Pickle Me This — Sharing the fun, friends & stories of rec pickleball play
Pickle Me This — Sharing the fun, friends & stories of rec pickleball play
Podcast Description
Sharing the fun, friends & stories of rec pickleball play.
Whether you're a seasoned player or just picked up your first paddle, you'll connect with our diverse guests as they share their personal journeys—what drew them to the game, how pickleball has transformed their lives, and the meaningful connections they've made along the way.
More than just a sport, pickleball is building friendships, community — and changing lives one dink at a time.
Subscribe now to laugh, be inspired, and feel part of the worldwide pickleball family.
#pickleball #pickleballstories #pickleballrecplay
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of community building, personal journeys, and social connections within pickleball. Episodes explore topics such as intergenerational friendships, competitive dynamics, and the transformative power of the sport, with specific highlights including guests sharing amusing coaching mishaps, love stories that blossomed on the court, and inspiring experiences of players starting at an older age.
Sharing the fun, friends & stories of rec pickleball play.
Whether you’re a seasoned player or just picked up your first paddle, you’ll connect with our diverse guests as they share their personal journeys—what drew them to the game, how pickleball has transformed their lives, and the meaningful connections they’ve made along the way.
More than just a sport, pickleball is building friendships, community — and changing lives one dink at a time.
Subscribe now to laugh, be inspired, and feel part of the worldwide pickleball family.
#pickleball #pickleballstories #pickleballrecplay
Thomas’ journey from the foster care system to becoming a pickleball coach is a story of survival, healing, and purpose. After sports saved his life as a young person, he found himself at rock bottom before discovering pickleball—a game that gave him peace, community, and a new calling. Now as a coach and on social media as Night Train Pickleball, he’s dedicated to empowering others and building confidence, one player at a time. His story proves that our darkest moments can lead us to our greatest purpose.
Highlights
- How growing up in foster care shaped Thomas’s reliance on sports as a lifeline
- The moment he walked past older women playing pickleball and felt drawn to try it
- Losing everything and finding healing on the pickleball court
- His favorite coaching moment: giving a retiree the confidence to believe in themselves
- The voice from his childhood that still motivates him today
- Why being told “no” continues to fuel his drive to make an impact
Chapters
00:00 From Foster Care to Pickleball: A Journey of Resilience
05:16 Walking past a court of older women playing pickleball
08:07 How sports saved his life after growing up in the foster system
13:24 The voice he heard when he was younger, that provided motiviation
15:03 How he got started in the fitness industry
22:05 Losing it all and finding peace and healing in pickleball
27:16 How coaching pickleball was serendipitous
29:50 How he came up with the name – Night Train Pickleball
31:23 His favorite coaching story – giving a retiree confidence
35:24 Pet peeves – out balls and foot faults
41:14 The Ripple Effect: Impacting Lives Through Pickleball
43:35 Motivation comes from being told no
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