The Pickleball Talks
Welcome to The Pickleball Talks - a podcast of the Interact Pickleball Network - where the one simple truth is...the point is never more important than the person. Every day you wake up, lift your head off the pillow, take your first breath, put your feet on the floor.
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Ep. 10 - The Five Pillars of Flow: Inside Dr. Joy Macy's Quantum Pickleball System" (opens the original)
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Mark sits down with Dr. Joy Macy — a former pro tennis player who trained alongside legends like Serena and Venus Williams at her own academy, survived a life-threatening head injury in college, and has spent 40 years coaching everyone from Olympic gold medalists to wheelchair and visually impaired athletes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
EP. 9 - From the Birthplace to the Hotbed: Mark Milner's Pickleball Journey (opens the original)
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In this episode, Mark talks with Mark Milner about what it actually takes to convert a tennis game into a pickleball game — right down to the specific coaching cues (like literally pointing your paddle at the ground) that make the transition click for players coming from racket sports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Ep. 8 - The Awareness of Awareness: Dr. Frank Anderson on Presence, Breath, and the Original Spirit of Pickleball (opens the original)
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Mark sits down with Dr. Frank W.J. Anderson, a board-certified OB-GYN, professor emeritus at the University of Michigan, and longtime mindfulness teacher trained under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
Ep. 7 - The Business of Pickleball: Inside a $35 Billion Industry with Carl Foster and George Domaceti (opens the original)
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Pickleball has come a long way from backyard games and rec courts. In this episode, Mark sits down with two of the people who've watched — and helped build — that transformation from the ground up: George Domicetti, founder of the World Pickleball Convention, and Carl Foster, of the World Pickleball Conference. Pickleball has come a long way from backyard games and rec courts. In this episode, Mark sits down with two of the people who've watched — and helped build — that transformation from the
Ep. 6 - Pickleball Mental Game & Mindfulness Secrets w/ Michelle Verde (opens the original)
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In this episode of Pickleball Talks, host Mark Cerezin sits down with Michelle Verde — founder of the Wise Mind Project, former ballet dancer, juvenile justice social worker, and actor — to explore the mental game behind pickleball, sports performance, and everyday stress management. If you've ever wondered how to stay calm on the pickleball court, manage nerves during competitive play, or build a more positive pickleball community at your local courts, this episode is packed with practical, sci
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