Fully booked courts, full classes and tournaments that make headlines
Pickleball, tennis, football and badminton clubs sell court time, run coaching classes and host tournaments to keep their community together. Nex helps clubs fill empty slots, turn casual players into members and students, and get your tournaments into the press and on social media.
- Pickleball clubs and venues
- Tennis clubs and academies
- Youth football academies and pitches with talent programmes
- Badminton and table tennis clubs
- Provincial sports federations and associations
- Organisers of amateur and semi-professional tournaments
The challenges you're facing
Nex understands how sports clubs operate and attract members.
Peak hours sold out, lunchtimes empty
The 5–9pm slots are fully booked, while late mornings and lunchtimes sit empty even though rent and court lighting still have to be paid.
Casual players never become members
Groups book single courts via messages and leave no details after playing, so the club can't invite them to memberships or coaching classes.
Tournaments that fade away once they're over
You put a lot of effort into organising tournaments but lack photos, videos and press coverage, so sponsors and new players never hear about them.
Court bookings and tournament sign-ups via messages
Court bookings, player lists, tournament fees and membership fees are recorded by hand, leading to double-bookings and lost revenue.
What Nex does for you
Four solution pillars, designed specifically for sports clubs.
Build a player community around your club
- End-to-end tournament communications: highlight filming, player interviews and press coverage
- Technique videos and beginner lessons for new pickleball and tennis players on TikTok and YouTube
- Advertise empty slots and beginner classes to office workers near your courts
Court bookings and tournament registration without staffing the inbox
- A chatbot shows available court times and prices, and takes court bookings and coaching class sign-ups
- Tournament registration forms that automatically send confirmations, match schedules and fee reminders
- Capture casual players' details to invite them to become members
Manage courts, members and coaching classes
- A member CRM by tier, monthly package and court booking history
- Manage coaching classes, coach schedules and QR attendance
- Collect court fees, membership fees and tournament fees via VietQR, with revenue reports by time slot
Revenue model beyond peak hours
- Design off-peak packages, corporate packages and beginner classes for empty slots
- Plan a year-round tournament calendar to sustain the community and attract sponsors
- Advise on a front-desk process to turn casual players into members
The customer journey Nex supports
From the moment customers discover you to when they return and refer others.
Tournament highlights, technique videos and press coverage put your club's name in front of players across the city.
A chatbot books courts and taster classes for newcomers, and saves casual players' details.
Offer memberships, level-based coaching classes and VietQR payment.
Club tournaments, open tournaments, leaderboards and Zalo groups to keep players engaged.
Renewal reminders, bring-a-friend offers, and invitations for businesses to book courts and sponsor tournaments.
Recommended products
Technology from the Nex ecosystem that keeps operations lean and results measurable.
Nex Edu
Manage coaching classes, coach schedules, QR attendance and VietQR payments for tennis, pickleball and youth football academies.
nex.edu.vn →
Nex Software
Ideal for clubs and venues wanting their own web/app for court bookings and tournament registration, with integrated payments and a member CRM.
nexsoftware.vn →Nex Ads
Bring court bookings, class enquiries and tournament registrations from your fanpage into one inbox, and track ad spend.
ads.nexagency.vn →An unlimited ad budget and 4 shoots a month suit clubs that run tournaments regularly, plus a dedicated web/app and fee and outstanding balance management.
Channels to focus on
- Facebook Ads
- Sell off-peak slots and beginner classes to office workers near your courts.
- TikTok
- Great rallies, tournament highlights and technique tips spread fast through the player community.
- YouTube
- Match archives and livestreamed finals for players and sponsors.
- Google Maps
- Newcomers search for pickleball or tennis courts nearby and compare reviews.
- Community seeding
- City pickleball and tennis player groups are where people find games and tournaments.
Metrics Nex tracks with you
- Court occupancy rate by time slot
- Measures how well off-peak hours are selling.
- Casual player to member conversion rate
- Turns one-off revenue into recurring revenue.
- Players registered per tournament
- A measure of the club's community appeal.
- Tournament reach and press coverage
- The basis for winning over next season's sponsors.
Nex was the exclusive media sponsor of Hoiana WPC Finals 2025, with over 1 million reach and more than 50 press articles, and has partnered with Pickleball JCI Open 2026 and the Quang Nam Provincial Tennis Federation.
View details →Frequently asked questions
Does Nex handle communications for a one-off tournament?
Yes. Nex can film and edit highlights, manage the tournament fanpage, secure press coverage and run registration ads. This is what Nex did for Hoiana WPC Finals 2025.
How do we fill courts at lunchtime and late morning?
Nex proposes off-peak packages, beginner classes and corporate packages, then runs ads targeting people who can play in those slots, such as retirees, parents and shift workers with flexible hours.
Does our club need its own court booking app?
For a small venue, a chatbot and CRM are enough. With multiple courts, branches or regular tournaments, a dedicated web/app from Nex Software helps reduce double-bookings and lost revenue.
Can youth football academies use this solution?
Yes. The class management, attendance and Zalo parent notification features in Nex Edu suit youth football programmes, while the marketing focuses on parents rather than adult players.
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Call Nex to fill your empty court slots and plan communications for your club's next tournament.