Out of Office: The Corporate Event Your Team Will Actually Enjoy

It’s 3 pm on a Friday. You’ve had meetings since 9 am where you have used the phrase “lets circle back” six times.

And your team-building activity is tonight.

Except this time, there’s no meeting room. No awkward icebreaker. No bowl of chips sitting untouched in the corner.

You’re heading to the court.

Close the laptop. Pick up a paddle.

If your next corporate event is starting to look suspiciously like another meeting, another dinner or another trust fall nobody asked for, it might be time to get your team out of the office.

At The Jar Racquet Club, we’ve built a corporate event that gets people moving, talking, competing and actually enjoying themselves, without requiring anyone to have played pickleball before.

$50 per person. Everything you need to get on court is included.

Plan your corporate event at The Jar →

The easiest team day you’ll ever run

Pickleball is easy to learn, genuinely social and competitive enough to get everyone invested.

You don’t need experience. You don’t need to organise the games. You don’t need to bring equipment.

We handle the courts, paddles, balls, rules, scoring and tournament. You just bring the team.

Within ten minutes, everyone is on court and playing.

And when the games finish? The bar is right there.

We have a simple Agenda around here:

01: Arrive. Grab a drink.

The bar is open when you walk in.

Get settled, grab a drink and get ready to trade the office for the court.

02: Rules + quick demo

Never played pickleball?

Not a problem. We’ll run through everything you need to know before you play. No experience required.

03: Practice hits

A few warm-up rallies and you’re away.

We’ll get everyone comfortable on court before the competition begins.

04: Mini-tournament

Now it gets competitive. Or not. Thats up to you.

Your group will play a 2+ hour supervised mini-tournament, run by our team. Depending on your group, we can run a round-robin or knockout format, finishing with finals.

For larger groups, we can extend the experience to 3+ hours.

05: Finals. Then the bar.

Find out who actually came to win.

Then head back to the bar, grab another drink and enjoy the part of the event where nobody is checking their emails.

What’s included for $50pp?

One package. Everything in.

2+ hour supervised pickleball mini-tournament
Round-robin or knockout format + finals
Rules breakdown and quick demonstration
Practice and warm-up hits
Championship-quality indoor courts
Paddles and balls
Coaching and scoring
Tournament management by our team
Fully licensed bar
BYO food or catering options

It’s everything you need to run a great corporate event without having to run the event yourself.

Food? Drinks? We've got options.

The game is only part of the experience.

For food, you can keep it simple with pay-as-you-go snacks at the bar, bring your own food or organise catering.

We can also connect you with our catering partners, including Rustica and Blitz Bar, who can bring a mobile acai truck to your event.

Food trucks are also welcome at The Jar HQ in Maidstone, with no council approval required. At South Melbourne, food trucks can be arranged but require a council permit because the street outside the venue is public land.

For drinks, both venues have a fully licensed bar serving beer, wine, seltzers, soft drinks and water.

Start a group tab or let everyone pay their own way.

Just one rule: no outside alcohol or drinks.

Make it yours

Want to make the event a little more competitive?

Add merch prizes for the winning team.

Want your team's soundtrack?

Bring your own Spotify playlist and send us the requests. For groups of 16+, we can have your music playing throughout the event.

Want a little more help on court?

Coaching, scoring and all the gear can be handled by our team.

You bring the people. We'll handle the rest.

Two Melbourne venues. One very good reason to leave the office.

The Jar HQ, Maidstone

35 Emu Road, Maidstone VIC 3012

Our newest venue and Melbourne's biggest indoor racquet venue, The Jar HQ has:

9 indoor championship-quality pickleball courts
Event space for 180+ people
Fully licensed bar
Toilets and showers
Ample outdoor parking
Music and Spotify requests

With space for larger groups, HQ Maidstone is built for everything from team days and Christmas parties to whole-of-company events.

The Jar, South Melbourne

29 White Street, South Melbourne VIC 3205

Our original venue and Australia's first dedicated indoor pickleball venue, South Melbourne has:

4 indoor championship-quality pickleball courts
Event space for 120+ people
Grandstand and social space
Fully licensed bar
Toilets and showers
Ample outdoor parking
Music and Spotify requests

Both venues are indoor, weather-proof and designed to keep the event moving whether you're planning a small team day or bringing the whole company.

Corporate events without the corporate feel

We've hosted 700+ events since opening our doors, and we've learned something along the way:

The best team events don't feel like work.

They give people a reason to get away from their desks. They create a bit of friendly competition. They give everyone something to talk about afterwards.

And most importantly, they're actually fun.

That's what makes pickleball such a good team-building activity in Melbourne. It's accessible enough for complete beginners, competitive enough for the serious players and social enough that nobody is standing around waiting for the event to end.

Planning a corporate event in Melbourne?

Tell us six things and we'll come back with options and a confirmed price.

01 Number of people
02 Venue preference
03 Date (first + second choice)
04 Start time (first + second choice)
05 Bar tab: yes/no
06 Food: yes/no

That's it.

Bring the team. We'll handle the rest.

BOOK A CORPORATE EVENT AT THE JAR →

The Jar Racquet Clubs
South Melbourne + Maidstone
1300 843 527
events@thejar.club

Out of office. On the court.