Pickleball Therapy

In this special episode we cover the three spheres of the pickleball. These are perspective, play, and progress, to help you further deepen the understanding of your mental process & growth as a more complete, big of all player.Perspective is your big picture, your relationship with pickleball, and it radically changes how you interact with the sport. It's an area that I think players don't spend enough time on. No matter what your relationship or engagement with pickleball is or what you want to do, perspective and play are always going to be in play.Listen to this episode for details on the other two spheres and some good resources you can check to improve on each of those spheres. Send us an email:  therapy@betterpickleball.comBooks recommended: https://betterpickleball.com/resources/A always thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.

The 1 Thing at a Time concept can’t be overemphasized in our sport. This week, learn how to be the boss of your pickleball journey and avoid the frustration of feeling lost by locking in your 1 thing.A lot of times how we view our pickleball is we want to do everything at the same time. We want a third shot, to win more games, deal with bangers, all at the same time.It's very hard to do some things at the same time and by doing that we actually don't end up doing anything. That's why this episode is about One TT (One Thing at a Time), a concept that cannot be overstressed enough in your journey as a pickleball player. And what's the one thing?Listen to this episode as I give you tips on how to be the boss of your journey and avoid the frustration of feeling lost by locking in one thing at a time.Send us an email: therapy@betterpickleball.com THE Pickleball System: http://thepickleballsystem.com/The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/As always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do. 

Do you evaluate your performance based solely on your results? If so, check out this special episode on the importance of evaluating your thought process as you make decisions on the court.If you find yourself evaluating everything based on results, step back for a minute and ask yourself, was it the right shot or strategy from a process standpoint?In this special onsite episode I talk about results and the obstacle that we place in front of ourselves because we measure the success of strategies or shots, not by process, but by its result.For instance,if we hit a shot that ends up with us losing the rally, then we conclude that that was a bad shot which is definitely not a good way of thinking about your pickleball game.While it's perfectly normal, as players or as human beings to look at results, consider evaluating the process of the shot because you're going to get feedback that says the shot may not be the right shot because you missed it sometimes.  Be on the lookout for the blog post: https://betterpickleball.com/THE Pickleball System: http://thepickleballsystem.com/The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/Video in In2Pickle channel on poaching- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZlgYm6yUlYAs always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.

Listen for 5 steps you can take every time before you even start playing. Recorded on-site at the court; bookmark (save) this week’s episode so you can re-listen any time you’re headed out to play. Step number one is to get ready for your day out on the pickleball court. And as I make my way over to the courts, we're going to talk about step number two- be clear on WHY you're heading to the courts. If you can remind yourself why you're going out to the pickleball courts, you got that, you're complete.By staying focused on the areas of the game that are really important to us, we can avoid the noise of getting distracted with pop ups and things like that.Listen to the full episode for the next three steps you can take to to get you mind ready and focused as you head to the courts. The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/2024 Better Pickleball Camps: http://betterpickleball.com/pickleball-camps/Check out the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@pickleballtherapyAs always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.

You can lose a rally and not have made a mistake that needs your attention. You'll make mistakes without having done anything wrong, no way to avoid that. Even the best players make mistakes.And thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.Give yourself a break when you think you might have made a mistake. Sometimes it's not always that somebody had to do something wrong.Listen to this episode for a number of steps you can take to improve how you perceive your relationship with pickleball when it comes to correcting mistakes and handling feedback.  The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/September Pickleball System Class- http://thepickleballsystem.com/2024 Better Pickleball Camps: http://betterpickleball.com/pickleball-camps/

How do we deal with imbalanced situations in open play when a partner is getting targeted? There's a couple of things you can do as you put yourself there and protect a player. And as always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.Number one, avoid targeting yourself when you're in these situations and then make it harder for your opponents to target your partner.You want to make sure that both players get to play. Be supportive of your partner and hit shots to places that makes it harder for your partner to be targeted.  This is from an email from a Pickleball Therapist which is the topic of our discussion in this episode.Send me an email: therapy@betterpickleball.com The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/Subscribe to theYouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@pickleballtherapy

Dylan Frazier is one of the top professional pickleball players in the world. Having started as a 3.5 player, Dylan shares with us his journey, how he thinks about shots and mental approach.You may be surprised to know that you too can hit like Dylan.Dylan is one of the few top players who does not have a tennis background. So if you do not come from tennis, know that you can play great pickleball too.Listen to this episode as Dylan shares a couple of tips including the two biggest things that helped changed his game. Send us an email: therapy@betterpickleball.com2023 Better Pickleball Holiday Gift Guide: https://betterpickleball.com/2023-better-pickleball-holiday-pickleball-gift-guide/Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.

Goals are great, but sometimes players frame goals in a way that leads to frustration. This week I suggest how to use goals in a more positive and constructive fashion. And it starts with framing those goals.How we define the goal is key to whether it works for us and whether it helps us avoid potential problems later down the line.  There's a difference between short-term and long-term goals. Short-terms goals are finite while long-term goals are about always, there's nowhere to arrive at it, it's not a race. Same case applies to pickleball, there is no finish line in terms of our pickleball improvement journey, as long as you continue to remain curious and interested in knowing more, you'll always have something to learn.  The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out Tyrol shoes here.⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code BP10 at checkout (if you are a System member, use the code inside your course).As always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.

Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.As we move into 2024, keep your journey from being hijacked for a much better 2024.Be careful about the information that you let into your journey, whether it's an online source on YouTube or another player of the court. Because when you think about your journey, not only do you own it, you want to be intentional. Here's an example of a hijacked process; When you go to your local courts, it's not that you went there wondering, what exactly do I need? I bet you that so-and-so can give it to me. They brought it on to you. They put it on you. That's what we mean by hijacking your process.Be on your journey, knowing what you're doing, working in a certain part of the game and stay focused.Happy new year! Better Pickleball Camps: https://betterpickleball.com/pickleball-camps/THE Pickleball System: http://thepickleballsystem.com/

Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do.You can develop an amazing pickleball game and relationship with this game, regardless of what your background, age or history is. You are a capable human being, on and off the pickleball court!While it's important to understand what you bring to the table, your background is not going to limit you in terms of your forward progress. How can we be free to walk forward with ourself as pickleball players? Understand the framework of pickleball is going to be the same whether you are senior pro player, top player or a beginner. We all play the same game- same court, same net, paddles, rules etc.What changes? The strategies and shots that we use based on our unique set of circumstances, that's what makes us a unique being. Recognize who you are and everything about you. Embrace that. Don't fight it. Don't say, Well, I'm limited because of X, because that is incorrect.Join our email list: https://betterpickleball.com/  THE Pickleball System: http://thepickleballsystem.com/The Pickleball Academy: https://betterpickleball.com/product-category/academy/Better Pickleball Camps: https://betterpickleball.com/pickleball-camps/