Leisure
Booking software for Five-a-side centres
The Tuesday 8pm team keeps its pitch all season, the off-peak hours fill with a promo code, and the deposit brings the Friday-night group in.
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The challenges facing five-a-side centres
The Tuesday 8pm team wants its pitch all season
It is the most profitable booking in the centre: thirty-five weeks at the same slot. Rebooking it by hand every week is absurd, and losing it mid-season worse.
Peak hours saturate, afternoons are empty
From 7pm to 10pm everything goes; between 2pm and 5pm the pitches run empty. Without a price lever, demand does not move on its own.
The Friday-night phantom group
A pitch blocked for an hour, on a Friday, for ten people who never came and paid nothing.
Four pitches, one book
The board at reception sometimes says the opposite of reality, and two teams end up on the same 3G surface.
How Kagenda helps
The problem
The Tuesday 8pm team wants its pitch all season
With Kagenda
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Recurring appointments
The problem
Peak hours saturate, afternoons are empty
With Kagenda
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Hours per service
The problem
The Friday-night phantom group
With Kagenda
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Deposits and payments
The problem
Four pitches, one book
With Kagenda
Every session in one place, by day, week or month.
One central calendar
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.
Recurring appointments
Book a whole course of sessions at once, one after another.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Hours per service
Each service gets its own slots: some in the morning, others late in the day.
Deposits and payments
Take a deposit at booking time and get paid online before the session.
Client records
History, preferences and follow-up notes gathered on one record per client.
Email notifications
Confirmed, moved or cancelled — both you and the client are told.
Practical guide: Five-a-side centres
- Declare each pitch as a resource: it never hires twice on the same slot.
- Book team slots on recurrence for the whole season, in one operation.
- A required deposit on Friday and Saturday evening slots.
- A promo code on the 2pm to 5pm slots moves part of the demand into the quiet hours.
- Ten minutes of buffer between hires for the reset and for players to clear.
- Keep online booking open until an hour before: the last slot often sells on the day.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a five-a-side pitch cost in the UK?
Around £50 to £90 an hour at peak and £30 to £55 off peak, with block bookings discounted. Set your own prices.
What obligations does a five-a-side centre have?
No licence for the football itself, but four duties. A written fire risk assessment under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, and public liability insurance with a limit your landlord will specify. A selling alcohol premises licence if there is a bar, plus TheMusicLicence for any music played. Safeguarding if you run junior sessions: enhanced DBS checks for anyone coaching children, a safeguarding policy and a designated officer, which is also what county FA affiliation requires. And 3G surface maintenance to the manufacturer's regime, with records — worn or contaminated infill is the injury claim you do not want.
Can I book a fixed slot for the whole season?
Yes, with recurring bookings in one operation.
How do I avoid groups that do not come?
With a deposit on the evening slots and a reminder the day before.
Can I manage several pitches?
Yes, each declared as a resource.
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