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The Three Questions

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Three handwritten index cards on a wooden table reading “Why am I playing today?”, “What can I do for someone else today?”, and “What one thing will I work on today?”, next to a pickleball paddle, a yellow-green pickleball, and a pencil.

What follows is an excerpt from the TRP Super Camp Coaching Playbook. You can hear more about these concepts in Episode 318 of The Pickleball Therapy podcast (releasing 10/23/2026), available on any podcast platform. 

It’s not a TRP Camp without significant mental game coaching. The Three Questions below are designed to help you get the most out of each play session:

  1. Framing Your Day: Why am I playing today? You get to decide why pickleball matters to you. The “trick” is reminding yourself of your “why.” This reminder reduces the chance you’ll get derailed by losses or controversy.
  2. Additive Gratitude: What can I do for someone else today? Do something extra positive the next time you play. It’s good for you. And it’s good for the person on the receiving end.
  3. Focus Area: What one thing will I work on today? If you’re on an improvement journey, pick one area. Just one. Players can fall into the trap of trying to figure out everything that happens in every rally. That spreads your bandwidth too thin, and nothing gets enough attention to improve. Focusing on one area will get you far more results. If you’re not on an improvement journey, the answer can be “nothing.” Nothing wrong with simply enjoying the day. 

Framing Your Day

Today I am going to the courts to:

___ Get exercise

___ See my friends

___ Let my competitive juices flow

___ Express my pickleball self

___ Other __________________________

Additive Gratitude

Today I am going to make an extra effort to:

___ Warm up before I start playing

___ Ask [friend name] how they or their [partner, child, other] are doing

___ Invite ______________ to join us on our court

___ Other __________________________

Improvement Focus Area

If you’re on a pickleball improvement journey,

Today I’m going to focus on:

___ My return of serve

___ My fourth shot

___ My serve

___ Footwork / court positioning

___ Other __________________________

Lock in one area and let the rest of the game just be what it is.

Be well,

Coach Tony

Tony Roig is a nationally recognized coach, senior pro player, and developer of "Respect the X," among other widely used doubles strategies. He is the voice behind the weekly Pickleball Therapy podcast. To learn more about Tony and his coaching, visit TonyRoigPickleball.com, where you can access four free mini-courses. For on-demand lessons and structured training, visit YourPickleball.coach.

Written by human hands for human minds. No AI used (unless you count Spell Check ☺).

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