Pickle with Mickle Interview Series : Spring Breakin' with Wil Shaffer

The MicklePod

Summary

In this conversation, Will Schaefer, a pickleball player and former gymnast, discusses his background in gymnastics and his transition to pickleball. He shares his favorite gymnastics events and talks about the importance of floor exercises and pommel horse. Will also discusses his performance in recent pickleball tournaments and his goals for the future, including playing in the Olympics and going pro. He highlights the growing youth pickleball scene and the importance of fitness and training in pickleball. The conversation also touches on Will's participation in the All-Around Champion show and his upcoming pickleball tournament. In this conversation, Will Shaffer discusses various topics including improving his diet, upcoming tournaments, movie remakes and acting, music and concerts, dream pickleball foursome, favorite car, fear of snakes and spiders, other fun activities, extreme sports and skydiving, and his hopes for the Detroit Lions in the Super Bowl. He also mentions his dream vacation.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background
01:38 Favorite Gymnastics Event
05:06 Pickleball in the Olympics
06:10 Transition from Gymnastics to Pickleball
07:34 Pickleball Tournaments and Partnerships
08:58 Performance in Recent Tournaments
11:20 Paddle Selection and Preferences
12:27 Importance of Staying Forward at the Kitchen
14:03 Youth Pickleball and High School Club
14:16 Goals for MLP and Pro Pickleball
16:00 Participation in All-Around Champion Show
22:11 Upcoming Pickleball Tournament
23:04 Team Name for Tournament
25:28 Fitness and Training Routine
28:22 Improving Diet and Eating Habits
30:09 Upcoming Tournaments
31:45 Movie Remakes and Acting
35:11 Music and Concerts
36:27 Dream Pickleball Foursome
38:53 Favorite Car and Personalized License Plate
40:19 Fear of Snakes, Spiders, and Scorpions
41:49 Other Fun Activities
43:05 Extreme Sports and Skydiving
44:48 Detroit Lions and Super Bowl Hopes
47:25 Dream Vacation