# Book a court (members)

> Book a court or table for yourself on Make booking, with guests if you are bringing any. Nothing is booked until you press Save.

Who this is for: Anyone with “Book courts for yourself” (by default: Member).
Last checked in release 2026.10.23, on 23 October 2026.
Source: https://sportsclubos.net/help/bookings/book-a-court/

Members book their own courts and tables on **Make booking**, which covers every sport the club has. You choose a free time, adjust it if you need to, then save it. Nothing is booked until you press **Save** and confirm who is playing.

## Before you start

- Your membership must be current. If it has expired or is not active, a notice at the top of the page says so and online booking is paused until it is renewed.
- You see the sports your membership includes.

> **Your club decides:** how many days ahead bookings open, how long a booking may be, how many you may have each week, peak and off-peak times, and how close to the start you can still cancel online. The line under the grid says what your club allows, for example "Bookings open 7 days ahead · up to 90 minutes at a time · cancel online up to 2 hours before."

## Book a court

1. Open Me > Make booking, or press **Make booking** on your Home page.
2. Choose the day with the arrows, **Today**, or the date box. Only days your club has opened for booking can be chosen.
3. Choose the sport, for example **Squash** or **Tennis**. Each court or table is a column, with the times down the side. Your own bookings say **Your booking**, other people's say **Taken**, and closed times show the reason.
4. Click or tap a free time. A dashed box appears that says **Not booked yet**: an hour long, or less where an hour does not fit.

![Make booking for squash on a Saturday, with four courts as columns and a dashed box on Court 3 at 10am that says Not booked yet, with Save and a cross in it.](https://sportsclubos.net/help/img/book-draft-1600.webp)
*The dashed box is not booked yet. Drag it or its edges, then press Save in it. Shown in release 2026.10.29 · Make booking · as a member.*

5. If you need to, change it:
   - Drag the box to another time, or to another court of the same sport.
   - Drag its top or bottom edge to change the start or the finish. Times move in quarter-hours.
   - If the box cannot go where you put it, it turns red and says why: too long, clashing with another booking, in peak time for an off-peak membership, or outside opening hours. Dropped there, it goes back.
6. Press **Save** in the box. A panel opens headed **Confirm booking**, with the court, the day and the times.
7. Under **Who's playing?**, choose **Just me**, or **With guests** if you are bringing people who are not members. Members you play with don't count as guests.
8. Press **Confirm booking**.

A message says, for example, **Booked Court 3, 10am–11am**, and the box now says **Your booking**.

## Bringing guests

With **With guests**, the panel shows **Adult non-member guests** and **Junior non-member guests**, up to 3 of each, with the fee for each and the total, for example **Guest fees: $20.00, paid at the club. The club can take them from you there or add them to your account.** Nothing is charged when you book. You pay the fees at the club on the day you play, or the staff put them on your account then. See [Guests and guest fees](https://sportsclubos.net/help/bookings/guests/index.md).

![The Confirm booking panel beside the booking grid: Court 3, Saturday, 10am to 11am, Who’s playing with With guests chosen, one adult non-member guest and the guest fee, and the Confirm booking button.](https://sportsclubos.net/help/img/book-confirm-1600.webp)
*Members you play with don’t count as guests. Guest fees are shown before you confirm. Shown in release 2026.10.29 · Make booking · as a member.*

Afterwards, the booking's details say whether its guest fees are still owing (**Guest fees of $20.00: owing.**) or have been paid (**Guest fees of $20.00: paid. Thank you.**).

You can also add guests later, from the booking's menu. See [Change or cancel your booking](https://sportsclubos.net/help/bookings/change-your-booking/index.md).

## Changing your mind before you save

- Press **×** in the box to throw it away.
- Clicking another free time moves the box there. You have one unsaved booking at a time.
- If you leave the page, change the day or the sport, or sign out with a booking not saved, Sports Club OS asks first.

## With a keyboard

Press Tab until a court's column is selected. Up and Down choose a time, and Enter places the box there. Then press **Save** in it.

## If something goes wrong

- **The box stays after Confirm booking, with a reason in it.** The club refused the booking, for example because someone else booked that time a moment before, or because you have reached your bookings for the week. The reason says which. Choose another time, or press **×**.
- **A sport is missing.** Your membership does not include it. Ask the club office.
- **No days ahead can be chosen.** Bookings open a set number of days ahead; the line under the grid says how many.