The Soft Game – Four ways you can use it to improve your game | PLUS Avoiding arm injuries | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 72

The soft game is No. 1. There is just no other way about it. If you are not playing the soft game you are not using the most important part of a pickleball court. In t...

What do the best in the game do that we can too if we want to improve our games | in the riff I give you a challenge for the next 7 days | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 71

In this week’s podcast, we look at pickleball from the vantage point of one of the best players in the game and break it down into the Mechanical, Strategic, and Athle...

Is “Forehand in the Middle” Always Right? | in the riff – let’s prevent those injuries in 2022 | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 70

“The was my forehand.” How many times do we hear that on the pickleball court? Is Forehand in the Middle really a thing? Well … it depends. And it certainly does not o...

What is the one shot you absolutely must have in pickleball (no hyperbole here) | PLUS Let’s talk about the pickleball ladder (and it is not your local ladder league) | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePi

There is one shot that you must have to play pickleball and which, even if you have it, is costing you points or helping you win games. If you can focus on this one sh...

You want to hear these 3 things to improve as a pickleball player | PLUS CJ Johnson discusses the mental part of the game | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 68

I am joined this week's podcast by CJ Johnson from Better Pickleball and WeArePickleball. CJ conducted a survey of hundreds of pickleball players to find out what they...

Learn the pros’ strategy when they play pickleball | PLUS Injury prevention – make it a regular part of your life | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 67

There is some suggestion that pickleball is becoming a hard game. The pros are hitting harder, attacking more often. But is that really the case? In this week’s podcas...

Add the soft game to your pickleball game | PLUS Paddle swing weight - do you know it? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 66

Consider adding the soft game to your pickleball game. Even the odds, set the tone, and gain a ton of confidence with these skills; which are available to all players ...

Do you know what the problem is? | PLUS correcting the wrong score | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 65

If you want to get better at pickleball, you first need to know what might be wrong. Oftentimes pickleball players focus on the “wrong” areas. By focusing on higher im...

Are you playing intentional pickleball? | PLUS three weeks of specific tips to add intentionality to your game | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 64

Are your shots intentional? If not, how can you improve as a player? Adding intentionality to your shots – and the other parts of your game – is critical. In the riff ...

What is the Right Metric for YOU? | PLUS Is Your Paddle Holding You Back? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 63

Are you out there looking for the “W”s when you play pickleball? Is that the right metric for you and your pickleball objectives? I am going to guess no, but perhaps I...

Open Play - Get the Most out of it | PLUS Close Out the Game | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 62

We all play open play. In this episode we share with your ideas to get the most out of your open play experience: both in terms of improvement as well as enjoyment. Ar...

THE Pickleball Instruction Manual | PLUS Do You Know The Finger-Spin Serve? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 61

Were you given an Instruction Manual when you first started playing pickleball? We weren't. In this episode we share with you stories about how we built our manual so ...

Is Pickleball Still Fun For You? | PLUS Your Ready Position (or Are You?) | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 60

Pickleball expectations might be sapping your enjoyment of the game. Read our full post here: https://wearepickleball.com/make-pickleball-fun-again/ You can find our c...

You win when you lose (seriously) | PLUS What it means to compete on the pickleball court | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 59

When we think of winning as getting to 11 first and losing as when our opponents get to 11 before we do, we rob ourselves of the benefits that can come from score losi...

BONUS Episode - Self-Study, Lessons, Clinics, Camps - What is/are right for you? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 58A

Players ask CJ and me all the time what the best way to improve is. Should they take lessons or maybe a clinic? Is self-study enough to accomplish my objectives? What ...

How Your Self 1 is sabotaging your play | PLUS Pickleball Empathy - It is a Thing | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 58

There are two you's on the court, Self 1 and Self 2. Self 2 is your ally when you play pickleball. Self 1? Not so much. Self 1 just yaps your ear off with nonsense whi...

Are you playing High to Low or Low to High? | PLUS Do I belong on Court 1? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 57

Do you understand the concept of playing high to low - as opposed to low to high? If not, you may be getting yourself in trouble on the pickleball court. In this podca...

The No. 1 key to playing your best pickleball | PLUS out call controversy - what to do? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 56

What is it that the advanced pickleball players in your area do that you may not be taking full advantage of? In this podcast we share with you the No. 1 key to what t...

There is ONLY ONE way to deal with Bangers (find out what it is) | PLUS the power of "no thank you" | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 55

If you are facing bangers, there is only one solution: use the out of bounds. If you hit every ball banged at you, it will make for a long day on the courts. In this p...

The windshield wiper red herring (a potentially devastating distraction) | PLUS rec vs competitive play | Pickleball Therapy with VIPickleball | Episode 54

Red herrings can distract us on our pickleball improvement paths. They take away time and focus from the areas that we need to work on. This particular red herring, ho...