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NML Life Update (finally!)

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 admin 9 Comments pickleball, pro pickleball

A life update and explanation of our hiatus from the blog.

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

MLP Dallas – Live Random Thoughts

November 2, 2023November 5, 2023 admin 51 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Live blog for MLP Dallas.

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

APP Tour Houston Open – Live-ish Random Thoughts

October 27, 2023October 28, 2023 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

Live-ish blog for APP Houston Open.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 9 – Steve Kuhn Resigns; MLP Full Steam Ahead?

October 26, 2023 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 9.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Championships In-Person Experience and Venue Review

October 11, 2023October 11, 2023 admin 6 Comments pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Pickleball Jan provides some thoughts on her in-person experience at the PPA Championships in Las Vegas.

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NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 8 – Jillian Braverman the Paddle Crusader

October 10, 2023October 11, 2023 admin 12 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Episode 8 of the NML Pickleball Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Live Blog Opinion Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Las Vegas Championships and APP Tour Dallas Open – Live Random Thoughts

October 5, 2023October 8, 2023 waggish 18 Comments APP, app tour, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Live blog for PPA Vegas and APP Dallas.

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

APP Tour Atlanta Metro Open – Live Random Thoughts

September 28, 2023October 1, 2023 admin 4 Comments APP, app tour, pickleball, pro pickleball

Live blog for APP Atlanta.

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

NML Pickleball Podcast Ep. 7 – Is Ben Johns a Terrible GM?

September 26, 2023September 27, 2023 admin 2 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

NML Podcast Ep. 7 – Is Ben Johns a Terrible GM?

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MLP Atlanta – Live Random Thoughts

September 21, 2023September 24, 2023 waggish 66 Comments major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball

Live blog for MLP Atlanta.

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

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    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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