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Collect the right amount for the right booking

Some lessons need full payment. Some only need a deposit. Some facilities collect at the desk. Elite Coach Booking lets each offer carry the payment behavior that fits.

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Real coaching example

A golf coach with deposits, club payments, and prepaid clinics

A golf instructor sells a junior clinic online, takes deposits for private swing analysis, and still has member lessons where the facility collects payment at the counter. One payment setup cannot cover that business.

Junior clinics require full payment before the seat is held.
Swing analysis sessions collect a deposit and leave a balance due.
Member lessons can book with pay-at-facility instructions.

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Payment rules by offer

Each coaching offer carries its own checkout behavior, paid state, and follow-up context.

Junior Clinic $120 paid in full Checkout required

Swing Analysis $40 deposit $85 due after lesson

Member Lesson Pay at facility Desk collects payment

Paid Deposit Due

Payment is not a checkout add-on. It is part of the operating system for the coaching business.

Elite Coach Booking lets coaches decide what each offer requires. A clinic can collect full payment up front. A travel private can require a deposit. A club lesson can tell the client to pay at the facility.

That flexibility matters because coaches often inherit facility rules they did not create. A tennis club may want members to settle at the front desk. A pickleball camp may need full payment because seats are limited. A baseball hitting coach may want a deposit for cage time and the balance in person.

What gets easier

Clients see the right payment step during booking.
Coaches can tell what is paid and what is still due.
Different facility rules can coexist without separate booking systems.
Deposits help protect time without overcharging new clients up front.
Payment status stays attached to the lesson, client, and reminder flow.

Why coaches care

The lesson is not really booked if payment rules are fuzzy. Clear payment behavior keeps the calendar honest.

How it works

Payment behavior follows the coaching offer.

Set the rule

Choose full payment, deposit, pay later, or external instructions at the offer level.

Show the right step

The booking flow displays the correct checkout, deposit, or payment instruction to the client.

Track the state

The coach sees paid, unpaid, deposit paid, or balance due without searching through messages.

Cleaner cash flow

Coaches can protect high-demand time with payment rules that fit the offer.

Less awkward follow-up

The system keeps payment state visible so the coach is not reconstructing who still owes money.

Bring the messy coaching rules.

Elite Coach Booking turns those rules into a booking flow clients can use and a coach app you can run from.

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