Pickleball Therapy

In this episode we explore: Creating new habits for your mental and emotional game What it means to "put the miles in" Setting reasonable expectations for outcomes when you are on the court Understanding the importance of fundamentals Applying the right pressure in your game Developing a game plan How to train so that you can improve as a player This is part 4 of our interview with Coach Pete about mental and emotional training. Some heady stuff in there. If you haven't heard the rest, go back and check them out. You will learn a lot. Compete - Learn - Honor. A different way to think about playing pickleball might be just what the doctor ordered to shift your mindset and give you a measure of calm and confidence while on the court. Dr. Peter Scales is a psychologist who has spent a considerable amount of time studying and thinking about the mental and emotional wellbeing of athletes. We are fortunate to be able to share his ample knowledge with you. You can find Coach Pete's book here:  https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Emotional-Training-Tennis-Scales/dp/1606794477/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=peter+scales&qid=1599005308&sr=8-1 If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Pickleball is a strategic game. You can play it simple if you want. Nothing wrong with that. Get some exercise and social time. BUT ... What if you want more? Pickleball offers more. You can think of the game as you would a chess match. Hit the ball to the left. Move to cover. Then switch it to the middle. Back to the left. You induce the pop up and hit it in the open hole for a winner. Thinking strategically about pickleball will also show you if you are leaving your queen exposed to attack. This would be a serious error in chess. The No. 2 error in pickleball is similar in its gravity. I also share with you some tips on using the offhand. It is what I am adding to my game. If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

This is part 3 of our interview with Coach Pete about mental and emotional training. Some heady stuff in there. In this part of the interview, Coach Pete and I discuss getting out of a mental hole, using timeouts and other techniques to get to neutral, and a healthier framework. Compete - Learn - Honor. A different way to think about playing pickleball might be just what the doctor ordered to shift your mindset and give you a measure of calm and confidence while on the court. Dr. Peter Scales is a psychologist who has spent a considerable amount of time studying and thinking about the mental and emotional wellbeing of athletes. We are fortunate to be able to share his ample knowledge with you. You can find Coach Pete's book here:  https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Emotional-Training-Tennis-Scales/dp/1606794477/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=peter+scales&qid=1599005308&sr=8-1 If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Our interview with CJ Johnson from Better Pickleball and Fit After 50. CJ shares with us some insights about how to be more confident and, ultimately, comfortable on court. Confidence = comfort = better play. Make sure you subscribe to CJ's YouTube channel, Better Pickleball, for more great content. If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

This is part 2 of our interview with Coach Pete about mental and emotional training. Some heady stuff in there. I also share a critical tip for how you can become the best player you can be. Compete - Learn - Honor. A different way to think about playing pickleball might be just what the doctor ordered to shift your mindset and give you a measure of calm and confidence while on the court. Dr. Peter Scales is a psychologist who has spent a considerable amount of time studying and thinking about the mental and emotional wellbeing of athletes. We are fortunate to be able to share his ample knowledge with you. You can find Coach Pete's book here:  https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Emotional-Training-Tennis-Scales/dp/1606794477/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=peter+scales&qid=1599005308&sr=8-1 If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Compete - Learn - Honor. A different way to think about playing pickleball might be just what the doctor ordered to shift your mindset and give you a measure of calm and confidence while on the court. Dr. Peter Scales is a psychologist who has spent a considerable amount of time studying and thinking about the mental and emotional wellbeing of athletes. We are fortunate to be able to share his ample knowledge with you. You can find Coach Pete's book here:  https://www.amazon.com/Mental-Emotional-Training-Tennis-Scales/dp/1606794477/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=peter+scales&qid=1599005308&sr=8-1 If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Are you a student of the game? If yes, you may be studying too much. It is really hard (if at all possible) to incorporate 7 new things into your game at once. Much easier if you incorporate 2 new things. Then 2 and 2 more and lastly 1. Nothing worse than some elbow or wrist pain keeping you off the courts. And it may be avoidable. We share some ideas. If you like the podcast, please share it with your friends. If you like it, they probably will too. Be well Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

If you want to improve as a pickleball player, you need to understand – and then embrace – process pickleball. Being driven by outcomes or results will not allow you to see when you win bad or lose good. And if you do not see those, how will you know what you need to improve to become the best pickleball player you can be? In this Episode we illustrate this concept and tell you what a "bad" winner looks like. Let us know what you think about the podcast and rate and review us on your platform. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Side out. Your serve at 4-9-1. What can you do? How do you fight back when down big in a game? You are up 10-4-2. Or you were. It is not 9-10-1 your opponents serving. How did this happen and what do you do? We share our tips in this podcast. This is part of our pickleball mental toughness and togetherness series. We will be bringing you our tips as well as tips from other players and professionals in the field. Better Fundamentals = Better Pickleball Stay safe Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support

Just finished The Last Dance on Netflix. It is about the Chicago Bulls 1998 run for a 6th NBA championship. What jumped out at me was the amount of off-the-court work and focus required of even the greatest player of all time in order to achieve his goals. We can learn a lot from No. 23, including putting in the work. In this podcast we talk about the drudgery required to improve and also about some specific steps you can take to elevate your game - if that is your thing. Our riff this week is about paddle swing weight and how understanding it can help you make better decisions about the paddle you play with. Keep working Tony --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pickleballtherapy/support