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In this episode, I talk with Kasandra Gehrke who gave up her career as a physical education teacher to play professional Pickleball full time. Kasandra has a great story of how she transformed her game and body to become one of the top pros in the game. She also explains a very interesting strategy to improve her game quickly and discusses how the game is changing.
Show Notes
In this episode we discuss:
- Why Kasandra did not enjoy Pickleball the first time she played
- Why she has to work twice as hard as other professional players due to her sports background
- How Kasandra lost 60 pounds since she first started playing Pickleball
- How she has doubled her salary from when she was a full-time teacher
- The strategy Kasandra used to get better quickly and what she listens to and reads to help her game
- Why you cannot just rely on the third shot drop anymore as the game is changing
- How COVID-19 has not only impacted Pickleball but also Kasandra’s life