61. Meet Rommie Maxey, Pickleball Champion & Entrepreneur

61. Meet Rommie Maxey, Pickleball Champion & Entrepreneur

Paddy chats with Rommie Maxey - 6-times US National Champion, sits on six US national pickleball boards, involved in Olympic discussions, part owner of the Houston Hammers, coach to over 40 US national champions and over 14,000 recreational players. He is basically a 'Big Cheese in the Pickleverse' and (more importantly) a lovely gentleman. They talk about how Rommie became a national champion after playing for only a year and how the sport change his life and led him into a whole new world. But it's senior pickleball that drives him and they discuss its growth in US and worldwide, the Olympic issue and other interesting topics and important topics - such as 'why don't we have a pickleball emoji' ???!!! At the end Paddy could not resist in taking the opportunity to ask Rommie for his Top 3 Tips for senior pickleballers. So wait to the end and learn from a very experienced and wise man. IMPORTANT - in the next episode Rommie is talking about his involvement in a new free rating system called VAIR and how it is better and more resilient than what we use at the moment (eg. no sandbagging, different ratings for rec and comp play etc...). So DON'T MISS THE NEXT EPISODE! If you are itching to find out about VAIR right now click here: https://app.vairified.com/?ambassador=7223709 [https://app.vairified.com/?ambassador=7223709] To check out the new FREE Senior Pickleball Academy click here: https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about [https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about]

60. Mindfullness - Instant Pickleball Strategy No.4

Instant Strategies are things we can all do with our game, which do not involve improving shot technique, that WILL DEFINITELY ENSURE YOU WIN 20% MORE GAMES (if you endavour to undertake all of them). In the fourth part of the series we look at mindfullness and discover the importance of goldfish (!!??). Mindfullness sounds like a fancy word. But it's very simple - it's all about being present in the moment. Paddy goes through just how important mindfullness is in pickleball - but, more importantly, describes how we can all be more mindful when we play. He systematically goes through everything YOU need as a senior, to be more mindful on court and, basically, win more games. Here is your chance to declutter your mind when on court and allow yourself to play better, more freely and with far more focus. Learn to be a goldfish! Join the FREE Senior Pickleball Academy here: https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about [https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about]

59. The 5 Don'ts - Instant Pickleball Strategy No.3

If you want to improve the number of pickleball games you win - then take up these instant strategies to increase the games you win (pretty much overnight) by 20% - or even more! This week we look at five things that Paddy tells you NOT to do. You may love to do these things, but they are detrimental to the number of points you are winning. Each one may bring you the odd point and you may feel great undertaking them but, in the long-run, in the context of the whole game/match, they will lose you points. So get to understand what these 5 'don'ts' are - stop using them in your game - and at any level up to 4.0, you will win more games. NOTE - please don't think that Paddy says NEVER to use these shots - of course, to love a sport more we need to try everything that we can - but we are looking at these shots STATISTICALLY and solely in the context of winning more competitive games - not necessarily in regard to having fun in rec play! To check out our new (FREE) Senior Pickleball Academy click here: https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about [https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about]

58. Serving - Instant Pickleball Strategy No.2

Instant Strategies are things we can all do with our game, which do not involve improving shot technique, that WILL DEFINITELY ENSURE YOU WIN 20% MORE GAMES. In the second part of the series, Paddy talks about the serve. How you NEED to have a consistent serve that goes in 99% of the time and a good default serve. He explains why this is necessary and, very importantly, (as seniors) how we can achieve this. Paddy also talks about an interesting observation whereas the serve is only really a weapon at the advanced beginner and low intermediate levels - listen to his thoughts on this. A must-listen for all senior pickleball players who want to win more games (that's ALL of us isn't it !!). Go and check out our (FREE) Senior Pickleball Academy here: https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about [https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about]

57. Consistency - Instant Pickleball Strategy No.1

'Instant Strategies' are things that you can do, that do not involve shot technique or talent, but are workable aspects that you can bring into your game immediately. By undertaking these Instant Strategies you will increase the numbers of games you win by 20%. That is not a guarantee (!!!), but Paddy believes that if you bring all these into your game - you WILL WIN MORE GAMES - at least another 20% more games! But beware, you will have heard many of these before. The trick is to not just know about these - but to really LISTEN to them and take them in. (Many of us seniors hear things, but don't listen to them - Hearing is passive and happens without trying. Listening is active and needs focus and effort.) The first in this series is Consistency which should be the cornerstone for all of our pickleball. Paddy explores first what brings inconsistency into our pickleball, and then rounds up with 9 simple (but effective) tips and hints on how to tighten up your consistency. For extra help with your pickleball game please join us at the (FREE) Senior Pickleball Academy. Click here and check it out: https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about [https://www.skool.com/senior-pickleball-academy-9457/about]