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Booking software for Archery clubs
Every boss is a place, a beginners' course needs a coach that open shooting does not, and loan equipment gets booked with the slot.
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The challenges facing archery clubs
Every target is a place
Eight bosses, eight archers. The capacity is the shooting line, and it is about safety as much as comfort.
A beginners' course needs a coach, open shooting does not
Two services using the same space but not the same resources. A course accepted on a slot with no coach, and nobody is there to welcome the beginner.
Loan equipment gets booked with the slot
Six beginner bows, two of them left-handed. They are not accessories, they are extra places or they are not.
Membership and health details get asked at sign-up
Not on the shooting line. The question gets asked once, at booking, and the answer stays on the record.
The club runs without staff
Volunteers do not keep an office. What books itself online commits nobody.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
Every target is a place
With Kagenda
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
One central calendar
The problem
A beginners' course needs a coach, open shooting does not
With Kagenda
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Hours per service
The problem
Loan equipment gets booked with the slot
With Kagenda
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Custom fields
The problem
Membership and health details get asked at sign-up
With Kagenda
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Client records
The problem
The club runs without staff
With Kagenda
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
24/7 online booking
The features that matter to you
24/7 online booking
Clients book from your page, even while you are with someone else or closed.
One central calendar
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
Custom fields
Ask your questions at booking time: reason, history, expectations.
Hours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Automatic reminders
Texts and emails go out before every appointment, with nothing to remember.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Practical guide: Archery clubs
- Each slot's capacity set by the number of shooting positions.
- Loan equipment declared as a counted resource, with the left-handed bows separate from the rest.
- The beginners' course as a separate service, visible only on the slots where a coach is present.
- A "membership, health declaration, handedness" field at the first booking.
- Regular archers' slots set on recurrence for the season.
- A reminder the day before with the safety brief and the time the line opens.
Frequently asked questions
How much does archery cost in the UK?
Around £20 to £45 for a taster session with equipment, £80 to £250 for a beginners' course, and £60 to £180 a year for club membership. Set your own prices.
Do you need any authorisation to shoot a bow in the UK?
No certificate is needed for a bow: bows and arrows are not firearms and there is no licensing regime, and no minimum age in law for using one under supervision. Crossbows are different — the Crossbows Act 1987 makes it an offence to sell or hire a crossbow to anyone under 18, and possession by an unsupervised under-18 is also an offence. What governs a club is elsewhere. Archery GB affiliation brings the insurance most clubs rely on and sets the rules of shooting, including the overshoot distances and range layout that make a ground safe, which is what your landowner and insurer will check. Add a nominated field captain, a written risk assessment, enhanced DBS checks for coaching juniors, and equipment inspection records.
How do I limit sign-ups to the number of shooting positions?
With a capacity per slot.
Can loan equipment be booked with the slot?
Yes, as counted resources chosen at booking.
Can I separate beginners' courses from open shooting?
Yes, as two services with different resources.
Can I ask for membership and health details at sign-up?
Yes, with required custom fields at the first booking.
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