Shawn Paul Sports Adventures

06/18/2026

Good morning and happy Thursday SP fans! Some people have asked me how do I keep track of all the states that I have played Pickleball in? Well, among the thousands of photos I take I also bring home a shot glass from every state. Indiana is the next brick in the wall. 2 more and I have to start a 3rd cabinet.

06/17/2026

Good morning and happy Hump Day SP fans!! My Indiana Pickleball adventure ended yesterday but on my way home I decided to make a pit stop at one of my favorite pickleball facilities…. The BackYard - a pickleball & social club I love playing here. When you walk through the door it has that “Welcome Home” feeling. Click this link to see the full tour they gave me on my first visit there when they first opened👉🏼 https://youtu.be/48Ul6ny-_pE?is=tWx3-pzP8m8mxrwV Tomorrow morning I resume my Pickleball coordinator duties at the North Royalton YMCA Pickleball center. Looking forward to seeing everyone. It’s great to be back home. D**k & Dash - Pickleball App is mentioned in this video. I hope everyone has a great day. I’ll see you on the courts.

06/16/2026

06/15/2026

Good morning and happy Monday SP fans!! I hope everyone had a great weekend. Believe it or not the past week here in Mishawaka Indiana is the most I have played Pickleball since my knee replacement surgery. I mean really played. I have been having so much fun but yesterday I decided to take a break and rest my knee. Actually fate decided it for me. It was raining and windy all day and the indoor places I know about were full so I took the hint. Lmao!!! For those of you who didn’t know, I can the Pickleball coordinator at the North Royalton Ohio YMCA Pickleball center. Looks like my YMCA employee credentials works here. It felt great to swim and chill in the hot tub for a bit and the staff was great. I told them all about my Pickleball adventures. Lol!!! Just an FYI: the North Royalton YMCA Pickleball center is a stand alone building dedicated only to pickleball and we have 4 real professional courts. I just wanted to mention that because when people hear YMCA Pickleball they usually think of a gym floor. NOPE! Click this link to see photos of our facility and all the great times we have there👉🏼 https://www.facebook.com/share/1EZ5FUpRHG/? I hope everyone has a great day. I’ll see you on the courts.

06/14/2026

Good morning and happy Sunday SP fans!! As many of you know I had a total knee replacement in February. I actually started playing Pickleball again lightly in the middle of April and now I’m fully back on the courts. I still have trouble going up and down stairs and can’t bend my knee fully but I’m told it’s going to take a bit more time for that to happen. I’m still not runnin and gunnin on the courts yet but I’m getting there. All in all I don’t think I’m doing that bad considering some think I started playing a bit too early. Thank you everyone for your concern and well wishes. It definitely means alot. Next announcement: In August my friends Amy Veeneman Thomsen and her husband Deadpool (Shawn) are running a pickleball tournament in Middletown Ohio at Lefferson park that I’ll be playing in. Amy connected me with Tina Elaine Gregory who will be my mixed doubles partner. Tina and I haven’t met face to face yet but we plan on getting together before the tournament to play. Keep an eye out for pics and videos. Wish us luck. I hope everyone has a great day. I’ll see you on the courts.

06/13/2026

Good morning and happy Saturday SP fans!! I’m having a great time on my Indiana Pickleball adventure. Yesterday I was playing Pickleball at Central Park in Mishawaka Indiana and something really nice happened. I was in a game with a few people who weren’t at a competitive level so of course I played accordingly. I kept the points going and made sure they were able to hit the ball back even when they popped it up. I made sure everyone had fun and we all had few laughs. Here’s the cool part. During the game someone who didn’t know me and has never seen any of my videos was walking by to get to the next court leaned over to me and said “Thank you for reading the room.” Apparently she had been watching the game from the bench. Before I left the court I told that lady about my “play accordingly” movement and about my famous tag line. It was very nice of her to thank me for playing nicely but not necessary. It’s way more fun for me to help players that aren’t as skilled rather than to crush them. Winning that game meant more for them than it would have meant for me. I hope everyone has a great day. Don’t forget…. Just because you can win doesn’t always mean that you should. Play accordingly. I’ll see you on the courts.

06/12/2026

Good morning and happy Friday SP fans!!! Yesterday I played at Mishawaka Fieldhouse. That facility was huge and has a ton of stuff in it. Here are some photos of a few of the great people I met there. Click this link to see all of the other photos from this pickleball adventure and my other Indiana pickleball adventures 👉🏼 https://www.facebook.com/share/1Ewf86f1LE/? Click this link to see my videos 👉🏼 https://youtube.com/?si=sWfr0jj1pDd0X_5n I hope everyone has a great day.,I’ll see you on the courts.