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Hi! My name is Anthony Maritato, PT but please call me “Tony”.
I have been a licensed physical therapist since 2006, and a strength coach, personal trainer since 2001. I grew up in Sarasota, FL before relocating to Middletown, OH.
Believe it or not, I have never played the sport of pickleball, but after more than a decade of helping injured pickleball athletes return to the court, I have decided to start my pickleball journey.
If you would like to learn more about pickleball, injury prevention, and performance, please use the search feature on this website. If you would like to learn more about me and my pickleball journey please visit the About page.
Articles:
What Is Stacking In Pickleball?
As you become an advanced Pickleball player, you may start to notice the wide variety of different techniques that are used. The type of shots players take can be obvious while others can be far more confusing. There is a strong chance that you will be unsure of the...
Pickleball Tournament Prizes – Everything You Need To Know
Pickleball is the next big sport in the U.S. People all over are fascinated by it, and if you aren’t playing it, you have surely walked past people playing it and wondered what the hype is all about. Pickleball is popular for many reasons, but one of the most...
What Is A Smash Shot?
Pickleball is a relatively new sport, which originated in 1965. The story goes that Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum invented the sport by using a badminton court, without having any rackets, or the proper equipment, so paddles and a wiffle ball were used...
How To Hold A Pickleball Paddle
To hold a pickleball paddle properly should mean choosing between one of three grips. These include the Western Grip, the Eastern Grip, and the Continental Grip. Once a player has practiced and worked out their preferred grip, they should decide on their Ready...
How Big Is The Kitchen In Pickleball?
Whether you are just starting out playing pickleball or you are a pickleball pro, you will be familiar with the non-volley zone that’s called the kitchen. This area stretches all along the net, preventing players to volley a ball right by the net. In this article, we...
What Is The Kitchen In Pickleball?
All racquet sports have their own terms, some of which might sound quite strange, such as the “kitchen” in pickleball. If you are playing pickleball, then you will hear the kitchen mentioned regularly but it might be confusing to players who never heard of it before....
How Much Do Pro Pickleball Players Make?
Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the country. It was once a pretty niche sport played mainly by amateurs up until quite recently, but it has now amassed such a following that you can now become a professional pickleball player, playing the sport...
How To Make A Paddle
Pickleball is a very popular game, and it is growing in popularity in the United States, it is increasingly popular with older people, but with a growing younger generation of players as well. You can easily buy a paddle when you decide to take up pickleball, and...
How Many Hits Is Each Team Permitted To Have On Their Side Of The Net?
PIckleball is an increasingly popular game in the United States of America, with a great deal of the older generation enjoying this game. However, within the game there are select rules. Every game has rules and one of the things people love about pickleball is that...
Can You Play Pickleball On A Tennis Court?
Pickleball is a sport played indoors using a paddle and a ball, similar to tennis. It was developed in the 1960s and is now gaining popularity around the world. Can you imagine playing pickleball on a real tennis court? Pickleball is a game where two players hit a...
How Big Is A Pickleball Court?
Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States of America. Many Tennis players have decided to transition to this as a fun alternative that’s less taxing on their bodies, and a more casual sport to play. However, because it’s such a new sport,...
Pickleball Vs. Tennis: Which One Is More Fun?
Pickleball is a sport which is gaining popularity at quite the speedy rate. It is an easy to play sport which means that it is not as demanding as other sports such as tennis or badminton. Therefore, it is suitable for other types of people and fits many...