by Sfapickleball | Sep 22, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Food For Thought, net cords, net violations, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament
Truth serum time. Be honest and true to yourself. Be vulnerable. It’s OK to admit it. You’re not sorry and you never have been – probably won’t ever be. Your apology was as believable as a Bigfoot sighting and the only thing you’re truly sorry for is for not being...
by Sfapickleball | Sep 7, 2023 | Ben Johns, ben johns', Callie Smith, Championship, Food For Thought, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, rally, rally scoring, rally scoring pickleball, Stream, Tournament
In the grand scheme of things, pickleball is new. Yeah, sure, the game has been around for decades, and you’re addicted. You watch drills on YouTube and stream matches on your phone, iPad, and computer. You know all the stars of the PPA and spend time counting down...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 31, 2023 | dave weinbach, Food For Thought, Just for Fun, mental game, pickleball, pickleball 2023, playing pickleball, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, trash talk, trash talking
Ever watched Dave Weinbach play? Well, let’s put this another way. If you’ve watched him, you’d know. He calls himself “The Badger” and he’s more animated than Saturday morning cartoons. He jumps around, shouts, and laughs. He yells and pumps himself up with a volley...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 24, 2023 | Championship, concussion, default, Featured Player, Finals, Food For Thought, injury, Jay Devilliers, mixed doubles, News, Patrick Smith, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, recovery, Seattle Open 2023, tina pisnik, Tournament, Tournament of Champions 2023, Tournaments, withdrawal
Patrick Smith wasn’t pain-free, but as he describes it, he was feeling better on the court than he had in a long time. And that’s saying something. Smith was finally distancing himself from a frustrating hip injury that had limited his mobility over the last year and...
by Sfapickleball | Aug 20, 2023 | achilles injury, Ben Johns, breaking news, Collin Johns, Food For Thought, Kansas City open, Matt Wright, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023
Ben Johns is back, Collin Johns is resting, and Matt Wright is ready. Collin Johns is recovering from an injury, which means brother Ben Johns needs a partner for the upcoming PPA Tour stop at the Vulcan Kansas City Open. It only makes sense Ben would call up his...
by Sfapickleball | Jul 29, 2023 | Ben Johns, Collin Johns, DJ Young, Finals, Food For Thought, johns, johns brothers, News, Paddles, Patrick Smith, pickleball, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, seattle, seattle open, Seattle Open 2023, semifinal, Tournament, Tournaments, undefeated, upset, young
OK, you didn’t see this one coming. No chance. Maybe your guess was Riley Newman and his new partner Julian Arnold getting it done. Maybe you thought Matt Wright and his new partner, Jay Devilliers, might pull the upset, or maybe you considered some other player on a...
