Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty break down MLP St. Petersburg — the stunning blown foot-fault call that saved Nico and Mari Humberg's mixed doubles match, the eleventh-hour Casey Diamond signing drama between the Palm Beach Royals and Columbus Sliders, and why "super teams" like the St. Louis Shock, LA Mad Drops, and Columbus Sliders keep struggling out of the gate.
Then St. Louis Shock star Kate Fahey joins to talk her MVP weekend (top Player Impact Rating in the field), the art of playing "squishy" on defense, her breakdown of Sofia Sewing and Tina Pisnik's breakout run, and an honest conversation about on-court anxiety, working with a sports psychologist, and the line between competitive fire and burnout.
Plus: Zane and Nico draft an all-time Blue Card team, and the crew tries to guess a duper's rating.
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🗳️ Vote on our Blue Card Draft in the Pro Pickleball Talk Discord → discord.gg/JxEcUZ54z
📚 Be the first to try Zane's new course here: tzpickleball.com
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0:00 Intro
2:34 Glazing St Pete Athletics
7:24 The Chicago Slice are outperforming expectations
15:38 Blocking out the haters
19:20 Sports Predict is giving away $1 million
Kate Fahey
24:33 Kate joins the show
24:56 Kate goes the extra mile for dogs
27:22 MVP of the weekend and weaponizing unpredictability
33:57 The definition of Squishy Pickleball
39:16 Palm Beach Royals bending the rules
49:11 Superteams feeling the pressure
56:10 Embracing competitive spirit
1:04:02 The Blue Card Draft
1:11:56 Guess my DUPR
Zane Navratil and Nico the Lefty break down MLP St. Petersburg — the stunning blown foot-fault call that saved Nico and Mari Humberg's mixed doubles match, the eleventh-hour Casey Diamond signing drama between the Palm Beach Royals and Columbus Sliders, and why "super teams" like the St. Louis Shock, LA Mad Drops, and Columbus Sliders keep struggling out of the gate.
Then St. Louis Shock star Kate Fahey joins to talk her MVP weekend (top Player Impact Rating in the field), the art of playing "squishy" on defense, her breakdown of Sofia Sewing and Tina Pisnik's breakout run, and an honest conversation about on-court anxiety, working with a sports psychologist, and the line between competitive fire and burnout.
Plus: Zane and Nico draft an all-time Blue Card team, and the crew tries to guess a duper's rating.
💊 Marek Health → marekhealth.com | Code: THEDINK for 10% off
🗳️ Vote on our Blue Card Draft in the Pro Pickleball Talk Discord → discord.gg/JxEcUZ54z
📚 Be the first to try Zane's new course here: tzpickleball.com
#Pickleball #PPATour #PickleballPodcast
Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299
------------------
Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify
-Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at thedink.beehiiv.com
instagram.com/thedinkpickleball -Follow us on IG
-Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi...
-For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam
-Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at zanenavratilpickleball.com
-Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball
#pickleball #pickleballcourts
------------------
0:00 Intro
2:34 Glazing St Pete Athletics
7:24 The Chicago Slice are outperforming expectations
15:38 Blocking out the haters
19:20 Sports Predict is giving away $1 million
Kate Fahey
24:33 Kate joins the show
24:56 Kate goes the extra mile for dogs
27:22 MVP of the weekend and weaponizing unpredictability
33:57 The definition of Squishy Pickleball
39:16 Palm Beach Royals bending the rules
49:11 Superteams feeling the pressure
56:10 Embracing competitive spirit
1:04:02 The Blue Card Draft
1:11:56 Guess my DUPR
