
How you play the game. A podcast about pickleball and entrepreneurship.
by Danielle French and Briar Jamieson
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Catching up: Episode 7
Feb 19, 2026
45m 00s
Tanner Big Canoe - The mental game continued
Jan 19, 2026
48m 57s
The Mind of a Referee - Joan Pollard
Dec 16, 2025
56m 32s
Levelling up your game!
Dec 12, 2025
45m 00s
Intergenerational pickleball - Nancy Sharpe, Tara Sharpe and Cole Lester
Feb 26, 2025
45m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 2/19/26 | ![]() Catching up: Episode 7✨ | pickleballentrepreneurship+3 | — | — | — | pickleballentrepreneurship+5 | — | 45m 00s | |
| 1/19/26 | ![]() Tanner Big Canoe - The mental game continued✨ | mental conditioningpickleball+3 | Tanner Big Canoe | — | — | pickleballmental game+6 | — | 48m 57s | |
| 12/16/25 | ![]() The Mind of a Referee - Joan Pollard✨ | refereeingpickleball+3 | Joan Pollard | — | — | pickleballreferee+4 | — | 56m 32s | |
| 12/12/25 | ![]() Levelling up your game!✨ | pickleballcoaching+3 | Tamara Bick | How you play the game | — | pickleballcoaching tips+3 | — | 45m 00s | |
| 2/26/25 | ![]() Intergenerational pickleball - Nancy Sharpe, Tara Sharpe and Cole Lester✨ | pickleballintergenerational sports+3 | Nancy SharpeTara Sharpe+1 | Canadian Nationals | — | pickleballmedals+3 | — | 45m 00s | |
| 2/18/25 | ![]() Season 3. Episode 2 - Partnerships that work✨ | pickleballpartnerships+3 | Shari HazeldineCathy Crough | — | — | pickleballpartnerships+3 | — | 42m 18s | |
| 2/8/25 | ![]() Season 3. Episode 1. Catching up.✨ | pickleballentrepreneurship+3 | — | — | — | pickleballentrepreneurship+5 | — | 34m 35s | |
| 7/30/24 | ![]() Season Finale✨ | pickleballentrepreneurship+3 | — | — | — | pickleballentrepreneurship+3 | — | 41m 23s | |
| 7/9/24 | ![]() Perfectionism✨ | perfectionismpickleball+4 | — | How you play the game | — | pickleballperfectionism+5 | — | 39m 58s | |
| 6/26/24 | ![]() Conditioning✨ | physical conditioninggoal setting+3 | — | — | — | conditioningpickleball+4 | — | 43m 56s | |
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| 3/12/24 | ![]() Friendship | This week we are talking about friendship. Seems like a broad topic. Why is friendship different in pickleball than in any other sport. It may not be any different but we think pickleball promotes friendship more broadly, more easily. It is how we met, and it is how I met others after moving to this community a couple of years ago. Let’s talk about how friendship is interwoven in pickleball Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and ... | 36m 25s | ||||||
| 2/22/24 | ![]() Mentorship | In this episode, Briar and Danielle speak about Mentorship in sports and most specifically in pickleball. We are thrilled to have the insights from a female pickleball star and mentor here in our community as our guest, Robyn Percival. Robyn is an elegant, skillful player who I first met in our Friday morning drill session and has been a mentor and friend of Briar for a long time. Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to talk... | 54m 26s | ||||||
| 2/10/24 | ![]() Episode 7. Elitism | Elitism. Standard dictionary Being elitist in the context of sports refers to the adoption of an exclusive or snobbish attitude, often associated with a sense of superiority, towards individuals or groups based on their perceived athletic abilities, achievements, or participation in particular sports. What does that mean to you? Let's talk about it. 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 w... | 35m 25s | ||||||
| 1/25/24 | ![]() episode 6 How you play the game! | Briar and Danielle talk today about equating how you play the game of pickleball and how you play the game of life. When you think about it, there are so many parallels between sports and life. Here are just a few topics Rules and ObjectivesDecision-MakingFocus and ResilienceChallenges and OpportunitiesTeamwork and CollaborationPersistence and PerseveranceBalance and Self-CareThank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics you would like us to ta... | 49m 06s | ||||||
| 1/14/24 | ![]() Pet Peeves..... | Briar and Danielle talk about pet peeves....court etiquette. We've been feeling lately like, well complaining. Court annoyances and irritations about pickleball. Are we becoming those people? These really aren't problems at all in the context of the world but in pickleball, they are real. 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, How you Play The Game or... | 42m 38s | ||||||
| 1/2/24 | ![]() Injuries and preventing them! | No one wants to talk about this but just like every other sport, it is a thing. It can happen. And more and more people are playing pickleball so naturally, injury will be and is on the rise as well. Most people think pickleball is a low-impact sport - not too much running, not like lifting weights, playing rugby or football…..but still - strains, shoulders, elbows, knees, ankle injuries abound. Pickleball is full of quick lateral movements, sudden stops, reaching up quickly for ... | 43m 41s | ||||||
| 12/7/23 | ![]() Episode 3. Drills part 2. | What are drills really? We have already done one podcast about drilling, we sure talk about it a lot amongst our friends. Unanimously it’s the one topic of conversation we talk about, and talk about how we need to drill but then we don't really do a lot of it. Why is that? More fun to play games than work at improving our games? C'mon. 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 f... | 46m 16s | ||||||
| 11/23/23 | ![]() Episode 2. Supporting each other. | What does it mean to support each other in pickleball? Briar and Danielle chat about the amazing community of women that are playing the game, both recreationally and competitively. We see each other on the court playing with and against each other. How important is it that we support each other no matter what side of the court we are on? In Abbie Wambach 's words from her book, the Wolfpack, "if we keep playing by the old rules, we will never change the game." Thank you for ... | 34m 12s | ||||||
| 11/14/23 | ![]() Episode 1. Catching up. | Briar and Danielle catch up after a brief summer break and playing at Canadian Nationals. We talk about the tournament, fall play, dropping down in the ladder and so many other things! 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, How you Play The Game or on Instagram for more information about who we are and tips and strategies for playing your best game. Paddl... | 34m 01s | ||||||
| 8/1/23 | ![]() Episode 11. Court etiquette and playing with friends. | It's hard to believe there can be anything controversial in pickleball, but things do come up. The good news is there are always solutions. Sometimes you want to just play with your friends and not change up with the rest of the group. What's the etiquette? When there are people practicing for tournaments, a shortage of courts in your community and an abundance of players vying for court time - it can be a bit hairy. It's important to take turns and not hurt feelings. Sometimes, it's a slippe... | 34m 09s | ||||||
| 7/25/23 | ![]() Episode 10. Ebbs and Flows of the Game. | Sometimes you feel discombobulated. Out of the groove of working out, playing regularly, having good games. You wonder why you played so well last week and this week not a ball is in the court! Sometimes things throw you off, things come up good and bad. At one point, Danielle wondered if going to Canadian Nationals was going to come unraveled. Then you get back in play, you work hard, work at it and it comes together. It's ebbs and flows. They happen in pickleball, they happen in life.... | 36m 33s | ||||||
| 7/18/23 | ![]() Episode 9. The targeting game in pickleball. | Briar and Danielle talk about something that happens to all of us - being targeted in the game of pickleball. But can you use it as a strategy? You sure can. Tips to looking at ways to turn this potentially negative situation around and make it a positive for you. Remember, every ball is a good ball, are we right? 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, How you ... | 34m 09s | ||||||
| 7/12/23 | ![]() Episode 8. Identifying as an athlete | Briar and Danielle talk about identifying as an athlete and what does it mean. We talk about our own story with athleticism, sports in high school, where we are now and preparing for the next stage of life. Lots of stories about our recent tournaments, how we look at pickleball as a sport. 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, How you Play The Game or on... | 35m 54s | ||||||
| 7/4/23 | ![]() Episode 7. The Mental Game - guest Olivia Apps | This week, Briar and Danielle speak to @livapps, Olympian, Rugby player, Canadian Women's Sevens, and daughter to Danielle about the mental game. How do you mentally condition for your game and for life. Listen to Olivia speak about her career as a Rugby player and how she prepares for not only her but as a co-captain of her team, prepares for her game and always has a Plan A. Only a Plan A. Thank you for listening to How you play the game. Send us your questions and any topics yo... | 43m 17s | ||||||
| 6/27/23 | ![]() Episode 6. Drills and drills and more drills. | This week Briar and Danielle talk about setting expectations for yourself . There are win days and there are days when maybe it doesn’t feel like a winner. Putting the time in and you are more likely to reach your intended goals. Our Friday morning Drill and Practice Group with our friends is where we practice shots over and over again. We put the time in. Practicing pickleball shots, position and strategies you would encounter in a game. And doing it over and over again, it helps you coordi... | 39m 37s | ||||||
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