Memberships and Packages
Create monthly coaching memberships and session block packages. Players commit upfront. Billing runs automatically. You get predictable, recurring income.
Why session-by-session income is fragile
A coaching business built entirely on individual session bookings is one quiet week away from a bad month. Players go on holiday. Work gets busy. The weather turns. Your income fluctuates with their availability, not your effort.
The most financially stable coaching businesses are built on recurring commitments — memberships and prepaid packages that generate income regardless of individual week-to-week variation.
Monthly memberships
A membership plan is an agreement between you and a player: they pay a fixed monthly amount, and in return they get a set number of sessions per month at a discounted rate.
Example: a “Performance Monthly” membership at £90/month gives the player four group sessions per month. They pay on the same date each month. Whether they attend all four sessions or miss one, the payment runs.
PadelEngage handles the billing automatically. Players sign up for the membership, enter their card details once, and Stripe charges them on the same date each month. You do not send invoices, chase renewals, or track who has paid.
What you configure:
- Membership name and description
- Monthly price
- Number of sessions included per month
- Which services the membership covers
- Whether members get a discounted rate on additional sessions
What happens automatically:
- Monthly charge on the same date each month
- Members can book their session allowance without paying per session
- Usage tracked in the dashboard — you see how many sessions each member has used and how many remain
- Email notifications when a membership renews or a payment fails
Session block packages
A block package is simpler: the player pays upfront for a set number of sessions at a reduced per-session rate.
Example: 10 sessions for £450 (saving £50 vs paying individually). The player books sessions from their block as they want them. When the block is used, they buy another.
Block packages are easier to sell than memberships because the commitment is finite. They work particularly well for players who play regularly but are not ready to commit to a recurring monthly charge.
The income stability argument
Consider two coaches with the same number of active players:
Coach A runs entirely ad hoc sessions. In a quiet August, half their players are on holiday. Income drops by 50%.
Coach B has 15 players on monthly memberships at £80/month and takes additional ad hoc bookings on top. In a quiet August, their membership income — £1,200/month — runs regardless. Only the ad hoc revenue drops.
The goal is not to eliminate ad hoc bookings. It is to build a floor under your income that does not depend on everyone showing up every week.