| BlueStreak and Athletic Republic Team-up in NY |
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Chelsea Piers Announces New Sports Training Facility Training Facility First to Offer Acceleration Training in New York City February 22, 2007, New York, NY: For the first time in ten years, Chelsea Piers announced that they will be opening a brand new sports facility: Chelsea Piers BlueStreak. Chelsea Piers BlueStreak, a strength training and athletic skill development center dedicated to sport performance enhancement, will open in May 2007. With sports-specific training for dedicated youth and adult athletes in more than a dozen sports, the training center will be located in a new facility on Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers. This partnership with BlueStreak will create the third BlueStreak location, joining the Stamford, Connecticut and Hauppage, New York facilities. Chelsea Piers BlueStreak was created to meet the training demands of both individual athletes and teams. Chelsea Piers BlueStreak is a licensed provider of the highly effective Acceleration Training protocols and programs developed Exercise Physiologist John Frappier. The facility will feature patented Athletic Republic™ equipment, artificial ice, a turf field, patented Generation III Super Treadmills for running and hockey, sport-specific cord technology and Free Motion strength equipment. Chelsea Piers BlueStreak will cater to aspiring athletes starting at age 12 and continuing through elite and professional levels. Athletic Republic’s Acceleration Training programs are proven to make athletes stronger, faster and more agile. Athletes choose from several different training programs, including pre-season training camps, acceleration and skills programs as well as ongoing training regimens. Training will be led by certified Level III Athletic Republic trainers. An advisory team that includes a sports medicine physician, a physical therapist, a trainer with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a nutritionist and a sports training program developer will provide support for exercise injury prevention, flexibility, recovery and nutrition programs. “We will work with athletes as they move through their competitive careers. Acceleration Training programs are both versatile and effective,” noted Jarrod Jordan, program director at Chelsea Piers BlueStreak. “We can improve the jumping skills of a 12 year-old figure skater or the sprint speed of a 22 year-old NCAA striker. The programming will be appropriate for any athlete who wants to improve his or her game, match, meet or race performance.” “This is something that has been lacking in New York City for a long time,” commented David Tewksbury, a founding partner of Chelsea Piers. “New York has some of the leading schools for children in visual arts, science and the performing arts. Most people don’t think of New York as a place that turns out great athletes. Chelsea Piers BlueStreak brings the scientific, motivational and medical protocols available to athletes who are willing to work hard to improve their speed, skills and performance. Chelsea Piers, the premier sports complex in New York City, was the logical home for this sort of Olympic-quality training facility.” About Athletic Republic: Athletic Republic, formerly Frappier Acceleration® Sports Training, is the world’s premiere provider of scientifically based, athletic development training programs. Founded in 1990 on the continuing research of exercise physiologist John Frappier, M.S., and Stephen C. Swanson, M.S., Athletic Republic’s intelligent sports training programs consist of a systematic series of supervised training protocols and exercises designed to enhance the physical performance of athletes of all ages, interests and levels. These training programs are available at more than 160 facilities throughout North America, United Kingdom and Japan. For more information about Athletic Republic, visit www.athleticrepublic.com. About BlueStreak: BlueStreak Sports Training is a licensed provider of the highly effective Acceleration Training protocols developed by John Frappier. BlueStreak was founded in 2004 by JetBlue Airways Founder and Chairman David Neeleman and the former President of MSG David Checketts to help meet the training demands of individual athletes and athletic organizations. BlueStreak currently operates three facilities in the New York Tri-State Area, including Stamford, Connecticut, Hauppage, New York and Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. BlueStreak has produced many of the elite collegiate and professional athletes in the New England area. For more information about BlueStreak, visit their website at www.bluestreakst.com. About Chelsea Piers: The Chelsea Piers Sports & Entertainment Complex is a 28-acre waterfront sports village located between 17th and 23rd Streets along Manhattan’s Hudson River. Opened in 1995, Chelsea Piers transformed four historic, long-neglected piers into a major center for public recreation and waterfront access. Situated on Piers 59, 60, and 61 and in the headhouse that connects them, the complex features facilities for more than 25 sports at the Field House, Golf Club, Sports Center health club and Sky Rink. For more information about Chelsea Piers, visit www.chelseapiers.com. |
