Tennis Player Donald Young & the Transition to Pickleball 🏓 | Behind the Paddle

Welcome to Behind the Paddle pickleball podcast, a brand new show with Rob Nunnery! In this podcast, Rob will talk with pickleball players from all different backgrounds to discuss how they got into pickleball, their thoughts on the pro leagues, and their strategy to improve their skills. In Episode 1, Rob Nunnery welcomes tennis player Donald Young to discuss his transition from tennis to pickleball and the differences between the 2 sports 🎾

Donald dives into discussion about the financial challenges of pickleball players, especially those who are outside the top rankings, how excited he is to be playing in Major League Pickleball (MLP), finding practice partners transitioning into pickleball, and the importance of playing with high level pickleball players to improve your skills 💯

Timestamps:
0:00 – Behind the Paddle Episode 1 Introduction 🎬
2:41 – Donald Young introduction 👏
4:55 – Switch to pickleball 🙌
9:06 – Potential 💭
12:58 – Training partners ✍️
20:52 – Expectations 🏓
23:26 – Potential tennis converts 👀
30:13 – First check 💰
31:10 – Chris Eubanks connection 💪
36:59 – Kenny Thorne 🐝
38:00 – Isolating in doubles 📝
41:36 – Strengths and weakness’s 📊
43:10 – Thoughts on MLP 🏆
44:58 – Importance of partner dynamics 🧪
48:37 – Closing statements 🏁

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