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The Ultimate Guide to Block Bookings for Sports Facilities

Unlike one-off or casual reservations, block bookings provide guaranteed, repeatable, forecastable income and help establish a predictable and efficient facility schedule. At Pitchbooking's top performing partner facilities, block bookings can account for as much as 85% of total usage during peak times.

Understanding Booking Lead Times: The Key to Optimising Sports Facility Management

Every Sports Facility Management Team we speak to are fully aware of what booking slots are the most popular, across all their facilities. Typically, in the UK, for most sports, 7pm - 10pm, Monday to Thursday sees the highest utilisation rates, with a special mention to 10am - 4pm on Saturdays and Sundays for formal grassroots sports focused facilities. However, this is only half the picture when it comes to a true understanding of what drives utilisation. An aspect that fewer Sports Facility Management Teams can elaborate on is *when* bookings for these facilities are made. **To understand bookings across your facilities, you should understand the lead time between when bookings are made, and when the bookings actually take place.**

The Overlooked Metric to Maximise Revenue at your Sports Facility - How to Calculate your Late Cancellation Rate (LCR)

For commercially minded Sports Facilities, success isn’t just about a blocked out calendar — it’s about ensuring those bookings actually happen. One key metric that often gets overlooked? Your Late Cancellation Rate (LCR). N.B. This article is an expansion on a previous topic we have covered before, [“The Pitchbooking Guide to Reducing Late Cancellations and No-Shows”](https://pitchbooking.com/blog/reducing-cancellations-no-shows-lost-payment-sports-facilities).

Council Sports Facilities and Pitch Booking: G Cloud 14 Approved Software

We are delighted to announce that Pitchbooking’s innovative booking software solutions have been listed on the G-Cloud 14 framework, a key initiative by the UK government to simplify the procurement of cloud-based services for public sector organisations. This achievement represents a significant milestone for us, enabling broader collaboration with council partners across the UK.

How to better market your Sports Facilities with Bookings and Payments Software

For Sports Facility Owners, getting setup with an online booking and payments system is not simply about reducing the admin burden. It can also be utilised to spread the word about availability, reach new potential customers and help generate additional revenue for the business. At Pitchbooking, we encourage our Partner Facilities to embrace the new marketing opportunities available to them when using our online platform. Below we list the different ways you can, with help from our platform:

Pitchbooking & NIWFA Announce Official Partnership

PITCHBOOKING & NORTHERN IRELAND WOMENS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (NIWFA) ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE GRASSROOTS WOMEN’S FOOTBALL IN NORTHERN IRELAND This partnership establishes Pitchbooking as the provider of software to handle bookings for the NIWFA, as well as becoming the title sponsor of the NIWFA Pitchbooking Shield, & further establishes NIWFA’s position as the leading force in the development of grassroots Women and Girls football in Northern Ireland.

International Caps - A Testimonial from GIIS Singapore

We partnered with Global Indian International School (GIIS) in Singapore in 2022 to help them handle taking public bookings for their school facilities for the first time. Our solution has to handle different currencies, and different timezones seamlessly to ensure that we can offer the same innovative service to GIIS Singapore as we do to our customers in the UK and Ireland. We asked J Prabhuram, Business Manager at GIIS Singapore for some feedback on our platform.

"A Game Changer for Sports Facilities" - Test Valley Borough Council

Test Valley Borough Council have a variety of sports pitches/facilities available to hire for schools, community groups, commercial providers, sports clubs or individuals in the Andover and Romsey area. They have more recently added additional facilities at their Ganger Farm Sports Pavilion. We spoke with Ben Homer, Sports Centre Manager at Test Valley Ganger Farm to get his feedback on Pitchbooking.

Unveiling Our New, User-Friendly Memberships Product

How do you handle memberships at your organisation? Our latest product enables you to manage your memberships with customisable signup forms, simple monthly payments (if required), and the ability to link memberships to a range of benefits within Pitchbooking to encourage loyalty and engagement. Essential features for any customer.

Streamlining Bookings at a GAA Club: Charleville GAA

"At Charleville GAA, we take pride in our vibrant community and the passion for sports that brings us together. As a dedicated member of this club, my role involves ensuring our facilities are accessible and well-managed for all our members. However, managing bookings and payments was a significant challenge that we faced before we signed with Pitchbooking."