Senior Pickleball Tips

This could be the most important eposide you ever listen to. It could save you weeks or even months away from the court recovering from injuries. In this episode Paddy talks again to John Gill (President, World Pickleball Assoc.) and their conversation turns to keeping injury-free, especially for us seniors. What to do and not to do about running backwards for a high lob, about just wearing open f...

Kevin has won three US National Championships and has been coaching tennis and pickleball for the last 30 years. A popular pickleball YouTube coach, with a gentle but reassuring style, he has worked with the whole spectrum of players from total beginners right up to professionals. What should you do when you feel like 25 but your body reminds you that you're 64? Kevin has the answer!  Listen to Ke...

Do you wear eye protection when playing pickleball? 1:200 pickleball players get an eye injury at some time - and this could be YOU! Today is the first World Pickleball Eye Protection Day and we are talking about it with Joan Ploem Miller who is a senior optometrist. This lady knows what she's talking about and she's a pickleball addict (so she's one of us!). Joan has seen more than her fair share...

How do you play the volley in pickleball? When is the best time to 'stab' the ball or even drop it? Should the backhand dominate the volleying? What grip is best and how firmly do you grip your paddle for each kind of volley? Paddy deals with a whole 'volley' of these question (Ouch! Sorry....!) in his usual fun but informative way. With a special guest appearance from coach Kevin Beeson, you're n...

The third shot drop is known as the most difficult shot in the game and is something we ALL need to master. As seniors it gives us more time to get to the kitchen line, but it is indeed very 'tickyfult' to get right. And also nowadays more and more people are driving the third shot, not dropping it at all!! So what are we to do??? Paddy talks you through it all in his informal, fun way (he even si...

Thinking of starting to play senior pickleball? Or have friends aged 50+ who you think would really love it and will benefit from the sport? Then this episode is for you. Paddy simply goes through all the reasons why pickleball is such a good pastime for seniors - for those who have a history of playing sport and for those who don't. Plus a few tips at the end of what you need to think about when...

Paddy chats with John Gill, an Aussie, who is working hard to see the sport at the Olympics for the first time in Brisbane in 2032. President of the World Pickleball Association and a well-know coach in his own right (check out 'Aussie John Pickleball'), John spends his time between USA and Australia spreading the word. Paddy and John share some Antipodean banter along the way, but you should be a...

Many think the return of serve is the most important shot in pickleball. Is this the case? It certainly gives you your best chance to get to the kitchen line. What are the different returns you can do? What ought to be most people's 'default' return? Paddy will go through it all in this episode to make sure that YOU understand the importance of this shot and how to bring it into YOUR game.  Join o...

David Bungard (77) started playing pickleball at the age of 73 after seeing it being played at his local leisure centre in Surrey, UK. At the time his dear wife was seriously ill and sadly died soon after. Listen to how David used the 'power of pickleball' to not only help himself but many others as he introduces the sport to young and old in UK and also overseas, especially in Nepal. He is a seri...

In this episode we look at the pickleball serve - the ten golden rules, the five main kinds of serve, how to hold the paddle, pre-serve routine, key aspects of placement, and all the other basics to help YOU hit better serves. We will strongly suggest one particular serve that ALL players of all standards from complete beginner right up to 4.0 (and beyond) need to undertake - it's simple but effec...

John Hamilton (76) lives in Arizona, got into pickleball late in life and is totally addicted! Not only does he play a lot and competitively in tournaments but also 'spreads the word' as an ambassador for United States Senior Pickleball (USPP). A huge advocate of the sport for seniors, he and Paddy discuss things from all sorts of angles including how the sport is growing and changing, how it is S...

Senior Pickleball Tips has a membership of 155,000 people aged 50+ who absolutely LOVE pickleball. We share tips and advice on all sorts of topics for example, shot techniques, how to keep injury-free, how to find places to play, how to start playing pickleball, how to improve your game but also how to maximize on your enjoyment of the sport. All from a seniors point of view! We are mainly from US...