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Tanner Big Canoe - The mental game continued

48 min · 19. jan. 2026
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Two years ago in our first season we spoke to Olivia Apps about the importance of mental conditioning in her game of Rugby. And just to recap - this mental conditioning contributed to a silver medal at the Paris Olympics this past summer with Olivia leading the team from an underdog - 9th place to silver. So it can happen.  Today we have another athlete with us, Tanner Big Canoe - who plays serious golf, has been in pro tournaments, instructor but importantly to us, is a new pickleball players and 12 months in, is a solid 5.0+ pickleball player. I thought it would be fun to have Tanner talk to us about the mental elements for fold and for pickleball and their similarities.  Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.  Find us on YouTube [https://youtu.be/wCnY324CiV0], How you Play The Game [https://howyouplaythegame.ca/] or on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/howyouplaythegame/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D] for more information about who we are and tips and strategies for playing your best game.  Paddle up and see you again! Thank you to Aubrey Rose Apps for production and editing.

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Tanner Big Canoe - The mental game continued

Two years ago in our first season we spoke to Olivia Apps about the importance of mental conditioning in her game of Rugby. And just to recap - this mental conditioning contributed to a silver medal at the Paris Olympics this past summer with Olivia leading the team from an underdog - 9th place to silver. So it can happen.  Today we have another athlete with us, Tanner Big Canoe - who plays serious golf, has been in pro tournaments, instructor but importantly to us, is a new pickleball players and 12 months in, is a solid 5.0+ pickleball player. I thought it would be fun to have Tanner talk to us about the mental elements for fold and for pickleball and their similarities.  Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk about. We welcome your feedback.  Find us on YouTube [https://youtu.be/wCnY324CiV0], How you Play The Game [https://howyouplaythegame.ca/] or on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/howyouplaythegame/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D] for more information about who we are and tips and strategies for playing your best game.  Paddle up and see you again! Thank you to Aubrey Rose Apps for production and editing.

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