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 Beginner Camp in Fountain Hills, AZ
The best way to learn Pickleball with like-minded people
Full refund anytime before camp day.
And if the camp doesn’t win you over, your next one is free.*
*T&Cs apply
Emily Nelson
Hi, I'm your coach — Emily Nelson.
I teach new players for a living. Not tournament pros, not people who already know what a third shot drop is. People who picked up a paddle recently, love it, and feel a little lost the moment they walk onto a real court.
Most of the players I coach are 50 and over, and a lot of them show up nervous. By the end of the day they're playing real points and laughing about it. That never gets old for me.
How I coach
- 1
I watch you first, then I teach. Everyone comes in with one or two things holding them back. I find yours instead of running a generic script that fixes no one in particular.
- 2
I fix one thing at a time. New players get overwhelmed when a coach lists ten corrections. I give you the single change that matters most right now, then the next one, then the next.
- 3
I keep it easy on the body. The drills are built so you leave tired in a good way, not sore. I want you still playing this game ten years from now.
Show up new to this, and here's what actually happens:
- ✓Your serve starts landing in, over and over.
- ✓The soft game — the dinks everyone talks about — finally makes sense.
- ✓You stop reaching for balls you shouldn't, and start moving your feet instead.
- ✓You leave with a few new friends and a plan for what to work on next.
What your $199 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 Sunday.
Names first, then paddles
Meet your group of eight, easy warm-up, first rallies while Emily 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, Emily 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.
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 Sunday turns into a standing thing you look forward to all week.
All of it starts on one Sunday
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 $199. This is just what the pieces go for on their own.
Fountain Hills Courts.
Everything under one roof.
16100 E Palisades Blvd, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268 · outdoor courtsFAQs
Is this really just women?
I have genuinely never played. Is that a problem?
Isn't October still hot in Arizona?
Sunday is four hours.The game is yours for years.
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