Pickleball Therapy

None of us has unlimited time in our days, and certainly not unlimited time to work on our pickleball games. If we want to play our best pickleball, we must prioritize the areas of our game that are most important; those that will give us the biggest bang for our buck. For example, the third shot drop. Is it an important pickleball shot? Of course it is. But not always. For many players, the third shot drop is unnecessary – for now. Let’s say you are missing punch volleys into the net or wide or you play against bangers but do not know how to let out balls go. In either of these cases, the third shot drop should not even be on your list of shots to improve. Probably not even Top 10. If you are in this large group of players where the third shot drop is not Top 10 then whatever time you are working on the third shot drop is not being used for its best purpose. You are better off identifying the areas that will give you the greatest advantage and working on those. Check out Episode 103 of Pickleball Therapy – the Podcast dedicated to Your Pickleball Improvement – to learn more about prioritizing your game. You will also get Tony’s Top 5 things he would NOT do now that he is a pickleball professional. Access the books referenced in our podcasts, training aids, shoes, and other gear that CJ and I use here. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Getting coached at the courts can be a tricky proposition. Sometimes the advice you are getting is correct: scoring, 2-bounce rule, and similar usually do not present a problem. But oftentimes the advice is wrong: rush to the NVZ on the 3rd shot, have to wait for the ball to bounce to step into the kitchen (non-volley zone), and forehand in the middle are much-repeated erroneous maxims. What do you do when a fellow player offers unsolicited, even if well-intentioned, advice? In this episode of Pickleball Therapy we have you covered. In the riff we flip the question around: what do you do when it is you who wants to help a fellow player? There is a "right" way of doing it. Access the books referenced in our podcasts, training aids, shoes, and other gear that CJ and I use here. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

I was reminded this week about how negativity can affect the way we interpret information that is otherwise aiming to be helpful. It can also affect your mind when you are trying to play your best pickleball. Two things can happen: 1 - you are focusing on the negatives rather than the positives - if instead you change your focus on the positives you will allow them to crowd out the negatives and 2 - your mind ignores the term "no" - just doesn't know what to do with it. This means that when you say "Don't hit the net" your mind hears "Hit the net." That is the opposite of what you want to feed your brain. In this episode of Pickleball Therapy we address this common limitation we impose on ourselves. In the riff, we answer a listener question about falling behind in games and give you some specific tips to help you avoid falling ehind, particularly in a tournament  or there competitive setting. Access the books referenced in our podcasts, training aids, shoes, and other gear that CJ and I use here. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Dr. Peter Scales will change your relationship with pickleball - for the better. In this, our 100th Episode of Pickleball Therapy, we bring you a "greatest hits" of the several interviews we published with him early on in the podcast's life: Episodes 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15. If you have not had the pleasure of learning from Dr. Scaled before now, get ready. You can check out the full episodes by scrolling down to the Episode you want - they are well worth the listen. You can find Dr. Scales book here. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

If you want to improve as a pickleball player, it helps to know what is important - what you should focus on. This will avoid you from exerting efforts on aspects of the game that will probably not generate the same results. In this episode of the Pickleball Therapy podcast we will give you what you need to work on (spoiler alert - it is actually the easier side of the game). Focus on this side of the ball and you will see improved results when you play. In the riff I will discuss whether you can improve your shot mechanics by playing - or is it practice you need? Access the books referenced in our podcasts, training aids, shoes, and other gear that CJ and I use here. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Save/tag this Episode and put it on after your day on the courts. Sometimes we have a good day out on the courts. Sometimes a not so good day. Perspective will help you maintain a balanced view of how your day went. In this episode we give you some tips to decompress from the day. Give it a listen and improve your perspective. You will feel better about the day, no matter what. Plus we give you some tips to continue on the journey to improvement. We share the 3-2-1 and 1-2-3. These two techniques will give you the plan and path you need if you want to play better next time (and the time after that). Access the books referenced in our podcasts, training aids, shoes, and other gear that CJ and I use here. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Save/tag this Episode and put it on when you are on your way to play. When you go out to play, avoid beating yourself up out there. Second guessing yourself, thinking you have failed, wondering what others are thinking, and similar feelings can wreck your day and also have a negative impact on how you play the rest of the day. In this week's episode we give you 5 Tips you can use to avoid beating yourself up next time you play. In the riff, we speak about picking the right game for you and give you some advice about avoiding those games that are not right for you, whether physically, mentally, or emotionally. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  Get the same visual training that CJ and I use to improve our vision, our game, and our lives (better night driving included). Visit here for more information. You can find out more about Tyrol shoes here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Find Resources for your game here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Slowing the game is not just a strategy for play. It is a mental approach to your play where you remain in control out there. In this podcast we share with you several tips to help you slow your mind and play better. In the riff, we help you identify the right questions to ask. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  Get the same visual training that CJ and I use to improve our vision, our game, and our lives (better night driving included). Visit here for more information. You can find out more about Tyrol shoes here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Find Resources for your game here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

We all want to play to the best of our ability. These 3 tips can help you do that. They will also help you maintain your focus on the court. The third tip is a bit outside the box - let us know what you think. Pickleball Tip No. 1 - Keep things simple out on the pickleball court. Over complicating your game is increasing the errors in your game. Simplifying things out there will help you win more rallies and, thus, more games. Pickleball Tip No. 2 - Slow things down out on the pickleball court. You do this by picking one thing to focus on. This allows you to avoid overwhelm out there. Pickleball Tip No. 3 - Extend the rally. Just extending the rally - no winner required - will get you the "W" in that rally. Remember, your opponents are having a hard time extending the rally on their side. Just make them hit one more pickleball. We share with you one technique here that is unorthodox - give it a try :). Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  Get the same visual training that CJ and I use to improve our vision, our game, and our lives (better night driving included). Visit here for more information. You can find out more about Tyrol shoes here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Find Resources for your game here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Intentionality can change your game - not just how you play, how you interact with the game. Hear how these 4 pros use intentionality as part of their games. Apply them to your pickleball and see the results. In the riff, we share with you a powerful concept if you want to improve your game. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball System. It will change your game. Get the Three Pillars of Pickleball here. WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  Get the same visual training that CJ and I use to improve our vision, our game, and our lives (better night driving included). Visit here for more information. You can find out more about Tyrol shoes here. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our upcoming Webinars by signing up here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available here digitally or here in print (paperback). The Diadem Icon paddle is available here. Use code VIPickleball to get our discount at checkout (using the link you help support our ability to provide you with these podcasts and our other free content). You can read our complete Diadem Icon Review here. Find Resources for your game here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you like the podcast, please give it a rating. And share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Stay well, Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support