1 00:00:00,190 --> 00:00:01,250 Before we get into the podcast, 2 00:00:01,590 --> 00:00:04,890 wanted to let you know that our holiday store is closing 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,650 soon. I am told that on December 6th, 4 00:00:07,650 --> 00:00:10,210 the store will be closed so that all of the products 5 00:00:10,230 --> 00:00:13,690 can be get gotten ready and shipped out in time for 6 00:00:13,690 --> 00:00:14,410 the holidays. 7 00:00:14,410 --> 00:00:18,450 So if you've been waiting to get a Pickleball therapy cap 8 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,010 shirt, sweater or something else, 9 00:00:21,010 --> 00:00:21,450 now is your time. 10 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,690 I'll put a link down in the show notes. 11 00:00:25,100 --> 00:00:26,450 Hello and welcome to Pickleball Therapy, 12 00:00:26,590 --> 00:00:29,250 the podcast dedicated to your Pickleball improvement. 13 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:31,050 It's the podcast with you in mind. 14 00:00:31,790 --> 00:00:32,730 My name is Tony Roy, 15 00:00:32,730 --> 00:00:33,810 guy, I'm your podcast host. 16 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,490 Week to week hope to bring you information about the mental 17 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:42,490 part of this beautiful sport that we call Pickleball to help 18 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:44,170 you better play, 19 00:00:44,590 --> 00:00:45,530 better feel, 20 00:00:45,990 --> 00:00:47,330 and just have a deeper, 21 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:51,330 more fulfilling relationship with this awesome sport of Pickleball. 22 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:55,250 What we're gonna do in this week's podcast is we are 23 00:00:55,250 --> 00:00:59,010 going to start a new format for the podcast us. 24 00:00:59,010 --> 00:01:02,010 Usually you're used to having two subjects in each podcast. 25 00:01:02,390 --> 00:01:03,650 One is like the main subject, 26 00:01:04,220 --> 00:01:05,490 maybe not like the main subject. 27 00:01:05,550 --> 00:01:06,530 It is the main subject. 28 00:01:06,950 --> 00:01:10,130 And then the second subject usually be a riff of some 29 00:01:10,130 --> 00:01:12,930 sort. What I want to try is I want to try 30 00:01:13,140 --> 00:01:15,210 doing a single subject for the podcast. 31 00:01:16,070 --> 00:01:19,690 The reason is there's a lot going on in in our 32 00:01:19,690 --> 00:01:21,570 lives. There's a lot going on on the Pickleball court, 33 00:01:21,630 --> 00:01:25,130 and there's just a lot to this process of improving our 34 00:01:25,130 --> 00:01:27,370 mental fortitude when we, 35 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:28,930 when we en engage with the sport. 36 00:01:29,310 --> 00:01:30,810 And so going to a single subject, 37 00:01:31,010 --> 00:01:33,130 I think will allow us to really hone in on that 38 00:01:33,410 --> 00:01:33,810 one subject, 39 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,370 have that one subject in mind when we go out to 40 00:01:36,370 --> 00:01:38,410 play, and then riff episodes. 41 00:01:38,420 --> 00:01:40,050 Those will come out from time to time. 42 00:01:40,050 --> 00:01:41,850 Those will just be marked as special episodes. 43 00:01:41,850 --> 00:01:43,650 Those will drop other days during the week, 44 00:01:44,150 --> 00:01:46,690 but Fridays will be reserved for our single subject. 45 00:01:47,190 --> 00:01:49,010 And this week what we're gonna di dive into is we're 46 00:01:49,010 --> 00:01:50,770 gonna talk about navigating a game. 47 00:01:51,250 --> 00:01:55,770 I think it's really helpful to have some better perspective when 48 00:01:55,770 --> 00:01:57,330 we're out there on navigating a game. 49 00:01:57,970 --> 00:02:00,610 And I'm gonna tell you a story that happened to me 50 00:02:00,610 --> 00:02:01,490 during Nationals, 51 00:02:01,850 --> 00:02:02,810 a game that I played in, 52 00:02:03,230 --> 00:02:06,730 and how there's different ways of experiencing that. 53 00:02:06,830 --> 00:02:08,450 And I'll tell you how I experienced it, 54 00:02:08,550 --> 00:02:10,610 and then you can see what you think about, 55 00:02:11,020 --> 00:02:11,930 about that process. 56 00:02:12,750 --> 00:02:14,770 And I think it's something that you'll be able to apply 57 00:02:14,830 --> 00:02:16,690 to your game as well. 58 00:02:17,270 --> 00:02:18,450 As we dive into the podcast, 59 00:02:19,450 --> 00:02:22,290 I wanted to let you know that we have our new 60 00:02:22,920 --> 00:02:26,810 camp dates for 2024 or coming out if they're not out 61 00:02:26,810 --> 00:02:27,690 already when you hear this. 62 00:02:27,830 --> 00:02:29,130 So if you want to know more about that, 63 00:02:29,430 --> 00:02:30,730 go to better Pickleball dot com, 64 00:02:31,300 --> 00:02:34,810 check out the camps button or go to the camps and 65 00:02:34,810 --> 00:02:36,810 then you'll see what's available to you. 66 00:02:37,340 --> 00:02:38,290 We're, we're trying to, 67 00:02:39,260 --> 00:02:42,650 we're gonna definitely have an additional camp in Tampa, 68 00:02:43,610 --> 00:02:44,010 I believe. 69 00:02:44,010 --> 00:02:45,090 There may still be some spots, 70 00:02:45,370 --> 00:02:46,890 but I'm not a hundred percent sure because I know that 71 00:02:46,890 --> 00:02:48,410 there was a waiting list for that. 72 00:02:48,870 --> 00:02:51,370 And then we have our Tahoe camps in June, 73 00:02:51,630 --> 00:02:53,730 and then we have some Sacramento camps. 74 00:02:53,830 --> 00:02:56,170 So we're gonna be out in California somewhere in the Sacramento 75 00:02:56,170 --> 00:02:58,170 area sometime in March. 76 00:02:58,270 --> 00:03:00,450 So take A look at those when you get a minute 77 00:03:00,470 --> 00:03:03,330 if you're interested in joining us for one of our camps. 78 00:03:03,910 --> 00:03:04,170 All right, 79 00:03:04,170 --> 00:03:07,010 so let's talk about navigating a game. 80 00:03:07,010 --> 00:03:08,890 And I wanna focus here on a big picture. 81 00:03:08,990 --> 00:03:10,290 In subsequent episodes, 82 00:03:10,420 --> 00:03:11,930 we'll talk about more specific, 83 00:03:12,340 --> 00:03:13,090 we'll fine tune it, 84 00:03:13,090 --> 00:03:14,450 right? We'll go deep into like, 85 00:03:14,470 --> 00:03:14,770 you know, 86 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:16,170 come coming back or, 87 00:03:17,430 --> 00:03:18,290 or, you know, 88 00:03:18,290 --> 00:03:19,570 closing out a game when you're ahead, 89 00:03:19,570 --> 00:03:20,130 things like that. 90 00:03:20,150 --> 00:03:20,650 But let's, 91 00:03:20,650 --> 00:03:23,850 let's look at a big picture approach or a big picture 92 00:03:24,190 --> 00:03:27,890 way of thinking about how we navigate a game of Pickleball. 93 00:03:28,710 --> 00:03:30,850 And when you think about a game of Pickleball, 94 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:33,250 what what's happening out there is, 95 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,890 obviously we have a lot of rallies, 96 00:03:34,890 --> 00:03:35,570 right? We're serving, 97 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:37,410 returning, hitting other shots, 98 00:03:38,430 --> 00:03:40,890 and there's a series of rallies that occur, 99 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,330 some that result in points, 100 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,050 some that end up with no points at the end. 101 00:03:45,790 --> 00:03:48,570 And then at the end of a certain amount of rall, 102 00:03:48,610 --> 00:03:49,570 a certain number of rallies, 103 00:03:50,150 --> 00:03:51,450 one of us is declared the victor, 104 00:03:51,580 --> 00:03:53,490 right? One of us gets to 11, 105 00:03:53,490 --> 00:03:54,770 usually that's what we're playing to, 106 00:03:54,770 --> 00:03:56,450 right? So one of us ends up with 11, 107 00:03:56,990 --> 00:03:58,650 and the other one ends up with some other score, 108 00:03:58,750 --> 00:03:59,050 you know, 109 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,730 5, 6, 110 00:04:01,730 --> 00:04:01,970 3, 9, 111 00:04:02,670 --> 00:04:03,290 whatever it is. 112 00:04:03,550 --> 00:04:04,170 And we're done. 113 00:04:04,170 --> 00:04:04,850 We go to the, 114 00:04:04,630 --> 00:04:04,850 to the, 115 00:04:05,350 --> 00:04:06,050 to the net. 116 00:04:06,070 --> 00:04:08,090 We tap paddles and our, 117 00:04:08,310 --> 00:04:09,970 our experience is completed for that game. 118 00:04:11,450 --> 00:04:15,410 I think that when you start thinking about Pickleball that way, 119 00:04:15,830 --> 00:04:17,770 it gives you a better sense of, 120 00:04:19,390 --> 00:04:23,770 of framing out what's going on when you're playing a game. 121 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:26,570 Because what happens is we get swept up in the score. 122 00:04:26,830 --> 00:04:27,130 You know, 123 00:04:27,130 --> 00:04:30,450 let's say that we're down eight one or we're up eight 124 00:04:30,510 --> 00:04:34,610 one. That tends to have an effect on how we feel 125 00:04:34,610 --> 00:04:35,250 during that, 126 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,170 that phase of the game. 127 00:04:37,790 --> 00:04:41,970 And potentially also how we're playing in that at that stage, 128 00:04:41,970 --> 00:04:43,130 right? In that point of the, 129 00:04:43,190 --> 00:04:43,610 of the, 130 00:04:43,630 --> 00:04:44,050 or that, 131 00:04:44,050 --> 00:04:44,970 that stage of the, 132 00:04:45,590 --> 00:04:47,930 of the game when really it shouldn't. 133 00:04:48,970 --> 00:04:54,330 I have often mused about playing the game in a way 134 00:04:54,330 --> 00:04:57,170 where we would simply go out to the court, 135 00:04:57,750 --> 00:04:58,690 we would start the game, 136 00:04:59,270 --> 00:05:03,010 we would play no score called other than the server, 137 00:05:03,270 --> 00:05:03,570 you know, 138 00:05:03,570 --> 00:05:05,210 server changing back and forth. 139 00:05:05,750 --> 00:05:08,090 And then at some point there'd be like a light in 140 00:05:08,090 --> 00:05:08,650 the middle of the, 141 00:05:08,910 --> 00:05:11,410 of the court that would turn on like a red light 142 00:05:11,410 --> 00:05:13,090 or something indicating game is over. 143 00:05:13,510 --> 00:05:14,650 And we would walk up together, 144 00:05:14,710 --> 00:05:15,530 we tap paddles, 145 00:05:15,530 --> 00:05:16,130 we'd look at a, 146 00:05:16,190 --> 00:05:17,050 at a a, 147 00:05:18,010 --> 00:05:19,210 a display and it would say, 148 00:05:19,230 --> 00:05:19,530 you know, 149 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:20,850 team A 11, 150 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,570 team B seven or whatever. 151 00:05:22,950 --> 00:05:23,530 And that way, 152 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:23,890 you know, 153 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,450 it'd be much more enjoyable because that's really what we're doing. 154 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:32,050 It's just a series of independent rallies that wrap and conclude 155 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:33,530 that again, 156 00:05:33,530 --> 00:05:34,170 some have scores, 157 00:05:34,170 --> 00:05:34,730 some don't, 158 00:05:34,730 --> 00:05:35,810 depending on on who, 159 00:05:35,810 --> 00:05:36,170 what, right? 160 00:05:36,170 --> 00:05:37,290 The serve team or the return team. 161 00:05:37,670 --> 00:05:38,930 And then at the end we just, 162 00:05:39,310 --> 00:05:39,650 you know, 163 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,370 have a number and one of us got to 11, 164 00:05:41,390 --> 00:05:41,890 one didn't, 165 00:05:42,470 --> 00:05:43,450 and it, 166 00:05:43,450 --> 00:05:45,650 that way of playing would be, 167 00:05:46,280 --> 00:05:47,010 we'd play better. 168 00:05:47,870 --> 00:05:48,290 And frankly, 169 00:05:48,390 --> 00:05:49,810 we would just feel better during the process, 170 00:05:50,110 --> 00:05:51,130 not worry so much about, 171 00:05:51,190 --> 00:05:51,530 you know, 172 00:05:51,750 --> 00:05:52,490 it being eight, 173 00:05:52,490 --> 00:05:53,610 eight or nine two, 174 00:05:53,970 --> 00:05:54,770 whatever the score is. 175 00:05:55,190 --> 00:05:56,850 And so let me relate to you a story that I 176 00:05:56,850 --> 00:05:59,650 Think will help flesh this out a little more. 177 00:06:00,110 --> 00:06:02,170 And it had to do with a game we played at 178 00:06:02,370 --> 00:06:03,530 Nationals. It's on the back draw, 179 00:06:03,590 --> 00:06:04,890 so it's a game to 15. 180 00:06:05,630 --> 00:06:07,010 And me and my partner Brian, 181 00:06:07,070 --> 00:06:07,730 we were on a, 182 00:06:07,750 --> 00:06:08,130 one of those, 183 00:06:08,130 --> 00:06:09,170 they call 'em a blind date. 184 00:06:09,310 --> 00:06:10,970 We knew each other from other tournaments we had, 185 00:06:11,870 --> 00:06:12,130 you know, 186 00:06:12,130 --> 00:06:13,010 we were acquaintances, 187 00:06:13,010 --> 00:06:15,370 Pickleball acquaintances from tournaments and things like that. 188 00:06:15,630 --> 00:06:16,730 Always said hi to each other, 189 00:06:17,270 --> 00:06:21,050 but we had never played as partners in anything a a 190 00:06:21,050 --> 00:06:21,810 tournament or not. 191 00:06:22,590 --> 00:06:23,090 Our partner, 192 00:06:23,190 --> 00:06:26,210 our respective regular partners for the tournament got in, 193 00:06:26,210 --> 00:06:26,730 were injured, 194 00:06:26,830 --> 00:06:28,210 so we are unable to play. 195 00:06:28,230 --> 00:06:28,610 So we, 196 00:06:28,830 --> 00:06:29,770 we joined up, 197 00:06:30,030 --> 00:06:31,290 that's why they call it a blind date. 198 00:06:31,590 --> 00:06:34,250 So we were in our fourth match of the day. 199 00:06:34,590 --> 00:06:35,250 We had one, 200 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:36,210 two at that stage. 201 00:06:36,210 --> 00:06:36,690 We had one, 202 00:06:36,690 --> 00:06:37,450 two and lost one. 203 00:06:37,450 --> 00:06:38,410 So we were in the backdrop. 204 00:06:39,070 --> 00:06:40,290 So it's one game to 15, 205 00:06:40,750 --> 00:06:41,930 and we're playing a very good team. 206 00:06:42,090 --> 00:06:43,610 I just call 'em the Todds because it's, 207 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,530 it's Todd Robertson and Todd Curtis. 208 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:46,970 Both very good players, 209 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:49,170 just to give you a sense. 210 00:06:49,170 --> 00:06:50,930 We were seat at number 18 in the tournament. 211 00:06:50,930 --> 00:06:52,610 They were seated number 10 in the tournament. 212 00:06:53,110 --> 00:06:54,130 So solid team. 213 00:06:54,790 --> 00:06:57,530 And we raced off to a crazy start. 214 00:06:57,670 --> 00:06:58,890 So we were up eight, 215 00:06:58,950 --> 00:07:00,690 one, and at the game of 15, 216 00:07:00,690 --> 00:07:01,290 you switched sides. 217 00:07:01,290 --> 00:07:02,650 So we switched sides at eight one, 218 00:07:03,270 --> 00:07:05,450 and we were able to extend the lead to 11 to 219 00:07:05,450 --> 00:07:08,730 one. The Todds weren't going anywhere. 220 00:07:08,990 --> 00:07:10,410 So they started to, 221 00:07:10,590 --> 00:07:10,890 you know, 222 00:07:11,310 --> 00:07:11,730 not started, 223 00:07:11,730 --> 00:07:12,730 they had been fighting the whole time, 224 00:07:12,750 --> 00:07:14,450 but they sorted themselves out and, 225 00:07:14,950 --> 00:07:16,930 and, and clawed back. 226 00:07:17,950 --> 00:07:19,930 But the score at its at its zenith, 227 00:07:19,930 --> 00:07:20,370 if you will, 228 00:07:20,390 --> 00:07:20,730 for us, 229 00:07:20,910 --> 00:07:22,970 was we were up 13 to four. 230 00:07:23,390 --> 00:07:24,970 So we had a score of 13 to four, 231 00:07:25,050 --> 00:07:25,890 a nine point lead, 232 00:07:25,890 --> 00:07:26,690 and a game to 15. 233 00:07:26,750 --> 00:07:28,650 So only two points left to complete the, 234 00:07:28,950 --> 00:07:29,570 the game. 235 00:07:31,470 --> 00:07:31,770 You know, 236 00:07:31,770 --> 00:07:33,810 I, I've gone back and looked at the video and, 237 00:07:33,830 --> 00:07:36,330 and I'm gonna post a video in probably the next few 238 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:37,490 weeks here on the YouTube channel, 239 00:07:37,590 --> 00:07:41,250 but I've looked at the video from the stage of the 240 00:07:41,250 --> 00:07:43,210 game where we were up big, 241 00:07:43,210 --> 00:07:45,690 right? 13 four to the end. 242 00:07:46,630 --> 00:07:47,810 And I don't wanna spoil you. 243 00:07:47,870 --> 00:07:48,490 So I'm, 244 00:07:48,490 --> 00:07:49,050 I'm, I'm gonna hold, 245 00:07:49,110 --> 00:07:50,290 I'm gonna hold back on what happened. 246 00:07:50,290 --> 00:07:52,010 But, but what, 247 00:07:52,470 --> 00:07:52,810 you know, 248 00:07:53,070 --> 00:07:57,210 we played some rallies that were silently in our favor, 249 00:07:57,210 --> 00:07:58,930 meaning we had the upper hand, 250 00:07:59,150 --> 00:08:00,970 we, we had finishing shots, 251 00:08:01,350 --> 00:08:01,890 so we thought, 252 00:08:02,390 --> 00:08:05,490 and the Todds just were able to dig themselves out of 253 00:08:05,490 --> 00:08:05,810 those holes. 254 00:08:06,350 --> 00:08:09,490 And what ends up happening is we don't score another point. 255 00:08:09,830 --> 00:08:10,890 So we're at 13, 256 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:12,970 they score a few points, 257 00:08:13,180 --> 00:08:13,890 we're at 13, 258 00:08:13,890 --> 00:08:14,930 they score a few more points. 259 00:08:14,930 --> 00:08:15,650 We're at 13, 260 00:08:16,150 --> 00:08:16,850 we just weren't able, 261 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:17,330 able to, 262 00:08:17,330 --> 00:08:19,090 never able to break out of 13. 263 00:08:19,670 --> 00:08:21,210 So we end up losing the game 15, 264 00:08:21,450 --> 00:08:22,210 13. Now, 265 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:23,370 obviously, you know, 266 00:08:24,190 --> 00:08:24,890 no one wants to lose. 267 00:08:24,970 --> 00:08:25,810 I don't wanna lose, 268 00:08:26,150 --> 00:08:26,450 you know, 269 00:08:26,450 --> 00:08:26,970 you go out there, 270 00:08:26,970 --> 00:08:27,330 you battle, 271 00:08:27,350 --> 00:08:28,050 you do your best, 272 00:08:28,670 --> 00:08:29,970 but it's part of the, 273 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:31,290 it's part of the, 274 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:32,850 it's just part of the game, 275 00:08:32,850 --> 00:08:35,890 right? It's part of the process of playing Pickleball and part 276 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:36,530 of the experience. 277 00:08:37,030 --> 00:08:39,970 And what I would suggest is that it's the, 278 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:41,010 it's not the score, 279 00:08:41,380 --> 00:08:44,290 right? So Brian and I losing 15, 280 00:08:44,570 --> 00:08:48,810 13 to Todd and Todd or the Todds is not a 281 00:08:48,810 --> 00:08:49,130 big deal. 282 00:08:49,430 --> 00:08:50,010 In other words, 283 00:08:50,010 --> 00:08:51,090 that's okay. 284 00:08:51,250 --> 00:08:51,490 I mean, 285 00:08:52,150 --> 00:08:52,450 you know, 286 00:08:52,450 --> 00:08:53,170 we didn't win that one. 287 00:08:53,170 --> 00:08:53,770 15, 13, 288 00:08:53,770 --> 00:08:54,250 that's a, 289 00:08:54,250 --> 00:08:55,490 that's a Solid score. 290 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:57,050 What makes it, 291 00:08:58,110 --> 00:08:58,410 you know, 292 00:08:58,990 --> 00:09:00,450 and probably by now you're thinking to yourself, 293 00:09:00,450 --> 00:09:00,850 oh my God, 294 00:09:00,850 --> 00:09:01,690 you're up 11 one, 295 00:09:01,690 --> 00:09:02,570 you're up 13 four. 296 00:09:02,570 --> 00:09:03,450 And that's perfectly natural. 297 00:09:04,150 --> 00:09:07,810 But that what makes it feel weird is the order in 298 00:09:07,810 --> 00:09:09,970 which the scores were accumulated, 299 00:09:09,970 --> 00:09:11,050 if you want to think about it that way, 300 00:09:11,480 --> 00:09:15,610 because we knew that at one point in the game we 301 00:09:15,610 --> 00:09:18,970 were up 13 to four and next thing you know, 302 00:09:19,030 --> 00:09:19,450 we had, 303 00:09:19,670 --> 00:09:19,970 you know, 304 00:09:19,990 --> 00:09:23,250 the next nine points scored we're all scored by Todd, 305 00:09:23,250 --> 00:09:25,690 right? Todd's there were nine zero the next points. 306 00:09:26,590 --> 00:09:27,610 And what's interesting is, 307 00:09:27,750 --> 00:09:28,850 is, you know, 308 00:09:28,850 --> 00:09:30,850 I like to relate a story that a, 309 00:09:31,290 --> 00:09:34,130 a friend who I used to play tennis with, 310 00:09:34,690 --> 00:09:37,010 a gentleman named Chip and I were playing one time, 311 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:38,530 this is tennis days for me, 312 00:09:38,530 --> 00:09:39,090 pre Pickleball, 313 00:09:39,090 --> 00:09:43,450 but the lesson carried over and we were having a beer 314 00:09:43,450 --> 00:09:45,050 after, after playing some singles. 315 00:09:45,190 --> 00:09:46,090 And I had, 316 00:09:46,150 --> 00:09:48,210 we walked off the court and that set and I had 317 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,530 just the set had finished 7.5 318 00:09:51,530 --> 00:09:52,330 in favor of Chip. 319 00:09:53,030 --> 00:09:53,450 And again, 320 00:09:53,510 --> 00:09:55,530 not a big deal 'cause Chip was a very good tennis 321 00:09:55,530 --> 00:09:57,530 player. And so losing 7.5 322 00:09:57,530 --> 00:09:58,370 in a set to Chip, 323 00:09:58,470 --> 00:09:59,090 not a big deal, 324 00:09:59,910 --> 00:10:01,530 but I had been out five one in that, 325 00:10:01,590 --> 00:10:02,290 in that set. 326 00:10:02,910 --> 00:10:05,770 And so in conversation with Chip, 327 00:10:06,850 --> 00:10:07,250 I said, 328 00:10:07,470 --> 00:10:07,810 you know, 329 00:10:07,830 --> 00:10:08,290 ah, you know, 330 00:10:08,290 --> 00:10:09,330 I was kind of down on myself, 331 00:10:09,330 --> 00:10:09,810 right? I was like, 332 00:10:09,810 --> 00:10:10,170 oh, you know, 333 00:10:10,170 --> 00:10:10,850 I was all five one, 334 00:10:10,890 --> 00:10:11,250 I, you know, 335 00:10:11,490 --> 00:10:11,970 I, yeah, 336 00:10:11,970 --> 00:10:12,170 I can, 337 00:10:12,170 --> 00:10:14,170 that, that was just as tough to whatever. 338 00:10:14,630 --> 00:10:16,010 And Chip looked at me and he, 339 00:10:16,030 --> 00:10:17,250 it was a great thing he said to me, 340 00:10:17,250 --> 00:10:17,610 he said, 341 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:21,930 Tony, why are you able to have a five to one 342 00:10:22,150 --> 00:10:23,490 run in the ca set, 343 00:10:23,950 --> 00:10:25,370 but I'm not allowed to do the same thing. 344 00:10:26,690 --> 00:10:27,220 Made me think, 345 00:10:27,220 --> 00:10:29,500 right? What am I special or something? 346 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,500 Am I the only one who can do that? 347 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:32,940 And to be fair, 348 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:33,260 you know, 349 00:10:33,340 --> 00:10:34,340 I have come back from, 350 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:34,820 you know, 351 00:10:34,820 --> 00:10:37,180 I've won games where I've been down ten one before, 352 00:10:37,180 --> 00:10:37,540 you know, 353 00:10:37,540 --> 00:10:38,140 and not myself, 354 00:10:38,140 --> 00:10:38,900 but me and my partner, 355 00:10:38,900 --> 00:10:39,740 right? We've won games, 356 00:10:39,740 --> 00:10:40,020 where're down 10, 357 00:10:40,020 --> 00:10:40,460 one, I've, 358 00:10:40,490 --> 00:10:44,100 I've won the tennis when I've been down and won Match. 359 00:10:44,180 --> 00:10:47,540 I was down four one or something like that in the 360 00:10:47,540 --> 00:10:49,180 first set and I ended up winning 6, 361 00:10:49,340 --> 00:10:49,660 4, 6 0. 362 00:10:49,940 --> 00:10:51,780 'cause I changed strategy. 363 00:10:51,780 --> 00:10:53,500 So I've been on both sides of it. 364 00:10:53,500 --> 00:10:56,460 The the positive side and the negative side of the, 365 00:10:56,460 --> 00:10:56,820 of the, 366 00:10:56,820 --> 00:10:57,260 of the coin, 367 00:10:57,100 --> 00:10:57,260 if you will, 368 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:58,100 in terms of, 369 00:10:59,900 --> 00:11:00,180 you know, 370 00:11:00,180 --> 00:11:01,860 my my Pickleball and tennis background. 371 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:03,340 But going back to the, 372 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:04,980 the Todd's game, 373 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:06,420 we were up big, 374 00:11:06,420 --> 00:11:07,260 Brian and I were up big, 375 00:11:07,260 --> 00:11:08,180 we're up 11 one. 376 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:10,060 But why are, 377 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,060 do we have like a, 378 00:11:11,500 --> 00:11:12,500 a monopoly on that, 379 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:13,700 on on scoring, 380 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:15,180 on making big runs? 381 00:11:15,690 --> 00:11:18,260 Because I'm gonna suggest to you that that's not how the 382 00:11:18,260 --> 00:11:18,660 world works. 383 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:19,660 You know, 384 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,740 if you're playing at level, 385 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:23,460 and I would suggest to you, 386 00:11:23,460 --> 00:11:24,180 we're playing at level, 387 00:11:24,180 --> 00:11:25,660 we're all senior pro players and, 388 00:11:25,680 --> 00:11:27,020 and if you look at it objectively, 389 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,540 they were a higher seed than we were. 390 00:11:31,090 --> 00:11:35,740 It's natural to expect that you will perform and score points 391 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,380 and do good things and do things that aren't, 392 00:11:38,380 --> 00:11:38,780 aren't great, 393 00:11:38,780 --> 00:11:40,460 right? We did a prior episode, 394 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,860 pretty sure we did a prior episode about Pickleball being messy. 395 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:43,500 If we didn't, 396 00:11:43,500 --> 00:11:44,460 I'll make sure to record it next, 397 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:45,500 but I'm pretty sure it's out there. 398 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:47,020 And so, 399 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:47,420 you know, 400 00:11:47,420 --> 00:11:48,540 we're gonna do some things that are good, 401 00:11:48,540 --> 00:11:49,740 some things that are not great, 402 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:51,060 but so are they. 403 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:53,810 And so When you're playing, 404 00:11:53,810 --> 00:11:55,130 when you're navigating a game, 405 00:11:55,780 --> 00:12:00,650 understand that the order of the points being scored isn't that 406 00:12:00,650 --> 00:12:01,930 important. In other words, 407 00:12:02,670 --> 00:12:02,970 you know, 408 00:12:03,030 --> 00:12:03,770 you being up, 409 00:12:03,950 --> 00:12:04,250 you know, 410 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,450 nine three or nine two and then them making a comeback 411 00:12:08,420 --> 00:12:09,930 isn't a thing. 412 00:12:10,830 --> 00:12:11,130 You know, 413 00:12:11,680 --> 00:12:13,330 obviously at some point we end the game, 414 00:12:13,330 --> 00:12:15,090 right? That's where that light idea comes up. 415 00:12:15,110 --> 00:12:17,370 The, the one where the red light just goes on. 416 00:12:18,110 --> 00:12:19,410 But it's not about, 417 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:25,210 it's not about I scored nine first and they scored only 418 00:12:25,210 --> 00:12:27,010 two, and then at the end of the day they ended 419 00:12:27,010 --> 00:12:29,010 up scoring the next nine and I could score zero. 420 00:12:29,110 --> 00:12:30,970 So like a nine two run in my favor. 421 00:12:31,350 --> 00:12:33,010 And then they go on a nine zero run. 422 00:12:34,350 --> 00:12:35,450 That's just part of the game. 423 00:12:36,270 --> 00:12:39,410 And the score is going to have some runs again, 424 00:12:39,410 --> 00:12:41,610 that'll be your favor and there's gonna be some runs in 425 00:12:41,610 --> 00:12:42,850 the favor of your opponents. 426 00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:44,610 And at the end of the day, 427 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,010 once that bell, 428 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:49,090 that bell gets rung or the light goes off and one 429 00:12:49,090 --> 00:12:50,250 of you got to 11 or in, 430 00:12:50,250 --> 00:12:51,050 in the case of the, 431 00:12:51,070 --> 00:12:52,410 the game that I recounted to you, 432 00:12:52,410 --> 00:12:54,450 15, that's it, 433 00:12:54,710 --> 00:12:56,490 that's the end of the game and you're done. 434 00:12:56,990 --> 00:13:00,770 And getting caught up on the order of the score during 435 00:13:00,930 --> 00:13:07,210 a game can be potentially distracting and sometimes even having negative, 436 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:12,050 negative carryover because you may feel like you failed or like 437 00:13:12,050 --> 00:13:15,770 you, you did something wrong because the order of the score 438 00:13:16,220 --> 00:13:17,290 makes you feel that way, 439 00:13:17,750 --> 00:13:18,970 not the final result of, 440 00:13:18,990 --> 00:13:20,850 of the game and not how you performed. 441 00:13:20,850 --> 00:13:22,170 Because when I looked back at the video, 442 00:13:22,990 --> 00:13:23,250 you know, 443 00:13:23,510 --> 00:13:26,610 did Brian and I play perfectly when we're up 13 four? 444 00:13:26,990 --> 00:13:27,690 No, of course not. 445 00:13:27,690 --> 00:13:28,210 We did not. 446 00:13:28,710 --> 00:13:30,170 But did we play poorly? 447 00:13:30,810 --> 00:13:32,130 I don't think we played that poorly. 448 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,010 What I do think happened was that the Todds played much 449 00:13:35,010 --> 00:13:36,930 better and they played flawless Pickleball. 450 00:13:37,100 --> 00:13:38,930 Again, if you go back to a score of 13 four, 451 00:13:38,930 --> 00:13:39,570 what does that tell you? 452 00:13:39,570 --> 00:13:41,970 It tells you the Todds did not gift us a single 453 00:13:41,970 --> 00:13:42,770 point from, 454 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,210 from that phase of the game to the end, 455 00:13:45,210 --> 00:13:46,970 right? They didn't miss a return of serve, 456 00:13:46,970 --> 00:13:48,410 they didn't miss a silly four shot. 457 00:13:48,870 --> 00:13:50,290 We put a lot of pressure on them. 458 00:13:50,850 --> 00:13:52,490 There was a lot of balls they had to hit. 459 00:13:52,790 --> 00:13:53,490 And you know what? 460 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:56,050 They hit them and they hit them all and they hit 461 00:13:56,050 --> 00:13:58,090 them well and then they were able to, 462 00:13:58,090 --> 00:14:00,250 to string some points together here and there until they got 463 00:14:00,250 --> 00:14:01,690 to 15 before we're able to get there. 464 00:14:01,690 --> 00:14:04,610 So when you're navigating the games, 465 00:14:05,620 --> 00:14:06,570 understand that, 466 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,490 that if you're playing at level, 467 00:14:10,070 --> 00:14:11,090 you have to be you, 468 00:14:11,110 --> 00:14:14,250 you, you need to be playing in an environment where there's 469 00:14:14,250 --> 00:14:15,170 a chance you're gonna lose. 470 00:14:15,990 --> 00:14:18,490 If you're playing Pickleball in an environment where there is a 471 00:14:18,490 --> 00:14:20,290 0% chance that you're gonna lose that game, 472 00:14:20,710 --> 00:14:22,130 you're not playing at level, 473 00:14:22,150 --> 00:14:23,250 you're not frankly, 474 00:14:24,070 --> 00:14:24,570 to to, 475 00:14:24,710 --> 00:14:25,970 to my way of viewing the game. 476 00:14:26,690 --> 00:14:30,570 You're not really doing anything because you need to be in 477 00:14:30,610 --> 00:14:34,490 a situation where there's a chance that you might lose that 478 00:14:34,490 --> 00:14:36,370 game for it to really mean something to you. 479 00:14:36,990 --> 00:14:39,370 And when you think about games and you think reflect back 480 00:14:39,530 --> 00:14:43,320 on games that mattered normally, 481 00:14:43,870 --> 00:14:46,520 most of the games that mattered and that you remember are 482 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:47,120 the tough ones, 483 00:14:47,580 --> 00:14:49,400 are the ones where you were behind and, 484 00:14:49,460 --> 00:14:50,040 and, and, 485 00:14:50,220 --> 00:14:50,520 you know, 486 00:14:51,150 --> 00:14:52,130 dug deep and came back. 487 00:14:52,130 --> 00:14:54,330 Were the ones where you were ahead and they came back 488 00:14:54,330 --> 00:14:55,650 and you had to dig deep again. 489 00:14:55,650 --> 00:14:56,730 You had to go back into the, 490 00:14:56,730 --> 00:14:58,370 well, those are the ones that, 491 00:14:58,400 --> 00:14:59,530 that really stand out. 492 00:15:00,190 --> 00:15:02,090 So cherish those games that are close, 493 00:15:02,670 --> 00:15:03,290 win or lose. 494 00:15:03,850 --> 00:15:05,690 'cause sometimes you're gonna win and sometimes you're gonna lose. 495 00:15:05,930 --> 00:15:06,370 Remember, that's the, 496 00:15:06,370 --> 00:15:08,210 that's the deal when you go out there to play Pickleball. 497 00:15:08,790 --> 00:15:10,690 And, and as you play, 498 00:15:11,710 --> 00:15:14,690 try and keep that longer lens view of, 499 00:15:15,430 --> 00:15:16,930 of the game and the, 500 00:15:16,950 --> 00:15:17,370 and the, 501 00:15:17,470 --> 00:15:18,410 and the sport. 502 00:15:18,990 --> 00:15:21,250 And when you're playing a rally, 503 00:15:21,380 --> 00:15:23,250 focus on execution in that rally. 504 00:15:23,710 --> 00:15:26,930 Not so much what's the current state of the score because 505 00:15:27,990 --> 00:15:30,930 you just gotta keep battling until that bell gets wrong or 506 00:15:30,930 --> 00:15:32,730 that light gets lit up on the court. 507 00:15:33,650 --> 00:15:35,130 Alright? So that's this week's podcast. 508 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:38,370 Hope you enjoyed the single format of the single subject. 509 00:15:38,570 --> 00:15:39,050 I think it's, 510 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,210 it's gonna be a really good way to focus on one 511 00:15:41,210 --> 00:15:44,010 thing at a time as we continue to work on the 512 00:15:44,010 --> 00:15:45,490 mental aspect of the game, 513 00:15:45,550 --> 00:15:48,610 on what we refer to as the athletic pillar at Better 514 00:15:48,610 --> 00:15:50,970 Pickleball and inside our flagship course, 515 00:15:50,970 --> 00:15:51,730 the Pickleball system. 516 00:15:52,710 --> 00:15:54,010 But you know, 517 00:15:54,010 --> 00:15:55,010 that athletic pillar is, 518 00:15:55,070 --> 00:15:56,810 is one of those areas that's often overlooked. 519 00:15:56,810 --> 00:15:57,970 Obviously, if you listen to this podcast, 520 00:15:58,350 --> 00:15:58,650 you know, 521 00:15:58,650 --> 00:15:59,890 good on you because you're, 522 00:15:59,890 --> 00:16:03,090 you're spending some time focusing on a part of the game 523 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,610 that most players ignore and my, 524 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:10,850 from my perspective to their detriment, 525 00:16:11,230 --> 00:16:13,090 not just in terms of how they feel about Pickleball, 526 00:16:13,090 --> 00:16:16,010 but also how they're going to perform out on the Pickleball 527 00:16:16,010 --> 00:16:17,370 court. 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