Bite Size Pickleball Podcast

By Rick Cipes

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Unique, fun, and concise pickleball tips from sportswriter Rick Cipes, who has written for over 50 publications including the  L.A. Times, ESPN Magazine, and he is a regular writer for Pickleball Magazine

Buy Rick’s new book: "How to Play Better Pickleball,” as well his latest book "11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior: A Guide to Peak Performance,” both available on Amazon.

Rick is also the host of the popular Facebook Group: Bite Size Pickleball (7.9 thousand followers), a newsletter at https://bitesizepickleball.substack.com/ and he owns the pickleball clothing and gift shop at https://bitesizepickleball.com/ Use discount code VIPcustomer10.

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Please feel free to reach out to Rick at info@bitesizepickleball.com.



Episode Date
How Micro-aggressions are Holding You Back
Oct 17, 2025
Be Willing to Stop and Ask for Directions
Sep 15, 2025
Interviewing Legends
Aug 15, 2025
The Value of Preparation
Jul 27, 2025
Agenda and Flow
Jun 29, 2025
Don't Get Lost Down the Neanderthal Hole
Jun 04, 2025
Pickleball Riffs The New Book
May 12, 2025
Your Eyes Are on the Wrong Prize!
Mar 30, 2025
Your Pickleball Kryptonite
Mar 24, 2025
Pickleball Paddle Review: Perseus IV
Mar 16, 2025
Preparation Meets Opportunity
Mar 10, 2025
It May Be Good to Have a Plan
Mar 02, 2025
10 Dad Jokes About Peak Performance
Feb 22, 2025
How Slow Can You Go?
Feb 16, 2025
What’s Blocking Your Flow
Feb 09, 2025
The Secret Power of Flow
Feb 02, 2025
Chaos is in the Air, What Can You Do About It?
Jan 26, 2025
The Foundation of Pickleball Is?
Jan 19, 2025
One of the Most Delicate Subjects in Pickleball
Jan 12, 2025
Practice Like a Pro
Jan 05, 2025
Exciting Bite Size Pickleball News
Dec 22, 2024
The Good, the Bad, and the Fugly
Dec 15, 2024
Got the Yips?
Dec 08, 2024
A Couple of Keys to Massive Improvement
Dec 01, 2024
Wicked: Defying Civility
Nov 24, 2024
Is the 3rd Shot Drop Dead Forever?
Nov 16, 2024
Do You Have the “Right Mind”?
Oct 27, 2024
Take It Easy: Don’t Let the Sound of Your Own Wheels Drive ME Crazy
Oct 21, 2024
11 Ways of the Athletic Warrior Interview
Oct 13, 2024
The Right Nobility
Oct 06, 2024
What’s Deception Got to Do With It?
Sep 29, 2024
What’s Art Gotta Do With It?
Sep 22, 2024
When NOT to Rush the Net
Sep 15, 2024
Two Pickleball Lies and a Truth
Sep 08, 2024
PPA Utah: What’s the Next Level Look Like?
Sep 01, 2024
PPA Utah Experience 1
Aug 26, 2024
Gold Medal Quote
Aug 18, 2024
It Ain’t Mastery Until the Game Slows Down for You
Aug 11, 2024
Pickleball Couples Therapy
Aug 04, 2024
Hit in the Face by an OOCB
Jul 28, 2024
Dink Different
Jul 21, 2024
Super DUPR Girl Aline Morales
Jul 14, 2024
Kevin Costner and the Tao of Pickleball
Jul 07, 2024
How the Beginner’s Mind Will Improve Your Game
Jun 30, 2024
Down the Rabbit Hole of Downward Spirals
Jun 23, 2024
Key to Advancing Beyond 4.0
Jun 16, 2024
What is the Magic Pickleball Potion?
Jun 09, 2024
2nd Shots
Jun 02, 2024
What Does the Future of Pickleball Hold?
May 26, 2024
How to Use Martial Arts in Pickleball
May 19, 2024
Competition Breakdown (Go ahead, give it to me!)
May 12, 2024
Pickleball Mind Game Part 46
May 05, 2024
On Losing and Pickleball Cowboys
Apr 28, 2024
Facing Your Pickleball Fears
Apr 21, 2024
Rant of The Day: 3rd Shot Drop Or Else
Apr 14, 2024
How to Play Better Pickleball: The Zone
Apr 07, 2024
How to Play Better Pickleball: 3 Challenges
Mar 31, 2024
So You Got Injured, Now What?
Mar 24, 2024
Guest Host Vin Diesel’s Top 5 Pickleball Tips
Mar 17, 2024
Are You a Positive or Pissy Partner?
Mar 10, 2024
Got Hand Speed? Then Follow the Lead of Pros Johnson and Frazier
Mar 03, 2024
Things That Will Get You to the Next Level in Pickleball
Feb 25, 2024
The Art of Playfulness
Feb 18, 2024
How Can You Be More Super in Your Big Games?
Feb 11, 2024
How to Play Better Pickleball: Simplicity
Feb 04, 2024
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Jan 28, 2024
When the High’s Not There
Jan 21, 2024
Dudes, Why Does EGO Hurt Your Game? And Mine?
Jan 14, 2024
How to Play Better Pickleball: Your 1st Tournament
Jan 07, 2024
How to Play Better Pickleball: Pattern Recognition
Dec 31, 2023
Are You Challenging Yourself or Playing It Safe?
Dec 24, 2023
“That Was My Forehand! Back the F-off!"
Dec 17, 2023
What Are You Doing Between the Points?
Dec 10, 2023
You Need to Be a Little More Freebird On the Court!
Dec 03, 2023
How to Play Better Pickleball: The Chess Game
Nov 26, 2023
Be Like Water - Giving Thanks Where Thanks is Due
Nov 19, 2023
Kenny Loggins: Highway to the Pickleball Zone Interview
Nov 05, 2023
What Are the Best Ways to Play Your 4th Shot?
Oct 29, 2023
You Keep on Playing Those Mind Games
Oct 22, 2023
Important Serving Tips
Oct 15, 2023
The Art of the Pump Fake
Oct 08, 2023
How Important is the 2nd Shot in Pickleball?
Oct 01, 2023
Change the Inner Dialogue, Change Your Game
Sep 24, 2023
Should You Talk Julian Arnold Smack on the Pickleball Court?
Sep 17, 2023
Top Secret Diary of a Poacher
Sep 10, 2023
What Should You Do on Your 3rd Shot?
Sep 03, 2023
Increase Your Pickleball Hand Speed
Aug 27, 2023
How to Coach Your Partner on the Court
Aug 20, 2023
Why Pickleball Practice on a Wall is Key
Aug 13, 2023
Why Do We Choke in Pickleball?
Aug 06, 2023
Wanna Be a 4.5 Player? You Need to Stop Playing Like This!
Jul 30, 2023
Starting a Pickleball Business Listen to This First
Jul 23, 2023
From 3.5 to 4.0, Off You Go!
Jul 19, 2023
WTF is Mindfulness and How Can It Help My Pickleball Game?
Jul 16, 2023
Peak Pickleball Performance and How to Achieve It
Jul 09, 2023
Your Worst Court Enemy 2
Jul 03, 2023
Your Worst Court Enemy 1
Jun 25, 2023