Episodes

  • Looking Into The Future - The Club of 2035, What Does It Look Like!
    11 Nov 2026

    Trying to predict the future is one of the hardest things for anyone to do, let alone what a tennis club might look like! Well - we give it a go and discuss what could change for the better and for worse, are prices going to go up massively, will there be changes in surface or will memberships be a thing of the past - we discuss!

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    25 min
  • Interview With a Club Chairman!
    4 Nov 2026

    They head up the committee at clubs, but have you ever thought what do they do and how easy / tough is it for them? Ryan and Andy sit down for their first interview of season 2.

    This chairman opened up on all things that happen in club tennis, and may just get you thinking about your tennis club and also your chair person - maybe spare a thought for them and ask how they are doing and if they need any help as it's sometimes not an easy job!

    And who is it? - you'll just have to listen!

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    26 min
  • Is Club Tennis Too Intimidating for Beginners?
    28 Oct 2026

    Stepping into a well known local tennis club or trying your hand at tennis for the first time is never easy, you're already out of your comfort zone. But do tennis clubs with their gates and entrance codes, big fences and other factors make it tough for beginners to really get into club tennis? We discuss!

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    27 min
  • Why Do People Leave a Tennis Club?
    21 Oct 2026

    If you listened to the previous episode then you'll have heard Ryan and Andy discuss why people join, but it is maybe important from a club's point of view to know why people possibly leave. This one's for the club committee's out there! Can you stop people from leaving or is it inevitable you can't please everyone? We discuss!

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    19 min
  • Why Join a Club?
    14 Oct 2026

    Officially the first proper pod back, we discuss why you'd join a club and why you maybe should? Is it value for money, is it because you like the court surface, or is there something you might be missing by not being at a tennis club? Let us delve into the details for you!

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    21 min
  • We're BACK!! Refreshed and Bigger and Better!
    12 Oct 2026

    After a bit of a break the Just Play Pod is back! Bigger and better and ready to now be more specific around club tennis (we'll still delve into the world of tennis now again, don't worry!).

    We now have more guests lined up before, we are now on social media, and we want you to be more interactive with us! So send us a message and we'd love to answer some questions from you!

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    7 min
  • Happy Birthday to Us! We Turn 1 - Time to Review our First Year!
    12 Apr 2026

    It's been a year since we started and in our 46th and final episode of the year, we look back at what we have done, and more details on the pod that you listen to and how we create it. The big question though, are we heading to year 2?

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    18 min
  • Could We Be Pro? (If We Were Good Enough of Course!)
    7 Apr 2026

    We discuss what the life of a pro is like, could we do the constant travel year on year, interviews, training, not seeing friends and family as often as we'd like - would we embrace all of this or would it be too much. What are the benefits and drawbacks do we believe of being a Pro.

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    20 min