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Sophie Vanden Bosch, from Revolin Sports, is my guest today. How did this ballerina find the game of pickleball? Listen in as we talk about her first game, her patented move her friends still tease her about, her goals to introduce others like her to the game, the top goal she wants to attain before 60 and the role she plays in the industry's first…
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012 Trump or Biden - Choose Your Partner!
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Hello Pickleball Podcast listeners! In this episode I ask a most important question on this election eve .. if you had to choose a partner to play social games with, would you choose President Trump or former VP Biden? :) Listen in as I offer my suggestions to think about before making your choice. It is in the spirit of community, fun, and friends…
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Hello from the indoor studio in beautiful and HOT Phoenix, Arizona. Thank you for tuning into Episode 11 of the Pickleball 5.0 Podcast Show. In this episode, I share what, in my opinion, is the number one reason people are quitting pickleball. It is also the reason I had to quit playing this past year. Your thoughts and comments are welcome ... ema…
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010 An Interview with Alex - a "Young" Player in Kauai, Hawaii
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This was somewhat of a lost interview I found! Alex is a "young" 34 and has a really great attitude as well as an addiction to this game. Listen in as we sat down in the Kilauea gym on the North Shore of Kauai, Hawaii and talk about how he found the game of pickleball. He was humbled his first time out by a group of 60+ year olds :) Shout out to Pi…
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PB 09 Are You Being Driven Away From Pickleball?
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A post in one of the Facebook forums about a YEAR ago caught my attention. A community member asked the question, "What is driving you away from pickleball?" What was even more surprising was that if was raised by a person I saw as one of the most positive members of the forum! Listen in as I read the responses, give my OPINION, and share 8 suggest…
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As a member of a pickleball Facebook group, one you probably are as well, tI see posts weekly on the topic and interpretations of the rules of the game. I usually skip those running discussions but one I followed for a few comments had a link from one of the members to a quiz from the USAPA on the rules of the game. In this episode, I take the risk…
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007 Line Calls: Why You are Making the WRONG Calls and Special Guest Alexa Stops By!
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Welcome back to the PB 5.0 Pickleball Show. It's Episode 007 ... Bond style. Just returned from visiting special family members -- granddaughters in Austin, Texas; Shelbyville, Kentucky. I had wonderful times playing at the recreation center in Cedar Park (north Austin) and the Tom Sawyer State Park gym/rec center in Louisville, KY. Met some really…
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006 Celebrating My 1 Year Anniversary of Playing Pickleball
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In Episode 6 of the PB 5.0 Show of the pickleball podcast I share about finding the sport just one year ago. It's been a great year. Highlights: my FB post on the first time playing buying a paddle learning the game in paradise moving to Phoenix things I've learned or experienced the last year my goals for the second year Mentions in this episode: …
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005 Talking Pickleball with Ted Steinberg, North Shore of Kauai
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Today's episode was recorded in Kilauea, Kauai after a morning of playing the game on the North shore of Kauai. Ted Steinberg shares his story on finding the game. He's proof one does not have to have a past history playing racquet sports to enjoy it or to become a very good player. Ted is a great ambassador for the sport and has helped create a re…
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004 Jack Hodges: Hawaii's Pickleball Ambassador
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In today's show I sit down at the courts in Hanapepe, Kauai and talk with Jack Hodges. He is the ambassador of the sport for the state of Hawaii. Jack shares his story how he came to be such a fan of the sport ... it took him over a year of invites from his sister! He has personally introduced the game to over 1000 people. Jack is the person who ga…
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I've seen it - you've seen it. The desire to win at all cost. Or the desire to win at the expense of respecting your partner. A post on Aspen Kern's Facebook forum prompted this episode of The PB 5.0 Podcast. I read it to you in the final 15 or so minutes of the show ... don't miss it even if it means you will skip the first 15 minutes! Show highli…
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One of my first thoughts and questions that day upon being invited to check out this game of Pickleball was where did that name come from? The official story is the name came from the Pritchard's dog, Pickles. But there is more to the name story and it comes from credible sources. That story has nothing to do with the dog. Does it really matter? I …
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Welcome to PB 5.0 Show - the podcast about everything (almost everything) pickleball! My name is Phil Ladden and was hooked on the game just over 3.5 months ago. In Episode 1, I talk about what this podcast will be about, my story how I was introduced to the sport, and the 5 reasons in my opinion why it is the fastest growing sport in America. This…
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