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Track and Field is Hard
So you’re a college junior, and you are setting PRs every other weekend. This track & field thing is easy! Right? Not so fast. While it may feel like that, a very high percentage of professional track & field athletes set their personal best performances while they are in college. That’s right - most athletes are at...
ALTIS Communication: Social Media, Transparency, and Authenticity
Last week, Ben Bloom of the British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph wrote a short profile piece on ALTIS sprinter Jodie Williams. The story outlined some of the challenges Jodie has faced over the last half dozen years. An elite junior athlete, Jodie once went over 5 years between defeats, winning 151 straight races. Since beginning her senior career, Jodie has...
The Critical Nature of Thinking
This article is written by ALTIS Intern Matt Kline. Before joining ALTIS as an Intern in the Spring of 2019, Matt worked as a Director at Power Train Sports & Fitness in York, Pennsylvania. This role came after completing a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science from Messiah College. In this article, Matt shares with us his thoughts on Critical...
ALTIS 360 Price Drop
Since our inception, ALTIS has been committed to enriching the educational resources available to the athletics - sport performance community. Overall, I'd say we've been successful in this endeavor, with many new initiatives still in the works. When we first set out to offer a variety of educational resources, we knew that the incorporation of video content would add immense...
ALTIS Hires Two New Senior Staff Members
We are really excited to announce the hiring of two new senior members of staff: Director of Performance & Innovation - Dr. Robin Thorpe; and Performance Director - TopSupport International - Darryl Eto. ALTIS President Kevin Tyler is looking forward to the impact both gentlemen can make: “We are pleased to welcome Robin and Darryl to the ALTIS team. Both...
ALTIS Partners with STR/KE MVMNT
May 9, 2019 – Phoenix, AZ – ALTIS is extremely excited to announce a partnership with STR/KE MVMNT. A Canadian-based company, STR/KE MVMNT is an athletic footwear and apparel brand making big inroads into the fitness and performance space on both sides of the 49th parallel. The ALTIS team first became aware of STR/KE MVMNT when CEO Stuart McMillan independently...
ALTIS Digital Platform Upgrade
With the continued growth of the ALTIS Network and our educational offerings it remains our steadfast commitment to continue to enhance how we deliver our educational programming. Over the past year, we’ve partnered with experts in digital learning systems and technology to develop an upgraded Digital Education Hub – upon which we can support an elevated learning experience. With this...
Athletigen ACP Podcast with Molly Galbraith
The fourth Athletigen ACP Podcast of the 18-19 season is now available, featuring one of our March ACP guest speakers - Molly Galbraith. Molly is co-founder of Girls Gone Strong, a movement started in 2011 by seven women who wanted to change the landscape of nutrition and training information for women. In this podcast we discuss why negative body image is...
Matt Thome appointed as Performance and Innovation Manager
Last August, we told you about our upcoming Sport Science Project – the ALTIS ISO-SPORT Living Lab. This was being set up to offer an improved service to our athlete population, while also making a significant contribution to the sport science and coaching communities. October then saw the start of search for the right person to lead this Project as...
Intern Insights – November 2018 ACP
As interns, we were fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to attend every Apprentice Coach Program presentation, practical, and discussion throughout the November 2018 edition. With a desire to improve and gain knowledge, this provided us the chance to actively learn, grow, and further shape our individual philosophies. The November ACP was filled with many meaningful topics and included...