USAP CEO Mike Nealy Explains All | Pod 45

Find out what USAP CEO Mike Nealy has to say about their side of the JOOLA dispute as Jill and Kristin dive deep with Nealy on all things ratings, memberships, governing bodies, the international game, and of course, the bifurcation of the sport. Become a Member of USAP: https://usapickleball.org/memberships/ SEGMENTS:0:00 Coming Up14:52 Ratings/Memberships25:20 Who Names a Governing Body Anyway?32:51 Nealy’s take on Paddle Testing48:00 Bifurcation and the Future Survival50:00 Pickleball Serves54:50 Jill was Right!57:13 Mosquito HuntingIf you’re an active pod listener will you send us an email with your birthday or any special announcement so we can announce it on the pod? thispblife@gmail.com If you want to support the pod, rate us on Apple and SpotifyListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FeLj0DGLf9pavY0o9qi5r?si=hkYQ4sIgSRmbmxg-6Kl-fwListen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-pickleball-life/id1678021752Watch on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jillybpickleballhttps://tinyurl.com/thispblife--------------------------------Jill Braverman and Kristin Walla discuss timely pickleball topics, news, advice, and humor. Equal parts humor, entertainment, and instruction. If you love pickleball, you'll love this podcast. Send your "Joyrider Questions" to: thispblife@gmail.com --------------------------------Follow Jilly B:⁠https://www.instagram.com/jillybpickleball⁠ https://www.facebook.com/jillybpickleball https://twitter.com/jillybpbhttps://www.tiktok.com/@jillybpickleball⁠Follow K Dubs:https://www.youtube.com/WALLAGOLFhttps://www.instagram.com/kdubspb/⁠https://www.instagram.com/wallagolf/⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@wallatimehttps://www.facebook.com/wallagolf--------------------------------Affiliate Codes (help support the Channel)🏓 Gamma ⁠gammasports.com⁠ JILLYB25 (25% off until November)💰 PB GODS: pbgods.comUse code PBLIFERS for 10% off💰 Proband ⁠⁠proband.com⁠⁠ JILLYB (10% off)💰 KETONE.com/JILLYB30% off your first subscription at KETONE.com/JILLYB💰 Bemer ⁠⁠https://www.impactyourwellbeing.com/pbjill⁠⁠🎽HALARA (⁠https://halara.com/⁠)JILLYB for 10% off full-priced items🍖PALEO VALLEY 15% offhttps://paleovalley.com/store?pc=pvpartners&oid=25&affid=2099&source_id=podcast%E2%81%A0🏓 Thrive ⁠thrivepb.com⁠ JILLYB (10% off)🏓 GRUVN ⁠Gruvn.co⁠JILLYB (10% off)🎒 RuK pack ⁠⁠https://rukpack.com/?ref=JillyB⁠⁠JILLYB15 (15% off)💠Hesacore GripsJILLYB (10% off)https://shop.hesacore.com/discount/JILLYB?ref=HX3KXc_MV8fu5b🏓 Vatic ⁠vaticpro.com⁠ JILLYB ($10 off)🏓 Bread n Butter ⁠bnbpickleball.com⁠ JILLYB (15% off) 🏓 Master Athletics ⁠master-athletics.com/collections/pickleball⁠  JILLYB ($20 off pickleball paddle) 🏓 Six Zero ⁠sixzeropickleball.com⁠ JILLYB10 (10% off)