Team Waters Live Stream Q&A

Leigh and Anna Leigh Waters, Pickleball Pros Facebook  Q&A Live Stream (August 2019)

0:44 When you coming to northern California??

3:15 AL talks about their new hat

3:16 Have you given any thought to doing a youth camp/clinic, or a parent/child camp/clinic?

3:19 Does AL come from a tennis background?

6:58 What do you prefer, tennis or pickleball?

7:46 Are you going to have a YouTube Channel?

8:30 Do you have other family members who play? Do you argue or get on each other’s nerves like our family does LOL?

8:36 Not related to Pickleball, but AL what position do you play in soccer?

9:35 Are you going to do regular live stream Q&A Shows?

9:53 How do you see the sport evolving over the next 10 years?

13:15 Have you guys met Coco Gauff?

13:32 Do you guys give lessons?

15:00 AL, I bought a new Teal shirt.. so make sure you get one so we can keep our matching streak going at the next tourney.

16:13 AL selects the contest winner

20:33 What age can you start playing?

22:05 Upcoming tournaments live streams

Interview with Eddie and Webby

Eddie and Webby (August 2019)

1. 6:28 - How did The Waters first get into pickleball?
2. 8:45 - How often do they play pickleball when they aren't doing tournaments?
3. 10:24 - Leigh tells us about her tennis background.
4. 11:03 - What does Anna Leigh like more, tennis or pickleball?
5. 12:37 - Anna Leigh tells us about traveling to Spain to play soccer.
6. 13:36 - How much time do they usually spend drilling per week?
7. 19:13 - What do The Waters like to do for fun when they aren't playing pickleball?
8. 20:26 - What was the first big tournament they did together?
9. 22:45 - Discussion about their big breakthrough at the Florida Grand Slam Tournament
10. 24:39 - Discussion about 2019 Beer City Open experience
11. 28:34 - Grand Rapids News Clip featuring Anna Leigh (AND a quick glimpse of Eddie and Webby vs Kyle Yates)
12. 31:45 - Eddie reads questions from social media
13. 32:08 - Who do they admire/look up to most in the pickleball community?
14. 34:17 - Can they give us any hints about new developments in the Paddletek paddles coming up?
15. 35:29 - Do they think they have changed the way women's pickleball is played?
16. 38:38 - Video clip from when The Waters were interviewed by Scott Golden
17. 40:15 - World debut of the new Eddie and Webby music video (featuring Anna Leigh), "Pickleball For Life"
18. 45:58 - Have they seen an increase in younger kids showing an interest in pickleball near where they live in the last year?
19. 50:07 - How do they deal with nerves when playing in tournaments?
20. 53:20 - Which tournament win is their favorite or most meaningful so far?
21. 54:23 - Has Anna Leigh played with Jack Munro (formerly the youngest 5.0 player in the country)?
22. 55:29 - Discussion about Ben Johns being able to play pickleball really well right or left handed and also being great at Ping Pong.
23. 57:34 - Webby challenges Ben Johns to a ping pong match.
24. 59:19 - Webby brings up interesting information our research team dug up about Leigh and Anna Leigh.
25. 1:04:52 - The Waters tell us how everybody can follow them and keep track of what they are up to.
26. 1:06:53 - Saying goodbye to Leigh and Anna Leigh

Interview with Scott Golden

Golden Boy Pickleball (March 2019)


Part 1

1. 5:13 Leigh: What sports did you play before pickleball?
2. 7:31 Anna Leigh: What sports did you play before pickleball?
3. 11:30 Leigh explains her life away from pickleball. She has been working as an attorney since 2004
4. 13:47 What was your first tournament?
5. 19:52 Who gets the most balls when you guys play together?
6. 20:43 Anna Leigh and William Sobeck playing mixed doubles at the 2018 Atlanta Open
7. 22:44 2019 Florida Grand Slam WDOpen Gold Simone Jardim/ Corrine Carr Siebenschein vs. Leigh Waters/ Anna Leigh Waters (Full Match, 1+ min Highlight Reel, 9+ min Highlight Reel)
8. 26:11 Who gets the ball down the middle?
9. 26:32 Playing a step back from the Non-Volley Zone (NVZ) line
10. 29:17 When you stack is to to put Leighs forehand in the middle or Anna Leighs backhand in the middle?
11. 31:38 Ernes?
12. 33:25 2018 Texas Open Pickleball Championships playing singles against each other (Full Match)
13. 37:51 Books and 2019 Clinics?
14. 39:55 2018 TEXAS OPEN Pickleball Championships Open Womens Doubles Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters, 11 vs Lucy Kovalova/Sarah Ansboury (Full Match, 1+ min Highlight Reel, 8+ min Highlight Reel)
15. Team Waters and Scott Golden's Commentary At the 2018 Texas Open
16. 45:42 Sportsmanship
17. 48:25 Good for our sport - dropping and driving

Part 2

1. 1:29 Anna Leigh talks about tilting her paddle
2. 3:43 Anna Leigh's two handed roll
3. 5:48 Fast and Furious at the NVZ line
4. 7:14 Turning defense into offence
5. 8:52 #Ripit Good
6. 11:39 90% vs 10%
7. 14:18 Have either of you had any injuries? Osgood-Schlatter
8. 16:16 What are some of your routines?
9. 17:54 School?
10. 19:56 Leigh working as a lawyer
11. 22:44 Anna Leigh and soccer
12. 24:01 Anna Leigh bullying boys on the soccer field
13. 25:49 The Waters Pickleball Family
14. 28:03 Socializing with competitors
15. 29:34 Being role models
16. 30:56 Soccer, tennis or pickleball?
17. 32:00 Anna Leigh - pickleball friends
18. 34:42 That's the thing with pickleball
19. 35:12 Broadway Musicals
20. 36:29 Anna Leigh Raps Hamilton for 20 seconds
21. 49:09 Question: Anna Leigh is unofficially sponsored right?
22. 53:57 Paddles?

2019 Tournaments

Women’s Doubles Professional National Champions

2019 Tournaments 

• Florida Grand Slam (February) Gold Women’s Doubles Open
• US Open Pickleball Championships (April) See List Of Individual Medals
• Atlanta Open (May) Silver Women’s Doubles Pro
• Beer City Open (July) Silver Women’s Doubles Pro
• Chicago Pickleball Open (July) Silver Women’s Doubles Pro
• Tournament Of Champions (August) Gold Women’s Doubles Pro
• Texas Open (September) Silver Women’s Doubles Pro
• Franklin Pickleball Masters (September) See Individual Medals
• Las Vegas Open (September) Bronze Women’s Doubles Pro
• USA Pickleball National Championships (November) Gold Women’s Doubles Pro See List Of Individual Medals
• Delray Beach Pickleball Classic (December) Gold Women's Doubles Pro See List Of Individual Medals
• World Pickleball Championships (December) Silver Women's Doubles Pro

2017-2018 Tournaments

PICKLEBALL GLOBAL RANKING LADIES DOUBLES PRO

PICKLEBALL GLOBAL RANKING  LADIES DOUBLES PRO November 2019

Team Waters Guest Commentators Live @ Nationals

2019 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships 'Live @ Nationals' Day 9 

Women's Singles Pro: Katlyn Christian vs Michelle Esquivel

• 6:28:03 Anna Leigh talks about playing Simone Jardim in Singles
• 6:29:48 Leigh and Anna Leigh talk about winning the Women's Doubles Pro Gold Medal at Nationals
• 6:32:22 Anna Leigh talks about playing pickleball tournaments and school work
• 6:32:47 Leigh talks about Anna Leigh's time management skills regarding her school work
• 6:33:44 Benifits of a two handed backhand
• 6:35:31 Anna Leigh talks about playing against older players
• 6:37:58 Leigh talks about prize money and collegiate sports

Anna Leigh and Leigh travel to Pickleball tournaments with Ann Eichelberger,

Leigh’s mother, Anna Leigh’s grandmother and home school teacher.

Team Waters Is Sponsored By Paddletek

In April 2019, Anna Leigh and Leigh became sponsored by Paddletek

Team Waters were featured in the companies re-branding campaign October 1, 2019

Play Like Anna Leigh

Anna Leigh’s custom Bantam TS-5 delivers power, speed and control, all in her favorite colors. And for an extra boost of confidence on the court, she added her own mantra: “Rip Bang Win Cake”—shorthand for mastering third shot drop shot, winning the game, then celebrating. (Learn More)