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Photo of Anthony Maritato, PTHi! 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.

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What Is Stacking In Pickleball?

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...

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What Is A Smash Shot?

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...

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How To Hold A Pickleball Paddle

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...

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What Is The Kitchen In Pickleball?

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....

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How To Make A Paddle

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...

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How Big Is A Pickleball Court?

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,...

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