Athletic Republic Franchise News

Based on athlete input and Athletic Republics' 22 years of training experience, it has developed training suggestions to keep athletes focused and motivated in order to see results during the summer months.
Park City, Utah (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 - In theory summer training should be easier than any other time of year, what with more free time and longer days. The reality is that friends, family, vacations, and other activities can make summer training a challenge. Athletic Republic, a pioneer in performance sports training, surveyed athletes on what their goals and challenges were when it comes to summer training. Based on their input and Athletic Republics' 22 years of training experience, it has developed the following suggestions to keep athletes focused and motivated in order to see results during the summer months:
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February 14, 2012 // Franchising.com // Wakefield, Mass. - Athletic Republic, the industry leader in performance sports training, has signed on as an official partner of Hockey East.
Athletic Republic is the nation’s leading franchisor of evidence-based performance sports training centers. Over 800,000 athletes have taken advantage of its individualized and team-training programs the past two decades, including more than 512 professional hockey players in its 160 training center locations.
“We are very excited Athletic Republic has chosen to re-sign with Hockey East,” said Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna. “Hockey East is pleased to have them on board once again.”
“This partnership is a perfect fit...

Athletic Republic will be the first sports training network to introduce the Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobe eyewear
Park City, Utah (PRWEB) November 18, 2011 - Athletic Republic, a leader in high performance sports training, has announced the introduction of a new sports training product from Nike SPARQ Sensory Performance. Building upon Athletic Republic’s network of 155 performance sports training centers and its 20-year history of delivering scientific-based performance training, Athletic Republic will be the first sports training network to introduce the Nike SPARQ Vapor Strobe eyewear.
“Utlimate human performance cannot be achieved without BOTH physical and sensory systems functioning at their peak. Nike SPARQ Sensory Performance is based on decades of research and development...

July 01, 2010 // Franchising.com // (PARK CITY, UTAH) - Two athletes who train extensively with Athletic Republic and ten members of the USA Hockey National Team Development Program's Under-18 National Team train with Athletic Republic were selected in last weekend's NHL Draft, the industry leader in science-based performance athletic training announced today.

The draft was one of the best in history for Americans, with a record 11 U.S. players selected in the first round. Overall, 59 Americans were chosen in the seven-round event. Players from 16 different states were selected, including athletes from warm-weather climates in California and Florida.

Patrick McNally, of Long Island, New York has worked with the trainers at Athletic Republic at The Rinx for more than two years and was selected in the fourth round (115th overall) by the Vancouver Canucks...

January 20, 2009 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND: Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves announced today the Grand Opening of the first Athletic Republic performance sports training center in Tempe, Arizona. The new facility is located at 8270 S. Kyrene Road, B106, in Tempe.

"This marks the beginning of another fantastic year for Athletic Republic, and we are proud to have Kristopher Birkeland become part of our team," said Graves. "Even in a sour economy, we have good forward momentum in terms of opening new training centers."

Athletic Republic Tempe owner and Sports Chiropractor Kristopher Birkeland stated: "Our market has been waiting for a performance sports training program that is guaranteed to get results at an affordable price...

600 learn how to improve athletic speed, power and agility

September 11, 2008 // Franchising.com // Clifton Park, NY: Performance sports training center owner Jack Bartoszek officially opened the nation's newest Athletic Republic facility with over 600 people joining the celebration. The new training center has a sharp look and features Athletic Republic's propriety equipment and is the new home for the Hockey Hut's training rink.

Bartoszek and his team spent the afternoon demonstrating Athletic Republic's patented Hockey Treadmill to local athletes. Joining the celebration were Chicago Blackhawk Peter MacArthur and Ottawa Senators Shawn Weller, who signed autographs and talked with athletes. Local Athletic Directors toured the facility, along with coaches, parents and athletes, learning about the advancements in speed, power and agility offered through Athletic Republic's acceleration training...

May 16, 2008 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND: Athletic Republic today announced a new strategic partnership with USA Hockey. Specifically, the three-year contract will provide Athletic Republic's patented equipment and science-based, hockey specific training programs to the 46 members of the federation's U17 and U18 National Team Development Program (USNTDP).

Tad O'Had, Athletic Republic's Vice President of Hockey, sees the partnership with USA Hockey as a perfect fit: "Over the past decade the USNTDP has become the premier training ground for the best young hockey players in the United States. With the addition of our Hockey Treadmill and technology to USNTDP's already successful program, we are looking forward to seeing what comes next...

U.S. Olympic Committee veteran adds 20+ years of performance technology experience to corporate leadership team

April 28, 2008 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND.– Athletic Republic Chief Science and Technology Officer Steve Swanson announced today the appointment of Tanya Porter as Vice-President of Training and Technology. Porter, the former Department Head of Performance Technology for the USOC's Performance Services Division will assist Swanson with technology development while devoting much of her time to teaching trainers how to better utilize technology to help athletes improve their performance.

"It's unusual to find someone who combines computer science and sports training expertise, " said Swanson...

A Healthier Nation: It's Everyone's Challenge

March 21, 2008 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND: Athletic Republic is joining the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports to encourage students of all ages to join the National President's Challenge—a six week physical activity program designed to get America up and moving. Athletic Republic facilities across the country will be reaching out to schools in their communities to encourage students to join the Challenge.

"Student athletes who train with Athletic Republic are typically very active," said Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves. "Many of their classmates, however, do not have an active lifestyle. Athletic Republic fully endorses the recommendation of the President's Council that kids of all ages 'Get up...

First column addresses fat: Does eating fat make you fat? What can fat in the diet do for athletes?

March 19, 2008 // Franchising.com // , Murray, UT: Steve Swanson, Chief Officer of Science and Technology for Athletic republic, announced today that the News & Views blog at AthleticRepublic.com is adding nutrition to the range of topics it covers. In addition, nutrition content will also be posted in My Republic, the password protected area of Athletic Republic's Web site that serves athletes who train at facilities that subscribe to Athletic Republic's proprietary Athlete Information Management System.

"As we continue to add features and functionality to our Web site, our focus will be on adding value to the time an athlete spends visiting AthleticRepublic...

Nine new franchises awarded in the U.S. and Canada during January and February

March 07, 2008 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND: Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves said today that interest in Athletic Republic franchise opportunities has never been higher. Noting the fact that nine new franchises have been awarded since the first of the year, Graves cited parents' commitment to helping their children reach their full potential, the past year's corporate re-branding effort and the addition of Vice-President of Business Development, Kevin Barker, as three driving forces behind franchise growth.

"The addition of seasoned sales executive Kevin Barker to the established business development team, coupled with a focused advertising and communications effort, has created a significant amount of interest in Athletic Republic franchise opportunities," said Graves...

Hybrid Hockey founder and Dick Vraa Memorial Award winner brings years of training experience to corporate management team

March 04, 2008 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND. – Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves today announced the appointment of Tad O'Had as Vice-President of Hockey. O'Had, the former Vice-President and Director of Hockey Operations of BlueStreak Sports Training, will be responsible for managing all sales and operations function of Athletic Republic's hockey business.

"The business and training experience Tad gained while working with BlueStreak Sports Training, coupled with his lifelong involvement with the game of hockey as a player and coach, will be put to the test as we ask Tad to elevate Athletic Republic's profile at all levels of the sport," said Graves...

Executives named to head sales, operations, finance and communications

January 22, 2008 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND. – Athletic Republic CEO Charlie Graves has been busy building his management team, making the following recent appointments: Kevin Barker, Vice President of Sales; Tricia Kobos, Vice President of Operations; Trajan King, Vice President of Finance; and Deb Uglem, Marketing & Communications Manager.

"I'm pleased to announce the addition of Kevin, Tricia, Trajan and Deb to the team at Athletic Republic," said Graves. "Each of them bring tremendous experience in their respective areas and a fresh perspective to the challenge ahead - growing the Athletic Republic network."

Kevin Barker will manage the sales process and develop overall strategy for Athletic Republic's sales division...

Acceleration Training is proven to increase throwing velocity by four miles per hour

December 27, 2007 // Franchising.com // Fargo, ND. – With all the buzz about the Mitchell report and baseball's drug issues, young players should know that there are other ways to improve throwing velocity and hitting power than through the use of illicit performance enhancing drugs. Indeed, while baseball was mired in denial throughout the 1990s, John Frappier and his colleagues were conducting research and developing patented training tools and protocols that would offer baseball players safe and legal alternatives to drug use.

One player to take advantage of Frappier's training program was Rick Helling, who first trained with Frappier in preparation of the 1998 season...

August 18, 2007 // Franchising.com // Charlotte, North Carolina: August was a very important month in the history of Evolution Sports Training. We are calling it the evolution of Evolution—from Evolution Sports Training to Athletic Republic of Charlotte.

According to Todd Riddle, President of Athletic Republic of Charlotte, "this switch is more than just a change in names. It commemorates a switch in our entire athlete development philosophy. We are updating our facilities, equipment and staff to better serve the needs of our athletes and fitness clients."

Riddle added: "As part of the evolution, we would like to welcome Mr. Joe Vacca as our Director of Athlete Development. Joe comes to us with over a decade of training experience and is arguably one of the best athlete development coaches in North Carolina...