She Thought Pickleball Was a Drinking Game Now She's a Top Pro

About this episode

Danni Elle Townsend shares her unexpected journey to becoming a top pro pickleball player.

Danni Elle Townsend didn’t plan on becoming a pro pickleball player… Now she’s the #3 overall pick in MLP, playing for the defending champion Columbus Sliders. We sat down with Danni LIVE at the Atlanta National Pickleball Club to talk about her journey from Australia to the biggest stage in pickleball—and what it’s actually like stepping into Major League Pickleball as a rookie. In this episode, we get into: How Danni went from casually playing to going pro Making the move from Australia to the U.S. Getting drafted to the Columbus Sliders The pressure of joining a championship team What surprised her most about MLP Rookie life, team dynamics, and behind-the-scenes moments Plus plenty of classic PicklePod chaos If you want to understand where the next wave of pro talent is coming from—this is the episode. Be the first to try Zane's new course here: https://tzpickleball.com/ Check out Zane's Pro Pickleball Talk channel on Discord: https://discord.gg/wzNVADmZb #Pickleball #PPATour #PickleballPodcast Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify -Subscribe to…

People in this episode

Host: The Dink Pickleball

Guest: Danni Elle Townsend

Topics covered

• pickleball
• professional sports
• athlete journey
• team dynamics
• rookie experience

Keywords

• pickleball
• Danni Elle Townsend
• Columbus Sliders
• Major League Pickleball
• rookie life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbus Sliders, Atlanta National Pickleball Club, Major League Pickleball, PicklePod, PPATour, Zane's Pro Pickleball Talk

Places: Australia, U.S.

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