Your camp group: eight players, one coach
Drilling at the net, not standing in line
Everyone here started exactly where you are
Four hours, and the game finally clicks
RallyUp Intermediate Camp in Boca Raton, FL
Find the two habits capping your rating, and fix them
Full refund anytime before camp day.
And if the camp doesn’t win you over, your next one is free.*
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Bob Savar
Hi, I'm Bob Savar.
I've been teaching pickleball since 2018, and coaching racquet sports a lot longer than that. Before this I coached varsity tennis at high-school level, which is where I learned that the player who improves fastest is almost never the most athletic one in the group.
I've written six books on the game, including one on pickleball for seniors, and I run a local meetup that's grown past 1,600 people. Nearly everything in those books came from watching the same mistakes happen at the same level, over and over.
I still compete. Palm Beach County Senior League champion, and a gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2019 Delray Beach Pickleball Classic.
But the reason to come to this one is narrower than any of that. Between 3.0 and 3.5 you already own the shots. You're losing points you should be winning, and that's a pattern problem, not a technique problem.
How I coach
- 1
I watch you play before I say anything. At this level the leak is specific, it's yours, and it usually isn't the thing you think it is.
- 2
I go after errors before I go after weapons. A handful of unforced errors decides nearly every game in this band. Fix those and your rating moves without you learning a single new shot.
- 3
I teach the third shot properly — when to drop, when to drive, and how to tell which one the ball in front of you is asking for. That single decision separates 3.0 from 3.5 more than anything else.
- 4
And we play. Live points, with me courtside calling what to try next, because a pattern you've only drilled isn't a pattern you own.
Come in at 3.0, and here's how you leave:
- ✓You know the two or three errors costing you most of your points, by name.
- ✓You can tell a drop ball from a drive ball before you hit it, not after.
- ✓You and your partner stop leaving the middle open.
- ✓You stop losing games to people you're better than.
What your $249 seat covers.
- 4 hours of coaching with a world-class certified coach
- Your personalised performance plan, emailed after camp
- Lifetime access to our players community
- Courts, balls and paddles all provided
- A few more surprises waiting for you after camp day
...and so much more that will be revealed once you register
Here’s your whole Saturday.
Names first, then paddles
Meet your group of eight, easy warm-up, first rallies while Bob starts reading your game.
The court, in plain English
The kitchen, the two-bounce rule, scoring. Ask anything.
Grip & soft hands
Looser than you think. The touch drill that makes day one feel like week three.
Dinking, the soft game
The little shot everyone talks about, drilled until it stops popping up. Ends with a longest-rally contest.
Serve & return
In. Deep. Repeatable. Drilled against a target until it's yours.
Break
Water, a seat, and the part where the group chat gets made.
Volleys & the third shot
Hands at the net, and the one shot that gets you up to where points are won.
Where to stand in doubles
Move together, take the middle, stop colliding with your partner.
Real games, Bob courtside
Live points with your coach calling what to try next.
Your path forward
A recap of what you improved, and what to work on next week.
Your 4-hour beginner agenda.
Here's exactly how the day runs. Your coach reads the room and adjusts the timing, but this is the shape of it. Every block is built for adults picking the game up later, and every one leaves you with something you didn't walk in with.
Welcome & warm-up — 20 minutes
- Meet your coach and the small group you'll spend the day with
- An easy warm-up made for grown-up bodies, not 20-year-olds
- A first relaxed rally while your coach starts reading your game
- No pressure, no showing off, everyone here is new too
Learn the court — 20 minutes
- Where you stand and what the kitchen line actually is
- The double-bounce rule and how scoring works
- The handful of basics that make the rest of the day make sense
- No test, no jargon, ask any question you want
Grip & soft hands — 20 minutes
- How to hold the paddle, and how tight (looser than you think)
- A no-paddle catch-and-throw drill so you feel soft hands first
- Small paddle adjustments that make a big difference
- Court shoes vs. street shoes, and why it matters for your knees
Dinking, the soft game — 35 minutes
- The little shot everyone talks about, and the most important one
- Straight-on and cross-court dinks at the kitchen line
- Why the ball pops up when you reach, and how to stop it
- A friendly longest-rally contest to end the block
Serve & return — 30 minutes
- A serve you'll actually use: in, deep, the same every time
- A return that buys you time to get to the net
- Drilled with a target on the court so you see it working
- No more double faults handing the other team free points
Break — 10 minutes
- Water, a sit-down, a chance to catch your breath
- Swap notes and phone numbers with the group
Volleys & the third shot — 35 minutes
- Hands at the net (a volley is hitting before the bounce)
- The one shot that gets you from the baseline up to the net
- Where the points are actually won, and how to get there
- Compact swing, keep the ball low, stay ready
Where to stand in doubles — 20 minutes
- The two or three rules that make you a better partner today
- Move together, take the middle, get to the line when it's safe
- When to reset a point instead of forcing it
- Calling the ball so you and your partner stop colliding
Real games & your take-home plan — 30 minutes
- Live points with your coach courtside calling what to try next
- A recap of what you improved today
- What to work on next week, in plain language
- The written plan lands in your inbox within a week
What a RallyUp camp looks like.
It was never about the paddle.
The paddle is just the excuse. What actually changes is that you stop saying maybe next time when someone asks you to play, and you walk onto a court full of strangers knowing you belong there.
You spend the day with seven people in exactly your spot, learning the same things at the same speed. Nobody is waiting on you, nobody is showing off. By the afternoon you're laughing between points with people whose names you didn't know at 9am.
Most groups swap numbers before they leave, and the chat keeps going long after camp day. That's how one Saturday turns into a standing thing you look forward to all week.
All of it starts on one Saturday
Is this camp for you?
It’s for you if…
- ✓You picked up a paddle recently and love it, but real games still feel shaky
- ✓You're 40, 50, 60, 70. Most of our players are
- ✓You want a coach watching your game, not a lecture with a paddle in your hand
- ✓You'd rather learn with 7 other beginners than sink-or-swim at open play
It’s not for you if…
- ✗You're a 4.0 with tournament weekends booked
- ✗You want 20 straight games and zero coaching
- ✗You're looking for a kids' program
What it would cost you anywhere else.
Your seat is $249. This is just what the pieces go for on their own.
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4660 Communication Ave Ste 125, Boca Raton, FL 33431 · indoor, air-conditionedFAQs
I'm a 3.0. Will I be the worst one there?
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