PaddlePop Weekly #10

Welcome back to paddlepop, where we’re celebrating our monumental 10th newsletter!! 

Seriously, it’s a miracle we made it this far. 

Anyways, thank you, amazing people of PSC, for tuning in to our weekly newsletters. We greatly appreciate your dedication to our little publications and to the sport (seriously, $200 paddles? That screams commitment.). Just stay loyal and don’t pull a Coldplay CEO on us, can?

💥 The Big Smash (TL;DR)

💥 The Big Smash (TL;DR)

🥒 Picklemania: the newest, most exciting event coming your way.   
💬 Opinion of the Week: Are post-pickleball routines are just as important as the warmup?
🗣️ Busybody Column: spill the tea. 

(Scroll down for the juicy details… 👇)

🥒 Picklemania- It’s new, it’s fresh, it’s mysterious, just how we like it.

Don’t be fooled by the word ‘pickle’ in the title. Picklemania 2025 is set to be the loudest, sweatiest, and most outrageous community showdown of the year. Forget 80s night, this is the moment all of you pickleball-obsessed freaks have been waiting for. 

Here’s a teaser of what’s to come: 🤐

Build your crew. Find your tribe. More details coming soon! 

We’ll see you on the battlefield.

#Picklemania2025

💬Opinion of the week: Are we doing ourselves injustice by skipping the cool down? 

Let’s be real: by the time 8:30 rolls around, most of us are ready to bounce, either heading off to grab food with our buddies or returning home to the sweet, sweet, comfort of our beds. Unlike warming up (I mean, have ya’ll seen Joseph do his pre-game stretches? Man’s dedicated.), cooling down doesn’t even seem to be in our vocabulary . 

But we might actually be doing ourselves a big disservice by not cooling down. 

Research shows that you might actually be at a higher risk of a heart attack if you don’t take the appropriate time to cool down, which is something I’m pretty sure most of us really don’t want. And you know those cramps in your legs you get after a particularly intense session? Yep, you guessed it- it’s because all of us skip that crucial cool-down, which can even lead to long-term injuries if the aches and pains go unchecked. 

Unfortunately, a lot of us make the mistake of assuming that it’s the equipment that matters when it comes to sports. Though our sexy Bread and Butter paddles and swanky shoes are certainly pretty cool, it’s actually our bodies’ physical abilities that are the most vital to playing the game. Everything else is just an extra benefit. 

Injuries = no play time = 😞, so let’s take care of ourselves ya? 

💸 Exclusive deals just for our paddle kakis:

You don’t want to miss these discounts from Bread & Butter Paddles. If you managed to make it to this point of the newsletter, enjoy 15% off all paddles, exclusively for PaddlePop readers!

🛍️ 15% Off Bread & Butter Paddles – Link (Code: Socialcrew15)

We also have some fabulous products to check out if you’re just starting out in pickleball or looking to invest a little more in your skills. These specially-curated gear, accessories, and recovery tools are tried, tested, and court approved by members of our community.

🛒 Beginner-Level Picks – View Gear List

☕Gossip Column

🎤 PaddlePop Confessionals

_{I really wanted to eat the donuts on Tuesday, but I couldn’t because I told everyone I was on a diet. I dug my own grave and had to stay true to my word} 😞

🧠 Pro Tip That Actually Helped

_{Gaslight your opponent into thinking it was out when it was actually very much on the line. What are they gonna do?}

🥒 Pickle of the Week

Mary knew that she was witnessing a very important moment, so she stood back and let Air Mike take the wheel. 

👠Outfit of the week

Okkkk loving the skirts 💅

💌 Confession of the Week

_{This is just getting sad now guys.} 

🤣 Meme of the Week

Millennials and their humour huh?

📬 PaddlePop Hotline

Have a spicy story? Want to confess your addiction to dinking? Know someone who looks sus with line calls?
 📩 DM us at @notapaddlecult and we just might spill it next week.

📅 Where to Play This Week?

🎾Where to play this week: 

📅 July 29th

 📍 MBP Sports @ Suntec (#04-01, Lobby M)
🕢 6:30–8:30pm (July 29th and Aug 1st), 5-7pm (Aug 2nd)
👉 Tuesday Smackdown 

📅 August 3rd
 📍 Singapore Expo Hall, 1 Expo Drive (Hall 7)
🕘 10am -12pm
👉 Breakfast Club

💬 PaddlePop Hotline

📩 Got a funny story? A hot take? A challenge for next week’s meme?
Reply to this email – we might just feature you next week.

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Why You Should Keep Reading PaddlePop Weekly

✅ Bite-sized & hilarious – No boring updates, just the best content.
✅ Community-driven – Your courts, your games, your faces..

🎉You’ve reached the end!

Honestly guys, life can feel so pointless, but pickleball gives me purpose. This newsletter gives me purpose. Please read it so I can be happy.

Xoxo, 
The Court Whisperer.