List of topics

1. introduction
2. basic settings
   • facility
   • areas
3. advanced optional settings
   • limiting access according to the capacity of the area
   • equipment booking

1. Introduction

The first step when planning with SPORTRICK is the definition of the physical space where activities take place.

This space is the whole facility divided into areas, such as swimming pool, studios for courses, tennis pitches, gym...

2. Basic Settings

Facility

A facility is the place where all the activities take place.

You can create one or more facilities by clicking on Planning -> Add. Only the first field is mandatory.

Areas

Introduction

Each facility can be made up of different areas. An area is a space inside the main facility where activities take place. The purpose of creating an area is:

• the planning of activities
• access control                                       

Creation                                                                       

To create an area click on the name of the corresponding facility and a table will appear below. Click on Add and specify: 

• name
• code (optional). It can be an abbreviation or a code that identifies the area. It will show on the timetable and in the timeline of courses on the home page
• number of lanes (optional). Only required to plan courses and activities in different lanes of the pool.

ALL OTHER FIELDS ARE NOT REQUIRED.

How to Delete/Store an Area/Facility

The button Delete next to each facility/area that has been created, will permanently delete the facility/area but it can only be used if they haven't been involved in the planning of activities. Conversely, if deletion is attempted, the system will automatically store the facility/area (a padlock will show up). This procedure can also be performed manually by ticking the corresponding option (click on Details to see it). 

This means that the facility/area will no longer be visible in the selection list during the planning of courses/services but those that have been already planned will not be affected. 

To make it available again, just untick the stored option.

Please note that although stored, the facility and areas will still be visible in the Timetable.

3. Advanced Optional Settings

Limiting access according to the capacity of the area

There might be the need to limit the number of people in a specific area or in the whole facility, or to limit the number of cars that can access the parking area. 

In order to avoid overcrowding, the system can be configured to check the number of people (or vehicles) in an area and prevent the access when the maximum capacity is reached. This option can only work correctly if there is an exit reader. If people tap their card on their way in and on their way out, the system can control the actual number of people/vehicles in the designated area.

To define the maximum capacity of an area in order to avoid overcrowding, please fill in the following fields:

• capacity: maximum number of people/vehicles allowed in the area within the specified time interval

  SUGGESTION: if the limited capacity doesn't involve a single area but the whole facility, it is recommended to create an ad-hoc area, for example "general access"

• interval: interval of time that the system will monitor to check that capacity is not exceeded  (e.g. "Day" means that the system will check the capacity limitation until midnight. Then the count will automatically restart).

Example: if the capacity is 80 and the interval is set to "day", the system will check that during the day the number of people (or vehicles) doesn't exceed 80, without taking into consideration the records of the previous day. This means that if somebody forgot to tap their card and record their exit, the system will not consider that person among the people inside the facility the day after, since at midnight the count starts again.

When a client attempts to enter an area that has reached its maximum capacity, the system will prevent the access, showing the following message: "Capacity Limit Exceeded for {NAME OF THE AREA}".

Equipment Booking

In addition to the booking of a class, SPORTRICK allows the booking of items/equipment needed for the class.

To configure this option, click on Detail next to the name of the area where the equipment is available for booking and fill in the following fields:

• groups: a group of items can be a category of equipment (mats, spinning bikes, steps...) or a set of rows (front row, middle row, back row...). To create a group of items, specify the name and then click on ADD
• items: 
  • group: select the group the items belong to
  • code: name/code of the items. The system will then automatically create an item with the code followed by a progressive number. It will be possible to edit the code by clicking on the edit button in the table. An example of code can be B for spinning bikes and S for steps, or Fbike for front-row bikes, Mbike for middle-row bikes and Bbike for back-row bikes
  • from number to number: number of items of each group: 
    • example 1: if in the same area there are 10 spinning bikes and 10 steps to be reserved, it will be necessary to plan bikes from 1 to 10 and steps from 11 to 20
    • example 2: front-row bikes from 1 to 8, middle row from 9 to 16 and back-row from 17 to 24

Click on Add to add the items to each group and then click on OK to save changes.

Every time a person books an activity that takes place in an area with items, the system will require the booking of the items as well.