Pickleball Therapy

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. It's been Thanksgiving week! This week we're going to talk about how the holiday relates to pickleball. How can we use gratitude to play our best pickleball? Gratitude is all around us in s...

As you grow and improve as a player, struggle will be a part of the process. In this episode, we talk about struggle and how it can lead to a deeper relationship with the game of pickleball. Whether you're trying to improve or not, you're going to struggle as a pickleball player. Struggle is what happens to us whenever we are trying to grow in anything in life, including our pickleball game. There...

We divide the playing experience into 3 phases: pre-play, play, and post-play. Each phase has its own purpose, and paying attention to each phase will help you get the most out of your day on the court. The first phase is pre-play which is the phase before you step out onto the court. This phase pays dividends when you actually get out there as you hit the ball. The second phase is while you're pl...

Today we talk about messy pickleball and how we can use that to our benefit when we play. When we look at folks who are successful, we see the result of a lot of messy steps they've taken. They've embraced the fact that pickleball is going to be messy and they use that in their improvement along the way which ends up with some level of success in their field. As always, thanks for joining us on Pi...

How you think is how you will perform, whether you are an athlete or not. And as human beings, it's so much easier to say and believe something that's negative vs something that's positive. 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...

Our most popular episode! A new look at what “winning” means in pickleball and how this re-framing can improve your relationship with pickleball. Share the “bowl of ice cream” metaphor with your friends.  Are you winning? In this episode we suggest you may already be winning. Improve your results as well as your relationship with pickleball by eating some more ice cream. What could be better? In t...

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. Focusing on the score can distract you from obtaining the best results for your game. Focus instead on the next rally or, better yet, the next shot. The results - the score - will come. In...

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. Maximize your advantages and minimize your disadvantages. Then take time to work on your disadvantages during drilling and practice. When you play keep in mind that there are benefits you a...

Fundamentals & consistency are what win pickleball games. You don’t need a double topspin reverse shot with a pike finish to win in our sport. This Episode 2 rebroadcast is more important than ever! Also learn about the 80-10-10 rule in Tony's weekly riff. This is a rebroadcast of our Episode 2 from way back. The message is more important than ever with the increasing noise players are subject...

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. In this special episode we had the pleasure to host Jim Ramsey, the statistician at the PPA (Professional Pickleball Association). Jim's a fan of numbers because he spends a lot of time ana...

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. It's really important to make sure we're using that long lens as we move through our Pickleball journey, instead of the short lens, to check ourselves and our progress. The long lens helps...

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. Everything matters and nothing matters. In this week's podcast I'm going to give you a little bit of a Kansas City shuffle, a little bit of looking left and going right. Now, the YouTube al...

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. In this special episode of the podcast, we interview Jenna Spears. Jenna is a pickleball player, coach and a pickleball promoter. She shares the AHA moments, her journey as a pickleball pla...

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 you're feeling frustrated with your Pickleballs development, there is a way out. That way out is through understanding the picture of Pickleball, understanding that Pickleball has a desi...

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. This special episode is an interview with travel influencer and pickleball-obsessed player, Alexa West. She is the person behind solo girls travel guide and it's a really interesting interv...

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 you're dealing with something out there, we want to address it. In this and every other mailbag episode we get to answer what ails you, what's going on in your game, what challenges are...

It's a myth that doing things simply is not the way to advance as a big old player. Just nothing could be further from the truth. As a Pickleball player, learning how to do the basics well and doing them over and over again is really how you play amazing pickleball. I'll give you one example. When you're returning serve, aim your shot 3 feet over the net. It is not going to look 'advanced' yet it'...

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. When we play pickleball, we sometimes get hung up on metrics that are not helpful and that actually end up being potentially destructive to the game. The most common one is win-loss. In thi...

What does it mean to be a good partner? This week we re-frame that question and give tips on how you can become a better partner. Hopefully at least one will give you something you can work on in your doubles play. Playing with a partner is a two-way street, a team sport and our behavior impact our partners' play and vice versa. That team/partner dynamic is so important to your ability to succeed...

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. Lee Whitwell is a professional pickleball player, but more importantly, she is an ambassador of the sport.  In this special episode of the podcast I had the opportunity to sit down and chat...

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.  In this Mailbag Episode, we are going to cover 5 really interesting areas: 1.     What happens when you maybe are viewed as having stayed behind your friends 2.     How to play with a sign...

When playing pickleball, less is more. A focus on 3 key shots can vastly improve your game. This week we’ll give examples from different areas of the game where “less is more” applies. This week's podcast will help you really gain focus on what you're doing and also improve your pickleball because you'll be able to shed just so much noise out of the situation that you're in and I'll give you examp...

Want transformation in your game - serious transformation? Then you need to understand the game you are playing. There is simply no other way. 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. Join us for our Ultimate Game Plan Workshop -...

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. The less you lose, the more you win by extension. This week we're going to be talking about the concept of losing less if you want to win more. Losing less is it's certainly making less unf...

The game is getting fast, which may result in less-than-optimal play for you. It’s important to learn how to slow down both your shots AND your mind so you can see what’s happening in real time. Fast play can lead to less than optimal play for you. Because as you're running around, rushing around, you're not really taking the moment to focus on what's next or what you need to do to correct whateve...