Inside Major League Pickleball: Recent Episodes
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Allison joins Michelle and Tyson to tell the story behind her substituting for the Miami Pickleball Club in Atlanta. Then, how she got picked up in the challenger league shuffle draft for the LA Mad Drops and what she hopes to bring to the upcoming event in Dallas!
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The break out star of MLP Atlanta joins Michelle Macmahon and Tyson Apostol to talk about her pickleball journey, all of her emotions during the Orlando Squeeze's incredible comeback victory in the finals and more!
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Orlando Squeeze's first round draft pick and team captain, Anna Bright, on building the championship team, where they got a little lucky and how important big energy is at MLP events.
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Parris Todd returns to MLP and shares what she's been up to, how excited she is to be back, being drafted first round and building out her team. Michelle and Tyson also break down all the group play/teams in the first round of premier league!
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Wonder boy and 1st round draft pick for the Texas Ranchers joins the pod to discuss his rise in pickleball. He also tells Michelle and Tyson about being 1st round draft pick and the pressures involved with being picked first.
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Tyra joins Michelle and Tyson to talk about her win over Anna Leigh Waters and the whirlwind of popularity since. She breaks down her entrance into pickleball from a lifetime of tennis and shares her love and excitement for all things MLP!
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Irina visits the pod again and is still maintaining her status as the GOAT of MLP! Chats about her team's win in last season's Super Finals. She also gives us the scoop on her new team, and tells us all about the NOLA Picklefest hosted by Drew Brees. Michelle gives us all the hot takes of the weekend, which teams should be excited and which may not...
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Pickleball superstar, Lea Jansen, talks about retiring from singles at the top of her game. Everything that went into that decision and what her goals are for the future. She also gives us the inside scoop on being the first pick for Bay Area Breakers and how their team was built from there.
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Former college tennis star, Connor Garnett, chats with the pod about all of his recent pickleball success. He talks about his entry into pickleball, last seasons Challenger League Super Finals victory and being drafted into the Premier League. He also gives us some inside perspective on what it's like to find partners for tournaments and how he's prepping for the next MLP event.
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Ryan DeVos of the Orlando Squeeze tells us all about their thought process in choosing Anna Bright over Riley Newman and being the first team in MLP history to trade away all 4 of their draft orders. Plus Michelle's takes from the Denver PPA.
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COO, GM and owner of DC Pickleball Team gives us all his insight on the draft in Central Park! He also weighs in on differences between drafting in Premier League vs Challenger League and get his breakdown on how the first round at the draft will go.
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Pickleball Cares Executive Director Geoff Nguyen and Director of Programming Virginia Keller join the pod to discuss their mission and how they work in conjunction with MLP to bring pickleball to kids across the country! Plus the season 2 draft pool/rankings announced. Michelle and Tyson chat about the biggest movers there.
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Brooks Wiley, Commissioner of MLP, joins Michelle and Tyson to discuss the build of MLP throughout season 1 and how the league is constantly improving from event to event. He also chats about the upcoming draft, what to expect for season 2 and how tight the race is to become a premier league level team in 2024.
Thomas talks about the Mad Drops' road to super finals victory and the hurdles he's faced this season with adopting a new baby and a potentially life threatening heart condition. Plus Michelle's takes on the San Clemente weekend.
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James Blake talks about his early involvement in the league and what it's become today. He talks about his team, the Milwaukee Mashers, and what they need to do to qualify for the Premier League in 2024 and he gives us the scoop on the promotion/relegation system and what pickleball needs to become before gambling can be introduced.
Highly decorated and accomplished orthopedic surgeon, Dr Dines, chats about his role as medical director at MLP as well as his experience in other professional sports. He also discusses ways to avoid and handle pickleball related injuries. We close the episode with Michelle's breaks down of the weekends top stories at the PPA event in Texas.
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ALW joins us to talk everything from school to training to tournaments. She also tells us what it's like interacting with The 5s ownership group and gives us her thoughts on Jack Sock after partnering with him a few weeks ago.
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Kaitlyn talks with iMLP to break down the Night Owl's trades and what they need to do to be in the running for premier level in 2024. She also talks San Clemente event, second season draft and owner/sponsor event.
...plus what players she thinks will bump up from Challenger to Premier League.
Teenage phenom, Jorja Johnson, talks about pickleball, plan B careers and Florida Smash changes.
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Haley Jones, NCAA basketball superstar and 1st round WNBA draft pick, joins Mad Drops ownership group. She shares her excitement for pickleball, what it takes to be an owner and where she sees the sport and league going in the future!
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League commissioner Brooks Wiley and engineer Curtis Cruz of Pickle Pro Labs talk new paddle protocols and how the league will determine the legal limits of paddles moving forward.
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Recently crowned US open champion, Kyle Yates, joins us to talk about how he discovered pickleball over a decade ago. We talk about how far the sport has come and his hopes for it's future. He also chats about his time in Major League Pickleball, from his near misses at the trophy to the new trade he was involved in.
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Ewa shares her journey from pro-tennis star in Poland to pro pickleball. She also breaks down the back to back Challenger League championships by the Bay Area Breakers!
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Meghan talks to the pod about her trajectory to MLP MVP andbeing drafted by the Pioneers. Then she shares what went wrong in Mesa and what went right with her prep for Dayton!
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Player and owner, Travis Rettenmaier, breaks down the decision to make the multi player trade with the Las Vegas Night Owls and the process behind it.
Dave Fleming, 2x GM of Dallas Pickleball Club and Seattle Pioneers, gives us the scoop on his teams successful runs in Daytona and what it takes to manage two different teams in two different leagues!
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Casey, Michelle and Tyson talk about group match ups for the Daytona event! The team also chats about all discussion on social media this week regarding paddles!
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Tyson and Michelle are joined by one of the top doubles players in the world, Riley Newman. He chats about his recent move to Dallas, partner switch ups, MLP Draft and prep to event #2 in Daytona FL!
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Paul Olin tells us about having the #1 pick of Jill Braverman and the decision to trade her to Dallas for Megan Fudge. Later in the episode, we talk about the buildup to event #2 in Florida.
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Ritchie Tuazon talks to Inside MLP about being a team owner from the very beginning of the league and how it has evolved. He also shares his thoughts on where the sport and the league are going and what to expect from the upcoming supplemental draft for the Challenger League.
Michelle, Casey and Tyson chat about the PPA upsets and how tournament results leading up to the supplemental draft for the Challenger League could have an effect on getting drafted or being dropped.
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Adam gives us the full scoop on the DC Pickleball Team, from drafting Sam Querrey to what happened in Mesa. Plus, what's their prep for event number 2 in Florida. He also shares his excitement for being part of a growing professional sports league and thoughts on the promotion and relegation system in play for 2024.
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Irina has been in every single MLP finals and only lost once! What's her secret? How does she train? Will she keep winning? Michelle and Tyson get the full scoop!
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Michelle, Casey and Tyson break down all of the weekend's action at the first MLP event in Mesa, Arizona. The match ups, the trash talking and the surprises, plus what to expect in event #2!
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Michelle, Casey and Tyson take an indepth look at each of the first round match ups for this week's Mesa, AZ event, who they're excited to watch and why, and they also break down the entire week's schedule with how to watch if you can't be there in person!
Casey, Michelle and Tyson chat with Sam about the moment he was inspired to make the transition to pickleball, when and how he knew he'd be the #1 draft in the Challenger League, what he's doing to prep for the season, where he predicts his level to be by end of year and also about the haters and the pressures to excel.
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Michelle and Tyson chat this week about form world #11 tennis player, Sam Querrey being drafted first in Challenger League. 2023 subbing rules for both leagues explained plus small tweak to service rules this season.
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Michelle, Casey and Tyson chat about the draft for the 2023 season. They discuss first round picks, surprises and make their picks on which team will take down the first event in January.
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Inside Major League Pickleball talks with two of the top pros in the game, Tyler Loong and Anna Bright. We get the scoop on their thoughts on how the MLP draft will go, which players will be drafted first and what teams and owners should look for in players.
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Inside MLP chats with Courtney about what it takes to be an official, how she deals with feisty players, the advantages to rally scoring AND the pros and cons of a proposed new serve rule for future Major League Pickleball events.
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Steve Kuhn weighs in on MLP/PPA/Vibe merger and how MLP will improve from this season to next. Shares what his early vision for the sport was to where it is now. He also discusses what DUPR is doing to unify the sport across the board.
World #1, Ben Johns, and top draft pick, Dekel Bar, discuss the partnership between MLP and Vibe and what it means to the players and the sport. They also talk 2023 draft strategies and the effect famous owners like Mark Cuban, Tom Brady, LeBron James, Kevin Durrant, etc... will have on the future of pickleball.
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Matt Davis, head of U.S. sports marketing and partnerships at Anheuser-Busch, joins the pod this week to discuss newly announced team ownership, league and DUPR partnership! Matt tells us what Anheuser-Busch looks for in partnerships and Tyson gives him some team name ideas.
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This week Inside MLP talks to former MLP MVP and strategic adviser at DUPR, Lee Whitwell. Lee tells us about her experiences with MLP so far and how it shaped her career, she also gives insight into how DUPR is making the amateur pickleball experience more enjoyable for all.
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This week we chat with the only MLP player who is also a team owner, Travis Rettenmaier, to discuss what it's like to balance being an owner and a player. What advice does he have for other pro tennis players getting into the sport, plus his personal feud with NML Pickleball and upcoming 2v1 grudge match with them!
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Inside Major League Pickleball is joined by former pro pickleball athlete and CEO of DUPR, Jill Braverman, to talk about how DUPR is revolutionizing the sport of pickleball!
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Inside Major League Pickleball chats with new owner, Rich Kleiman. Gets the inside scoop on his partnership with Kevin Durant, where he sees pickleball going and more!
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Michelle, Casey and Tyson chat with two of Major League Pickleball's newest team owners, Tennis hall of famer and former world #1, Kim Clijsters and former Duke soccer star and finance wizard, Kaitlyn Kerr!
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Michelle and Tyson chat with Kamryn Blackwood and Brooks Wiley to breakdown the group draw for MLP Columbus. Who are the favorites and who could surprise us?
Michelle, Casey and Tyson talk with League Commissioner, Brooks Wiley about a brand new amateur event, DUPR Minor League Pickleball! They also talk about the upcoming MLP event in Columbus and tease up more owners and more teams to come in 2023!!!