Pickleball Obsession
Pickleball advice and insight for recreational players who want to play better and understand the game. Hosted by obsessed amateur Tracie Hotchner, each episode delivers short, useful answers from certified pickleball pros that actually apply to your game.
Episodes
6 episodes
Be Kinder to Yourself on the Court
#1007: Coach Mindy Yoder points out the ways that we can undermine ourselves on the court (name calling ourselves lazy, stupid) and suck the fun out of the game. If you’re being harsh to yourself, Mindy talks about how to interrupt and change t...
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13:50
"Respect the X" — Do People Really Know What it Means?
#1006: This is an often-used but greatly misunderstood saying about which player takes the ball, depending on the angle at which it crosses the net. Coach Deb Harrison thinks beginners and intermediates may have never heard the phrase, whereas ...
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14:57
"Sorry Not Sorry" — Is That Funny or Snarky?
#1005: Coach Leia Miller talks about common smirking reaction to making a point off a net cord hit — "Sorry... not sorry" and asks whether its funny — or rudely snarky? Other pickleball etiquette issues are responding to partners' errors with e...
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13:56
"Down the Middle Solves the Riddle"
#1004: Coach Greg Dedrick discuss this phrase that is often used when a shot is missed down the middle of the court, but he explains how there really would be no riddle to solve if players understood which player should rightly be taking that m...
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11:38