9 Warning Signs You Might Be That Player

Published on ReluctantPickle.com – For the sweaty, the intense, and the prematurely ranked.

1. “Reset the Point!”

If you’ve ever shouted this in rec play while locking eyes with someone’s grandma, you’re already gone.

2. You Have a Labeled Pickleball Bag

Your paddle has its own nameplate. It’s probably named “Thor.”
Your shoes go in a separate ventilated compartment.
You’re not traveling — you’re going to open play.

3. You Brought a Clipboard

Unless you’re coaching a 14U team, put it down.
This is rec play, not a combine.

4. You Watch Slow-Motion YouTube Footage

You paused the game to review the tape.
Your algorithm now thinks you’re training for Nationals.
You’re not. You’re playing against Rick from HR.

5. You Wear Performance Socks (And Talk About Them)

Moisture-wicking, anti-blister, full-arch support.
You gave a TED Talk about them in the parking lot.

Need a pair? Here’s one that may actually help your feet — and your delusion.

6. You Warm Up at Home

You foam-rolled your IT band and watched three TikToks on lateral movement.
Then you rolled into open play and hit a ball into the net.

7. You’ve Said “I’m Working on My Soft Game”

And no one in a 10-mile radius knows what that means.
(It sounds inappropriate. Please stop.)

8. You Cursed Loudly in a Game with Retirees

You screamed “Let’s f***ing go!”
Marge is filing a noise complaint.

9. You Know Your Rating… and Tell People

“I’m about a 3.75 with a 4.0 backhand.”
No one asked. Literally no one.

🧂Final Thought

We love your hustle. We respect your drip.
But maybe — just maybe — ease off the serve routine and bring back a little chaos.

Pickleball is fun.
Let it be ridiculous again.
🥒

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