Today’s podcast is with our friend, Joan Pollard. We know her as a friend and amazing pickleball player but also when you get into a medal round, it might be Joan that is the referee. Joan travels far and wide to referee games and she’s well respected in that community and the pickleball community in general.

Today’s topic is - obviously Joan is a referee - but what is the mind of a referee? What kind of person makes a good one? Someone who is organized, maybe a take charge personality, ability to be non emotional at game times? Listen to this podcast to find out.

Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.

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Thank you to Aubrey Rose Apps for production and editing.

Tamara Bick. Coach and teacher and comedian. Tamara talks to us about tips for us earthlings about improving our skills. She reveals strategies, tips on how can we level up and improve our overall play to become more effective and competitive players.

Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.

Find us on YouTube, How you Play The Game or on Instagram for more information about who we are and tips and strategies for playing your best game.

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Briar and Danielle dive into the stories of three generations of pickleballers, in one family, who recently made us all proud by medaling at the Canadian Nationals. Since then, the three of them have medaled in what seems like every tournament!

Let’s take this in - 3 generations….Grandmother, her daughter, her grandson. Wow. Incredible.

One of the great themes of this podcast is that Tara and Cole, who are high level players say they play with anyone who wants to play because they love the game.

Let's hear what they have to say.

Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.

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After morning drills, Danielle and Briar overheard a question from a team who play regularly together. They win tournaments, they win games. They have honed their skills into a powerful duo on the court.

Their question was about favouring that happens during mixed doubles. We thought it would be a great question to answer in our podcast. Such a typical situation at every level.

This is our first guest episode. Let’s introduce them: Shari Hazeldine and Cathy Crough.

For both Cathy and Shari and like all of us, pickleball is a sense of connection, stress reliever, ability to make new friends.

Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.

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After a summer of tournaments, new jobs, the Olympics, getting married (Danielle), it's time for a complete catch up on life, pickleball and love.

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Briar and Danielle toast to another season of pickleball podcasts. How much fun has this been? Paddle up!

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While perfectionism can have both positive and negative impacts on pickleball players, finding a balance between striving for excellence and maintaining a healthy perspective on mistakes and imperfections is essential for overall enjoyment and success in the sport.
Briar and Danielle talk setting high standards and the positives and negatives in pickleball.

Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.

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Let’s talk about physical conditioning. It’s been the single biggest concept on my mind for a variety of reasons. Being in shape, training for tournements, improving our game. Being ready for old age. Ug.
Briar and Danielle talk about setting goals and the hard part, following through. Life gets so busy. What are you goals?

Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.

Find us on YouTube, How you Play The Game or on Instagram for more information about who we are and tips and strategies for playing your best game.

Paddle up and see you again!

Thank you to Aubrey Rose Apps for production and editing.