Is USA Pickleball in BIG trouble? w/ Jill Braverman

What happens when a former Challenger Level MVP enters the league mid-season? Jill Braverman shares the scramble prior to last week's Wavier Period and more. ➡️ Details emerge on the JOOLA vs USA Pickleball lawsuit ➡️ Jill shares the reason she decided to rejoin MLP ➡️ Will equipment sales follow the same pattern as golf? We've teamed up with Olukai to present the Aloha Showdown at Austin Pickleball Ranch. Register to play at https://www.bounce.game/event/d93fa7ea-b32d-49ed-a42a-50d5ac0e263f Win on any court with Olukai footwear https://bit.ly/3VxEGoF Stay hydrated with a name you can trust. Try CorVive's Pink Lemonade hydration mix and save 30% with code PICKLE Recover faster. Play longer. Get 10% off devices to reduce your risk of injuries with code DINK10 at https://therabody.com Protect your eyes and save 20% with code DINK20 at https://tifosioptics.com Find an event near you and register to play in The Dink Minor Leagues at https://officialminorleaguepb.com/ Create your own The Dink Minor Leagues event here: https://forms.monday.com/forms/bec208e8a148b8ed4eb36889404fd9fa?r=use1 Pickleball's #1 subscription box is here https://www.thedink.shop/ 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 https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/signup/ -Follow us on IG *@thedinkpickleball* -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 https://zanenavratilpickleball.com/ -Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball ------------------ 0:00 Going deep in the JOOLA vs USA Pickleball suit 4:46 What happened to Ronbus and Vatic? 7:55 What should USAP have done? 9:36 Liability insurance in place? 10:35 The Prolite Apex paddle 13:05 Explaining the violation of rule 2.E.6.F 15:19 Why is the GearBox Pro still allowed? 18:17 Zane taking paddles to lab 20:10 Is the advantage that severe? 23:30 The timing of UPA-A entering the certification space 30:06 Focusing paddle performance instead of materials 32:16 Return of the challenge and preventative fines 34:35 Can player contracts help protect against fines? 38:08 Multi-level classification could be offered 40:54 Are paddle sales demonstrably down? 46:47 The Fab 5 Debacle 54:22 Behind the scenes of the crazy waiver shuffle 52:35 Is it necessary to makes moves? 57:42 Challenger players level will move to free agency after this year 1:01:29 What does MLP feel like? 1:04:45 Why did you hold out? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices