Using OpenSports? Introduce your sessions to more local people
Keep OpenSports for your sports operations and player bookings. Use KeepActive to introduce your ongoing activities to people exploring local ways to play.
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When to use each
| What you want to do | Where to start |
|---|---|
| Manage pickup bookings, waitlists or leagues | Keep the OpenSports workflow your players already use. |
| Introduce a programme to people new to it | Describe the activity and newcomer expectations on KeepActive. |
| Reserve an actual place | Direct players to the current OpenSports booking destination; capacity rules still apply. |
Where OpenSports fits
OpenSports describes tools for pickup sessions, classes, leagues, tournaments, memberships and sports schedules. Continue using the features your organisation depends on, including its player-facing processes.
KeepActive adds a public discovery starting point. This is useful when someone has yet to choose a group or sport, rather than already knowing which session they want to book.
Official guidance: OpenSports platform overview.
Distinguish pickup sessions from league registration
For a pickup session or class, a new player needs to know how to reserve a place and what happens if it is full. OpenSports describes a waitlist system for these sessions. Keep that booking destination as the source of current capacity rather than copying a live place count into KeepActive.
For a league or tournament, explain whether the next step is individual registration, entering a team or asking the organiser about placement. A player who arrives alone should not have to guess whether they can join.
KeepActive introduces the activity to people still exploring. Link to a public OpenSports programme or booking page that matches the format you have described, then keep registrations, schedules and payments in the existing workflow.
Official guidance: OpenSports: pickup, classes, leagues and tournaments.
Help a newcomer choose the right session
A listing for social volleyball should explain the expected skill level, how teams are formed, whether an individual can come alone and what to bring. A league should explain season commitments rather than appearing to be a casual drop-in.
For example, a newcomer might want social company but be unsure about joining competitive play. Explain the welcome and actual session format so they can decide. Do not describe all sessions as beginner-friendly unless that is accurate.
From discovery to the current booking
Describe the ongoing programme on KeepActive, then use the dedicated website field for your public booking or organisation page. Tell people whether they must reserve a place, join a waitlist or contact you before attending.
Keep capacity, payment, refunds and attendance management in your existing system. A KeepActive listing does not confirm an OpenSports booking or bypass a waitlist.
Avoid stale session promises
Review the listing when venue, skill level or programme availability changes. For an individual tournament or dated event, use an event listing rather than implying an ongoing weekly activity.
Check your public joining destination as a newcomer would. Do not assume OpenSports schedule changes update KeepActive; no native integration or automatic sync is promised here.
Take the next step
List your ongoing sports sessions
Keep managing bookings, members and registrations in your existing tools. Your public KeepActive listing helps newcomers decide whether the activity suits them and where to join.
Run a club rather than a casual group? List your sports club.