Pickleball Therapy

Are you out there looking for the “W”s when you play pickleball? Is that the right metric for you and your pickleball objectives? I am going to guess no, but perhaps I am wrong about that. Listen to the podcast and let me know. In the riff we get into how your paddle is holding you back from the play you are capable of. Or is it? 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 amazing Black Friday special rates. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our December 2021 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. You can find out more about our WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  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 play open play. In this episode we share with your ideas to get the most out of your open play experience: both in terms of improvement as well as enjoyment. Are you improving in open play? If not, check out this week’s episode where we share with you specific things you can do to maximize your improvement – even at open play. Are you losing when ahead? Perhaps losing focus towards the end when you are up 9-3? In the riff we share some ideas to help shore up that part of your game. We answer a question about how to avoid losing focus and close out more games. 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 amazing Black Friday special rates. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails and get your FREE front row seat to our December 2021 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). You can find out more about our WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  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

Were you given an Instruction Manual when you first started playing pickleball? We weren't. In this episode we share with you stories about how we built our manual so that you can do the same. In the riff, we discuss the new serve rules for 2022 and talk about a rule that is still there that may cause some mischief with our game. You can read our blog post about the serve rules here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. You can find out more about our WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  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

Pickleball expectations might be sapping your enjoyment of the game. Read our full post here: https://wearepickleball.com/make-pickleball-fun-again/ You can find our comprehensive ready position video at In2Pickle on YouTube. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. You can find out more about our WeArePickleball immersive pickleball camps at https://wearepickleball.com/camps/  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

When we think of winning as getting to 11 first and losing as when our opponents get to 11 before we do, we rob ourselves of the benefits that can come from score losing a game. The only way we grow as pickleball players is when we are pushed to do so - this often means losing in terms of the score in a game or match. Take advantage of these growth opportunities by focusing on what you can do to improve as opposed to just the L that you get after that "loss." In the riff, we get into what it means to compete. What is the right bar for you to set for yourself when you are out on the pickleball courts. Mental and Emotional Training for Tennis | Compete - Learn - Honor by Peter Scales - an amazing book you can get here. The Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Gallwey - another must read, get it here. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. Let us know if you want to be notified about our January camps in Tampa, Florida by emailing us at camps@wearepickleball.com. 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

Players ask CJ and me all the time what the best way to improve is. Should they take lessons or maybe a clinic? Is self-study enough to accomplish my objectives? What about a camp - I hear those can be fun? In this Bonus episode I touch on all four and give you some of the pros and cons of each. Get more information about our camps here (there are some spots still open at our upcoming camps in Folsom and Concord, CA - there is even some sort of discount that CJ put in there): https://wearepickleball.com/camps/ Register to get our weekly WeArePickleball emails by signing up here. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - WeArePickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at WeArePickleball.com. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). 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

There are two you's on the court, Self 1 and Self 2. Self 2 is your ally when you play pickleball. Self 1? Not so much. Self 1 just yaps your ear off with nonsense while Self 2 is trying to get the work done. In this week's podcast we talk to you about the difference between them and how to quiet Self 1. In the riff, we discuss pickleball empathy. Trust me - this is worth a listen. The Inner Game of Tennis by Tim Gallwey - an amazing book. You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. Let us know if you want to be notified about our January camps in Tampa, Florida by emailing us at camps@wearepickleball.com. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). 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

Do you understand the concept of playing high to low - as opposed to low to high? If not, you may be getting yourself in trouble on the pickleball court. In this podcast we explain it to you and tell you how to stay out of these murky waters. In the riff we discuss whether you "belong" on a certain court in your community. The answer might surprise you. You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. Let us know if you want to be notified about our January camps in Tampa, Florida by emailing us at camps@wearepickleball.com. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). 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

What is it that the advanced pickleball players in your area do that you may not be taking full advantage of? In this podcast we share with you the No. 1 key to what they do that you can add to your game to help you continue your improvement. Link to the video: https://youtu.be/jCjPmaYsnLU In the riff we discuss an out calls controversy that was shared with us. What to do when the players disagree on the out call?? Listen and find out. You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. Let us know if you want to be notified about our January camps in Tampa, Florida by emailing us at camps@wearepickleball.com. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). 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 are facing bangers, there is only one solution: use the out of bounds. If you hit every ball banged at you, it will make for a long day on the courts. In this podcast we share with you how to neutralize bangers and give you some helpful tips for dealing with out balls. In the riff we discuss how to deal with the player at the courts who makes your experience a negative one. No thank you is all you need. We give you some clues on how to deal with it. You can find out more about the Diadem Icon paddle by visiting Diadem Sports here. Use the 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. Register to get our weekly VIPickleball emails by signing up here. Let us know if you want to be notified about our January camps in Tampa, Florida by emailing us at camps@wearepickleball.com. Join us at our immersive pickleball learning community - VIPickleball. Find out more and get on our waitlist at wearepickleball.com. If you or a loved one wants to learn pickleball, check out Play Pickleball, a Beginner's Guide - available at In2Pickle.com (digital) or Amazon (paperback). Defuse the bangers video links Longer defuse the bangers clinic: https://youtu.be/Squt6EjBv9s Shorter Demonstration Video: https://youtu.be/z31EYpXDjMk 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