Online scheduling software by eSoft Planner

Austin, TX (May 2010) – Austin Fast Pitch Academy (AFA) is the first and only learning academy that exclusively caters to the needs of fast-pitch softball athletes.  Providing high quality training that gives softball athletes the best shot in obtaining scholarships to play at the college level is AFA’s primary goal. Austin Fast Pitch offers private lessons, team training, and camps and clinics that improve upon athletes’ skills and condition levels.  Rentable tunnels, bullpens, and open areas are also available for athletes to develop their hitting, pitching, catching, and throwing skills. 

With so many offerings, scheduling and managing this softball facility can get pretty complex.  JB Slimp, owner of AFA explains, “Once our client list was reaching 40 weekly students the management became too much from an efficiency standpoint.  I needed software that would allow the customer to book, cancel, or change lessons, camps and clinics.”  Mr. Slimp was looking for an online appointment scheduler, but eSoft Planner’s online scheduling software offers so much more.

Utilizing eSoft Planner’s Camp, Location Rental, Membership, Package, and Lesson scheduling modules takes AFA’s entire business online.  Each module allows customers to schedule and pay online in real-time; increasing customer convenience, eliminating unnecessary phone calls and administrative tasks, and improving the softball facility’s cash flow. Clients schedule and pay for tunnel rentals, lessons, clinics, and softball memberships and packages online; while instructors manage their own schedules online as well.  eSoft Planner’s email system provides immediate receipts and confirmations to both customers and employees, and sends automatic reminders as scheduled events approach; resulting in a drastic reduction of last minute cancellations and no-shows. Electronic funds transfers (EFTs) are deposited daily through eSoft Planner’s secure online retail partnership with Authorize.net; keeping revenue steady throughout the month.  Management easily pulls reports to track revenue, clinic loads and instructor schedules; making this online scheduling software a highly efficient and streamlined system that runs the entire business.

Austin Fast Pitch Academy has a diverse staff; including members who have degrees in Personal Training and Kinesiology, former professional players, and current and former collegiate fast-pitch players.   The staff has prepared dozens of kids to play at the college level by helping them understand what it takes both mentally and physically to excel at the game.  AFA also films Recruiting Videos that players can use as part of their marketing package or resume and uses Video Analysis to help players further improve their game.  For more information, please visit www.austinfastpitchacademy.com

eSoft Planner's online scheduling and management software offers flexibility, customization, affordability and simplicity for businesses whose owners want to save time, increase revenue and grow smartly and steadily. Our seven modules:  Appointments, Memberships, Leagues, Packages, Camps/Classes, Location Rentals and Point of Sales, allow you to manage every element of your business from any web browser, while your clients do business with you on their time, from their place. We integrate all this information in real-time, providing instant updates and email notifications; mix-ups are eliminated, everything is streamlined and you are free to focus on the most intricate elements of your business. Designed to be affordable, eSoft Planner software is available for as little as $30 per month. Created by PPC Communications (www.ppc-com.com), a Cincinnati-based company, specializing in web software development, web design and web hosting. You can find eSoft Planner online at www.esoftplanner.com