About the Camps

Join Our Pickleball Camp and Improve Your Game

Suncoast Pickleball offers pickleball camps, clinics and private lessons to those players interested in learning pro-level strategies and techniques. Once you learn the fundamental strokes you’ll be given challenging skills and drills used by the professionals to improve your game. Also included are ways to work with your partner, advanced team strategies and the mental aspects of the game along with team movement and footwork. You’ll learn the phases of the game: Phase I- Serve and Return, Phase II- Third shot drop and earning your way to the net, Phase III- Dink & Set up Strategies from the NVZ, and Phase IV- Put-a-ways and Attacks. All this while being with like-ability players and learning from the best Pickleball Pro’s in the business!

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Our History

It has been truly amazing that since our boot camp inception in 2016 we have only depended upon "Word of Mouth" as it’s main source of advertising. Many thanks to all of our hundreds of satisfied customers who have come from all 50 states to attend our camps. We have grown from one 48 player camp to four 64 player camps. In 2020, we had the largest camp in the America with 192 players and 24 Pro’s and still had a 50 player waiting list. Due to it’s popularity with are now offering 2 camps in May and 2 camps in September each year, all at the Montreat Conference Center in North Carolina.

What Sets Us Apart

It is with great pleasure that we share our reputation as the best pickleball boot camp according to all our participants! You’ll see by our lists of Pro’s (see below tab) and the hundreds of participants that have attended that players are guaranteed to have fun while improving their game.

Top-Level Trainers

  • Most, if not all, of our trainers are Nationally Ranked Pro’s in the sport.
  • We have currently hired 6 Pickleball Hall of Famers
  • All Trainers have Certifications from the IPTPA, PPR and/or IFP
  • Each year we hired a variety of Professionals to take you to the next level
  • All the participants will learn and play with the pro’s
  • We rotate all the players to each pro during the camp
  • You’ll have a 1:8 player ratio with like-ability players

All Inclusive Camp:

  • This is one of the few 6 day camps not your typical 3 day camp
  • All your meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner, except Thursday night dinner) are included in your amazing price
  • All your Rooms and accommodations for the week are included
  • All your Pro Instruction from all Pros are included
  • You’ll have access to the Pros all week at any time
  • Private Pro Lessons are available too!
  • All your nightly Social Activities are included with “Live” bands, dancing, trivia, etc
  • You’ll also receive an awesome Dry-Fit Camp Shirt!!

Scenic Camp Location:

Montreat Conference Center is located just a short 36 miles from the Asheville Airport and only 17 miles from Asheville off exit #64 in Black Mountain/Montreat. Situated in the Smoky Mountains it is a short way from popular attractions such as the Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, The Biltmore Estates and the Grove Park Inn. Black Mountain is known for it’s amazing small town shopping, outstanding restaurants and incredible hiking.

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What you need to know about our Boot Camp

  • Lodging for Five (5) Nights
  • All Meals Including Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner (Except Thursday as We Will Be Out to Town and Dinner Will Be on Your Own)
  • Daily Strategies and Drills From Professionals
  • A Half Day of Pro Analysis as Well as Group and Individual Instruction With the Pros

Note: One-Hour Private Lessons are Available for Additional Cost

Social Events
Social activities will be planned each evening.

Additional Private Lessons
Professionals are available on most mornings. Click here for Pro Pricing and their email to book a lesson

Learn More

Pricing for Camps is on the website for each camp.  Offers are as follows:

  • Commuter - Off-Campus Rate for the Entire Week with Includes Meals and Socials
  • Double Occupancy - Per Person for two players for the Entire Week
  • Single Occupancy - Private Room for Entire Week
  • Couples With One Non-Participant - One person participates and Includes Room and Meals for Both
  • Couples - Both are Participating

Notes:
* A deposit is required at the time of registration.
** Full payment is due if you register after the full payment due dates.  See the Calendar or Full Payments Due section of the Disclaimer for these dates.
*** Off-campus programs are limited to the first 4 players who sign up!  Off-campus is anyone living or owning lodging property within a 50-mile radius of the camp.

Maximum Number of Participants
Limited number of players for each camp (see camp page for maximum number of players).

Ratings Verification Clinic
It is mandatory that you attend the Ratings Session for your camp so that your rating is verified.  If you are not at the Rating Verification Clinic, then you may be placed in a lower ability group.

Room Assignments
Rooms with king and queen-sized beds are reserved for couples. Twin bed rooms are assigned to Double Occupancy.  Private rooms are assigned either queen or twin, according to what is available. If all king and queen-sized beds are taken, some couples may have twin beds.

We will not assign roommates for double-occupancy rooms. If you sign up for Double Occupancy without a roommate and cannot be matched with a roommate when rooms are assigned, then you are subject to the Private Room rate.  If your roommate cancels camp, you will be subject to the Private Room rate.

Waivers
All participants must agree to the Waivers on the Disclaimer page.  Agreeing to these Waivers is done when you start your Registration form.

Registration Dates
See the Camp Page or Calendar for Registration Dates.

Train Like a Champ With Us

Take the chance of a lifetime to join a spirited pickleball program! To get started, sign up for our next boot camp today.

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