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This week on the PicklePod, we’re joined by one of the most outspoken and unfiltered voices in pro pickleball — Lea Jansen.
From her viral Newport outburst to calling out the “Karen Rules Committee,” Lea pulls back the curtain on the chaos behind the scenes of pro pickleball. We dive deep into the controversial player council, fines, paddle tosses, and whether players should really be policing other players.
But it’s not all drama…
Lea also gets brutally honest about:
Why screaming “COME ON” in rec play is a dead giveaway you’re an amateur
- The mental battle of facing Anna Leigh Waters
- What it actually feels like to play against the most dominant player in the sport
- How pickleball politics are evolving (and where they’re falling short)
Plus, we get into trolls, social media clapbacks, and the unwritten rules of pickleball etiquette that might need to be enforced ASAP.
This episode is raw, hilarious, and packed with insight you won’t hear anywhere else.
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0:00 Intro
0:49 Lea lights up Nico Mid-Match
5:39 Where did the committee come from?
11:58 Should active players be on the committee?
15:36 All players can provide input
18:59 Only the fining committee can actually fine players
22:49 Lea calls for an open forum for player input
29:17 Who has the time? + High school superlatives
33:36 Rec play pet peeves
37:11 Pickleball court - addressing the trolls
41:13 Questions from the audience
48:00 Who is the next player to best Anna Leigh Waters?
57:40 Zane's ref controversy
1:06:42 Guess my DUPR
1:09:07 Podcast beef
Shawn Wells
1:19:57 Introducing Shawn Wells
1:32:19 Why people started drinking Gatorade
1:35:32 The benefits of Taurine and creatine
1:40:08 Getting nutrients from your diet
1:43:00 Paraxanthine in Slammit Focus
1:49:19 Shawn's Slammit Story
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