The club management software that speaks badminton
Paak already handles your members, fees, teams and compliance. For badminton, it goes further: CPPH ranking across all 5 BWF disciplines (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD), Plumes youth progression (White → Black), live scoring (smash, drop, net kill, service ace), interclub leagues, FFBaD licence.
CPPH ranking — natively integrated
The Weekly Points Ranking (Classement Par Points Hebdomadaire) is the FFBaD ladder used by every French badminton club. Paak integrates the 13 official tiers, grouped into 4 bands (National, Regional, Departmental, Promotion). Every licensee carries up to five independent rankings — one per discipline — and Paak tracks them all with their CPPH points. Refreshed weekly on Tuesdays.
Why it matters: a 200-player FFBaD club can generate up to 1,000 rankings to track (5 disciplines × 200 players), refreshed every Tuesday. What used to take an afternoon in Excel takes two clicks in Paak — and the selected ranking is always valid: no typos like “R7” or “D10” that don't exist.
Five disciplines, five rankings
Badminton is unique: the same licensee can be R5 in Men's Singles, D7 in Men's Doubles, and D8 in Mixed Doubles. The 5 official BWF/FFBaD disciplines are managed as independent profile dimensions — not as a single field that gets overwritten every season.
Plumes progression — youth licensees
The six badges of the FFBaD youth progression are a native profile field. From a beginner holding the White Feather to a confirmed junior holding the Black, every level-up is traced — coaches know who is due for their next evaluation.
Alongside, FFBaD age categories run from Baby Bad (4-6 years) to Veteran V7+ (65 and over): Mini Bad, Poussin, Benjamin, Minime, Cadet, Junior, Senior, Veteran V1 to V7. Tournament-entry checks verify age × category consistency.
Live statistics — BWF vocabulary
During the match, one tap on the tracker button adds each shot to the player's profile — from your phone, courtside. The eight statistics follow BWF-official categories: attack (smash, drop, net kill), service (ace), neutral (clear, other winner), endurance (13+ stroke rallies won), penalty (unforced errors).
| Statistic | Impact | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Smash | +2 | Downward attacking shot — world record 565 km/h (Rankireddy, 2023) |
| Drop shot | +1.5 | Soft placement just behind the net |
| Net kill | +2 | Aggressive finish on a shuttle lifted too high |
| Service ace | +2 | Unreturned serve |
| Other winner | +1.5 | Drive, deception, finishing push |
| Clear / lob | +0.5 | Neutralising shot to the back of the court, resets the rally |
| Long rally won (13+ shots) | +1 | Endurance marker — elite median rally ~7s |
| Unforced error | −1.5 | Mishit shuttle with no opponent pressure |
Sanctions & cards — BWF Law 16
| Card | Effect |
|---|---|
| Yellow (warning) | First formal warning. −0.5 rating |
| Red (fault) | Point awarded to the opponent. −1.5 rating |
| Black (disqualification) | Match disqualification. −5 rating, reserved for major infringements |
FFBaD licensee profile
FFBaD licence number
6-8 digits with a 2-digit league prefix (e.g. 07XXXXXX for Île-de-France). Annual validity tracked.
CPPH ranking × discipline
Full picklist of the 13 tiers, selectable independently for each of the 5 disciplines played by the licensee.
CPPH points
Up to 5,000 points (MS N1, 2025-26). Refreshed weekly via Poona CSV import or manual entry.
Plumes badge
6 levels of youth progression: White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Black. Tracked from the first evaluation.
FFBaD age category
From Baby Bad (4-6 years) to Veteran V7+ (65 and over), 15 official tiers for tournament entry.
Playing hand & primary grip
Right / left / ambidextrous. Universal, panhandle, Western, or thumb grip — tactical context for the coach.
Preferred discipline
Singles, doubles, mixed, or all-rounder. Drives interclub team composition and tournament-entry suggestions.
String tension & fastest smash
Tension in pounds (recreation 20-23, club 24-27, competition 28-32). Fastest smash in km/h for data-curious players.
Interclubs — team leagues (TIC)
Paak manages the teams entered in interclub leagues — from departmental divisions through the national Top 12 — with CPPH-ranked selection, availability tracking, and call-ups with RSVP. The captain sees at a glance who is ranked for each discipline in each fixture.
- Team selection from the club roster using the 5 per-discipline CPPH rankings stored on each profile
- Email call-ups with attendance confirmation (RSVP)
- Post-match entry of MS / WS / MD / WD / XD results
- Individual statistics fed back into the licensee profile
Live match sheet + dedicated TIC season history: under development. The dedicated Interclubs entity (real-time shared sheet, promotion/relegation tracking) is on the roadmap (SPORT-BADM-INTERCLUBS).
Computed metrics
Smash conversion
Ratio of smashes to (smashes + unforced errors). Key indicator of precision on the primary attacking shot.
Winner / error ratio
All winners (smash + drop + kill + ace + other) divided by the full points-won-or-lost total. Measures overall offensive efficiency.
Attacking-shot share
(Smashes + net kills) over (smashes + net kills + clears + drops). Separates the aggressors from the counter-attackers.
Long-rally endurance
Share of 13+ stroke rallies won. Reveals who holds physically in the deciding set.
Match format: best of 3 games to 21 points (rally-point scoring), change of ends at 11 in the deciding game. No substitutions mid-match. All configurable at fixture creation.
Paak and Poona — complementary
Poona is the FFBaD federal back-office: licences, tournament sanctioning, official CPPH. Every club board has access — it's the federal channel. Paak doesn't replace Poona, but handles everything Poona doesn't: the club's daily life.
Stays in Poona
FFBaD licence, official CPPH ranking, internal tournament sanctioning, federal declarations, championship entry.
What Paak adds
Members, fees, Mollie payments, honourability compliance (8 March 2024 law), live performance tracking, communications, volunteers, sponsors, multi-sport support.
CSV bridge: export your licensees from Poona (CPPH rankings included, by discipline), import into Paak. Profiles are enriched with no double entry. No public FFBaD API as of 2026 — we're honest about that: CSV is the path, and the gain is still massive.
FFBaD club compliance
- Annual FFBaD licence with renewal reminders
- Medical certificate (3-year validity for adults, annual before competition)
- Honourability check for coaching staff (French law of 8 March 2024)
- Coach qualifications (DE JEPS Badminton, BF1, BF2, federal animator)
- Umpiring and judge-referee grades (AA1, AA2, JA1, JA2)
- Continuing education, refresher courses, regional technical camps
Badminton, on top of everything Paak already does
Everything above — CPPH, Plumes, BWF scoring, profile, interclubs — sits on top of Paak's complete club-management platform. Members, fees, scheduling, board: Paak already handles all of that.
- Members, fees, and family management
- Online payments (Mollie, 0.82% platform fee)
- Court booking, training slots, internal tournaments
- Integrated sports adviser for pedagogical support
- Volunteer management and sanctioned competitions
- Equipment distribution (shuttles, strings, club apparel)
- Emergency protocols for indoor venues
- GDPR compliant, hosted in France (OVHcloud)
Frequently asked questions
Does Paak support the CPPH ranking?
Yes. The 13 official FFBaD tiers (NC, P12-P10, D9-D7, R6-R4, N3-N1) are integrated as five parallel picklists on every licensee's profile — one per BWF tableau (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD) — plus five matching number fields for CPPH points. Leave empty for tableaux the player does not enter. Refreshed via CSV import from Poona or manual entry.
Is the Plumes youth progression tracked?
Yes, the 6 pedagogical badges (White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red, Black) are a profile field for juniors. The full pathway from Baby Bad to Senior is supported, with all intermediate age categories.
Does Paak track interclub matches and live stats?
Individual stats (smash, drop, net kill, service ace, clear, long rally, unforced error) are captured live during the match and feed back to the licensee profile. A dedicated Interclubs entity (shared match sheet MS+WS+MD+WD+XD, season history, promotion/relegation) is under development (SPORT-BADM-INTERCLUBS). Today, team composition, call-ups, and post-match result entry are operational.
Does Paak replace BadNet or MonClubBad?
Paak is a complete alternative. The FFBaD mandates no club-management software: Poona handles federal licences, but daily operations (members, fees, training, interclubs, communications) are the club's choice. Paak offers the full stack — multi-sport, Mollie payments, honourability compliance, live performance tracking, European data sovereignty — with a one-way CSV import from Poona to recover licences and CPPH rankings without double entry.
Is Paak suitable for FFBaD-affiliated clubs?
Yes. Paak manages the FFBaD licence, CPPH rankings on all 5 disciplines, honourability compliance for coaches (8 March 2024 law), membership fees, interclub team entries, and the schedule of training sessions and sanctioned tournaments.
What about para-badminton or air badminton?
Para-badminton follows the same CPPH structure (with sport classes WH1, WH2, SL3-SL4, SU5, SH6) and is compatible with Paak's model today; category extensions are planned. Air badminton (outdoor, AirShuttle, 5×5m court) is an emerging practice — group and slot management already works in Paak, with dedicated scoring to follow if demand consolidates.
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