We give you the rundown on MLP Beer City including hot takes on the “worst line call in pickleball history”. And what does the UPA’s announcement about five new international events in 2025 really mean? Hint: more tour wars are coming! Don’t miss a very special guest, MLP Bay Area Breakers Team Owner Geoff Nguyen joins Jill & Kristin to discuss how he acquired an MLP team, his draft strategy, and the best player personalities he’s had on his team. All that and more on “Patio Road Pod” #47 and we are in Aspen Heaven! SEGMENTS: 0:00 Coming Up 1:34 ICYMI 8:20 hole in one, fishing and adventures in aspen 10:50 MLP Midseason Event (Beer City) 15:42 A 22mm Paddle??! 17:40 How to Get your Partner’s attention 18:40 Lightest shoes in pb 19:32 K Chubby’s back! 22:22 Big Props, Big Flops 25:09 Zane’s backhanded compliment 28:27 Rattlesnake vs Hook 34:55 More close calls 37:50 Best Jerseys 43:00 Geoff Nguyen 48:28 Jeremy Lin, Owner 50:30 Drafting for the Win 53:40 The Scott Crandall Effect 58:53 Players w/ the best attitude? 1:00:30 The TRUTH about trading Vivian Glozman 1:04:25 What’s at stake in Challenger this year/ 1:09:59 “Trade” Secrets 1:11:31 MLP Rules & Changes 1:14:25 Advice to Future Pros 1:17:23 What is Next Shark? 1:18:58 What is “Pickleball Cares”? 1:22:59 Our Next Guest/End of Walker match If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and Spotify Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752 Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball https://tinyurl.com/thispblife -------------------------------- 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. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com -------------------------------- Follow Jilly B: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpb https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball ⁠Follow K Dubs: https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf -------------------------------- Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel) 🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November) 💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off 💰 Proband ⁠⁠proband.com⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB 30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB 💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill⁠⁠ 🎽HALARA (⁠https://halara.com/⁠) JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items 🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off https://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0 🏓 Thrive ⁠thrivepb.com⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🏓 GRUVN ⁠Gruvn.co⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB⁠⁠ JILLYB15 (15% off) 💠Hesacore Grips JILLYB (10% off) https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b 🏓 Vatic ⁠vaticpro.com⁠ JILLYB ($10 off) 🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠bnbpickleball.com⁠ JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics ⁠master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball⁠ JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠sixzeropickleball.com⁠ JILLYB10 (10% off)

APP CMO Tom Webb joins Kristin and Jill to discuss all things professional pickleball. The APP is now home to the most pros anywhere and does NOT consider themselves a “feeder” tour. The APP does, however, look at “other” tours as “exhibition tours” (shots fired!). Tom breaks down the shocking truth about viewership numbers in pickleball and poses an answer to the question we all want to know: is their enough air for the multiple competing entities in pickleball to all survive 3, 5, 10 years down the road? Kristin and Jill also recap the PPA San Clemente where Jill played with Jack Munro in mixed and her sister, Natalie “Nocki” Raney, in women’s. Jill walked away with two medals the following week at the APP Newport Beach with Eric Oncins and Megan Fudge. Don’t miss Pod 46—we’ve got Tom Webb in the mix!

If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and Spotify Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752 Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball https://tinyurl.com/thispblife -------------------------------- 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. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com -------------------------------- Follow Jilly B: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpb https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball ⁠Follow K Dubs: https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf -------------------------------- Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel) 🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November) 💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off 💰 Proband ⁠⁠proband.com⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB 30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB 💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill⁠⁠ 🎽HALARA (⁠https://halara.com/⁠) JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items 🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off https://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0 🏓 Thrive ⁠thrivepb.com⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🏓 GRUVN ⁠Gruvn.co⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB⁠⁠ JILLYB15 (15% off) 💠Hesacore Grips JILLYB (10% off) https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b 🏓 Vatic ⁠vaticpro.com⁠ JILLYB ($10 off) 🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠bnbpickleball.com⁠ JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics ⁠master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball⁠ JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠sixzeropickleball.com⁠ JILLYB10 (10% off) SEGMENTS: 0:00 Coming Up 1:46 PPA San Clemente/Playing with my sister 7:12 Playing with the Jack of all Handedness Munro 10:17 APP Newport Beach (Eric Oncins & Ankle Twists) 22:00 The new APP Dress Code 27:41 MLP Australia Draft Results 29:00 Tom Webb: The Origin Story 31:33 Why the APP? 33:41 Ken Hermann 35:03 The APP Difference 37:20 Sanctioning and the Olympics 39:55 What is a Governing Body? 42:05 Is USAP Doing Enough? 44:36 Why So Few APP Events? 48:55 Cockroach or Phoenix? 50:46 Tour vs. Exhibition 55:46 Is “The Fort” the BEST (future) Venue in PB? 1:02:20 What Viewers Really See 1:11:04 The Truth about Viewership 1:15:10 Global Growth of Pickleball 1:19:20 Lessons From Tennis 1:21:40 Gambling in Pickleball 1:31:30 Next Up on the Pod

Find out what USAP CEO Mike Nealy has to say about their side of the JOOLA dispute as Jill and Kristin dive deep with Nealy on all things ratings, memberships, governing bodies, the international game, and of course, the bifurcation of the sport. Become a Member of USAP: https://usapickleball.org/memberships/ SEGMENTS:0:00 Coming Up14:52 Ratings/Memberships25:20 Who Names a Governing Body Anyway?32:51 Nealy’s take on Paddle Testing48:00 Bifurcation and the Future Survival50:00 Pickleball Serves54:50 Jill was Right!57:13 Mosquito HuntingIf you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and SpotifyListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fwListen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleballhttps://tinyurl.com/thispblife--------------------------------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. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com --------------------------------Follow Jilly B:⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpbhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball⁠Follow K Dubs:https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLFhttps://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatimehttps://www.facebook.com/wallagolf--------------------------------Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November)💰 PB GODS: pbgods.comUse code PBLIFERS for 10% off💰 Proband ⁠⁠proband.com⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off)💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill⁠⁠🎽HALARA (⁠https://halara.com/⁠)JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% offhttps://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0🏓 Thrive ⁠thrivepb.com⁠ JILLYB (10% off)🏓 GRUVN ⁠Gruvn.co⁠JILLYB (10% off)🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB⁠⁠JILLYB15 (15% off)💠Hesacore GripsJILLYB (10% off)https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b🏓 Vatic ⁠vaticpro.com⁠ JILLYB ($10 off)🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠bnbpickleball.com⁠ JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics ⁠master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball⁠ JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠sixzeropickleball.com⁠ JILLYB10 (10% off)

Get a peek behind the curtain from the MLP Waiver Wire mind games and madness. From being offered $50k to play, to $0, find out what went down for the five women who entered the “shuffle draft”. Plus, Jill’s sister writes pod listeners a love letter. And go behind the scenes with us at Gamma HQ in Pittsburgh. Don’t miss our newest segment, “Paddle Talk”, as we dissect all the recent drama around paddles (including fallen stickers!). All this and more on Pod 44…. pickleballsuperstore.com/jillyb Gamma 25% off code for a limited time only JILLYB25 gammasports.com SEGMENTS: 2:10 Objectivity is key, but the history is real 3:38 We read your comments 6:14 Two openings in Mexico camp 7:00 A love letter from Jill’s Sister 8:54 The mayor shatters a nose! 9:20 Joola/USASP 200MM lawsuit 10:25 UPA Paddle Certification 12:48 Turns out ear crystals are a thing 13:44 Trying the paddles of the future 19:40 Conversations w/ DJ Young 20:25 MLP MIND GAMES & MADNESS! 29:07 Allyce to challenger 36:05 New segment! “Paddle Talk” 46:12 Tyson + Reign Storm Shoot 47.34 Introducing one of the most creative people in pb: Pat Rolfes 54:01 The HUB: What’s hard/what’s fun about building a PB club? 1:01:00 The Crisis of Pickleball If you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and Spotify Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fw Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752 Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleball https://tinyurl.com/thispblife -------------------------------- 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. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com -------------------------------- Follow Jilly B: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpb https://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball ⁠Follow K Dubs: https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLF https://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatime https://www.facebook.com/wallagolf -------------------------------- Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel) 🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November) 💰 PB GODS: pbgods.com Use code PBLIFERS for 10% off 💰 Proband ⁠⁠proband.com⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB 30% off your first subscription 💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill⁠⁠ 🎽HALARA (⁠https://halara.com/⁠) JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items 🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% off https://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0 🏓 Thrive ⁠thrivepb.com⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🏓 GRUVN ⁠Gruvn.co⁠ JILLYB (10% off) 🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB⁠⁠ JILLYB15 (15% off) 💠Hesacore Grips JILLYB (10% off) https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b 🏓 Vatic ⁠vaticpro.com⁠ JILLYB ($10 off) 🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠bnbpickleball.com⁠ JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics ⁠master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball⁠ JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠sixzeropickleball.com⁠ JILLYB10 (10% off)

The APP unveils a new format, the “Shuffle” and Jilly takes home the silver. Paddle Quest 2.0 has come to an end: tune in to find out which wand Jill has chosen. Which players are getting fired from their UPA contracts? Is the Gen 3 in or out? And does Daescu’s paddle tampering punishment fit the crime? Plus, a biodegradable ball?! Say what?

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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.

Send your "Dear Jilly B" Questions to: thispblife@gmail.com

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Segments:

0:00 Coming Up

1:22 Paddle Gate 5.0

10:25 UPA BANS JOOLA GEN 3

14:45 Shuffle

21:58 APP vs PPA

32:30 Players Getting Fired

35:10 Jilly chose a paddle!

40:20 Balls balls balls

45:12 How to play w/ 1st time partners

52:40 Big Props & Flops

58:20 Shout outs

*The Year of PEDs, Propulsion Paddles and Pine Tar

Ok we’ve got an update on BANNED paddles, including WHICH paddles companies are NEXT on USAP’s hit list. Which player stands accused of putting a pine tar like substance on his paddle and how can the UPA actually leverage this? Why did certain players perform so poorly in MLP and maybe most importantly…What does TWO governing bodies mean for the sport? It’s pod 41 and Pickleball is under the gun

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SEGMENTS

0:00 Coming Up

2:02 ICYMI

9:33 3/3 Medals LFG

15:25 Two governing bodies!

Gen See-Ya Later

20:20 Next paddles to be banned

24:30 Read between the kitchen lines

29:48 Catching Up

39:43 TOD: Read between the kitchen lines

50:28 MLP deep(er) dive

59:54 Up next: APP NY

1:01:25 Slice a return?

1:04:58 Big Props/Big Flops

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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.

Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com

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🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/

JILLYB15 (15% off)

💠Hesacore Grips

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