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In this episode of Kitchen Konversations, we sit down with the PPA Tour's Connor Pardoe (Founder/Commissioner) & Don Stanley (Head Ref) to talk about the banning of the spin serve and all of the recent developments at the PPA.
2022 is gearing up to be a historic year for Pickleball and we can't see how it all shakes out!
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EPISODE BREAKDOWN
1:28 Connor's update on the recent PPA developments
4:05 Connor's vision for the PPA tour
8:21 What is the criteria to be a signed PPA player?
8:56 The PPA scouting up-and-coming players
9:34 How Connor discovered Pickleball
11:36 How quickly Connor started the PPA after his first game
13:08 How PPA makes decisions such as banning the spin serve
17:07 Other possibilities for the spin serve
17:41 Zane Navratil's take on the banning of the spin serve
19:20 The history of the one-handed spin serve
22:25 Where the spin serve lies in rec vs. pro play
24:03 More on how the PPA makes decisions
24:33 The pros being involved in the banning of the spin serve
25:47 The PPA's rule of replaying let serves
27:37 What happens if a player imparts spin on a toss moving forward
29:18 How Don got into Pickleball
30:18 How the game has changed since 2015
31:45 How much refs make
32:23 The rule change leak
33:35 Backlash from pro players about the spin serve ban
35:46 Don's relationship with Ron Ponder
36:40 Officials speaking their mind about the sport
38:49 Did the PPA consider USAP's serve rules when making their rule change?
40:00 Where Don sees the sport in one year
42:00 Playing into the stigma of Pickleball
43:35 Video challenges in the PPA
46:28 Don's history reffing in Pickleball
47:00 The feedback so far on the rule change
47:57 Favoritism in the pro ranks
50:18 How do refs become sanctioned and certified
51:33 Don's take on gambling in Pickleball
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