Special guest Jason Aspes, President of the UPA, joins TPL Pod to answer questions about pro player Andrei Daescu’s $50,000 fine and 60-day suspension, the future of UPA’s paddle certification process (to rival USAP’s), and the need for a strong governing body to protect pickleball. Find out what JOOLA the pros were playing at PPA Sacramento that looked like, smelled like, and sounded A LOT like the Alpha (which has been de-listed from USAP’s approved paddle list, ergo also PPA?). Is it true that a line call replay system will actually be implemented in the next few events? Find out the answers to these hot questions and catch up with Jilly B and K-Dubs on their whirlwind trip to NorCal and what it was like to play with the Rattlesnake himself, Travis Rettenmaier. 

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Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast. 

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SEGMENTS

0:00 Coming Up

1:52 What’s the Joola?/LAWSUIT CITY

3:44 Rombus Ripple Delisted

5:30 Andrei Speaks 

8:09 Jason Aspes, President of UPA

11:26 What is the UPA? 

16:01 300k Fox Streaming Numbers

23:05 Financial Viability of UPA

30:50 “One Great Governing Body is all You Need”

37:28 UPA Paddle Certification is Coming!

40:30 Andrei Daescu Punishment

55:15 Exit Velocity, Drug Testing & Gambling 

57:12 APP’s Role in the Ecosystem

59:25 #UnblockMe

1:00:05 The UPA “Mission”

1:03:42 How the Players Really Feel about the UPA

1:05:48 The “other” JOOLA Alpha

1:07:46 Ketones/How does a pro choose their paddle?

1:11:38 World Tour of California/Focaccia/

1:14:15 Travis “The Road Warrior” Rettenmaier

1:18:18 Sister Act