What's New in Badmintonbuddy DRIVE
Explore the latest updates in BadmintonBuddy DRIVE. Watch release videos and browse product improvements added for academy operations.
May 09, 2026
May 2026 Release
FeaturedIntroduces Labels for organizing students, enquiries, and dropouts with faster filtering and bulk actions.
May 2026 Release
This release introduces Labels — a flexible way to organize students, enquiries, and dropouts across your academy operations.
Labels help teams group information more clearly, apply operational context, and quickly filter the data that matters during everyday academy work.
Highlights
- Create custom labels based on your academy workflow
- Apply labels to students, enquiries, and dropouts
- Filter records instantly using labels
- Apply labels in bulk to save operational time
- Organize information beyond batches and status
What changed
Custom labels
You can now create your own labels directly from Academy Settings based on your academy needs.
Examples include:
- Trial Scheduled
- Tournament Ready
- Fee Discussion
- At Risk
- Follow Up
Why it matters: Every academy manages operations differently. Labels provide a flexible way to organize information without changing existing workflows.
Labels across students, enquiries, and dropouts
Labels can now be applied across multiple areas inside DRIVE, including students, enquiries, and dropout records.
Why it matters: Teams can now maintain operational context throughout the student lifecycle instead of relying on notes or manual tracking.
Bulk label application
Labels can now be applied to multiple students at once using multi-select actions.
Why it matters: This reduces repetitive work and makes large updates significantly faster for academy operators.
Label filtering
You can now filter records using labels to quickly narrow down relevant students, enquiries, or dropouts.
Why it matters: Finding the right group becomes faster during follow-ups, trial tracking, fee discussions, and tournament preparation.
Who benefits
- Owners: clearer operational visibility and better organization
- Admins: faster filtering and structured follow-up workflows
- Academy teams: easier tracking of trials, discussions, and student groups
Watch the release video
The full walkthrough for this release is available in the video above.
Closing note
Labels are designed to simplify day-to-day academy organization and help teams manage information more efficiently as operations grow inside DRIVE.
March 21, 2026
March 2026 Release
FeaturedNew improvements in fee tracking and student filtering, including fee status indicators, fee coverage visibility, and enrolled student filtering.
Read moreMarch 2026 Release
This release focuses on making fee review and student handling more practical for everyday academy operations.
Highlights
- Quickly understand fee status while reviewing students
- Get better clarity on fee coverage
- Filter enrolled students more easily during routine work
What changed
Fee status indicator
A clearer fee status indication is now available to help you quickly understand a student’s fee position while reviewing records.
Why it matters: Teams can spot pending attention faster and reduce the time spent manually interpreting payment state.
Fee coverage
Fee coverage is now easier to review, giving better visibility into the extent of fee payment coverage for a student.
Why it matters: This makes fee tracking more transparent and supports better follow-up decisions.
Enrolled filter
A new enrolled filter helps narrow your view to students who are currently enrolled.
Why it matters: This helps admins and operators stay focused on active operational data instead of manually filtering through broader lists.
Who benefits
- Owners: better visibility into fee-related operational status
- Admins: faster review and follow-up workflow
- Academy teams: easier handling of active student records
Watch the release video
The full walkthrough for this release is available in the video above.
Closing note
More practical improvements will continue to be added to simplify academy operations and make day-to-day workflows clearer for DRIVE users.
November 15, 2025
November 2025 Release
Introduction of Trends and Insights to help academies view operational patterns more clearly and make better decisions from their data.
Read moreNovember 2025 Release
This release introduces Trends and Insights to give academies a clearer view of patterns inside their operations.
Highlights
- Better visibility into operational trends
- Easier understanding of changes over time
- Improved decision support for owners and admins
What changed
Trends and Insights
A new Trends and Insights view helps academies look beyond day-to-day records and understand broader operational patterns more clearly.
Why it matters: Instead of only seeing current numbers, teams can begin to understand movement and trends over time, which supports better planning and review.
Better decision visibility
The app now supports a more insight-oriented view of academy data, helping owners and admins review important patterns in a more meaningful way.
Why it matters: This helps academies make more informed operational decisions instead of relying only on manual interpretation.
Stronger owner-level review
Trends and Insights is especially useful for academy owners who want a higher-level view of how operations are progressing.
Why it matters: It improves transparency and makes it easier to review performance without depending entirely on day-to-day manual reporting.
Who benefits
- Owners: better high-level visibility into academy operations
- Admins: easier review of operational changes and patterns
- Academy teams: clearer understanding of performance trends over time
Watch the release video
The full walkthrough for this release is available in the video above.
Closing note
This update is part of DRIVE’s continued focus on giving academies not just operational control, but also clearer visibility for better decision-making.
June 15, 2025
June 2025 Release
New improvements in everyday fee workflows, including a Quick Action panel, a clearer Payment Overview, and easier status-based filtering.
Read moreJune 2025 Release
This release focuses on making daily fee-related actions faster and clearer for academy teams.
Highlights
- Faster access to common actions through a Quick Action panel
- Better visibility into payment information through Payment Overview
- Easier filtering when status changes matter in day-to-day workflows
What changed
Quick Action panel
A new Quick Action panel helps bring commonly used actions closer to where teams need them.
Why it matters: Admins can move faster during daily operations without navigating through extra steps for routine work.
Payment Overview
Payment information is now presented in a clearer and more useful overview.
Why it matters: This helps teams understand payment-related details more quickly and makes fee review more efficient.
Filter status change
Filtering is now more practical when working with changing statuses in the app.
Why it matters: This helps staff narrow down records more effectively and focus on the right set of students or fee items during follow-up.
Who benefits
- Owners: better visibility into day-to-day fee operations
- Admins: faster workflow for routine payment-related tasks
- Academy teams: easier handling of records when status-based review is important
Watch the release video
The full walkthrough for this release is available in the video above.
Closing note
This update continues DRIVE’s focus on reducing friction in daily academy operations and making routine actions faster for the team.
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