Plain-English guide
The plain-English guide — letting players find, join, and pay for a club's matches and clinics, right in the app
In one sentence
Today, Padel Society players can already book a club's courts and coaching from the app. This adds the next two things — open matches and clinics/programs — so players can find them, join, and pay in the very same place.
Why now
Courts and coaching already flow automatically between a club's own system and the app — book one place, it shows up in the other, and cancellations stay in sync.
Matches and programs don't flow yet. So right now they're invisible to players in the app, and the club has to handle every sign-up by hand.
The shape of it
It's the same connection that already links a club's courts and coaching to the app — we're just sending two more things (matches and programs) through it. Nothing new is invented; we extend what's already there.
Setpoint
Where the club creates and manages its matches and programs — spots, price, schedule, waitlist.
the connector
The shared 'language' that already carries courts and coaching between a club and the app. We teach it to carry matches and programs too.
The Padel Society
Where players discover a club's matches and clinics, join, and pay — alongside courts and coaching.
Information flows both ways: the club publishes a match or clinic, players join and pay in the app, and everything — sign-ups, cancellations, spots left — stays in sync on both sides automatically.
The payoff
The catch
There's a single piece that isn't finished yet: taking payment when someone joins. Today it can mark a spot as 'paid' the moment checkout starts — before the card has actually gone through. We fix that first, before any real money moves, so no one is ever charged-but-not-booked, or booked-but-not-paid.
It's harmless right now because the club side runs in test mode (no real cards). But the app charges real cards — so this has to be solid before players can join for real.
The plan
Fix the payment step
Make 'pay to join' rock-solid. Behind the scenes — nothing visible to players or clubs yet.
Get the club side ready
Switch the matches and programs features back on and prepare them to be shared. Still hidden from players.
Connect it to the app
Wire it up so the app can show a club's matches and programs, and let players join and pay.
Turn it on for players
Switch it on gradually — a small group first, then everyone — so we can watch it go smoothly.
Behind the scenes
To make this work, the club's database needs a handful of additions. Every one is an addition only — nothing existing is removed or rewritten, so it's safe to apply to the live system:
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