All bookings will be for 40 minutes.

 

Courts can be booked, or cancelled, as follows:-

- Book in advance - on-line via the West Warwicks website, using the touch screen at the club or by phone with reception

- Book on the Day - using the touch screen at the club only

 

Members will only be allowed to book one court per day at Peak Time (Monday to Friday 4pm to 9pm) and will not be able to book back to back/consecutive courts.

 

The on line system can be accessed 24 hours a day via the West Warwicks website and during club opening hours via the touchscreen at the club.

 

Courts will be available when the clubhouse is open - normal opening hours are 9am to 11pm Monday to Friday, 8am-11pm Saturday and 9am to 10pm on Sunday, with variations on Bank Holidays (see Club website for details).

 

Book in Advance (Courts 3 and 4)

There are two courts which are available to book in advance. These are available to book 7 days in advance. Bookings can be made exactly 7 days in advance so, for example, you will be able to book a court for Tuesday 7pm at 7pm on the previous Tuesday. These two courts can be booked at the club and on line via the West Warwicks website.

Book on the Day at the Club Courts (Courts 1 and 2)
There are two courts which are available to book on the day. These courts can only be booked at the club. These are available to book 20 minutes in advance. However, if the next 'book on the day' court is booked, members will be able to book the next available 'book on the day' court. For example, if you arrive at the club at 5.30pm and the 5.40pm and 6pm courts are already booked, you will be able to book the 6.20pm court.

Members are expected to stay at the club while you are waiting to play. These courts can be viewed on line so members can check how busy the courts are before traveling to the club.

Court Times
The court times will be staggered, for example:-
- one book in advance and one book on the day will be at 7pm
- the other book in advance and book on the day will be at 7.20pm

How to Book
To book a courts each member will need their membership number (on your access card) and password. Members will be sent an email with details of an initial password and this can be changed to a password of the members choice. Members will need their membership number and password to log on, check what courts are available and to then book or cancel courts. If you know the name of your opponent this can be included when making the booking.

Once you have booked a court you will get an email confirming the booking. If you have input details of your opponent, they will also get an email confirmation. You will also get an email reminder on the day of your booking. The system also keeps a record of all your bookings, so you can see your future bookings at a glance.

Cancellations
If you need to cancel a court because you cannot play, you can do this either via the touch screen at the club, on line via the West Warwicks website or by phoning reception.

Check in
When you arrive to play, you will need to log on and "check in" to confirm you have arrived. If you are running late, this can be done after you have played but must be done within 2 hours of the court start time. Please note that this can only be done at the club. This is very important as it will help us monitor "no shows" - see below.

 

Reducing "No Shows"

With increasing numbers of members we need to make the best use of our courts. One thing that will help us with this is for members to cancel courts if they can't play. We would encourage members to cancel as early as possible to allow the court to re-booked by other members.

 

To help us reduce the number of "no shows" - where a court has been booked but no on turns up to play - the committee will get a report of people who book a court and fail to check in. If you fail to turn up for two courts in a 30 day period, you will not be able to book courts for the next two weeks.

 

Password Re-sets

If you forget your password, you will need to click on the Forgotten Password button and you will be sent an email with your password.

 

Booking by Phone
If you are unable to access the on-line system, either at the club or via the internet, you can phone reception and they will be able to access the system on your behalf to book or cancel a court. You will need to provide your membership number.

Block Bookings

Block bookings will be entered onto the system centrally and will show what the booking is for e.g. Mens First Team Match, Adult Improvers Coaching Course, ........

 

Feedback
We will be reviewing how the system is working in June/July 2012 and will write out to get your views at that time but if you have any feedback at any time, please talk to any member of the committee or send an email to squash.section@westwarwicks.co.uk 

Demonstration

We will be arranging a demonstration of the system at the club before it goes live. We also plan for someone to be available at the club for the first few days (evenings only) to support members and answer any questions. Staff at reception will have access to the system and will also be able to help with any questions.

 

Thank you

Squash and Racket ball Committee