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Pickleball’s #1 Podcast with Top Pro Zane Navratil and Pickleball Creator, Nico The Lefty. Some would say it’s a “Picklers” dream podcast with the duo’s loud and unfiltered insights commentating on the good, the bad, and even the ugly sides of the sport as Pickleball undeniably rockets towards mainstream adoption. Weekly rotating topics, guests, tournament recaps, Pickleball pop-culture, player strategies, and more. No comment or topic can breach the PicklePod Non-Valley Zone, everything is in play. It’s on the PicklePod or it didn’t happen. Thomas Shields is the Founder Of “The Dink Pickleball” Media company and Zane Navratil is atop ranked pickleball pro who has won championships on the PPA Tour, APP Tour, and Major League Pickleball. RSSVERIFY

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Latest Episodes:

Shots Fired in the Tour Wars w/ Special Guest Ryan Trefry Jul 22, 2022

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Description: Ryan Trefry is the Director of Pickleball at Bell Bank Park in Mesa, AZ. He runs the 41 court facility that has hosted tournaments for both the APP and PPA Tour. We talk about pro tour drama and what the next move is in the pickleball chess match. Ryan runs some of the biggest amateur tournaments in the country and knows what separates the pros from the pretenders. He is setting up Bell Bank Park to be a leader in youth pickleball with opportunities to compete and train.

Show Notes:

1:30 The Challenge USA, watch it, then rewatch it

6:14 Ryan Trefry’s So Cal Roots and OG Pickleball

10:37 The Tyson Apostol Open at Bell Bank Park

13:10 Pickleball’s debut at the Maccabiah Games

14:32 PPA Selkirk Labs Showdown vs MLP Newport

20:19 Room for growth in professional sponsorship

27:17 Haters will say its fake, they need to see the speed in person

32:10 What’s the next move in pro tour chess?

41:09 Definition of a ‘pro’ pickleball player

48:17 Let’s add a verification check mark to DUPR

50:10 Building youth pickleball at Bell Bank Park

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The Fastest Hands in Pickleball w/ Special Guest JW Johnson Jul 15, 2022

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Description: JW ‘Just Win’ Johnson has won more pro medals than anyone in 2022. If modern pickleball had an MJ vs. Lebron debate, it would be between Ben Johns and JW Johnson. Get a behind the scenes look at the player no one wants to see on the other side of the net. Plus, Tyson is back on reality TV and dominating The Challenge USA, Wednesdays on CBS.

Show Notes:

4:40 Tyson is the front runner on The Challenge USA on CBS

9:58 Family time has become pickleball time

14:56 JW Johnson joins the show

21:03 Who is number 1?

28:59 The singles landscape from JW’s perspective

32:04 Fastest hands in the game

42:42 Speedups off the bounce vs out of the air

51:37 The routine for improvement

57:19 High stakes and high emotions at MLP

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The latest July 12 Jul 12, 2022

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Description: Thomas gives a weekly update of the latest News in Pickleball!

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Major League Pickleball Has Become Reality TV w/ Special Guests Mary & Maggie Brascia Jul 01, 2022

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Description: Tyson and Thomas are both on vacationbut no one is having a better summer than Mary Brascia. She and sister Maggie join the PicklePod to talk Major League Pickleball, recent victories, siblings double strategy and paddle weights. Tyson helps Thomas navigate the dating apps and pitches a new pickleball reality show.

Show Notes:

3:59 The Brascia sisters enter the chat

9:17 Someone is a big fan of ‘unscripted TV’

11:32 MLP is pure entertainment and the drama is just beginning

16:17 One sister drags the other into pickleball

21:00 It’s been a Mary Brascia summer

24:41 Tyson’s starting a paddle weight database

28:39 How to play doubles with your sibling

32:13 The art of weighting a paddle

35:30 The Pickleball Bachelor coming this fall

40:34 Chemistry is key for MLP

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Parris Todd's PicklePod Debut Jun 24, 2022

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Description: APP Champion, PPA Champion, and MLP Champion, Parris Todd, joins the PicklePod. We talk about partner relationships, fashion, cryptocurrency, and Todd’s recent takeover of the world of pickleball. There are a lot of deals in the works for this former tennis star, including landing some real estate. Will TX or FL be the next big move? Don’t miss your chance to win Free Selkirk Paddles For Life!

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Show Notes:

7:16 APP vs PPA relationship

11:57 Early elite tennis career influenced childhood

13:44 ‘Waisted’ brand women’s streetwear entering pickleball activewear

26:07 Grandma knows best - it’s pickleball over tennis

30:20 A Parris Todd pickleball paddle could be on the way

34:22 Parris takes over the interview

38:10 The Major League Pickleball experience

41:47 Tyson is repping pickleball on ‘The Challenge’

43:54 Who’s the best players you’ve seen singles and doubles

48:22 Don’t be afraid to take a step off of the kitchen line

56:32 LA Open, Newport Beach, then off to Florida

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Kyle Yates Explains How to Master the Speedup Jun 21, 2022

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Battle of the Tours with Rob Nunnery Jun 17, 2022

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Description: Rob Nunnery crashes the PicklePod to talk PPA Orange County Cup and the Tennis Channel broadcast. The boys brainstorm a battle of the tours team event between the top players on the APP and PPA Tour. A nudist pickleball colony has caught everyone’s attention and we get into some old fashioned paddle talk.

Show Notes:

3:02 Tyson’s surprise game with the Waters

9:05 Pickleball on Tennis Channel. How the heck do you watch Tennis Channel?

13:02 Rob Nunnery is back by popular demand

17:37 Fan of the wide frame camera?

19:34 Ideas to improve the viewership experience

25:18 Weekend results JW and Parris Todd take titles

31:51 Who can break the specialization mold

34:13 Battle of the Tours an all-star showdown

42:35 Get your DUPR ready

51:55 Live podcast recording from the nudist colony

1:00:28 PaddleGate continues with an anonymous letter

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Collin Johns On Why He Plays Pickleball Different Than Anyone Else Jun 15, 2022

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MLP Owner/Player Travis Rettenmaier Recaps the Most Exciting Event of the Year Jun 10, 2022

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Description: The only Major League Pickleball owner/player Travis Rettenmaier joins the pod. Once ranked #57 in doubles tennis, Rettenmaier has one of a kind perspective on the state of pickleball. We go deep on his MLP experience and how a 20-12 lead in the finals slipped away.

Show Notes:

11:09 Welcome Travis Rettenmaier

15:17 Bad coaching in the MLP Finals?

16:09 MLP Format - Good for Drama, Bad for Gambling

21:57 Tyson’s Solution to the format dilemma

27:31 Florida Smash owner Travis Rettenmeir elects to retain Travis Rettenmaier

38:47 This is how you earn the name ‘Dirtbag’

46:57 The Rettenmeir quinceañera: an MLP coming out party

49:01 Go ahead, buy ‘em all, the next wave is coming

56:07 The bet for world’s number 1 - Ben or JW in 2023

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An Unbelievable Week in NYC May 28, 2022

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Tyson and Thomas are live, in person, recording at the ONE37pm Cafe in New York. Thomas recounts an epic day of pickleball at the NYSE. The boys prep for the Major League Pickleball Draft Reveal and talk MLP strategy. We get an update from CRBN on the approval of their next generation of paddles.

Show Notes

1:15 Thomas relives the unreal MLP visit to the NYSE

8:27 A Celebration of Pickleball at the ONE37pm Cafe

10:25 The boys prep for the MLP Draft Reveal

15:45 Shout out to all the Rosies playing in the APP NYC Open

18:15 Knee jerk reaction to Sports Illustrated article

23:10 The advantages of a two handed backhand

26:45 New generation CRBN paddles added to USPA approved list

31:23 Tyson and Thomas fight for the higher DUPR rating

33:19 MLP pairing strategy, how would you structure your team?

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