Why we created Smash

A club administrator's day is the schedule, the players, and the courts. Someone has to keep bookings straight, answer people, handle cancellations, prevent duplicates etc. Then, aside from all that, they are expected to organize events because that is what players expect.

Most clubs use software that helps them with their bookings but they quickly fall short. Most software still assumes the user is at a desk while in reality they are often out and about on their phone. The screens are built for a desk so club management is done in the moments the administrator is behind his desk.

Most club softwares focus solely on the administrative aspect or require expensive expansions in order to also manage clubs. For most clubs this is not an option so events are created and managed from spreadsheets or handwritten pages.

Organizing and promoting an event takes planning and organization and since administrators already have a busy schedule it is often left to the late hours of the day. A lot of time and money is wasted because there is no process. Posters and social posts need to be created by an external designer which means extra costs and time.

We built Smash specifically with these scenarios in mind. We wanted to give club administrators an intuitive, cheap and full solution to their everyday needs. From their phone they can manage their club’s bookings and player needs but also plan, run and promote their events.

We are MexDevs, a web development company based in Celaya. We have spent decades building software, and we play padel. We could see what the existing tools left undone and took action.