{"podcast":{"title":"Dinks On Tap: The Happy Hour Pickleball Podcast","slug":"dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357","podcast_index_feed_id":7127357,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA9700919857","website_url":"https://www.dinksontap.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/41826ffa-3ff4-11f1-8770-1bf7af956db3/image/e2b5bda0d073bdff49753c548f08cf2c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Casie & Lauren","episode_count":47,"summary":"Ever wondered what the big deal is about Pickleball? Welcome to Dinks on Tap, where the pickleball paddle meets the margarita. We’re Casie and Lauren, your pickleball partners in crime, here to spill the beans on why pickleball is more than just a game. It’s that “more” part we’re so drawn to. That “more” part which we highly suspect is about rediscovering PLAY in our lives and bringing FUN into focus. Let’s be clear, we’re not pros. We’re just a couple of recreational players who notice, marvel, and revel in the nuances that make up the juice to this fruit’s fine squeeze. In each episode we’ll look at the life breathing behind, within, underneath and alongside the game... That momentum shift on the court, (“Why am I so ‘off’ today?”), the Fourth Man Struggle (“Seriously, who else can we get to play?”), the camaraderie that turns strangers into friends (“Do you want to exchange numbers?”) and various other dynamics that go beyond the dink to make up the humor, heart, and hard-won wisdom we find between the lines. So join us! Pour a glass, squeeze a lime, and let’s get under the hood of just how good it feels to rediscover PLAY in our lives.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T20:18:39.739177+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357"},"episode":{"title":"The Parent Perspective of Competitive Pickleball and Why the Car Ride Home Might Matter Most","slug":"the-parent-perspective-of-competitive-pickleball-and-why-the-car-ride-home-might-matter-most","published_at":"2026-03-11T09:35:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357/the-parent-perspective-of-competitive-pickleball-and-why-the-car-ride-home-might-matter-most","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dinks-on-tap-the-happy-hour-pickleball-podcast-7127357","url":"https://dinksontap.podbean.com/e/the-parent-perspective-of-competitive-pickleball-and-why-the-car-ride-home-might-matter-most/","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/GEMINIMEDIA7937039431.mp3?updated=1777918194","summary":"Ever wonder what it takes to raise a kid in competitive pickleball without turning every car ride home into a post-match press conference? A junior pickleball match only lasts so long, but parenting the player behind it is the part that follows you home. This episode gets into the family side of the game, where the travel is real, the pressure is sneaky, and keeping the joy alive can matter just as much as the result. This week, we head into the wonderfully unhinged world of junior pickleball. where the snacks are packed, the hotel check-ins are tactical, and the group text about partners somehow carries more tension than the actual match. This week, we talk with the parents behind some seriously talented young players and pull back the curtain on what sports parenting looks like when your kid is chasing the tournament circuit, eyeing the pro circuit, and learning how to compete in a sport that can hand you a highlight reel and a minor emotional spiral in the same afternoon. Glenda Calvo is a longtime volleyball coach with strong takes on the mental game, mental training, and why positive talk is not fluff, it’s fuel. Jared Messenger is a dad deep in the logistics of junior pro tournaments, managing travel, school, and the strange reality of watching a 14-year-old hold his own against grown men in competitive pickleball. And Angela Todd, the mother of Parris Todd, a recognizable face in professional pickleball, brings a hard-earned perspective on athlete development, communication, and the kind of boundary setting that keeps ambition from swallowing the whole family. We talk about: • How mental training tools like affirmations and visualization can shape confidence before a match. • Why boundary setting matters when a sport starts taking over the family calendar, budge…","meta_description":"Ever wonder what it takes to raise a kid in competitive pickleball without turning every car ride home into a post-match press conference? 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