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Coach Pay Calculator Coach Pay Calculator Select a session type to calculate earnings. Session Type Solo $35-$120/hr Group 2-4 Players Package 2-12 Hits Price per Hour $40 Number of Players 2 Players3 Players4 Players Price per Person $20 Number of Hits (Sessions) 5 Hits Total Package Price $185 Calculate Pay Calculation Breakdown Total Player Price:…
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This isn’t your average tournament. This is your proving ground. Your pressure test. Your long game. Welcome to The 20th Cup—a federation-built competitive circuit for players who don’t just want to win games. They want to build something greater: a body of work. A reputation. A rhythm of rising. This is pickleball played differently. And…
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Most players think they’re playing a game of shots. But the highest levels of pickleball are not decided by forehands or flicks. They are decided by how well you move, how patiently you wait, and how much your opponent expects you to behave a certain way, and how willing you are to betray that expectation.…
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Introduction: What the Game Demands, and What We Avoid There aren’t many times I walk off the court thinking, “That’s it. That’s the 20th Ball in human form.” But today, I saw it. His name was Josh. Before I break down his game, I want to be real about something else. Something personal. I’m the…
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Preface: Why I’m Exploring This As a coach, I care about more than just wins and losses. I care about what the game demands from you. Your ability to sustain pressure, to recalibrate after a mistake, to read tempo and adaptit all matters. The structure of the game either helps develop those skills or dulls…
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Four Paddles. Four Selves. One demands presence. One covers absence. One lets me play. One reminds me who I am when I feel everything. This game isn’t just about mechanics. It’s about recognition.Who you are today. What version of your body, your rhythm, your mind is stepping onto the court. Sometimes I’m sharp. I feel…
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May 3rd It’s been a week since I stepped into my first tournament. A real one. A real test. And not just of skill—but of presence, endurance, and honesty with myself. I recorded a few voice notes right after it ended, and again a couple days later. But now, with some distance, this week has…
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May 3rd Today, I Got a Piece of My Dominance Back There are days you train. Days you play. Days you show up and just move through it because that’s what the process demands. And then—there are days like today. Days where you don’t just play… you take over. Where something primal cracks open inside…
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April 30,2025 My dogs, my dogs… It took me a week, but I can finally wrap my head around what that tournament meant—what it revealed. Let’s not waste time dressing it up:I wasn’t prepared.Not mentally. Not physically. Not strategically.And that’s what really hits—because the skill was never the issue. I wasn’t locked in with myself.…
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There’s a point when the game stops being a game and becomes a mirror. Not some metaphorical mirror—but a blunt, jagged, cracked piece of glass held up to the face that forces you to look. To really look. And all you see is how far you’ve drifted from the thing you once were. This is…