Keep It on the Court | Pickleball Podcast

Stuck at 3.5? Two listeners wrote in about being stuck, and Eddie gives one tip any player can use to start improving. Amanda also has a word with your ego. Plus, a paddle so good looking Eddie wanted to put it in a trophy case, and a wedding weekend where Amanda banned Eddie from playing pickleball. See you on the court! Use code ONTHECOURT10 at checkout on your Grit Pickleball paddle! FIND US /...

We went to watch Round of 32 at PPA Nationals in Cary and came home drenched, cooked, and half heat exhausted. The umbrellas were supposed to save us. They had other plans. Real talk on watching the pros live, a teenage player who might be the future of this sport, and why the kids might be sitting the next one out. Got a gear discount code or want to submit your own court story? Find it all on ou...

"Hey, I'm Chad, 3.8." That's a real thing someone said to a stranger at open play, and it broke something in us. This episode started there and did not stop. Two listener submitted stories, an extra paddle nobody was supposed to notice, a group chat name that got forwarded to the wrong thread, and one guy who's about to have a very bad day in front of fifty people. Amanda even breaks out actual sc...

Eddie put this one together solo and made Amanda go in completely blind, because you can't fake a real reaction to hearing a paddle knock a stranger's wig clean off mid rally. This episode is a full lineup of listener submitted chaos: a round robin wig reveal nobody saw coming, a two week rookie whose yips send a serve straight into Grandma Judy's ribs, an overhead that launches a sweat soaked pad...

Is a $300+ paddle worth it? One listener is eight months in and dying to splurge even though they can't feel the difference yet, while another is spiraling because her boyfriend upgraded to a $300 paddle and told her she doesn't need one. Amanda and Eddie break down what you're really paying for. Plus: Eddie's $20 Walmart paddle winning streak and Amanda's petty advice for a gatekeeping boyfriend....

We're back, baby — and we brought a full Q&A to make up for the time away. After a few weeks off for a new job, a Spongebob-themed bachelorette weekend where Amanda showed up as Patrick Star, and Eddie hunting down pickleball courts in the mountains of Maggie Valley during a bachelor party, we finally sat back down to answer your questions. This week you asked us whether the on-court arguments are...

Last week was all hate. This week Amanda and Eddie flip it and talk about everything that actually keeps them coming back to the court. Amanda says it's the supportive community, the kind where people genuinely hype each other up even on a shot against them. Eddie agrees, right up until someone takes a casual rec game way too seriously. Plus the great call-your-own-ball-out debate and where it get...

Nobody hands you a rulebook when you first pick up a paddle, so this week Amanda and Eddie are calling out the stuff that drives them OFF the court. Part one is all the etiquette they hate, starting with the players who treat open play like it's a gold medal match and the ones who walk through your court in the middle of a point. Plus Amanda shares some questionable advice she got from her TikTok-...

Eddie wants to play indoors. Amanda recorded this episode outside to prove her point. The Greensboro pickleball community is splitting into either FANCY INDOOR PEOPLE or COMMON OUTDOOR PEOPLE, and both sides have BIG feelings about it. Plus: a player who tested every single thing Amanda learned in therapy, a heartfelt letter from Mitch Queen 😉, and whether Greensboro is big enough to support both...

It's just a number. So why is everybody acting like it's their identity? Eddie and Amanda get into the DUPR obsession taking over the rec community, what the algorithm actually gets right, and why some players need to relax. Plus: Amanda's round robin that went sideways, Eddie's 3.75 DUPR catfish era, and the players who won't play unless the number is right. See you on the court! FIND USInstagram...

Eddie has his version of the Cape Coral Courts incident. Amanda has a journal entry that says otherwise. Turns out it had NOTHING to do with pickleball. A year of grief, loss of control, and feeling invisible on the court nearly blew up their 20-year relationship before they were told to STOP playing together. Plus: why Eddie kept playing the night his grandma died, and the moment their couple's t...

Amanda woke up in the mood to fight. Eddie had the coffee ready. They get into the real, unfiltered side of playing pickleball with the person you love, including what happens when the skill gap starts to show, why an unsolicited poach feels like a personal attack, and the incident that ended with Amanda grabbing her stuff and leaving mid-session in full telenovela mode. Part two drops next week a...

Before pickleball, Amanda and Eddie were homebodies. Now there are 100+ member group chats, and Eddie clearing 80 unread messages without reading a single one! This week they talk about how pickleball completely rewired their social life, how making friends as an adult is genuinely awkward, and why Amanda recruited an eight-year-old as her secret weapon against Eddie and his partner. Plus the WWE-...

Eddie insulted his new tournament partner's mom within the first 30 seconds of meeting her. NOT a great way to start a partnership! This week Eddie and guest Gracie Harder break down their first 4.0 mixed doubles tournament together, and Amanda watches from the sidelines trying to figure out if Gracie's game face means she is focused or about to commit a crime. Gracie is a 2025 World Team Double M...

Amanda showed up thinking she was going to have an easy game against some older ladies. She was very wrong. This week Eddie and Amanda get into what makes the Greensboro pickleball community special, where to play if you're new to the area, what the scene is still missing, and the Challenge Court event at Smith Active Adult Center where everyone came out to take Eddie down. Plus the moment a group...

Amanda and Eddie have been high school sweethearts for over 20 years, and pickleball nearly broke them. In this first episode they get into unsolicited on-court coaching, what happens when your husband poaches your ball without asking, and why Amanda refused to play with Eddie for a while just to save their marriage. Plus the bet that backfired spectacularly, what drives each of them absolutely cr...

Two people who let pickleball completely take over their lives decided the logical next step was starting a podcast. This is the trailer for Keep It on the Court, a show for everyday rec players who are obsessed with the sport and can't stop. If you've ever argued about a bad line call with someone you love, you're our people. If you bought a paddle without telling your spouse, you're definitely o...