The Pickleball Diaries

The Pickleball Diaries

Pickleball player Andrew “Gorms” and His Co-host Victor Chan recounts/reviews their experiences at Pickleball tournaments, answers listeners questions, gives their opinions on Pickleball news of the month and covers the news and results of the Canadian National Pickleball League (CNPL), Canadian Pickleball Association (CPA) Pro Tour and other Major Pickleball events in Canada.

Episodes

April 28, 2025 82 mins

Results from MiLP at Ipop and how did we do in Edmonton!


1:15 MiLP Results & News, 37:33 CNPL News, fan swag, TU’s beyond the kitchen, 49:49 Pickleball Canada Nationals prices are huge, 1:07:21 Equipment Corner brought to you by Pickleballsuperstore.ca, 1:16:37 Blind Ranking: worst type of tournament players,



PBD:S3:E8: CNPL Central Split Recap!!


We go over Season 3’s 1st event. Which teams impressed? Which new pla...

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We are back early! 

The AL & CP breakup brings us back early as well as the topic of safety glasses in Pickleball & we have a new Podcast joining the family!!

1:12 AL Water “dumps” Parenteau, 19:29 welcome Lily Brown and her new podcast Klyng on the court: Cracking the Pickleball code, 22:45 Safety Glasses in Pickleball, 44:11 Equipment Corner brought to you by Pickleballsuperstore.ca, 56:45 Blind Ranking: Worst excuses for m...

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April 6, 2025 104 mins

We break down the draft, give you background on the players picked, and some way too early predictions!


2:16 Christina Chin, 3:51 Lucas Wong, 6:06 Wes Gabrielsen, 8:07 Brad Chapman, 9:25 Anna Dyachenko, 11:01 Joel Pelletier, 12:01 Jonas Daehler, 13:28 Maximilian Wild, 15:01 Kim Layton, 16:57 Armaan jiwa Mawji, 18:51 Marie Christine Salvador, 20:22 Audrey Yeung, 21:57 Jada Bui, 23:37 Jordann Vigna, 24:55 Preston Gordon, 26:40 Eug...

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March 19, 2025 59 mins

We cover the new partnership with DUPR & CNPL, the 1st showdown wraps and MiLP announces 3 locations!! And what is Pickleball Canada doing with ratings?

1:37 Luck O’ the Irish tournament, 8:09 MiLP & CNPL news, 21:37 Equipment Corner brought to you by Pickleballsuperstore.ca: CNPL banned paddles, 30:43 Why is Pickleball Canada hanging on to CTPR rating?, 48/48 Blind Ranking: Worst type of Rec players,

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March 4, 2025 70 mins

We cover the CNPL signings the day after free agency ends!!!! Who signed where? What will teams be looking for come the draft in April?

Canada complacency in Pickleball?

1:40 CNPL Signings!,17:42 MiLP is the pathway to the Pros in Canada and the benefits of growing the pro game, 25:17 is Canada risking plateauing in Pickleball due to complacency?, 50:52 shout out to CNPL alumni Victoria Dimuzio for getting drafted in the MLP, 52:48 a...

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We recap Andrew & Aireen’s experience at NAPP and Minor League Pickleball is here!!!

1:46 NAPP results, 31:39 Alberta Provincials in Medicine Hat & no more regional events, 37:51 Minor League Pickleball is coming to Canada, 45:18 MLP changes from Rally scoring to side out,54:47 Equipment Corner brought to you by Pickleballsuperstore.ca, 1:09:56 wrap up and upcoming refs clinic in Leduc, AB


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January 14, 2025 73 mins

Welcome to our 3rd season, we start off the new year with Paddle delistings, the Johns Brothers final hurrah, the Quang Doung paddle controversy. And of course CNPL Season 3 Baby!!!!

1:15 PPA Masters Drama, 13:33 Equipment Corner brought to you by Pickleballsuperstore.ca, 34:35 Jill B vs PPA, 43:30 CNPL Season 3!!!, 1:00:00 Vote for Christina Chin and us, 1:01:00 what is coming up next? Gorms & Aireen completing in the NAPP eve...

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December 20, 2024 142 mins
It’s PBD’s season finale! We tackle 5 hot topics surrounding pickleball, our top 5 moments of this past year & upcoming rule changes in 2025! Apologies for Gorms’s sound (technical issues) 1:30 our Spotify wrapped, 4:54 Hottakapalooza: Body bags/head shots, Trash talking, Playing rec with higher level players and not hitting to them, Serving rules (why do people want to nerf the serve), Power Paddles, 55:18 our top 5 (in no p...
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November 27, 2024 79 mins

We hang out at the Raise Athletics grande opening, Canadians competing abroad in Peru and the US, DUPR and Brackets merge & more

1:58 Raise Athletics in St. Albert, 14:02 CPA updates, 23:13 Canadians playing abroad, 41:49 NAPP tournament results and Churco on Dragon’s Den, 52:23 Equipment corner & DUPR and Brackets merge, 1:10:44 We discuss the kick heard round the Pickleball world and our thoughts on competitive trash talk...

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Dr. Stormy Hill and Teri Citterman talk about their new book

In A Pickle: How to master Love and Pickleball and Not Kill each other


1:13 quick intro, 1:47 welcome Dr. Storm Hill and Teri Citterman, 28:15 wrap up

About our guests:

Dr. Stormy Hill, OTR/L, is the owner of two occupational therapy businesses helping special education students and adults with mental health challenges. She is a pioneer of sensory rooms in rehab facilitie...

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We are joined by Dr. Erick Korem! 

He implemented the NFL's first sports science programs, helped fuel the feats of NCAA athletescoached Olympic gold medalists, and others, in their pursuit of high performance. Today, as one of the top health and human performance authorities within the pickleball community, Korem and his team of world-class experts, are bringing pro-level coaching to pickleball players’ fingertips with AIM7 — th...

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Victor is back from Ontario and has stories! Gorms watched Aireen compete in the inaugural Women’s Pro Pickleball Challenge, CPA has their point rankings up, who is in the top 10? Another facility opens up & more.

1:15 Victors Hi Sports experience some CPA news & Ontario trip, 21:20 Minor League Pickleball lands in China (Canada’s own Yui See Lau & Yuki Chen spearheading it join by Ernesto Fajardo), 24:09 The Women’s Pr...

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Who came out on top as the CNPL season 2 Champion? We were there Live!!!

0:00 Championship weekend, 2:13 Day 1: The Play-In, 13:56 Day 2: The Bracket Starts, 14:16 Wolverines vs TU, 18:48 Brewers vs Pronghorns, 25:57 Quarter Final 1: Rollers vs Wolverines, 31:32 Quarter Final 2: Lions vs Brewers, 37:03 B side of bracket: Pronghorns vs Brewers, 41:57 Wolverines vs TU, 46:30 B Side semis: Brewers vs Wolverines, 53:03 Day 3: Championsh...

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We recap the events of the CNPL Western Split!! & make predictions leading into Championship weekend!!

1:20 Victor at St. Albert, 8:06 quick recap of PPA/MLP, 14:38 The CNPL Western Split!,16:51 Wolverines,24:17 Rush, 31:34 Smash, 39:11 Brewers, 43:35 Rollers, 47:55 Lions, 50:57 Pronghorns, 59:49 United, 1:06:43 Teeing up Championship Weekend,1:16:23 Update on the format,1:23:48 upcoming CNPL season end awards & Fan engagement at C...

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The Pronghorns make a roster change, Victor refs at the Western Regionals and Gorms jumps up to 4.5 Mixed play in Red Deer and more.

2:06 The Red Deer Open, 22:38 Western Regionals & future sites talk, 51:06 DUPR & Pickleball Brackets combine and what Pickleball needs fix to be considered an Olympic sport, 1:08:00 Equipment Corner, 1:18:57 MLP & PPA news, 1:33:20 CNPL Pronghorns Drop Elwood & pickup Buttar, 1:46:04 upcoming events

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We Recap the Alberta Provincials and have some CNPL news leading into the Western Split! 2:27 Victor is now a fully Certified Referee!!, 7:17 Andrew & Aireen’s results & the issue with Saturday’s schedule, 26:28 Our Commentary Experience, 31:00 The Operation side: wind, brackets & social, 47:44 The Pros at Provincials, 53:48 Trades in the CNPL!, 1:14:41 Upcoming tournaments, 1:20:51 MLP News, 1:28:53 Equipment Corner Host clothing ...
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We Recap the awesome events of the CNPL Central Split!!!! 1:13 The Season Opener at Spruce Grove, 12:30 The CNPL Central Split!, 15:44 Vancouver Rush, 22:54 Northern Rollers, 26:57 Pronghorns, 35:24 West Coast Wolverines, 39:21 Brewers, 42:03 Lions, 45:39 Toronto United, 54:34 Smash, 58:55 current standings and thoughts for the upcoming western split, 1:06:06 MLP/PPA updates, 1:16:48 Pickleball centres in Edmonton, 1:28:42 equipmen...
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We recap the events from the CPA Pro Tour event in Toronto. 1:15 CPA Toronto, 4:00 Men’s Singles, 9:40 Women’s Singles, 15:26 Men’s Doubles, 19:01 Women’s Doubles, 23:01 Mixed Doubles, 31:58 Triple Crown and event wrap up, 38:47 St. Albert members Tournament, 53:48 More info on Local Pickleball facilities around Edmonton area, 1:15:56 Equipment Corner: Paddle-gate continues & equipment talk,1:37:47 wrap up and our upcoming tourname...
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June 5, 2024 94 mins
We go over the exciting weekend from the ​⁠​⁠ Eastern split. Also Suspensions and paddle controversy in the PPA! 0:00 We go over the results from the CNPL’s exciting weekend in Mississauga, 11:27 a breakdown of each team starting with the Lions, 13:44 Toronto United, 19:55 West Coast Wolverines, 26:57 Prairie Pronghorns, 31:06 Southwestern Ontario Brewers, 36:04 East Toronto Smash, 40:57 Vancouver Rush, 48:23 Northern Rollers, 1:0...
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We welcome our very 1st guest!!! Yui See Lau is the owner of Track Ops Media, a co-founder of the Canadian National Pickleball League & CPA Pro Tour, Creative Director for Tyrol Pickleball, Director of DUPR China & China's At-Large Director for the Global Pickleball Federation's Asian Pickleball Association. Host clothing and gear powered by Aniviia Pickleball. Head to Aniviia.com and enter in Agorman15 at checkout for 15% off.
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