# Practice tables and reservations

Many events have practice tables where teams can test their robot one more time. With FLLTools, teams book a practice slot themselves on a screen (for example a touchscreen or tablet) next to the practice tables. You set for each table how long a practice slot lasts and when the table is open. FLLTools automatically turns this into time slots.

<p class="callout info">For this the **Practice Table Reservations** module must be switched on. You do this through Setup → Settings (see the page [Settings and modules](https://docs.flltools.com/books/flltools-documentation-english/page/settings-and-modules)). If the module is off, teams see on the reservation screen that no slots are available.</p>

### Creating practice tables

- Go through **Setup** to **Practice Tables**.
- You see a list of all practice tables, with the colour, the slot length, the opening and closing time and the number of reservations.
- Click **Add (1)** to add a practice table.

[![List of practice tables](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-01.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-01.png)

[![Window to add a practice table](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-02.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-02.png)

**Table Number (1):** The number of the practice table, for example 1, 2, 3.

**Colour (2):** The name of the table's colour, for example "Red". This helps teams find the right table quickly.

**Slot Length (minutes) (3):** How long a practice slot lasts, in minutes.

**Opening Time (4):** From what time the table is open for practice.

**Closing Time (5):** Until what time the table is open.

**Colour picker (6):** The colour teams see on the reservation screen and the info screen.

Click **Save**. The time slots are created automatically. A table open from 09:00 to 10:00 with a 15-minute slot, for example, gives four slots: 09:00, 09:15, 09:30 and 09:45.

#### Maximum number of reservations per team

How many practice slots a team may book ahead at the same time is set through Setup → Settings in **Max practice reservations per team** (2 by default). As soon as a practice slot has passed, it no longer counts and the team can book a new slot.

### Viewing and cancelling reservations

- In the list, click the **3 dots** next to a practice table and choose **Edit**.
- At the bottom of the window are all **Reservations (1)** for this table, with the time and the team.
- **Cancel Reservation (2)** cancels a reservation. The slot then becomes available for another team.
- Want to change the table itself? Change the fields and click **Update**.

[![Reservations of a practice table](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-08.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-08.png)

<p class="callout warning">**Delete** in the menu deletes the whole practice table, including its time slots.</p>

### How a team books a slot

Place a computer, tablet or touchscreen next to the practice tables showing the page [https://**yourevent**.flltools.nl/practice-reservation](https://yourevent.flltools.nl/practice-reservation). Replace "yourevent" with the name of your event. No login is needed.

#### Step 1: Entering the team number

The team taps in its team number with the large number keys (or the keyboard) and presses **Continue**. If the number doesn't exist, a message appears and the team can try again.

[![Entering the team number on the reservation screen](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-03.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-03.png)

#### Step 2: Choosing a time

The team now sees all free time slots: each column is a practice table, each row a time. An empty spot means that table is already taken or closed at that time. On the right is **Your Schedule**, the team's day schedule, so it can choose a time that doesn't clash with a match or judging session.

[![Free time slots and the team's schedule](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-04.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-04.png)

After choosing a time, the screen asks for confirmation. The team presses **Confirm** to book, or **Cancel** to go back.

[![Confirming the reservation](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-05.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-05.png)

#### Step 3: Done

The team sees **Reserved!**. **Make Another Reservation** lets it book another slot (if the maximum hasn't been reached yet); **Done** takes the screen back to the start.

[![Reservation successful](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-06.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-06.png)

Good to know:

- After 15 seconds without a touch, the screen automatically returns to the start. That way the previous team's details don't stay on screen. This doesn't happen while confirming.
- If two teams choose the same slot at the same time, the second team gets a message that the slot has just been taken and chooses another time.
- If a team has reached the maximum number of reservations, the screen says so.
- Booked practice slots also appear in the schedule on the public team page.

### Practice tables on an info screen

With an info screen of the **Practice Tables** type you show at the practice tables who is practising now (**Now**), who comes next (**Next**) and how many slots are still free. See the page [Info screens](https://docs.flltools.com/books/flltools-documentation-english/page/info-screens).

[![Info screen with the practice tables](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/oefentafels-07.png)](https://docs.flltools.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/oefentafels-07.png)