Pickleball Problems

We’ve been slacking a little with this podcast lately. But no longer! Expect more frequent episodes! Also, here’s a way to help your favourite PB coach.

In this episode of the show Mark talks poaching! When is it ok? When is it rude? How do you know?

What’s safe? What’s not? On this episode of the show, Mark talks with Dr. Anne Matlow about playing pickleball in the time of COVID-19. She’s Professor of Medicine, Paediatrics, Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto. She is a retired infectious disease physician who was on Ontario’s provincial advisory committee during the SARS outbreak of 2003.

On this episode of the show Mark Renneson talks with doubles dream team Riley and Lindsey Newman about what is bringing them so much success on the court and why their controversial style of play is so effective.

Parks, community centres, country clubs. When you think about where pickleball gets played and taught you probably imagine these kinds of facilities. But when Roger BelAir thinks about the sport, he’s more likely to think about razor wire and surveillance cameras. That’s because Roger teaches pickleball inside America’s prisons.

New ways to indicate “not ready”. Hydration breaks re-defined. Sneaky serves and more! There have been some significant changes to the official rules of pickleball that go into effect January 15, 2019. Mark Renneson speaks with referee Don Stanley about some of the key rules that will impact rec and tournament players alike.

On this episode of the show Mark tackles 6 questions from listener Tim Boggess. Tim wants to know why he’s making mistakes on his forehand, how to stop being frozen out of rec games, and why the pros seem to have a “fetish” about one particular ball.

In this episode of Pickleball Problems, host Mark Renneson talks to Adam Stone about this image below. It was taken from a video posted on the Pickleball Instructor’s Forumon Facebook and shows Stone in a rather upright position, with his paddle quite low.

In this episode of the show we take an excerpt from The Pickleball Lab where Michelle Esquivel plays a game of “Good Idea, Bad Idea”.

This is a special edition of the show. We bring you an excerpt from an exclusive conversation from The Pickleball Lab that we had with Frank Anthony Davis.

In this episode Mark talks to Bob about some of the things that drive him crazy in pickleball and what he can do to overcome it. More at thirdshotsports.com

Mark made this episode in response to a question posted on facebook: “Where should I return serve?”. Seems simple enough, right?

When should coaches act as players? How do you give great feedback? Where should you stand to observe your players during a drill?

Why pockets matter and more! Whether you are an aspiring pro or just like getting better, how you spend you time training matters. In this episode of the show Mark talks about some simple things you can do to get the most out of your practice time.

In this exclusive interview, Mark Renneson talks with PB pro Leigh Waters about what its like to compete (and win) at the highest level with her 12-year old daughter Anna-Leigh, as well as their significant use of the third shot drive.