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ADIDAS.

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One of the things I love most about traveling is that you get to be engulfed in a new area, a new way of living, food, and even culture.

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I was driving home from work the other day, taking one of my usual \"country\" routes that cuts through some of Wisconsin's country roads. It has become one of my favorite routes.

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My dad and I used to bicker about a lot of things.

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If I told you a good pair of shoes is worth at least two points on the court, would you finally invest in the right ones?

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I came across a sign on a desert trail that stopped me in my tracks when I was recently visiting my dad in Arizona.

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My sister and I were in town visiting our dad, who, by the way, isn’t just your everyday retiree with a pickleball paddle. He’s a pickleball Hall of Famer and a former national champion who’s fully embraced his second ca...

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There’s a certain sound that defines summer.

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When you spend enough time on a pickleball court, you start to notice something pretty special.

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You can tell a lot about a player before they ever hit a ball.

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There’s a moment in every athlete’s life where the game stops being about the game.

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Pickleball Stories from the Road: The Toyota Contract

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Defining Your Legacy in Pickleball

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Tell Tom to stuff a sock in it. I bet you know a \"Tom.\" Tom is the expert. He will guide you to the right paddle, the right strategy, the right way to hold your paddle at the kitchen line so you overutilize your backhand...

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Normal Is Boring Anyway

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As a coach, you get used to being the voice in the room. The one with the plan, the message, the knowledge to share. You work hard to teach it clearly and positively, never arrogantly. But every so often, coaching humble...

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Finding Your Pickleball Coaching Style and Why It Matters More Than You Think

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When Coaching Turns into Parenting (A Dinking Dad Moment)

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When people talk about improving at pickleball, the conversation usually sounds the same: better dinks, faster hands, more power, cleaner third shots. Whether they’re drives, drips, or drops, they’re all important! 

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You have a pickleball addiction. You dream about it. You schedule your daily activities around it. You watch YouTube videos and instructional content — and pro matches — on the weekend. Am I right? If this struck a nerve...

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In pickleball, errors happen. Guess what? The best of the best make errors as well. Let that resonate a bit — it’s not just you. But what separates strong players or the pros from the rest isn't that they’re perfect (no ...

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