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Block bookings

A block booking session is a 2-hour, four-person or doubles, court booking that occurs over consecutive weeks on the same time and day of the week.

New/Revised Block Bookings, begin Sept 2022
*introductory season begins Jan 2022

  • Fall: Sept - Dec
  • Winter: Jan - April
  • Spring/Summer: May - Aug

Fees

Typically, a block booking is made up of 15 weeks, however this can change depending on the number of holidays, tournaments or other interruptions the block booking might contain. Participants of block bookings pay for their select days on Aforza’s online booking system, Court Reserve.

Member $16 +GST per session Non-member $30 +GST per session

Registered Players

All bock bookings must be registered in Aforza's online booking system, Court Reserve. When registering on Court Reserve, click "Create Your Free Account" and follow the instructions. Be sure to choose Aforza / The Tennis Academy as your club. This will give all players access to schedules, sub players and transaction history. Don't have an account? Get one today.

Booking

  • Open to both members and non-members
  • Available in 2-hour timeslots, Monday to Friday from 9-11:00 am, 11-1:00 pm, 1-3:00 pm and Saturday to Sunday 8-10:00 am, 10-12:00 pm, 4-6:00 pm, 6-8:00 pm and 8-10:00 pm
  • A Block Booking Lead is the person who initiates the block booking request; it is the Lead’s responsibility to ensure that each week of a block booking is filled with the appropriate number of participants
  • Block booking participants are players who participate in a block booking session, and they can now easily register and pay for their select days within a session on Court Reserve
  • Two courts are available for block bookings for each time frame, except for the 8-10:00 pm slot on weekends; during which time there are four courts available
  • Because of court demands weekday evenings and weekend afternoons, block bookings are not available 3:00 - 10:30 pm Monday to Friday or noon-4:00 pm on weekends
  • Block booking requests and renewals must be submitted to doug@aforza.ca; if the requested day and time is available, Doug will provide a link to register for that session on Court Reserve
  • Once each of the sessions within a block booking are filled with the required four players, the booking will be confirmed and a court will be assigned
  • Block bookings do not auto renew, each season is treated as a new session
  • All players must check in at the Aforza Front Desk before they enter the courts
  • New balls are provided at the start of each game, used balls must be returned to the Front Desk
  • We reserve the right to move court bookings
  • Space is limited
  • Participants of block bookings have early access to the next season. Block booking seasons open to the public two months prior to the first session

Substitution Policy

A member is substituting for a member: The sub pays a member block booking fee and a credit goes to the original player.
A member is substituting for a non-member: The sub pays a member block booking fee and a credit goes to the original player.
A non-member is substituting for a member: The sub pays a non-member block booking fees and a credit goes to the original player.
A non-member is substituting for a non-member: The sub pays a non-member block booking fee and a credit goes to the original player.