Anna Leigh Waters Is Interviewed By Simone Jardim

Simone Jardim Pickleball (September 2019)

NOTE: Simone is the number one female Pickleball player in the world.

0:30 How did you start playing pickleball? 1:05 What did you think of first when you started playing pickleball? 1:22 What other sports do you play? 1:31 What is your favorite sport? 1:53 How does soccer help playing pickleball? 2:27 How does pickleball help soccer? 2:54 How does pickleball help tennis? 3:56 What is the best thing about pickleball? 4:12 What about playing with your mom? 5:07 What is the most difficult thing about being mother/daughter on the court? 5:54 Have you played mixed doubles against each other? 6:35 What do you guys like to do together when you aren't playing pickleball? 7:07 Who picks your clothes? 7:35 What are some of your hidden gems? 9:37 What is it going to take for more kids to start playing pickleball? 11:26 Where do you want to see the sport of pickleball go in the future? 11:58 Are you allowed to date? 13:17 Who do you hang out with at pickleball tournaments? 13:49 Home school? 15:30 I'm a very good rapper! 16:08 I believe that an Anna Leigh is as important for pickleball as Coco Gauff is for tennis right now

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.