Pickleball Therapy

You become a fierce competitor by applying something specific to your mind. When we are playing out there, there are times when we're going to be in trouble. What do we do in that situation? Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do...

There's a wall that players can sometimes run into when trying to improve. But there's a wall that some players spend a lot of time standing in front of that they're not able to scale it. This week I'm going to talk about the mindset that you want to bring to your improvement. This is an improvement episode where we talk about big picture improvement. The term fundamentals is a turn off to some pl...

Players often struggle to recognize what occurred in the rallies they played. It’s through recognition that we can make adjustments as we move forward in our play. A lot of times players have difficulty recognising or relating to what just occurred in the rally they just played. For instance, who hit what shot, where was the ball hit and things like that. It even includes sometimes players having...

This episode focuses on our Pickleball System course. Is it right for you? If you’re on the fence, this episode will help with the decision as to whether it's the right time to join. The Pickleball System course is a big deal from our end because we only do this two times per year. This is the spring opening of our course.  If you would like to join us here are two questions to ask yourself in mak...

Protect yourself from the buildup of negative mental habits (mental plaque). In this episode, we’ll look at signs that plaque has built up in your mind and how to remove it. For example, when a game finishes and the reaction of a player on the court is that the game sucked, sometimes it's because the player who's saying that is the losing player. You want to spend some of your mental bandwidth on...

5 tips to prepare for a game and the struggles that often occur. Like navigating a ship, in a game the wind shifts, the water gets rough and we have to tack in a different direction. Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do. If pic...

Our March Win-More Series got me to thinking about…winning. We talk about it a lot because it takes up a lot of our mental bandwidth. Winning is fine, and it is A-OK to want more of it. And based on that, here are two areas worth exploring: 1 - How do we win more? In actuality not just conceptually 2 - Does winning become the end all and be all? Keeping our eye on the real importance of pickleball...

In today's episode, my partner CJ Johnson is taking over the pod. She talks about how to develop a growth mindset wherever we are on our pickleball journey. A great episode for all of us. Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do. G...

In this special episode we talk about taking care of our bodies. This includes preventing or reducing the chance that we're going to potentially get injured in the future. One of the most important things that you can do to take care of your body is wear the right shoes, designed specifically for pickleball. Now how and when does injury happen? Injury is really common when we're using muscles that...

In this episode we take a recipe approach to pickleball. There's nothing wrong with following a recipe but if you're going to use this approach, you would need to have the recipe in front of you in order to be able to bake a cake. If you're like me, you'll have to look back at the recipe probably several times while baking just to make sure you cover all the steps. This explains why the recipe app...

We are output-oriented creatures based on our efforts. And in this episode, we talk about input and output to help you understand the process of improving our outputs in our pickleball play. We'll use an illustration of baking a cake. If you're trying to bake a cake and you don't have a good recipe, it will not be a suprise to get a cake that tastes terrible. It's not because you're a bad baker, y...

In this special episode we cover the three spheres of the pickleball. These are perspective, play, and progress, to help you further deepen the understanding of your mental process & growth as a more complete, big of all player. Perspective is your big picture, your relationship with pickleball, and it radically changes how you interact with the sport. It's an area that I think players don't s...

The 1 Thing at a Time concept can’t be overemphasized in our sport. This week, learn how to be the boss of your pickleball journey and avoid the frustration of feeling lost by locking in your 1 thing. A lot of times how we view our pickleball is we want to do everything at the same time. We want a third shot, to win more games, deal with bangers, all at the same time. It's very hard to do some thi...

Do you evaluate your performance based solely on your results? If so, check out this special episode on the importance of evaluating your thought process as you make decisions on the court. If you find yourself evaluating everything based on results, step back for a minute and ask yourself, was it the right shot or strategy from a process standpoint? In this special onsite episode I talk about res...

Listen for 5 steps you can take every time before you even start playing. Recorded on-site at the court; bookmark (save) this week’s episode so you can re-listen any time you’re headed out to play. Step number one is to get ready for your day out on the pickleball court. And as I make my way over to the courts, we're going to talk about step number two- be clear on WHY you're heading to the courts...

You can lose a rally and not have made a mistake that needs your attention. You'll make mistakes without having done anything wrong, no way to avoid that. Even the best players make mistakes. And thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what...

How do we deal with imbalanced situations in open play when a partner is getting targeted? There's a couple of things you can do as you put yourself there and protect a player. And as always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to d...

Dylan Frazier is one of the top professional pickleball players in the world. Having started as a 3.5 player, Dylan shares with us his journey, how he thinks about shots and mental approach. You may be surprised to know that you too can hit like Dylan. Dylan is one of the few top players who does not have a tennis background. So if you do not come from tennis, know that you can play great pickleba...

Goals are great, but sometimes players frame goals in a way that leads to frustration. This week I suggest how to use goals in a more positive and constructive fashion. And it starts with framing those goals. How we define the goal is key to whether it works for us and whether it helps us avoid potential problems later down the line.  There's a difference between short-term and long-term goals. Sh...

Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do. As we move into 2024, keep your journey from being hijacked for a much better 2024. Be careful about the information that you let into your journey, whether it's an online source on YouTube...

Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do. You can develop an amazing pickleball game and relationship with this game, regardless of what your background, age or history is. You are a capable human being, on and off the pickleball c...

We want to know what shot to hit, or what to do in a game situation. How do we get the right answer? With so many variables, you need a framework or structure you can use to answer your own questions. The thing about pickleball is that there are lots of variables in any point or game situation, but the sport is static, and that's what keeps us challenged out there. It's a beautiful aspect of pickl...

Everything revolves around that ball & there's calmness with focusing on it. Everything else around you becomes irrelevant so we're diving into the subject to help you play better and focus when you're out there on the court. And as always thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait w...

Thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribed to the podcast ... wait what?? you haven't subscribed? ... you know what to do. As we enter this season of gratitude, think about the importance that pickleball has in your life. How can you share pickleball (or parts of it) as a gift to strengthen someone who's alread...

You need to be playing in an environment where there's a chance of losing. If you're playing in environments where there's a 0% chance that you're going to lose, you're not playing at level. And to my way of view in the game, you're not really doing anything. As always, thanks for joining us on Pickleball Therapy - the podcast dedicated to your pickleball improvement. If you have not yet subscribe...