Pickleball Addiction

In this episode, I speak with Thaddea Lock, the UK's number 1 woman's pickleball player. We discuss:

• Her background and how she got into Pickleball. It's probably not how you think!
• Thaddea's medal success at the Nationals
• Thaddea's recent trip to America to play the APP
• What a week looks like as a pro pickleball player
• The work she is doing in pickleball today
• Event's she planning on attending in the coming months

Thaddea is a great ambassador for the sport and really enthusiastic about pickleball which makes for a great episode. Enjoy!

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In this episode, we talk with Truc Vo and Bastian Grau from Joola about their personal experiences in Pickleball, the growth of Pickleball, Joola's participation in the sport and what we can expect in the next 12 months.

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It's the Premier Pickleball League's (PPL) inaugural season. A place for top players to meet and compete on a more regular basis and showcase the UK's best talent.

Halfway through the season, we catch up with one of the founders, Ed Hares, to discuss why the league was set up, what's happened so far, learnings for season one, and the exciting expansion plans for season 2.

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The English Nationals are upon us and the event kicks off on Thursday with the MLP-style event.

The draft for the MLP event has been carried out and Pickleball Addiction has sponsored a team at this year's event.

The Pickleball Addiction Team is:

• Thaddea Lock
• Rhodri Oliver
• Elaine Brown
• Mark Johnson

In this episode, we meet the team and learn a little bit about them.

Join us on Thursday at the English Nationals to support the team!

MLP Style Draft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDdfm4SIxo

MLP Style Group Draw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFJHFlxVHWc

It was a pleasure speaking with Luis de Cristobal, Director of the Mediterranean Open about the first open event being held at the illustrious Rafal Nadal Academy in Mallorca. 

We spoke about:

- How Luis got into running pickleball events

- The logistics of creating the Mediterranean Open

- More than pickleball, paella and fiesta!

- The courts that will be used at the event

- The structure of the tournament

- Initiatives to grow the sport among mentally and physically disabled people (and the special event they have planned for the open)

- The growth of pickleball in Spain and getting the sport recognised by governing bodies

- and more

This was a fun episode. I hope you enjoy the discussion.

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In this episode, we talk with Elaine Shallcross who over the course of 8 years has seen a lot of change in pickleball. We discuss:

• Where pickleball started for her
• Her experience as North West Regional Director for Pickleball England
• The tournaments that she has been involved in, all over the world
• What will it take for pickleball to get more funding to grow the game?
• Will pickleball ever become an Olympic sport?
• What makes a good pickleball festival
• How pickleball has changed lives
• and more

This is a really interesting discussion with a veteran of pickleball in the UK.

Enjoy!

In this episode, we talk we Steve Beale who has become a serial pickleball event organiser.

We discuss his journey in pickleball, what got him into the events space, how to run epic events and what his vision is for events in the future.

It's a long one but packed with lots of great insight behind-the-scenes running pickleball events.

At the end of October, I took a friend who has never played pickleball before to Arizona to play the locals on both outdoor and indoor courts. This is how it went! 

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In this interview, pickleball professional Rob Nunnery reveals how he started in pickleball, what it's like to be on the road as a professional pickleball player, his thoughts on the MLP/PPA merger, why some player partnerships work, while others don't and the projects outside playing that he's currently working.

A great insight for any pickleball fan.

Sam and I met to discuss Pickleball’s past, present and future in the UK.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Sam got into Pickleball
• How Pickleball has grown in the last 7 years and in particular the last 12-24 months
• The Pickleball English Open & Nationals events
• What are the latest developments in Pickleball in the UK
• An insight into working with Pickleball England
• What are the opportunities in Pickleball?
• The future of Pickleball in the UK

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