Latest Kleb Podcast Episodes
144: The World's Largest Indoor Pickleball Tournament with Kyle Yates, Jim Ludwig, & Randy Sussman
Pickleball Fire Podcast - March 10, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsIn the North playing Pickleball indoors is a necessity in the winter. But can you imagine an indoor tournament with 46 courts and a championship stadium which can seat 1,000 people? Well that is just what the Atlantic City Open will be when it is held in September.
143: How Singles in Pickleball Can Improve Your Doubles Game with Senior Pro Hillary Marold
Pickleball Fire Podcast - March 07, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsWe cover a lot of ground in this podcast episode with Hillary Marold, from the battle of the sexes with Bobby Riggs to being the first female network television commentator. We also cover how to improve your doubles game while playing singles.
143: How Singles in Pickleball Can Improve Your Doubles Game with Senior Pro Hilary Marold
Pickleball Fire Podcast - March 07, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsWe cover a lot of ground in this podcast episode with Hilary Marold, from the battle of the sexes with Bobby Riggs to being the first female network television commentator. We also cover how to improve your doubles game while playing singles.
142: Having Fun With The Lighted Pickleball with Corky Newcomb
Pickleball Fire Podcast - March 03, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsI know many of the outdoor courts in my area do not have lights for playing at night. But have you ever thought about playing with a lighted Pickleball? Corky Newcomb, who invented the lighted golf ball in 1985, talks about how much fun it is to play with a lighted Pickleball and create a fun ev...
141: Choosing the Right Pickleball for Your Game with Pro Ille Van Engelen
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 28, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsIt must be really hard when you have the ability to play professional Pickleball, but you do not have the time to dedicate to it. Yet Ille Van Engelen has immersed himself in the sport in many other ways while playing a handful of pro events each year. In this episode, we also talk about Pickl...
140: The Road to Making Pickleball the Official Sport of Washington State with Kate Van Gent
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 24, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsKate Van Gent started playing Pickleball during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic because her pilates studio was shut down. Now she is leading the team to help Pickleball become the official state sport of Washington.
139: Testing Pickleball Paddles and Their Spin with Chris Olson
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 21, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSpin is becoming more and more important to the game of Pickleball. So video creator Chris Olson set out to make a couple of videos on the topic with one being instructional in nature and the other assessing which paddles can impart the most spin.
138: Starting a Pickleball Brand with PBPRO's Simona Galik Moore
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 17, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsThere are not many women who run a company where they are manufacturing Pickleball paddles. But Simona Galik Moore does as the founder of PBPRO. She talks about how her company looks at the Pickleball market differently than others and what goes into designing her apparel line.
137: How Distractions Can Impact Your Pickleball Game with Senior Pro Julie Johnson
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 14, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsJulie Johnson is not only one of the top senior professionals in the game. She is also the mother of JW and Jorja, both of whom are professional players, both being named rookie of the year by the APP. Julie talks about how JW chose Pickleball over tennis and why Jorja's involvement in the sport...
136: Living the Pickleball Dream as a Full-Time RVer and Pilot with Mark Hilliard
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 10, 2022 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsMark Hilliard and his wife live a life many of us only dream about. They are on the road as full-time RVers, playing Pickleball all over the country. In addition to this, Mark will take his amphibious plane, which can land anywhere to find Pickleball games. He often lands on the water, swims to ...
135: How Being Uber Competitive Can Help Your Pickleball Game with Pro Rachel Rettger
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 07, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsRachel Rettger is relatively new to the Pickleball Scene, but she recently won a mixed doubles National Championship with her partner Casey Cullen in the 5.0 19+ division. Rachel talks about how being super competitive helps her game and why it was such an asset in their comeback win.
134: Driving the Growth of Youth Pickleball with Tom Davidson
Pickleball Fire Podcast - February 03, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsTom Davidson's nine-year-old daughter loves the game of Pickleball. But she finds not many kids are playing the sport yet. So Tom started the Amateur Pickleball Association (APA) which has a great program for not only kids but parents.
133: 3 Tips From Racquetball That Can Help Your Pickleball Game with Senior Pro Kevin Booth
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 31, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsKevin Booth is a five-time National Champion in Men's Doubles in Outdoor Racquetball. He is also a top senior professional in Pickleball, having finished second in doubles with his partner John Sperling at the Nationals. Today he gives three tips from racquetball that can help your Pickleball ga...
132: Connecting Pickleball Clubs and Players with TrackitHub's Travis Kruse
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 27, 2022 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSeven 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 ma...
131: How to Master the One-Handed Spin Serve in Pickleball With Shea Underwood
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 24, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsA 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
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 20, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsOne 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
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 17, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsI 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...
128: Differences Between Tennis and Pickleball with Senior Pro Nathalie Bagby
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 13, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSometimes 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
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 10, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsI 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
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 06, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSenior 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
Pickleball Fire Podcast - January 03, 2022 05:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsIn 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 p...
124: Start a Pickleball Business with Entrepreneur John Lee Dumas
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 30, 2021 05:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsThis 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
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 27, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsJay 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.
122: From Being Clinically Dead to Certified Pickleball Instructor with Ian Hutchinson
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 23, 2021 05:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsI am not going to lie that this might be a tough episode to listen to as we play a one-minute clip of a 911 call. But it is important as far as Ian Hutchinson's story goes from being clinically dead to a certified Pickleball instructor.
121: How to Hit and Return the Spin Serve with Pro Daniel Moore
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 20, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsDaniel Moore had never heard of Pickleball. But his father, Scott, told him they were both going to become national champions. And they did that in 2014, winning singles titles on the same day. Fast forward a few years, and Daniel does not play as much Pickleball as he used to because he is invo...
120: The Popularity of Pickleball in India with Megha Kapoor
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 16, 2021 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsPickleball is growing rapidly in the United States and Canada. But it is also expanding throughout the world including India. Megha Kapoor talks about how the game is attracting different players in India and its growth over the last five years.
119: Three Pickleball Shots You Should Master with Joe Valenti
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 13, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsThe ATP, the Erne, and the Joey. These are three shots you should master to take your game to the next level. Joe Valenti and I discuss all three in this episode, including the one named after him.
118: The Growth of Pickleball Internationally with the IFP's Steve Sidwell
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 09, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSteve Sidwell of the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) says there is no magic number of countries playing the game for getting the sport into the Olympic Games. But he has been responsible for the recent explosion of nations becoming members of the IFP.
117: How to Construct a Point in Pickleball with Pro Lee Whitwell
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 06, 2021 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsLee Whitwell burst onto the scene when playing Major League Pickleball. As the oldest player on a team, she was even voted the Most Valuable Player of the league. This is a fun episode where she also provide lots of tips to help improve your game.
116: Bringing Pickleball to Greece with Niko & Christie Fronimos
Pickleball Fire Podcast - December 02, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsThe Greeks don't have a word for Pickleball. Nor do they have one for Pickle. So you might think that Niko and Christie Fronimos will have difficulty introducing the game to the country. But they are on a mission to do just that.
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