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Empowering women in pickleball 🎾✨ Founded by the #1 Senior female pro @ladygibraltar & @a.joyadventures As featured in Women’s World

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First off - thank you @a.joyadventures for the flyer and sorry you are not here this weekend but enjoy the glass of wine while you watch old people chase a plastic ball!

Kentucky, I’m coming for you.

Another APP stop. Another weekend of making questionable noises, arguing with myself between points, and pretending my knees haven’t filed for early retirement.

The plan:

Play smart.
Stay two inches in front of me.
Remain calm.
Absolutely ignore Step 3 at least once.
Laugh about it later.

At this point I’m basically powered by pickleball, sarcasm, and whatever anti-inflammatory is closest.

Let’s see what kind of trouble we can get into, Kentucky.

#Pickleball #creator #GameChangeHER TwoInchesInFrontOfYou by @gamechangeherevents

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2 days ago

MEET CHIMP #04: THE HERO CHIMP

She could reset it.

She could dink it.

She could simply keep the damn ball in play.

But where’s the glory in THAT?

Hero Chimp sees a ball below the net and thinks, “Yep. This feels like my moment.”

ATP from an angle that doesn’t technically exist? Absolutely.

Speed-up from her shoelaces? Obviously.

That backhand flick she hit successfully once six months ago? TODAY’S THE DAY.

And when it sails three courts over?

“I HAD IT.”

No. No you did not.

Here’s the problem: Hero Chimp is already living three shots ahead — celebrating the winner, hearing the crowd, watching the slow-motion replay and negotiating the documentary rights.

Meanwhile, the actual ball is sitting 2 inches in front of her.

Sometimes the smartest shot isn’t sexy.

Reset it.
Extend it.
Build it.
Then attack it.

Because great players don’t just know how to hit ridiculous shots.

They know when not to.

SEE IT.
CHOOSE.
COMMIT.

ESPN can wait.

Who’s got a Hero Chimp living rent-free in their head?

#GameChangeHER #MeetTheChimp #HeroChimp #ChimpWednesdays Pickleball PickleballHumor PickleballTraining MentalGame CourtIQ 2InchesInFrontOfYou by @gamechangeherevents

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Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is absolutely nothing.

Slow down. Take it all in. Breathe. Watch the sunset. Be with your person. Stop trying to solve everything five steps ahead.

I’m much better at telling other people to trust the process than actually doing it myself.

But I’m learning that not every moment needs to be productive, fixed, planned or turned into the next big thing.

Sometimes you just need to be where your feet are, appreciate the view, and deal with whatever is two inches in front of you.

And sometimes… what’s two inches in front of you is a glass of wine.

That counts as personal growth.

#creator #makingmemories #chasingsunsets #breathe by @gamechangeherevents

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9 days ago

Pickleball, wine, and a weekend away! 🍷🏓 Join us for Sip, Serve & Stay November 20–22 at Flamingo Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa!

Get 10+ hours of on-court instruction with Lee Whitwell and Bobbi Oshiro, plus a two-night resort stay, daily breakfast, a welcome reception, and an Ehret wine dinner. A perfect weekend to grow your game and have some fun! 🌴

Only 32 player spots! Details and booking at the link in bio. Be sure to mention Drop Posse in the comments when you sign up!

#DropPosse #GrowYourGame #SipServeAndStay #Pickleball #GameChangeHER by @gamechangeherevents

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9 days ago

MEET CHIMP #03: THE THINKING CHIMP

She knows the strategy.
She knows the patterns.
She knows what her coach told her.
She watched the video.
She probably took notes.

And now she’s standing on the court trying to remember ALL OF IT while a pickleball is traveling toward her face.

Thinking Chimp doesn’t need more information. She needs less noise.

One ball.
One decision.
One job.
See it.
Choose.
Commit.

You can hold the post-match staff meeting in your head later.

For now, deal with what’s 2 inches in front of you.

Welcome to Chimp #03.
Anyone else have this little overthinking menace living rent-free in their head?

#creator #pickleball #sportspsychology by @gamechangeherevents

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11 days ago

I can tell anyone else to rest. Be patient. Stop forcing it. Trust what we’re building.
When it’s me? Apparently I no longer speak that language.
Amelia, my high school basketball and volleyball coach in Gibraltar, believed in me long before I could. Eventually, we all have to learn to do that for ourselves. We stop living ten points ahead and come back to the only place we actually have control: two inches in front of us.
That idea became my new book, 2 Inches In Front Of You.
Amelia, I’m sorry I never told you the impact you had on me, and I’m sorry you’ll never get to read this. But your legacy lives on, two inches in front of all of us.
The braver version of you hasn’t gone anywhere. She’s still there.
Out now. Link in bio.

#creator #coach #strongwomen #mentor #athlete by @gamechangeherevents

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12 days ago

APP Columbus Recap 🥇🥈🥈
APP Columbus — that was a good one.
Jaime Oncins and I battled our way to GOLD in Senior Mixed 🥇 and Angela Simon and I came away with SILVER in Senior Women’s Doubles 🥈.
The senior draws may have been small, but they were absolutely stacked. No easy matches, no freebies, and I LOVE seeing the talent and level of play continuing to rise. Some seriously good pickleball and some seriously fun battles out there.
A huge thank you to The James at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center for sponsoring the event and helping make the weekend possible. Pretty special to compete at an event backed by an organization doing such important work.
Then I got to swap player mode for coach mode and coach Angela through her 3.5/4.0 doubles draw.
She and Carrie took SILVER 🥈 — upgrading last year’s bronze, so apparently we’re trending in the right direction. 😂
It was also so good catching up with our good friends Alli and Ike — even if they had the audacity to beat Angela and Carrie in the final. Apparently friendship has boundaries. 😂
Was coaching Angela fun? Yes.
Was it possibly more stressful than playing my own matches? Also yes.
But I love that we get to do this together — compete, coach, travel, celebrate the wins, learn from the losses and occasionally test the strength of our relationship from opposite sides of a pickleball fence. 😂
Sadly, no conservation or wildlife detours on this trip. Angela has to head back and take care of some business, while I’m staying in Columbus for a few more days to teach some clinics before jumping straight back into competition mode for MLP/CSP this coming weekend.
So Columbus… apparently I live here now. 😂
Great battles. Great people. Great weekend.
And we’re not done yet. 💛

Thank you to the APP Tour all the refs and volunteers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make this happen.

And of course my sponsors for believing in me, this sport and this journey. Bc without you it would not be possible!!!
#creator #pickleball #pickleballislife #instagood #strongwomen by @gamechangeherevents

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13 days ago

We had a couple of issues with our hotel suite but needless to say front desk remedied our missing conditioner - so if you’re in the Columbus area and need conditioner we’ve got the hookup!!!

#creator #instagood #humor #comedy #lifeontheroad by @gamechangeherevents

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Off to APP Columbus, where Angela and I are both competing this weekend in separate events.
Which means when I’m not playing, I’m courtside being her loudest (and most unsolicited) coach, and vice versa. Bags packed, paddles charged, knees negotiated with. Come find us on court, and bring snacks.

#creator #pickleball #instagood #humor #strongwomen taken in Pickle & Chill by @gamechangeherevents

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18 days ago

CHIMP WEDNESDAY: #01 — THE OH SH!T CHIMP

We all know her.

One missed dink. One bad return. One pop-up…and suddenly your brain has turned ONE mistake into an entire documentary.

Oh Sh!t Chimp isn’t the problem. It’s what we let her do next.

The goal isn’t to silence her or pretend the mistake didn’t happen. It’s to recognize her, understand what she’s doing, and train her not to hijack the next point.

See it. Reset. Next ball.

Because the better choice is always 2 inches in front of you.

Same Chimp. Better Choice.

Our Chimp series is inspired by Professor Steve Peters’ work in The Chimp Paradox.

#creator #pickleball #instagood #humor by @gamechangeherevents

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19 days ago

WHEN THE PERSON YOU LOVE STEPS INTO YOUR WORLD — AND DECIDES TO HELP PROTECT IT. 🌎🏓
This one was personal.
For years, conservation has been my world. Photography has been how I tell its stories, and increasingly, I’ve been asking myself how I can bring the people and communities around me into that work.
So when I had the opportunity to connect @ladygibraltar with @oceanconservancy Protect Where We Play, I knew there was something powerful here.
Sport has an extraordinary ability to bring people together.
And at Solutions House during Climate Week NYC, I got to watch those two worlds collide.
Lee joined @amanitoomer_81 Toomer, @hellojasmyne and @17sport_ , with Jenna DiPaolo moderating, for a conversation about how athletes and sporting communities can become part of protecting the places where we live, compete and play.
But then Lee said something I wasn’t expecting.
She said I had inspired her to become more involved in conservation.
And yeah… that got me. 💙
Because this is exactly why I do this.
Not because I believe one photograph, one story or one person is going to save the planet.
But because inspiration creates action. And action spreads.
Lee has a platform and a community I could never reach on my own. Now she gets to take this message into locker rooms, pickleball courts, tournaments and conversations around the world.
That’s how movements grow.
Different worlds.
Different platforms.
One planet.
And one very proud conservation photographer watching the woman she loves use her voice to help protect it. 🌎
Protect where you play. Protect what you love.
PART 3 | SOLUTIONS HOUSE | CLIMATE WEEK NYC
#ProtectWhereWePlay #ClimateWeekNYC #SolutionsHouse #OceanConservancy #Conservation taken in New York City by @gamechangeherevents

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19 days ago

Your perfect weekend, served. 🏓🍷

Our Sip, Serve & Stay weekend, in partnership with @gamechangeherevents and @ehretwinery, blends time on the courts with wine country ease. From pickleball instruction @theclubatflamingo led by two to touring pros on the APP Tour - @ladygibrater and @bobbioshiro - to curated wine tastings by @ehretwinery, and the perfect setting to unwind, join us for a weekend that plays as good as it feels.

Spots are limited. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

#FlamingoResortandSpa #SonomaCounty #Pickleball #WineCountry #Events taken in The Flamingo Resort and Spa by @gamechangeherevents

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