MOTIVATION, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE IMPACT ON YOUR GAME
MOTIVATION, THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE IMPACT ON YOUR GAME Based on my personal observations, a Pickleball player’s motivation to improve involves five (5) incentives: (1) to beat their friends at Open Play; (2) to play with and against the “big fish” in their local pickleball pond; (3) to attend local sanctioned tournaments in hopes of winning a medal; (4) to play for fun and exercise, happy to bang the ball back and forth across the net until someone misses. Then there is number five (5), the autodidactic player, who plays and competes against themselves. These “self-improvers” work constantly and diligently to improve their game and minimize unforced errors. Their reward is their gratification of their ability to succeed, besting themselves. They care not about the “win or loss” factor. If they play their best game, and loose they celebrate themselves. When they play a poor game, win or loose, they are disappointed but not deterred. They view their poor performance as a learn