Guides resources.
Articles and guides on Guides — written for the people who actually run pickleball clubs and events.
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Add Team Members and Staff Access
Invite staff who help manage your club in Fluid—add names and emails, assign roles and permissions, and limit club and event access to what each person needs.
Read guideGetting Started – Club Management
Get your club operational fast—profile, settings, courts, memberships, staff, communication, events, and Point of Sale, with links to detailed guides for each step.
Read guideSet Up Courts for Your Club
Add courts in Fluid for reservations, scheduling, and events—name each court, set who can access it, and configure non-peak and peak reservation fees when you are ready.
Read guideAdd Your Club Profile
Set up your club profile in Fluid—add your name, location, time zone, contact info, logo, banner, bio, and basic branding that players see across registrations and emails.
Read guideSet Up Club Memberships
Configure membership plans and optional add-ons in Fluid—set pricing, subscription or on-demand plan types, billing cycles, credits and passes, reservation limits, fees and discounts, and visibility so players join with the right benefits.
Read guideTournament Glossary
A glossary for tournament operators—team registration statuses and bracket lifecycle states, grouped for quick lookup in Fluid.
Read guideSet Up a Club in Fluid
Get your club operational fast—profile, settings, courts, memberships, staff, communication, events, and Point of Sale, with links to detailed guides for each step.
Read guideCreating Surveys for Events
Use Fluid PB's Survey Builder to collect player information before check-in—guided question flows, optional paid add-ons, and exported responses for event planning.
Read guideSetting Up Courts for Your Tournament
Add and manage tournament courts in Fluid PB—name courts for onsite clarity, enable auto-assign for scheduling, reserve medal-match courts, and attach livestream links.
Read guideUpdating & Submitting Bracket Scores
Learn how to enter and update match scores for pool play and playoff brackets in Fluid—submit results, manage DUPR reporting, reset matches, and keep standings accurate.
Read guideCreating Brackets on Fluid
Walk through Fluid's bracket configuration—division format, age and rating restrictions, playoff seeding, scoring, match settings, and saving your bracket.
Read guideHow Playoffs Are Seeded
Learn how Fluid ranks teams after pool play, applies tiebreakers, advances top finishers, and seeds the playoff bracket—including cross-pool matchups and where to view seeds in the app.
Read guideEvent Planner
Use Fluid PB's Event Planner to visualize your tournament day—drag divisions onto a timeline, adjust court availability, review match volume, and apply scheduling changes.
Read guideWriting Messages to Players and Members
Send announcements, promotions, and updates to players and members with Fluid's Communication Center—email, text, segments, and live previews.
Read guideCreate a Repeatable Private Event on Fluid
Step-by-step guide on setting up repeatable private events with fixed pricing in Fluid's Reservation system.
Read guideSelling Products in Fluid PB
Sell merchandise, drinks, food, and concessions from the Front Desk—add products to cart, process payments, track inventory, and manage categories in Fluid PB's POS.
Read guideCreate a Tournament on Fluid
Publishing a tournament on Fluid, including divisions, courts, registration rules, and player waivers.
Read guideAdding New Members on Fluid
Create and manage member accounts from your club dashboard—add members manually, check them in, and import or export via CSV.
Read guideManaging Event Registrations
Manage event registrations from the Reservations calendar—view players, add or remove sign-ups, handle waitlists, process refunds, and update attendance or event details.
Read guideCreating an Event on Fluid
Step-by-step guide to create and publish club events—details, coaches, skill restrictions, registration, pricing, capacity, cancellation rules, and recurring schedules.
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