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Sports Facility Management Software That Keeps Every Court and Field Booked

Get found on Google and AI search. Book every court, field, and cage online. Run programs, tournaments, memberships, and payments from one login, in one building or ten.

⭐ 4.9/5 by operators on Google · Works with Stripe and Square · No setup fees

Sports Carnival app showing a customer's upcoming schedule, league games, and RSVP status
The short answer

Sports Carnival is sports facility management software for multi-sport complexes, pickleball clubs, recreation centers, and indoor training facilities. One calendar runs court, field, and cage rentals, camps and classes, leagues and tournaments, digital waivers a parent signs for their kids, memberships and passes, POS and payments through Stripe or Square, and 24/7 door access through Kisi. Multi-facility operators get central pricing, staff roles, and network reporting. Facility websites are built to rank on Google and AI search. No setup fees, and pricing is public.

On the platform

Facilities Already Running on Sports Carnival

Totals from the Sports Carnival platform, October 2026.

4M+reservations booked
$19M+processed through Sports Carnival
119,000+players registered into leagues
20,000+teams built and rostered
Hitter taking a swing in a cage at Inge Performance Lab

Customer story

How Inge Performance Lab Runs the Whole Building From One Calendar

Inge Performance Lab trains baseball and softball players year round. Rentals, private lessons, team sessions, and programs used to live in different places. Now they run on one calendar. A parent books, the space is held, the waiver is signed on their phone, and the payment lands before anyone walks in. Staff spend their time on athletes instead of the schedule.

“The platform has been a great fit for managing scheduling, rentals, lessons, and overall sports facility operations. One of the biggest things that stands out is how responsive and supportive their staff has been as we continue building and growing our programs.”Inge Performance Lab logoRich Dell, Inge Performance Lab · 5-star Google review

The platform

Four Levers That Grow Sports Facility Revenue

Fill the spaces, fill the programs, turn regulars into members, and keep the whole payment.

Sports Facility Scheduling for Every Court, Field, and Cage

Every court, field, cage, and room is its own bookable space with its own hours, lengths, and prices. Customers book from your site, your Google listing, or the app. Real-time availability means no double bookings.

4:15 pm, WednesdayA volleyball coach needs two courts Friday night and a field Saturday morning. She books all three from her phone in one order. Nobody at the desk touched the calendar.
Sports Carnival admin calendar showing every bookable space with rentals and lessons on one evening

Programs, Leagues, and Tournaments

Sell camps, clinics, and classes as events next to rentals. League Builder runs teams, schedules, brackets, and live standings on the Pro plan, from a Tuesday night league to a national championship weekend across dozens of clubs.

Championship weekendHundreds of teams, every court booked, playoff brackets building themselves. Players check their next match on their phone instead of crowding the desk.
Tournament bracket, schedule, and standings in the Sports Carnival mobile app
“626 teams and 1,252 players across 12 clubs. 1,300+ matches across the country in one weekend. The new software did not have a single glitch in setting up the matches, processing the matches, setting up the playoff matches and scoring every single match. Member and staff feedback about the system was outstanding.”
ACE Pickleball Club logoBrian Noble, ACE Pickleball Club · Championship Series

Memberships and Passes

Monthly memberships, passes, and punch cards on auto-billing. Credits draw down at checkout and renewals run themselves. Pro plan.

JanuaryOutdoor fields are under snow. Two hundred members still bill on the first of the month. Open play is busy and the bank account knows it.
Membership checkout with Bronze, Silver, and Gold monthly plans

Integrated POS and Payments

Online, at the counter, or on a tablet through Stripe or Square. Rentals, programs, memberships, concessions, and gift cards in one payout. Card processing is 3.1% + $0.30 through Stripe or Square.

End of nightCourt rentals, a league night, two birthday parties, and a cooler of drinks. One report, one payout, and every sale tied to where the customer came from.
Point of sale screen with concessions in an open ticket

From search to repeat booking

Get Found. Get Booked. Get Them Back.

Most customers start with a search. The facility that shows up first books first.

Show up first

Your facility website and space pages are built to rank on Google and get named by ChatGPT.

indoor court rental near me
#1
Your Sports Complex | Book a Courtyourcomplex.com · 4.9 ★ · Book online
Example facility

Book in minutes

Space, time, waiver, and payment in one mobile checkout.

Court 2 · Basketball1 hr
ThuFriSatSun
5:006:007:008:00
Sign waiver and pay
Example booking

Bring them back

Every booking becomes a contact you own. See which channel books, then retarget by text and email.

Google searchSearch
Returning customersEmail
FacebookSocial
Text offerSMS
Example facility, one month

How it works

From search to repeat booking

  1. Discover

    A parent searches "indoor soccer near me" or asks ChatGPT where to rent a court. Your pages carry the structured data both of them read, so your facility is the answer.

  2. Book

    Pick a space or program, a time, and add-ons. Waiver signed, payment taken, reminder sent.

  3. Play

    Staff see every booking, program, waiver, and payment on one calendar. Walk-ins get added at the counter.

  4. Return

    Follow-ups, coupons, and membership offers turn a one-time renter into a weekly regular.

Who it's for

Built for Sports Facilities of Every Kind

Basketball, volleyball, pickleball, soccer, baseball, softball, and the spaces in between. One building or a network of them.

Players on more than a dozen indoor courts at ACE Pickleball Club

Pickleball and racquet clubs

Court reservations, open play, memberships, leagues, and tournaments across every court and every location. See pickleball club software.

Indoor court set up for volleyball and basketball with a scoreboard

Multi-sport complexes

Courts, turf, cages, and party rooms on one calendar, with one checkout and one customer record.

Coach working one on one with a young athlete inside a training facility

Training facilities and academies

Lessons, camps, and team training next to public rental time. Memberships carry the off-season. See batting cage software.

Indoor turf field inside a large recreation facility

Rec centers and large facilities

Open gym, drop-in programs, classes, and leagues across many spaces or many buildings. Staff roles and network reporting keep it organized.

“Sports Carnival was the best option, and the stress-free way to set up online booking.”
TexaSports logoJeremy, Owner, TexaSports

Buyer's Checklist

How to Choose Sports Facility Management Software

Most tools can rent a space by the hour. The gaps show up when rentals, programs, and memberships share the same building. Six things to check before you commit.

01 · Scheduling

Every Space on One Calendar

Courts, fields, cages, and rooms each keep their own hours and prices, and the whole building shows at a glance.

  • Real-time availability
  • Per-space session lengths
  • Deposits and reminders
  • Walk-ins at the counter

02 · Programs

Programs That Hold Their Space

Camps, classes, and league nights should block the court they use, so rentals never collide with them.

  • Camps and clinics as events
  • Leagues and tournaments on Pro
  • Schedules sent to players
  • Live standings and brackets

03 · Waivers

Waivers a Parent Signs for Minors

The person booking is rarely the person playing. One signature covers every kid and stays on file.

  • Sign for one or more minors
  • Stored on the customer record
  • Required before checkout
  • Reused on the next visit

04 · Memberships

Memberships That Enforce Themselves

Passes, punch cards, and monthly plans carry different rules. The software applies them at checkout so staff never have to.

  • Credits that draw down at checkout
  • Family plans
  • Auto-renew billing
  • Failed-card handling

05 · Payments

One Register, One Payout

Rentals, programs, concessions, and gift cards in one ticket. A register that does not talk to the calendar means two sets of numbers.

  • Stripe and Square
  • Counter, tablet, and online
  • Gift cards across the system
  • One flat price per location

06 · Scale

Room to Grow

The next building, the next tournament, and the next hundred members should all fit under the same login, with pages that keep new customers finding you.

  • Multi-facility controls
  • Staff roles and SSO
  • Sales attribution by channel
  • Pages built for Google and AI search

Sports Carnival checks all six boxes. Free setup call · No setup fees · Works with Stripe and Square

Book a demo

Feature Spotlight · Powered by Kisi

Open the building 24/7 without adding a shift

Tie every booking and membership to Kisi door access. A booking unlocks the door for its time slot and nothing else. 6 am court time and late-night rentals run without anyone at the desk.

See 24/7 facility access, or read about the reader on Kisi's site.

Kisi Terminal Pro reader with green status light, mounted on wall

Management

Sports Complex Management Software for One Facility or Many

Booking gets you open. These keep you profitable as you add spaces, programs, or more buildings.

Sales reporting

By space, program, and location, reconciled against Stripe or Square payouts.

Sales attribution

See which channel booked each customer, from Google to Facebook to a text offer.

Automated communications

Email and text for confirmations, reminders, follow-ups, and promotions.

Coupons and dynamic pricing

Fill slow hours with promos. AI dynamic pricing on Pro.

Staff roles

The front desk sees the calendar, not the bank account.

Multi-facility controls

Central pricing, staff roles, SSO, and network reporting across every building on Franchise Suite.

Pricing

One flat price per location

Pay yearly and save 15%. No setup fee. White-glove onboarding included.

Growth

$199/mo per location

Or $169/mo billed yearly

  • Booking, waivers, POS
  • Gift cards, coupons, events
  • Reporting and AI assistant
  • Emails, texts, AI calls: pay as you go
Most popular

Pro

$299/mo per location

Or $254/mo billed yearly

  • Everything in Growth
  • Leagues and memberships
  • 24/7 access with Kisi
  • 10k emails, 1k texts, 100 AI min
Best value

Marquee

$499/mo per location

Or $424/mo billed yearly

  • Everything in Pro
  • Website built for Google and AI search
  • See which ads book customers
  • Your own branded app

50+ locations? Franchise Suite adds network reporting, SSO and volume pricing.

Talk to us

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FAQ

Sports Facility Management Software FAQs

What is sports facility management software?

Sports facility management software runs the business side of a sports venue from one system. Customers book courts, fields, and cages online, sign waivers, and pay. Staff run programs, leagues, memberships, and the front counter from the same calendar, and owners see revenue by space, program, and location. The best platforms also help new customers find the facility on Google and AI search.

What is the difference between sports facility management software and booking software?

Booking software rents a space by the hour. Sports facility management software does that and runs everything around it: programs and leagues that hold their own space, memberships and passes, waivers, POS and concessions, staff roles, and reporting across every space and location. If rentals are only part of your revenue, you need management software.

How much does sports facility management software cost?

Platforms charge per booking, as a percentage of revenue, or as a flat monthly rate. Sports Carnival uses a flat rate per location with no setup fee: Growth is $199 a month, Pro is $299 and adds leagues, memberships, and 24/7 access, and Marquee is $499 and adds a website built for Google and AI search. Card processing is 3.1% + $0.30 per transaction through Stripe or Square.

Can Sports Carnival handle large facilities and big tournaments?

Yes. Large multi-court and multi-field facilities run every space, program, and membership on one calendar, and League Builder on the Pro plan runs tournaments with registration, brackets, and live standings. ACE Pickleball Club ran 626 teams and 1,252 players across 12 clubs in a single championship weekend on Sports Carnival. Facilities with more than one building add Franchise Suite for central pricing, staff roles, SSO, and network reporting.

Can I manage courts, fields, cages, and rooms from one calendar?

Yes. Every court, field, cage, and room is its own bookable space with its own hours, session lengths, and prices. They all sit on one calendar, so staff see the whole building at once and customers never double book.

Can I run leagues, camps, and programs alongside rentals?

Yes. Camps, clinics, and classes sell as events, and League Builder on the Pro plan runs leagues and tournaments with teams, schedules, brackets, and standings. Programs hold their space on the calendar, so a league night and a court rental never collide.

Do you support memberships and passes?

Yes. Sell monthly memberships, passes, and punch cards on auto-billing. Credits draw down at checkout and renewals bill on their own. Memberships are on the Pro plan.

Can parents sign waivers for their kids?

Yes. A parent signs once for one or more minors during booking or registration. The waiver stores on the customer record and the booking cannot complete without it.

Can the facility stay open without staff on site?

Yes. On the Pro plan, bookings and memberships tie to Kisi door access. A booking unlocks the door for that time slot and nothing else, so early mornings and late nights run without a front desk shift.

Do you integrate with Stripe or Square?

Yes. Sports Carnival connects directly to Stripe and Square for online, counter, and tablet payments. Rentals, programs, memberships, and concessions land in one payout.

Can you help us switch from our current facility software?

Yes. The onboarding team rebuilds your spaces, programs, memberships, and waivers in Sports Carnival, imports customer records where your current system allows an export, and connects Stripe or Square before you cancel anything, so there is no gap in bookings.

Resources for Sports Facility Operators

Guides on scheduling, programs, tournaments, and marketing for the people who run courts, fields, and complexes.

Multi-sport facility with courts and fields in use at the same time

How to Run a Multi-Sport Facility

Share courts and fields without double bookings, protect program time, and track revenue per space per hour.

Sports facility staff managing court bookings on a shared online calendar

The Real Benefits of Sports Facility Booking Software

What manual scheduling costs you, and how to tell when you have outgrown a shared calendar.

Email campaign for a sports facility shown on a laptop

Email Marketing for Sports Facilities: 7 Campaigns

Welcome, win-back, league sign-up, and off-peak campaigns that fill slow hours.

Indoor pickleball courts set up for hourly rental

How to Rent Out Pickleball Courts

Online booking, prime and off-peak pricing, open play, and memberships for court owners.

Pickleball tournament bracket showing round robin and elimination rounds

Pickleball Tournament Brackets Explained

Round robin, single and double elimination, and compass draw, with a format comparison table.

Youth players competing in a league game

How to Run a Youth Sports League

Budget, fields, registration, fair schedules, and parent communication, step by step.

Ready to Fill Every Court and Field?

See your facility running on Sports Carnival: online booking, programs, tournaments, waivers, memberships, and payments. One login replaces the booking app, the waiver app, the register, and the spreadsheet.

Free setup call · White-glove onboarding · No contracts

Explore Other Industries

Running one sport or one kind of venue? See the software built for it:

Pickleball

Courts, open play, and leagues in one

Batting Cages

Cages, lessons, and memberships

Youth Sports

Registration, rosters, and team payments

Golf Simulators

Bay booking, memberships, and 24/7 access

Family Entertainment Centers

Attractions, parties, and passes

Paintball

Fields, waivers, and group bookings

About the Author

Jordan Weinand is the co-founder of Sports Carnival and a business consultant to operators in the sports and entertainment industry. He works directly with multi-sport complex, pickleball club, training facility, and venue owners on booking operations, program and tournament setup, and revenue strategy, and that operator-level work shapes the guidance published here.