Best Pickleball Instruction Podcasts (2025)

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Pickleball Riffs The New Book 6:30

19h ago6:30

6:30

Bite Size Pickleball host chats about his new pickleball book and riffs on what is holding you back from playing your best tournament pickleball!By Rick Cipes

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Your Eyes Are on the Wrong Prize! 2:57

1M ago2:57

2:57

Bite Size Pickleball host and regular Pickleball Magazine contributor Rick Cipes explains why you're focusing on the wrong thing when you play and how that impacts your play. Make sure to read Rick's book How to Play Better Pickleball available now at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Your Pickleball Kryptonite 6:53

2M ago6:53

6:53

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes gives you a few ideas on how to calm yourself down so you can tap the flow more often in pickleball. Make sure to read Rick's highly reviewed book How to Play Better Pickleball available now at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Pickleball Paddle Review: Perseus IV 5:48

2M ago5:48

5:48

Bite Size Pickleball host, and regular Pickleball Magazine writer, Rick Cipes breaks down the new Joola Perseus IV. Check out Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball available at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Preparation Meets Opportunity 5:20

2M ago5:20

5:20

Bite Size Pickleball host discusses how important preparation is in our pursuit of greatness. Check out Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball available at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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It May Be Good to Have a Plan 7:34

2M ago7:34

7:34

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes discusses why it is good to have a plan on the court, and on the court of life, and why it’s also good to be open to chucking that plan and going with the flow. Read Rick’s 5-star reviewed book "How to Play Better Pickleball" available now at Amazon. Support the show…

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10 Dad Jokes About Peak Performance 5:30

3M ago5:30

5:30

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes is always going on about being “in the zone,” or “flow” as it is also known, he figured he would collab with his fav collaborator and come up with some dad jokes on the topic. Read Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball available now at Amazon. Support the show…

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How Slow Can You Go? 5:52

3M ago5:52

5:52

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes breaks down why it’s so important to learn how to slow down your mind when you’re playing pickleball. Read Rick’s book "How to Play Better Pickleball" available at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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What’s Blocking Your Flow 9:40

3M ago9:40

9:40

More discussion on what it takes to stay in the flow in pickleball and in life from Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes. Check out Rick’s book 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance available on Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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The Secret Power of Flow 7:20

3M ago7:20

7:20

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes discusses his favorite analogy for finding the flow, not only in life, but in pickleball! If you’re interested in the flow, read Rick’s book "11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance" available at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Chaos is in the Air, What Can You Do About It? 6:36

4M ago6:36

6:36

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes shares an anecdotal story about having to duck some chaos on the court and what can be done about it, as the ducker, and the duckee. Read Rick’s books How to Play Better Pickleball, and 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance, both available at Amazon. Support the show…

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The Foundation of Pickleball Is? 4:54

4M ago4:54

4:54

Bite Size Pickleball host, and regular Pickleball Magazine contributor, Rick Cipes discusses how important it is to have the proper foundation, and mechanics, in order to have an effective pickleball game. Read the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter. Buy Rick’s highly reviewed book How to Play Better Pickleball. Visit the Bite Size Pickleball store fo…

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One of the Most Delicate Subjects in Pickleball 10:01

4M ago10:01

10:01

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes lays out his .5 Rule. Check out Rick’s books, How to Play Better Pickleball, and 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance available at Amazon. Rick has written for over 50 publications including the L.A. Times, ESPN Magazine, and he is currently a regular writer at Pickleball Magazine. Suppor…

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Practice Like a Pro 5:12

4M ago5:12

5:12

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes discusses his experience drilling with the pro Wes Burrows and how important it is not to play from a place of threat. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Read the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Exciting Bite Size Pickleball News 6:48

5M ago6:48

6:48

And Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes shares his New Years resolution. Read the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter. Buy Rick’s books "11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior" and "How to Play Better Pickleball." Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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The Good, the Bad, and the Fugly 4:38

5M ago4:38

4:38

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes breaks down why it’s so important to eliminate the fugly from your game. Join the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Shop the Bite Size Pickleball store. Use discount code VIPcustomer10 for 10% off. Support the show…

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Got the Yips? 9:16

5M ago9:16

9:16

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes breaks down how to get oneself out of a mean case of the yips so you don’t turn into Chuck Knoblauch. Make sure to listen to Rick’s second podcast The Athletic Warrior available anywhere you are listening to this one. Check out Rick’s awesome book, “How to Play Better Pickleball” available at Amazon. Support the…

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A Couple of Keys to Massive Improvement 7:42

5M ago7:42

7:42

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes covers a couple of keys things you need to do in order to improve your game. One of them, not in the podcast, is buy his book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Rick’s second book 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance is also now available at Amazon. Shop your pickleball gifts at the…

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Wicked: Defying Civility 6:36

6M ago6:36

6:36

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes breaks down the kick heard around the pickleball world. Make sure to listen to Rick’s second podcast The Athletic Warrior available wherever you are listening to this podcast. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Shop the Bite Size Pickleball store for your best holiday gifts. Use discount co…

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Is the 3rd Shot Drop Dead Forever? 9:22

6M ago9:22

9:22

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes explores how misinformation and the 3rd shot gets mixed up in today’s media culture. Make sure to read Rick’s writing in the next issue of Pickleball Magazine, and buy his awesome pickleball book here at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Do You Have the “Right Mind”? 13:38

7M ago13:38

13:38

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes on why it is so important to have the “right mind” on the court, and off it. Make sure to read the weekly Bite Size Pickleball newsletter by clicking here. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Take It Easy: Don’t Let the Sound of Your Own Wheels Drive ME Crazy 7:22

7M ago7:22

7:22

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes serves up a little pickleball mindfulness with a side of the Eagles. Check out Rick’s latest book 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance, available here on Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior Interview 5:02

7M ago5:02

5:02

Cleo Award Winning journalist Chaz Jones interviews Bite Size Pickleball’s Rick Cipes about his new book 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior. Shop the coolest pickleball store in the land! Use discount code VIPcustomer10 for 10% off at check out at the Official Bite Size Pickleball Store. Support the show…

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The Right Nobility 11:18

7M ago11:18

11:18

An excerpt from host Rick Cipes' new book 11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior available on Amazon October 28, 2024. This is from Chapter 2 the Right Nobility. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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What’s Deception Got to Do With It? 6:38

8M ago6:38

6:38

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes introduces beginners through advanced players to a couple of ways they can add deception to their pickleball game. This episode is connected to the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter which has a video demo of what Rick is talking about. Here is a link to the newsletter. Check out the Bite Size Pickleball swag store…

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What’s Art Gotta Do With It? 9:09

8M ago9:09

9:09

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes breaks down a recent trip to an art museum and how it relates to your pickleball game. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Shop the Bite Size Pickleball store for the coolest in pickleball wear and gifts. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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When NOT to Rush the Net 9:28

8M ago9:28

9:28

To support Bite Size Pickleball please consider shopping our official store. To buy Rick’s How to Play Better Pickleball book on Amazon click here. Or to donate $5 a month to the podcast click the “Support the Show” link below. Support the show Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Two Pickleball Lies and a Truth 8:46

8M ago8:46

8:46

To support Bite Size Pickleball please consider shopping our official store. To buy Rick’s book on Amazon click here. Or to donate $5 a month to the podcast click the “Support the Show” link below. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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PPA Utah: What’s the Next Level Look Like? 12:14

8M ago12:14

12:14

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes breaks down the not-so-secret recipe for high level success in this podcast about his trip to a recent PPA event in Salt Lake City, Utah. Check out Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. For some really fun pickleball clothing shop the Bite Size Pickleball store. Support the show…

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PPA Utah Experience 1 8:44

9M ago8:44

8:44

Some thoughts on my trip to Utah to watch my first ever PPA event live. Check out my book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Gold Medal Quote 8:24

9M ago8:24

8:24

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes shares his favorite quote from the Paris Olympics and discusses how it applies to your pickleball game. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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It Ain’t Mastery Until the Game Slows Down for You 7:36

9M ago7:36

7:36

Mastery doesn’t happen in any discipline until whatever you’re doing slows down for you. It’s like time just stops and you are able to exist, and play, entirely in the moment. Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes takes you inside his personal story of what he learned about going to fast. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Supp…

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Pickleball Couples Therapy 7:56

9M ago7:56

7:56

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes reads a chapter from his book How to Play Better Pickleball on the subject of couples who play together—hopefully stay together! Buy Rick’s book at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Hit in the Face by an OOCB 10:34

10M ago10:34

10:34

An episode inspired by getting hit in the face by an OOCB. What’s that stand for? Listen and find out. Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball available at Amazon. Support the show…

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Dink Different 12:04

10M ago12:04

12:04

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes builds a case why you should be dinking more. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Sign up for the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Super DUPR Girl Aline Morales 11:05

10M ago11:05

11:05

From my piece in Pickleball Magazine on the amazing 13-year-old, 5.1 DUPR rated player Aline Morales from Mexico. Make sure to watch the video interview with Aline on the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter. Buy the book How to Play Better Pickleball by podcast host Rick Cipes on Amazon. Support the show…

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Kevin Costner and the Tao of Pickleball 16:44

10M ago16:44

16:44

How the heck does a chance encounter with Kevin Costner turn into a pickleball lesson? You’ll have to tune in! Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Support the show…

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How the Beginner’s Mind Will Improve Your Game 9:28

11M ago9:28

9:28

Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes goes all Zen on you in this installment of the most out-of-the-box pickleball podcast around. Rick has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball available at Amazon. Support the show…

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Down the Rabbit Hole of Downward Spirals 12:46

11M ago12:46

12:46

What do you do when you’re headed down the rabbit hole of pickleball dysfunction? For starters, listen to this podcast! Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Read the FREE Bite Size Pickleball newsletter here. Follow the Facebook Bite Size Pickleba…

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Key to Advancing Beyond 4.0 7:20

11M ago7:20

7:20

Host Rick Cipes reads a chapter from his book How to Play Better Pickleball available on Amazon. Join the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter here. Join the Bite Size Pickleball Facebook group here. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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What is the Magic Pickleball Potion? 11:54

11M ago11:54

11:54

Exploring the magic inherent in a child and how we can transfer that to our pickleball game. Host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 outlets including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times and ESPN Magazine. Follow the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter here. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball here at Amazon. Support the show…

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2nd Shots 8:38

11M ago8:38

8:38

A chapter from the book How to Play Better Pickleball on 2nd shots. Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Make sure to follow the Bite Size Pickleball group on Facebook, and the Bite Size Pickleball weekly newsletter. Support the show…

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What Does the Future of Pickleball Hold? 8:34

12M ago8:34

8:34

An assessment of where the sport of pickleball is going in the future from Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes. Rick has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Buy his book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Sign up for the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter here. Support the show…

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How to Use Martial Arts in Pickleball 10:16

12M ago10:16

10:16

A chapter read from the book How to Play Better Pickleball by Rick Cipes on how to incorporate Martial Arts into your pickleball game. Buy the book at Amazon here. Rick has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Competition Breakdown (Go ahead, give it to me!) 12:28

1y ago12:28

12:28

A little anecdote about how music and pickleball relate in terms of competitive play. Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Support the showBy Rick Cipes

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Pickleball Mind Game Part 46 10:38

1y ago10:38

10:38

What’s on Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes’ mind today? The need to improve the mind game in order to play better pickleball. Rick has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times and ESPN Magazine. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Support the show…

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On Losing and Pickleball Cowboys 9:34

1y ago9:34

9:34

A dual episode on anecdotal stories of loss, and pickleball cowboys who also lose, but not in the way you think! Yee haw! Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Here’s what readers are saying about Rick's book How to Play Better Pickleball: “Great b…

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Facing Your Pickleball Fears 9:02

1y ago9:02

9:02

A fun anecdotal episode about why you need to face your fears on the court sooner rather than later. Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Follow the Bite Size Pickleball Newsletter here. Buy Rick’s book How to Play Better Pickleball at Amazon. Sho…

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Rant of The Day: 3rd Shot Drop Or Else 6:06

1y ago6:06

6:06

Why is it so important to have a 3rd shot drop in your tool kit if you want to get good at pickleball? Listen up. Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Read the Bite Size Pickleball newsletter for free. Support the show…

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How to Play Better Pickleball: The Zone 8:59

1y ago8:59

8:59

Listen to a chapter from the book How to Play Better Pickleball available on Amazon. Bite Size Pickleball host Rick Cipes has written for over 50 publications including Pickleball Magazine, the L.A. Times, and ESPN Magazine. Click here to become a supporter of the show. Everything helps! Support the show…

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