepted immediately — the participant receives the corresponding charge, which you then need to record manually on their profile once payment is received.

![Animation showing online court booking appearing in the Calendar](/files/LDxQAvqIrgecMcBy5xTo)

The court booking form is available — like all other forms — in *Settings* → *Online sign-ups*. There you can edit the form and add, for example, a **booking policy** or change the **booking confirmation message**. The form for court bookings is labelled **Courts booking** by default. You can also preview the form there, or get the HTML embed code to place it on your website using the *Place on website* button.

![Animation showing the court booking form configuration in Settings](/files/I2jhgenjSHoPKfv9REoS)


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