SLOW Your Mind | PLUS Ask the Right Questions | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 96

Slowing the game is not just a strategy for play. It is a mental approach to your play where you remain in control out there. In this podcast we share with you several...

UP Your Game with These THREE TIPS | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 95

We all want to play to the best of our ability. These 3 tips can help you do that. They will also help you maintain your focus on the court. The third tip is a bit out...

4 Pro Stories - Intentionality | PLUS Close the Gap if you want to improve | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 94

Intentionality can change your game - not just how you play, how you interact with the game. Hear how these 4 pros use intentionality as part of their games. Apply the...

Your MOST Common Error - how to fix it | PLUS are you giving your BEST | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 93

Not knowing why you are missing shot after shot can leave you frustrated and confused. In this episode we address one of the most common (if not your most common) sour...

See What is Happening (and make corrections) | PLUS take off that lead tape - maybe | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 92

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Use Failure as Your Fuel | PLUS avoid losing focus with this tip | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 91

Failure is a prerequisite to improvement. Not an option. Required. Only when you fail will you have the fuel it takes to want to get better. Not sure about that? Liste...

Avoid Distraction on the Court | PLUS Optimizing Strategy | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 90

How do we avoid distraction when we are on the pickleball court? In this episode we give you some tips to help you maintain your focus when you are in the heat of the ...

Get your body ready for a day on the courts | Special guest CJ Johnson is BACK | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 89

Want to play better pickleball that day AND be recovered in time for your next time on the courts?  Then you will want to hear CJ's tips about preparing for your day a...

Know how to prioritize your game | PLUS avoid ebb frustration | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 88

You only have so much time (and focus) to dedicate to your pickleball improvement. Any time spent on non-productive aspects of the game is time not spend on productive...

Optimize your body - The Athletic Pillar of Pickleball | Featuring special guest CJ Johnson | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 87

The obvious: you need your body to play pickleball. It is a physical activity and how your body performs will dictate how well you play on the court. The not so obviou...

You can control when you lose | PLUS Mistaken Sportsmanship | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 86

Losing is within your control. Not losing a game - that is just a series of numbers. But you can control your behavior on the court: the thing that will actually deter...

Winning is a Bowl of Ice Cream | PLUS Focusing on those Pivot Points | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 85

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...

Understand your battle on the court | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 84

When you step onto the pickleball court you are out there battling your opponent. Understanding this can help you navigate your next game. Click here to Join us inside...

BONUS Episode | Heading to the Courts? Listen on your way - 10 minutes to get you ready to play your best | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 83

Bookmark this Episode. Play it whenever you are on your way to the courts and get ready to play your best pickleball. Click here to Join us inside THE Pickleball Syste...

Are you hitting the right (optimal) shots? | PLUS Honoring your opponents | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 82

Picking the right shots when you play is important. Part of that decision making is making selections that are not too risky. That get the job done without needless ch...

Wasting Your Time? | PLUS Stay Cool Under Pressure | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 81

There is a reasonable chance that you might be wasting your time. And perhaps even wasting a lot of it. If you are working on shots, tactics, or strategies that only p...

How to go about winning your next pickleball game | PLUS eating the chocolate elephant | Pickleball Therapy with Better Pickleball| Episode 80

Want to win your next pickleball game? Of course you do. We all want that. The trick is how to do it. In this week's episode we share with you how to win Pickleball ...

Your Cup Runeth Over – how to avoid information overload | PLUS Avoid distracting line call battles | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 79

There is only so much information you can take in at a time. Less even once you think use “apply it” as compared to just taking it in. To get the most out of your work...

Elementary my Dear Watson - Elementary | PLUS Staying on task | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 78

Sherlock Holmes made “elementary” cool. The most seemingly complex situation is rendered elementary once you have the right perspective on it. Pickleball is much the s...

See the big picture of pickleball (avoid frustration) |PLUS Can I improve?| Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 77

A lot of our frustration when we are trying to improve stems from not seeing the big picture. Pickleball is deceiving. It is a “simple” game .You just go out there and...

How sound is your Pickleball Home? | PLUS do you need a $$$$$$ paddle? | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 76

If you were to build yourself a home, you would probably want it to have: a.  A solid foundation b.  Completed wall and c.  A roof to keep the elements out. You may al...

Forehand in the middle – is it the right rule? | PLUS Gotta get the mindset right if you want to improve as a player | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball| Episode 75

“Forehand takes the middle.” How many times have you heard it said on the courts? Even though it is uttered innocently enough, this “truism” is unhelpful and oftentime...

Subdue the Bangers. Learn what to do (and there is plenty) | PLUS The "Fix Your Body" Challenge (get this right) | Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball

Bangers are gonna bang. What to do about it? You can try to out-bang the banger. That is an option sure. But is it the best option for you? Another option is to use yo...

The Paradox of Pickleball – the most effective approach to the game available to all (you and me included) | PLUS The Walking Challenge (trust me)| Pickleball Therapy with WeArePickleball | Episode 73

Pickleball offers a paradox: the best players in the game use a strategy that is available to all players. This is different than most other sports, where the top perf...

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...