Pickleball Fire Podcast

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132: Connecting Pickleball Clubs and Players with TrackitHub's Travis Kruse Jan 27, 2022

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Seven years ago, Travis Kruse and his father started TrackitHub to help Pickleball clubs and players. While Travis spent the first two years traveling around the country in a fifth wheel promoting the offering, it is now the number one Pickleball management platform, helping clubs and players manage events and connect with each other. If you are tired of using a spreadsheet, this episode is for you.

131: How to Master the One-Handed Spin Serve in Pickleball With Shea Underwood Jan 24, 2022

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A lot has happened in the six months since I interviewed Shea Underwood. Hear how his journey is going on the way to becoming a professional Pickleball player and get some great tips on how to master the one-handed spin serve.

130: Love, Murder, and Pickleball with Author Jeff Rasley Jan 20, 2022

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One thing I never thought I would talk about on a Pickleball podcast is murder. But Jeff Rasley author of the novel A Pickleball Soap Opera: Love, Murder, and Pickleball is my guest today. There is a lot of intrigue both in the interview and novel so let's hear from Jeff.

129: Pickleball Video Analysis to Improve Your Game with Senior Pro Kim Jagd Jan 17, 2022

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I love to interview Pickleball players with different athletic backgrounds. Kim Jagd, who played professional beach volleyball and coached at UCLA, talks about the parallels she sees between professional Pickelball and beach volleyball. She also goes deep on the importance of video analysis to your Pickleball game.

128: Differences Between Tennis and Pickleball with Senior Pro Nathalie Bagby Jan 13, 2022

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Sometimes it is really hard not to talk about tennis during g a Pickleball podcast episode. But that is because so many of the professionals have a tennis background. Nathalie Bagby does too, but what is interesting in the podcast is she lists so many differences between the two sports.

127: How to Fix Four Pickleball Strategy Mistakes with Pro Nicole Havlicek Jan 10, 2022

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I can tell Nicole Havlicek of Primetime Pickleball does a great deal of on-court teaching and instruction through her online Dominating Doubles Course. She goes in-depth on a few myths of Pickleball which you often hear from others when giving you Pickleball advice.

126: Overcoming Injury and Pickleball Depression with Senior Pro Anna Shirley Jan 06, 2022

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Senior professional Anna Shirley was just a couple of months away from the USA Nationals when she experienced a freak injury. In this episode, we talk about how she went through some tough times and what she did to prepare for the Nationals despite the injury.

125: 3 Tips to Help You Get On-Court Results with Pro Hercilio Cabieses Jan 03, 2022

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In this episode, we discuss:

What is the APP Nextgen Tour, and what Hercilio learned from it
What he is doing to promote Pickleball in Peru
Who is playing Pickleball in Peru, and how the government is helping the game grow
What Hercilio does when he does not get the results he expects when playing a sport
How another fitness activity helps his Pickleball game

124: Start a Pickleball Business with Entrepreneur John Lee Dumas Dec 30, 2021

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This show is a bit shorter than usual, but it is well worth a listen as I talk with John Lee Dumas about starting a Pickleball business. John has not only been an entrepreneur for the last ten years, but he is also a Pickleball player.

123: The Changing Game of Professional Pickleball with Jay Devilliers Dec 27, 2021

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Jay Devilliers burst onto the Pickleball scene just a couple of years ago, and now he is one of the top professionals. In this episode, we talk about professionalism in Pickleball and what it will take to bring the sport to the next level.

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