Inside Florida Pickleball TV Show Interview

1:34 I'm sure you are happy to be out of the house? 1:51 Do you still play tennis? 2:05 When did you start playing pickleball? When did you team up to play professional pickleball? (1st Professional Tournament Gold Medal Match Highlights) 2:42 How is it playing with your mother? 3:30 What's the big difference in your doubles partners and getting that chemistry on the court? 4:28 Are nerves a factor? How about nationals? (Gold Medal Match Highlights) 5:33 Pickleball seems to have taken over your lifestyle? 6:15 Do you play singles? 6:43 Is there enough money in playing professional pickleball to do it 100 percent?

Part 2 (YouTube Time Codes)

12:58 How much time do you spend practicing together? Is it hard to fined people to practice with because you are so good?
13:46 How important is health and wellness?
15:09 When is your next event? How safe do you feel traveling? 
16:55 Are there college scholarships?
17:50 How do you guys get through the losses?

2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships

Anna Leigh's photo is on the front page of the 2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships website (May 2020).

The 2020 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships will be held October 31 – November 8, 2020 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California.

#PickleballNationalsRewind

Rising teen sensation Anna Leigh Waters (12) faced off against consistent superstar pro Simone Jardim in the Women’s Singles Open Division. Waters looked to add to her winnings for the tournament, as she had already won Gold in the Women’s Doubles Open Division alongside her partner (and mom!) Leigh Waters. (Web Page)

Match Highlight Reel

Morgan Evans: More or Less Pickleball Podcast

May 26, 2020: Morgan Evans interview Team Waters  Listen To The Podcast (49+ minutes)  

0:48 Interesting times - Over 2 months of quarantine 1:16 What are you doing to past the time? 1:25 What is AL baking? 1:44 Are you using dry instant yeast? 2:40 Morgan's sad sourdough starter story 3:54 Planning for Pizza - When we want pizza, we want it now. We are not big planners. 4:28 Are you making your own pizza sauce? 5:37 Naming Morgan's food processor - AL: "Bob"? 6:27 Lockdown 7:08 Taking precautions teaching pickleball during the pandemic 9:47 Life after Nationals 11:11 Creating a COVID vaccine - Holiday Inn Commercials 12:15 The new team - Simone/Lucy 13:24 AL - Who is the best person you have beaten in singles? 15:17 AL - How do your friends treat you as a professional athlete? 17:07 AL as a role model for kids 17:48 The Team Waters Coast-to-Coast challenge 19:28 Drilling 20:52 Skinny Singles - It is in but it is out! 30:41 Soccer, Pickleball, Fortnite? 33:02 Style of play 35:36 Deeper Waters 39:10 Q&A Mother vs Daughter Game

2019 Atlanta Open Mixed Doubles

Leigh Waters/Morgan Evans vs Lucy Kovalova/Matt Wright

Live Stream Interview: Heart-to-Heart with Anna Leigh Waters, Pro National Champion

Time Code Question List
2:22 Nicknames: A1 Steak Sauce, AL, Little AL, Shorty-Tall-ie, Pip Squeak
6:07 Music Playlist: Rap Music (Little Ozy)
7:16 Family Vacation: Banhams, Wipeout
8:24 How many states have you lived in? PA, NC, FL
9:48 Athletic Genes?
11:27 How is your golf game?
12:13 Sports Background? T-Ball, Soccer, Tennis (8)
17:04 Home school?
18:43 Favorite subject in school?
20:15 Hamilton Rap
21:03 Is auctioneering in your future?
21:25 College Sports
28:04 Do you think that great coaches make great athletes?
28:17 How does soccer help with pickleball?
29:41 How does tennis help with pickleball?
30:54 Are you team Eddy or Webby?
32:27 Let's talk about pickleball
32:47 2017 Delray Beach Classic Tournament 3.0 (10 years old)
36:06 Banger-Dinker T-Shirt
36:51 When do you know that you have the right partner?
40:13 Aggressive style of play: Playing tennis on a pickleball court
41:59 Kyle Yates advice?
43:56 Why does the “ripit style” of play work for you?
44:30 Two-handed backhand roll, slice, swinging volley
46:12 What is your paddle. Design?
48:41 When did you start playing together? 2018 Texas Open, 2019 Florida Grand Slam
51:32 Dynamic Duo Partnership
52:49 2019 - Turning Pro, US Open
54:30 Who manages who?
55:27 12 years old playing against professional adults. Nerves?
57:20 Pro Women's Doubles Day At Nationals - “AL we are winning and losing is not a option”
1:00:56 Eye Of The Tiger
1:02:50 Florida Skinny
1:03:41 Gambleing on Pickleball Matches?
1:04:22 You are 13 years old - Do you feel different?
1:05:15 What training and practice off the court do you do?
1:06:00 How are you so self motivated? Core drills? “I could have done more”
1:07:45 What helped you go from 3.0 to Pro in three years?
1:09:33 Singles Leigh vs AL
1:10:29 What is your mixed doubles dream team?
1:10:57 Hand signals
1:12:50 Playing on the kitchen line and playing off the kitchen line
1:14:22 Poaching?
1:15:22 Middle ball strategy
1:16:50 3rd shot drive vs the drop
1:17:36 New hats?
1:20:28 2020 Goals
1:21:04 Playing Simone and Lucy
1:21:48 COVID19
1:22:26 What are your emotions?
1:24:07 Daily COVID Routine
1:25:52 Cooking -Pizza, Meatloaf, Mac n Cheese, Tacos
1:26:38 What three people would you want to be quarantine with?
1:27:49 AL Eats
1:29:00 What Kid things do to do?
1:29:35 Moving your hips?
1:31:23 Home support system and success?
1:32:41 Favorite cities on the tour
1:33:15 Getting juniors involved in pickleball

2020 Florida Grand Slam

Florida Grand Slam Bonita Springs, FL 

Anna Leigh did not attend due to a soccer tournament.  

I was totally honored and humbled to receive #1 in the World Women’s Doubles player for 2019!!!

2019 was definitely a huge year for me, and I definitely couldn’t have done it without my partners #AL and Catherine!!!!! New challenges await in 2020, and I’m super excited to have new goals and new mountains to climb!! And of course, getting to play with #AL is my biggest blessing of all!❤️💪   (Faceoo  

(Facebook Post)

Leigh Waters played Women's Doubles Pro with Catherine Parenteau. They won a Silver Medal. 

Highlight Reel WD Pro Gold Medal Match: Simone Jardim/Lucy Kovalova vs Leigh Waters/Catherine Parenteau

Leigh Waters played Mixed Doubles with Kyle Yates and won a Bronze Medal.

• 3:08 Highlight Point Of Tournament Andrea Koop/Tyson McGuffin vs Kyle Yates/Leigh Waters
• Highlight Reel Andrea Koop/Tyson McGuffin vs Kyle Yates/Leigh Waters
• Highlight Reel Steve Deakin/Lucy Kovalova vs Kyle Yates/Leigh Waters

April Is National Pickleball Month

• April: PPA Dallas, TX

• April: US Open Pickleball Championships Naples, FL 

The Youngest Pro Athletes and Most Impressive Sports Prodigies of All Time

At 12 years 10 months, Anna Leigh is the youngest professional athlete to ever win a national title.

Youngest Debuts in Professional Sports (2014 SI)
Reviewing The Careers Of The Youngest Pro Athletes In American Sports (2019 The18)
The Youngest Pro Athletes and Most Impressive Sports Prodigies of All Time (Mens Journal)
How young is too young to play professional sports? (2019 Global Sports Matters)
Elliott: 10 of the world's youngest sports stars (2019 BBC)
THE YOUNGEST PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP (Grunge)
11-Year-Old Golfer Lucy Li Joins Youngsters Who've Competed at the Highest Levels (Athlon Sports)
World's youngest professional skateboarder is a 10-year-old, set to compete in Olympics 2020 in Tokyo (2019 Gulf News)