Family & Group memberships

Families vs. Family Memberships — Two Different Things

OpenCourt has two related but separate concepts:

A Family is a group of related people on the platform — a parent and their children, a couple, a household. Families are useful on their own, without any membership at all: family members can sign each other up for events, programs, and clinics, and manage bookings on behalf of their relatives and children.

A Family Membership is a billing arrangement built on top of a family. One person (the Primary Member) pays for a membership, and other family members (dependents) are automatically enrolled in a dependent membership at no additional cost.

You can have families without a family membership. You cannot have a family membership without a family.

Family (no membership)

Family + Family Membership

Sign up relatives for events

Yes

Yes

Manage bookings for children

Yes

Yes

Primary member pays for others’ membership

N/A

Yes

Dependents get their own booking rates & access

N/A

Yes, via dependent membership rule set

→ To create a family and add members, see [Creating and Managing a Family Account]. The rest of this article covers how to set up the membership product that applies to families.

How Family Memberships Work

A family membership has two parts:

  1. The primary membership — a regular membership that the Primary Member of a family purchases and pays for

  2. The dependent membership — a separate, automatically created membership that gets assigned to other family members at no cost

Each has its own rule set, so the primary member and dependents can have completely different booking rates, advance booking windows, and schedule access.

Setting Up a Family Membership

  1. Go to Admin → Memberships → [membership] → Settings

  2. Toggle Family / Group Membership on

  3. Set Maximum family members (minimum 2; leave empty for unlimited)

  4. Click on “Create Dependent Membership” if one doesn’t exist yet

OpenCourt creates a dependent membership linked to this one. You’ll see it appear in your memberships list.

Configuring the Dependent Membership’s Rule Set

By default, the dependent membership uses the same rule set as the primary. You can assign a different one — for example:

  • Primary “Family Premium” membership → “Premium Member” rule set ($15/hr rates, 14-day advance booking)

  • Dependent membership → “Junior Member” rule set ($10/hr rates, 3-day advance booking)

To change: go to the dependent membership’s settings and select a different rule set from the dropdown.

What Happens When the Primary Membership Changes

Primary Member Action

Effect on Dependents

Cancels or is terminated

All dependents lose access immediately

Membership expires

All dependents expire on the same date

Membership is frozen

Dependents are also frozen — no membership benefits until the primary is resumed

Limits

  • Each membership can have one dependent membership product

  • A user who is already a dependent in a family cannot purchase their own subscription at the same club

Related Articles

  • [Creating and Managing a Family Account →] Set up a family group, add a primary member and dependents — with or without a membership

  • [Selling a Membership to a Customer →] How to enroll the primary member and assign dependent memberships