Mass texting for Pickleball Clubs

Olivier Rousseau
12 October 2024 Pickleball 2 min read

In this article, we’ll explore how to send bulk SMS for pickleball clubs, academies, or coaches looking to improve their communication with members and participants.

Bulk SMS for Pickelball Clubs

  1. How SMS can help communications with members
  2. How to send bulk SMS to players
  3. Sending SMS to both Parents
  4. Automated SMS reminder for court bookings
  5. More tools for Pickleball Clubs

 

 

Author’s note: Olivier shares tips and tricks he’s learned over the past decade as the owner of a kids’s activity center in Montreal. Today, as the co-founder of Activity Messenger, he helps hundreds of tennis and pickleball clubs across North America simplify their operations and increase revenue.

Improve communications with members

Good communication is key for pickleball clubs, especially when it comes to last-minute updates such as court cancellations. Text messaging is a great way to make sure that important messages are read by members in a timely manner. Unlike emails or phone calls, which are often overlooked, text messages reach participants directly and have a 98% open rate.

While this may not be as critical for less urgent updates, the ability to quickly text players is essential for urgent matters.

In addition, texting can play a key role in marketing your pickleball club.

Improve communications with members

Examples of Use Cases for Pickleball Clubs

  • Lesson Cancellations: Quickly inform players about last-minute cancellations.
  • Schedule Changes: Notify everyone promptly about any changes to the schedule.
  • Important Announcements: Communicate urgent updates, such as venue changes or weather alerts.
  • Surveys: Gather feedback with SMS Surveys from members on their experience at your club.
  • Start-of-Lesson Reminders: Send reminders a few days before a pickleball lesson session begins.
  • Court Availability Notifications: Let members know when courts become available for last-minute bookings.

Activity Messenger is also a pickleball club software that helps you streamline your memberships, registrations and court bookings. Book a demo to learn more.

How to send bulk SMS to members

Here is how pickleball club managers can send SMS notifications to players using a platform like Activity Messenger.

  • Access the Communication Portal: Navigate to the communications tab in Activity Messenger and click on “New Message.” This will open the communication portal where you can choose how to contact your members or participants.
  • Select SMS for Non-Marketing Messages: Choose SMS if the message is for non-marketing purposes, such as canceling a class at the last minute.
  • Choose Your Recipients: Select the recipients from your classes or create a specific list. For instance, if you’re canceling a pickleball league, simply select everyone enrolled in that league.
  • Create and Send the Message: Draft your message and personalize it with placeholders like the players’s name if needed. Once ready, click “Send” to deliver the SMS to the selected recipients.

Bulk SMS

Sending Text messages to both Parents

If your club has children’s classes, you’ll want to be able to send a text message to both parents.

Often parents are split up, and one may be responsible for dropping off or picking up the child. Sending the message to both ensures that everyone is informed.

Notify Both Parents

  • Shared Responsibility: Ensures that both parents, particularly in separated families, are aware of any schedule changes.
  • Increased Likelihood of Message Being Seen: If one parent misses the message, the other parent can still receive it, doubling your chances of getting your message seen.

 

Sending Text messages to both Parents

Automated SMS reminder for court bookings

Automated court booking reminders via text message offer many benefits to your pickleball club and its members. By implementing this system, you can improve communication and ensure that courts are used efficiently.

Key benefits include:

  • Improved attendance: Members receive timely reminders of their court reservations, reducing the likelihood of no-shows.
  • Increased member satisfaction: Convenient reminders help members stay organized and feel supported by the club.
  • Save time: Automating reminders frees administrative staff to focus on other tasks instead of manually contacting members.
  • Optimized court utilization: With fewer missed bookings, your courts are more likely to be used efficiently, maximizing revenue.
  • Reduce last-minute cancellations: Members who are reminded of their reservations are less likely to cancel at the last minute.

Send an SMS reminder for pickleball court booking

 

 

Other tools to help you open and grow a pickleball Club

Activity Messenger is a pickleball club management software designed to support you in launching and growing a new pickleball club or academy.

It offers all the essential tools for success. Here are additional ways we can help:

How create a pickleball tournament registration form
Step-by-Step guide to starting a pickleball club
Waitlist Management 

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If you would like to learn more about Activity Messenger, book a demo with one our experts.

Written by Olivier Rousseau Olivier is a kids sports programs owner who has been operating for over a decade with locations in Montreal, Quebec city & Ottawa. He also helps Gymnastics Club, Swim Schools and Dance Studios streamline their operations. He is the co-founder of Activity Messenger an online registration platform for the sports & leisure industry.

Start sending bulk SMS to your pickleball club members today!

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