Automated Booking & Lights - Tennis Case Study

Automated Booking

Automated Booking & Lights – Making Tennis a part of Aucklanders Everyday Life

Automated booking & lights allows equitable access to Nicholson Park Tennis Centre – Auckland’s first fully public tennis facility.

Local Council has been working with Tennis Auckland to promote an operational model that was new to tennis in a public park setting.

Via funding partnerships with New Zealand Community Trust and The Trusts Community Foundation, $100,000 was raised for the replacement of LED floodlights and poles.

The Trusts Community Foundation provided funding for the Club Spark ‘Book a Court’ system, which integrated with a magnetic lock gate, keypad entry, and automated floodlights, via an online, real-time booking system.

Insight EDS hosts Tennis NZ’s online booking system back end.

Why is an online booking system a big success?

Local Board and Tennis Auckland cooperate to improve the
existing community tennis facilities, developing affordable tennis
programmes and great experiences.
Online booking allows fair and controlled access to courts
The system allows equitable access with a mixed-use model.
Floodlighting and integrated online booking allow 6,000
additional court hours per year across all 6 courts, 35% more
playing time.
Revenue from court booking will be invested back into the
property.

Under agreement with Council, it allows the delivery of a mixed-use model combining ‘Pay to Play’ with ‘Free to Play.’ For seven months (December 2023 – June 2024), 5800 number of hours have been booked, of these 26% were public free bookings, whilst 38% were paid public bookings, and the balance block bookings by the likes of the Auckland University Tennis Club, Pascoe Cup Association and local registered coaches

Having the automated booking system & lights hosted allows this mixed use of the tennis club making it accessible for all.

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