Everyone here started exactly where you are
Your coach Carmen, mid-clinic at this exact venue
A certified husband-and-wife coaching team — nobody gets lost
Four hours, and the game finally clicks
RallyUp Beginner Camp in Lafayette, CA
The best way to learn Pickleball with like-minded people
✓ Fully refundable until camp day
Full refund anytime before camp day.
And if the camp doesn’t win you over, your next one is free.*
*T&Cs apply
What your $249 seat covers.
- 4 hours of coaching from Carmen and Bennett — a certified husband-and-wife coaching team
- 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
Carmen Sanz
Hi, we're Carmen & Bennett — we'll be your coaches on Sunday, September 20.
We're a husband-and-wife coaching team, both certified. Carmen grew up in Spain playing every sport she could find, and pickleball is the one that never let go. Together we run one of the East Bay's busiest pickleball programs — clinics, leagues, and camps every week at Lafayette Tennis Club, most of them full of people who picked up a paddle for the first time this year.
We never coach a camp solo — you get both of us on court all morning, so sixteen players still get small-group attention. Plenty of people show up nervous about being the new one. That's exactly who this day is for.
“Carmen and Bennett are fantastic teachers. High energy, very skilled teachers, patient and upbeat. There are classes and drills for every level. The community vibe is great too and I have made many friends.”
“She clearly identified my strengths and weaknesses and gave me a practical roadmap for improvement. Before that, I was making random adjustments and hoping for the best. Now I have a clear plan and can practice with purpose.”
“I have been taking lessons from Carmen and Bennett for many years. My children take classes with them weekly and my wife takes private lessons too. If you are looking for lessons, clinics, or tournaments, I highly recommend Carmen Sanz Pickleball.”
How we coach
- 1
We watch you play first, then teach. We'd rather find the one thing holding you back than run the same speech for everyone.
- 2
We fix one thing at a time so you're never overwhelmed. The change that matters most today, then the next.
- 3
We keep it easy on the body. You'll leave tired in a good way, not sore.
Come in brand new, and here's what usually happens by the end:
- ✓Your serve starts landing in, over and over.
- ✓The soft dinking game finally makes sense.
- ✓You move your feet instead of reaching for balls you shouldn't.
- ✓You leave with a few new friends and a plan for what's next.
Here’s your whole Sunday.
Names first, then paddles
Meet your group, easy warm-up, first rallies while Carmen and Bennett start 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 in the shade, 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, coaches courtside
Live points with Carmen and Bennett calling what to try next.
Your path forward
A recap of what you improved, and what to work on next 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 morning with people in exactly your spot, learning the same things at the same speed. Nobody is waiting on you, nobody is showing off. By the last hour you're laughing between points with people whose names you didn't know at 8:30.
Most groups swap numbers before they leave, and the chat keeps going long after camp day. That's how a Sunday morning turns into a standing thing you look forward to all week.
All of it starts on one Sunday morning
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 alongside 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.
Lafayette Tennis Club.
Everything under one roof.
3125 Camino Diablo, Lafayette, CA · outdoor courtsFAQs
What if I've barely played? Will I be the slowest one there?
What's the venue like?
Isn't it hot outside in September?
I'm in my 50s, 60s, or beyond. Is this really for me?
Do I need a rating to come?
Can I bring a friend?
Will I actually get individual attention with 16 players?
What do I bring?
What if I can't make the camp date?
How does the guarantee work?
Sunday morning is four hours.The game is yours for years.
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