Here’s a link to a post on Rivals.com that talks all about the integration of technology into Athletic Republic’s on-field and training center based football training programs.

Kyle Palmieri — 1st Round/Anaheim

Mike Cichy — 7th Round/Montreal

Jordan Samuel-Thomas –  7th Round/Atlanta

Athletic Republic Congratulates  our class of 2009 NHL Draft picks!

The recent NHL Draft was a great one for players who have trained using Athletic Republic’s patented Hockey Treadmill and proprietary training protocols. The photos above show just three of 16 players drafted after training at an Athletic Republic facility or with the USA National Team Development Program.

At Athletic Republic we take great pride in our athletes accomplishing their goals.  The NHL Draft this past Friday and Saturday in Montreal was a major event in the lives of 16 Athletic Republic hockey players. The on-ice and off-ice dedication that these 16 hockey players have shown has led them from aspiring to be NHL players to be drafted on the NHL stage. All of us at Athletic Republic would like to send out a heartfelt congratulations to these 16 athletes (listed below).   We know that your journey has been a long and grueling one. Athletic Republic applauds the outstanding coaching, dedicated parents and remarkable work ethic that has gotten you to this point, and wish you nothing but the best in the future.

On Friday night, two AR athletes had their names called, with Jordan Schroeder from the University of Minnesota being taken with the 22nd pick by Vancouver, and Kyle Palmieri being selected with the 26th pick by the Anaheim Ducks. On Saturday, the names of 14 Athletic Republic athletes were called, nine of whom are members of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program (USNTDP) U-18 team.

Athletic Republic training and technology is currently part of the NTDP training regimen, with athletes training on our patented Hockey Treadmill during their pre-season and post-season stages.

Other notables drafted were Craig Smith (Waterloo), Nick Jensen (Green Bay), Brad Peltz (Avon), Mike Cichy (Indiana) and Jordan Samuel-Thomas (Waterloo). Every one of these players have experienced our scientifically tested and guaranteed hockey-specific training program, which is designed to give players the on-ice edge.

From Pee Wee to Pros, at Athletic Republic we have a program that’s specifically designed to accelerate a player’s game on and off the ice. Our programming is designed specifically for athletes preparing for the season, gaining the advantage in the off-season and ramping up their skills in-season. Each program incorporates regular athlete assessment and strikes a balance based on time of year, physical development, skill level, performance level and an athlete’s goals. We have over 32 levels and over 2,500 pages of protocols designed to help athletes progress from beginners to the National Hockey League, and that is exactly what we have done — helping to develop over 500 NHL players and athletes competing with the US National Team Development Program and Hockey powerhouses like University of Minnesota, Cornell, Ohio State and Michigan Tech.

Athletic Republic congratulates all 16 of this year’s draft picks! We look forward to watching your journey and applaud you on your work ethic on and off the ice.

Here’s the full report, showing round , team, hometown and current league/team:

1         VAN    Jordan Scroeder                   Burnsville, MN               WCHA              U of MN
1         ANA    Kyle Palmieri                         Smithtown, NY               USNTDP         US U-18
2        PHX    Chris Brown                           Houston, TX                   USNTDP         US U-18
2        SJS      Will Wrenn                            Anchorage, AK                USNTDP         US U-18
2        FLA     Drew Shore                           Denver, Co                        USNTDP         US U-18
2        ATL     Jeremy Morin                       Auburn, NY                      USNTDP         US U-18
2        TOR    Kenny Ryan                           Franklin Village, MI       USNTDP         US U-18
2        CBJ     Kevin Lynch                          Grosse Pointe,   MI         USNTDP         US U-18
3        NYR    Ryan Bourque                      Boxford, MA                     USNTDP         US U-18
3        NSH    Craig Smith                           Madison, WI                    USNTDP        Waterloo
5        DET    Nick Jensen                          St Paul, MN                       USNTDP         Green Bay
6        COL    Brandon Maxwell                Winter Park, FL                USNTDP         US U-18
6        TOR    Jerry D’Amigo                     Binghamton, NY               USNTDP         US U-18
7        OTT    Brad Peltz                             New York, NY                     NE-HS             AVON
7         MTL   Mike Cichy                           New Britian, CT                 USHL               Indiana
7         ATL   Jordan Samuel-Thomas    Hartford, CT                        USHL              Waterloo

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Don’t knock it until  you’ve tried it, says Jason Blackburn, owner and Facility Director of  Advanced Sports Kinetics (ASK) in Minot, ND, a proud member of Athletic  Republic. And Jason should know—he’s been training Dagny Knutson since she was 12 years old. Dagny recently  set a couple of national records at the North Dakota High School State  Championships, and is currently competing at the U.S. Short Course Nationals–in fact, she set a Championship Record in the 200 yard IM just last night.

Don’t misunderstand, Dagny  swims plenty of yards (miles) in the pool every day, under the guidance of her  swimming coach. But the training she and many other young swimmers do with  Blackburn at ASK certainly strays from the norm.

As Blackburn says,  this training is as unconventional as it is simple. Everything we do  at ASK is to prepare the athlete to succeed. The better conditioned an athlete  is, the greater the chance that athlete will swim at his or her optimal speed  more frequently.

The workouts Blackburn prescribes for Knutson  heavily incorporate the Super Treadmill, both as a finishing tool and for  power development. I know that when Dagny can run 20 miles per hour on that  treadmill, she’s going to be fast, Blackburn said.

Congratulations to Dagny for the national high school records she set earlier this fall. And good luck in upcoming events at the U.S. Short Course Championships.

PS: Dagny cleaned up at the U.S. Short Course Swimming Championships, setting three meet records and an American Record, taking 14 and 1/2 seconds off her previous best to set the American Record in the 400 yard IM. Read all about her success here.

Congratulations to Ogonna Nnamani (pictured above) and Ramon Miller for winning silver medals in Beijing!

Ogonna played for the U.S. Women’s Volleyball team in their loss to Brazil in the championship match, scoring three kills in the third game of the four game match. Brazil won three games to one.

Nnamani is a prodigious hitter, as she showed in Team USA’s final preliminary round match against Poland a week ago, scoring 11 kills and a total of 17 points, accounting for more than half of the 30 points scored by the U.S. team’s bench players. Her hitting prowess dates all the way back to her high school playing days in Bloomington, Illinois where she first experienced Athletic Republic’s Acceleration Training.

Ramon Miller ran in the semifinals of the 4×400 relay for the Bahamas, contributing to the success of his teammates in the final and, thus, earning a silver medal for his efforts.

Miller is a four-time national champion, a ten-time All American and will return to Dickinson State University (DSU) to compete in his senior season. Miller set the NAIA indoor record in the 400 meters in 2007 and was a member of the DSU 4×400 relay team that set the NAIA indoor record in 2006. Miller helped the Blue Hawks capture their third straight national outdoor championship in 2006 and to runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2008.

Dickinson State University is a strategic partner of the Athletic Republic. Under the guidance of Pete Leno, Director of Dickinson State’s Ben C. Frank Human Performance Center, DSU is conducting a series of studies to help Athletic Republic validate new measurement technology and training protocols as part of a three-year research agreement.