Skating coaches: plan the competition season

A competition season has a shape: building technique early, choreography before the first event, extra sessions before tests, and travel weekends when you're away from the rink. Juggling all of that with each skater's family by message is hard to keep straight. With Book, you lay out the season as services and bookings, every skater's sessions land in the family calendar, and your week stays visible.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations, places and prices are examples. Say in the description whether ice fees are included.

Competitive skaters train at fixed times. Book each skater's weekly lessons yourself from your bookings list, in your ice time, for the coming weeks. First and last name are enough; use the parent's email so they get a confirmation with a calendar file for each lesson. Book doesn't send reminders.

Book choreography sessions in a block before the first competition, and extra test preparation sessions in the weeks before a test day. Keep them as separate services so families see clearly what each session is for.

When you travel with skaters, don't open slots at the rink those days. Move any lessons booked for skaters who stay behind, and tell their families yourself, since Book doesn't email clients about changes.

Off-ice training such as jumps, flexibility or conditioning can run as a group service with places. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date.

Rinks change ice schedules for events and maintenance. Move the affected lessons from your list; rescheduling works across services. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars, so your season plan sits next to the rink schedule.

Put the skater's name on the booking and the parent's email and phone. Ask parents to tell you about injuries directly rather than in notes, which appear in calendar files.

Book doesn't book ice time with the rink, take payments, enter competitions or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: with other coaches, create services per coach. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.