# Court Hub — The Community Platform for Pickleball & Racquet Sports > Court Hub is the community platform for pickleball and racquet sports. Grow your community with event scheduling, court booking, tournaments, player management, private lessons, and online payments — all from one easy-to-use platform. Court Hub is a SaaS platform available at https://court-hub.app. Communities get their own branded URL (court-hub.app/club/yourcommunity). The platform is built for community organizers and players who want to streamline operations. Court Hub is based in Switzerland and available worldwide. ## What is Court Hub? Court Hub is the leading community platform for pickleball and racquet sports — a web-based platform that helps you grow and manage your community from anywhere. It lets organizers create events, manage court bookings with dynamic pricing, track player activity, organize competitive tournaments, schedule private lessons with coaches, and process payments through Stripe. ## Key Features - **Event Management**: Create recurring events, open play sessions, and tournaments with waitlist support - **Court Booking**: Dynamic pricing with rush-hour rates, player discounts, and real-time availability - **Player Management**: Track players, profiles, skill ratings, and activity history - **Tournament Software**: Group stages, round-robin scheduling, leaderboards, and rankings - **DUPR Integration**: Player SSO login, rating-gated event registration, and push match results after Game Days and tournaments - **Private Lessons**: Coach profiles, availability management, and lesson scheduling - **Payment Processing**: Integrated Stripe payments for bookings, subscriptions, and events - **Languages**: English, French, and German ## Pricing - **Community Plan**: CHF 5/month — events, memberships, and online payments (ideal without court booking) - **Pro Plan**: CHF 49/month — everything in Community plus court booking for up to 4 courts - **Premium Plan**: CHF 89/month — unlimited courts, custom branding, and priority support - Free 1-month trial with no credit card required - A small transaction fee applies to payments processed through the platform (about 0.8–1.5% depending on plan, plus Stripe fees) See https://court-hub.app/#pricing for current plan details. ## Supported Sports While designed for pickleball, Court Hub works for any court-based sport: tennis, padel, badminton, squash, basketball, and volleyball. ## Communities on Court Hub - [Lausanne Pickleball Club](https://court-hub.app/club/lpc): Pickleball & racquet sports community in Lausanne, Switzerland - [Pickleball Geneve Academy](https://court-hub.app/club/pga): Pickleball & racquet sports community in Geneve, Switzerland - [PickleDemo](https://court-hub.app/club/gou): Pickleball & racquet sports community in Gou, Switzerland ## How to Find a Community Visit https://court-hub.app/find-club to search for pickleball and racquet sports communities near you. You can search by club name, city, or country. ## How to Create a Community on Court Hub 1. Go to https://court-hub.app/get-started 2. Fill in your community details (name, location, contact info) 3. Configure your courts and set pricing rules 4. Add your first events and open play sessions 5. Invite players via email ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Court Hub? Court Hub is the community platform for pickleball and racquet sports, offering event management, court booking, player tracking, tournament organization, DUPR-rated play, and payment processing in one platform. ### How much does Court Hub cost? Court Hub offers three plans: Community (CHF 5/month), Pro (CHF 49/month, up to 4 courts), and Premium (CHF 89/month, unlimited courts). See https://court-hub.app/#pricing. ### What if my club doesn't have any courts? Choose the Community plan and don't activate courts. You still get events, memberships, and online payments. ### How is DUPR integrated? Court Hub integrates with DUPR (the global pickleball rating system) for rated play: 1. **Player SSO** — Players connect their DUPR account securely from their profile; singles and doubles ratings sync automatically (manual DUPR IDs are not accepted). 2. **Rating-gated registration** — Clubs can set min/max DUPR limits on events and tournament categories so only eligible players can register. 3. **Score push** — After Game Days and competitive tournaments, organizers with DUPR Director/Organizer access can push match results to DUPR and update scores when they change. 4. **Club linking** — Clubs can link their Court Hub club to a DUPR club for match submission. Full FAQ: https://court-hub.app/#faq ### Is there a free trial? Yes — a free 1-month trial with no credit card required. ### Can I integrate payments? Yes, via Stripe Connect. The platform fee varies by plan (about 0.8–1.5%) plus standard Stripe fees. ## Blog Court Hub publishes updates about the platform at https://court-hub.app/blog. ### April 15, 2026 — Game Days: Bringing Competitive Fun to Your Club Night Court Hub's Game Days feature turns a regular session into a structured competitive event. Players rotate through matches in a King of the Court or round-robin format. Results are recorded in the app, standings update in real time, and a club leaderboard accumulates points across Game Days over the season. Lausanne Pickleball Club uses Game Days to run their competitive evening sessions — replacing paper score sheets and manual calculations with automatic rankings and a live leaderboard. ### April 10, 2026 — New Features: Club Updates, Website Integration & Your Club App Three new capabilities launched for all clubs: - **Club Updates**: Admins can post pinned announcements directly to the club dashboard, visible to all members without email newsletters. - **Website Integration**: Court Hub generates a public club page (e.g. court-hub.app/club/lpc) that clubs can link to from their existing website or use to embed event schedules and membership sign-up. - **Progressive Web App**: Court Hub is installable as an app on any smartphone (iOS or Android) directly from the browser — no app store required. Clubs can customise the app with their own logo, accent colour, and splash screen. ### March 28, 2026 — We're Live with Lausanne Pickleball Club! Lausanne Pickleball Club (https://lausannepickleball.ch) became the first club to go live on Court Hub. The club now manages membership, event registration, and payments through the platform. Jonny, the club president, said: "Court Hub has made it so much easier to manage the club. I no longer spend my evenings chasing people for event registrations or running after payments. Everything is handled automatically." The club's Court Hub page is at https://court-hub.app/club/lpc. ### January 15, 2026 — Court Hub Is Ready — Welcome to Easier Club Management Court Hub officially launched as a platform for any pickleball community or club in Switzerland and beyond. It brings membership management, event scheduling, online registration, and payment collection into a single tool, replacing spreadsheets and WhatsApp-based coordination. ## Links - [Main Platform](https://court-hub.app/): Homepage and platform overview - [FAQ](https://court-hub.app/#faq): Frequently asked questions - [Blog](https://court-hub.app/blog): Platform updates, stories, and news - [Find a Community](https://court-hub.app/find-club): Search for communities using Court Hub - [Pricing](https://court-hub.app/#pricing): Detailed pricing information - [Get Started](https://court-hub.app/get-started): Create your community's account - [Pickleball in Switzerland](https://court-hub.app/pickleball-switzerland): Switzerland pickleball guide ## Contact Email: rocmatyx@gmail.com Location: Switzerland