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Description: MLP creator Steve Kuhn joins PicklePod this week. Steve is addicted to growing the sport of pickleball domestically and internationally. On the pod he unveils new initiatives and projects that will get pickleball into schools, create more playing opportunities and end sandbagging once and for all. Don’t miss an all new episode with pickleball visionary Steve Kuhn.

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Show Notes:

0:00 Let’s get right into rally scoring

5:45 Pickleball Cares and pickleball politics

12:48 A global perspective on Pickleball

17:50 A billion players worldwide

29:30 Steve Kuhn Pickleball Ventures

32:10 The highest prize pool in stock options

43:19 Managing different opinions and investors

49:54 Steve Kuhn Snooker superfan

54:50 Bussin with the boys

1:02:51 A new version of DUPR is here

1:07:10 The end of sandbagging

1:18:30 Minor League Pickleball and MLPalooza

1:20:51 PickleMall in Kuhn’s Portfolio

1:28:10 Pickleball’s chance to enter NCAA and high school relevancy

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