Danielle French and Briar Jamieson

How you play the game. A podcast about pickleball and entrepreneurship.

Sports EN ↓ 30 episodes

Two Friends: entrepreneur, teacher. One love: pickleball. Danielle French and Briar Jamieson met playing pickleball and love talking (and laughing) about the game, sharing tips and strategies and creating community. Each week they meet to chat about their game on - and sometimes off - the court. Danielle is the founder of South Pond Farms and host of the Netflix series, Taste of the Country. Briar is an educator.

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Danielle French and Briar Jamieson

Episodes

Episode 5. Tournament Play. 20.06.2023 34:14

Briar and Danielle talk about playing in tournaments and what that means and how to prepare. Are they really scary or just another way to play competitively. If you've done what you can to prepare and play your best game, checked the boxes, and got your mental game under wraps, then it's a great way to meet people and just get out of your comfort zone. Thank you for listening to How yo...

Episode 4. Let’s talk. Communication! 13.06.2023 39:04

This week, Danielle and Briar talk about how we talk to each other in our pickleball games. Danielle is playing in a tournament and getting ready by taking a lesson, practicing, drilling, playing. Briar has read interesting materials on professional tennis player communication with winning and losing teams, patterns of communication, and the differences between rec and competitive play. Are the w...

Episode 3: Who’s your partner? Setting a good foundation of the game. 06.06.2023 34:27

Do you care if who your partner is? Some people don't. Danielle didn't. At first! This week, Briar and Danielle talk about chemistry between partners. Picking a good partner that fits your needs, balances skills, someone you can trust, makes you feel good about your playing and helps you to be a better player. These are all parts of setting a good foundation of your game. Thank you for...

Episode 2. Starting out - don’t be intimidated! 30.05.2023 27:01

Briar and Danielle are talking about getting started with learning to play pickleball. If you are thinking about picking up a paddle - where do you start? How do you get from the couch to the court? Taking it another step - you have an idea for a business, what are you doing to get started? Don’t be intimidated! You don’t need a partner and you don't need equipment. You do need proper shoe...

Episode 1. How you play the game. Introduction 11.05.2023 18:13

Danielle French and Briar Jamieson talk about their new podcast about pickleball and entrepreneurship. Danielle and Briar met playing pickleball and love talking about the game, sharing tips and strategies and creating community. Briar talks about communication on the court, and those that talk to each other on the court seem to do better, play better and win. Danielle thought it would be fun to...