u/hady__

For anyone who coaches privately or runs a club/academy — I'm curious about the behind-the-scenes stuff, not the coaching itself. Keeping track of schedules, who's paid and who still owes, memberships or packages, staying in touch with players and parents.

How do you keep it all straight, and what part drives you the craziest? Have you found something that actually works, or is it mostly held together with spreadsheets and good memory?

Genuinely curious how people handle this — feels like the part of running things that nobody really talks about.

For those of you who coach privately or run an academy/club — I'm curious how you handle the non-tennis side of things. Scheduling sessions, keeping track of who's paid and who owes, managing packages or memberships, communicating with parents, all of it.

How do you keep it all organized, and what part drives you the craziest? Curious whether people have found something that works or are just muddling through.

Genuinely curious how people manage this, since it feels like the part of coaching nobody talks about.