Phu Quoc

What it is

Three days on Phu Quoc that teach you how pickleball actually works, not just what to copy. Two tracks: Foundation starts from first principles — how the ball bounces and spins off your paddle, why your grip changes the shot, how your feet set up everything else — then builds your strokes on top, so when a shot goes wrong you know why and how to fix it. Accelerated is for players who rally comfortably but have plateaued around 2.5: the same mechanics, aimed at the 3.0 standard — building a point, the third-shot drop, dinks that hold, resets. Twelve coached hours at 4:1 — a one-hour classroom session on each of the first two days and 10 hours on court — on the same assessment-led arc as our other camps: assessed on day one, built at volume on day two, tested under live-ball pressure, closed out with a written plan you take home. And the island is part of the weekend: a team lunch to kick off, a half-day outdoor activity on the second afternoon, and a team dinner to close it out.

Who it is for

Foundation: new or self-taught players, roughly 2.0–2.5, who have never had the foundation explained. Accelerated: players who rally comfortably but have plateaued around 2.5 and want the 3.0 standard. A DUPR rating helps but isn't required; the day-one assessment sets the plan for where you're starting from, and you pick your track in a conversation with a coach. For players who want to understand the game rather than memorise it, somewhere worth the flight. We recommend arriving the day before so you start day one rested.

How it runs

• Classroom, one hour on days 1–2 — ball bounce and spin, grip variations, rules and scoring
• Footwork — efficient and stable, so you're set before you hit
• Foundational strokes — serve, return, drop, dink, drive and volley, built on those mechanics
• Kitchen-line fundamentals — getting there, holding it, and what to do once you're there
• Doubles tactics for the first five shots — how a point is built from the serve to the net
• Accelerated track — the same days aimed at the 3.0 standard: building points, third-shot drop, resets

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Assess and build

   • Classroom: rules, scoring and ball bounce and spin
   • On-court skills assessment
   • On court: footwork, serve and return
   • Team lunch
2. Day 2

   Build: grips and the kitchen

   • Classroom: grip variations and the first five shots
   • On court: drop, dink, volley and the kitchen line
   • Half-day outdoor island activity in the afternoon (activity to be confirmed)
3. Day 3

   Pressure and play

   • On court: live-ball doubles and competitive play
   • Your personalised written plan
   • Team dinner

What you leave with

• A deeper understanding of the game, from first principles — why every shot works, not just how to hit it
• A higher level of play: you leave playing better, and knowing how to keep improving
• Footwork that gets you balanced and set before every shot
• A working understanding of bounce and spin, so you can read the ball and fix your own mistakes
• Grips you change on purpose
• A serve, return, drop, dink and drive built on sound mechanics
• A plan for the first five shots of a doubles point, and a way to the kitchen line
• Accelerated: a way to build a point, a third-shot drop that takes the kitchen, and dinks that hold
• A personalised written plan to take home

What's included

• 12 coached hours at 4:1 — 2 in the classroom, 10 on court
• Court fees and balls
• Team lunch on day one
• Team dinner on the last day
• A half-day outdoor island activity (activity to be confirmed)
• Camp swag
• Video review of your strokes
• A personalised written plan to take home

What's not included

• Flights to Phu Quoc
• Accommodation — we'll recommend the places we use and help you book
• Airport transfers and transfers to and from the courts
• Meals other than the team lunch and dinner

Talk to a coach and we'll arrange the dates and price around your group; we confirm the court venue when you book.