Athletes’ Performance is known worldwide as the leader in Performance Training. Their athletes are a Who’s Who list of All Stars in a variety of sports including NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, MLS, International Soccer, Professional Tennis, PGA and more. Through the partnership with Athletes’ Performance, the World Athletics Center has four locations (Phoenix, Los Angeles, Gulf Breeze and Dallas) to choose from for elite athlete training, coach and athlete education events and bases of operations for business development and consultant work.
For more than 90 years, Gill Athletics has been a leading manufacturer of quality athletic equipment—from major facility installations for track and field, football and soccer…to personal performance products—like our celebrated CarbonFX Vaulting Poles—for athletes. Over the past decade, Gill has experienced significant growth—both through the expansion of our own diverse product lines, as well as the acquisition of highly respected companies such as Porter Athletic, a leader in basketball, volleyball and other indoor and outdoor equipment.
The largest producer of track and field equipment in the world, Gill holds the distinction of being the Official Equipment Supplier of USA Track and Field. We go to painstaking lengths to build products to the most exacting standards, and that meet the precise specifications of the IAAF, NCAA and NFSHSA. In fact Gill currently produces more IAAF-certified products than anyone in the industry.
Siliconcoach is making a significant impact in the world of sport, education, clinical practice and sports retail. Our customers are amongst the most successful organisations in the world and include Nike, numerous national academys and institutes of sport, ICC cricket nations, and many of the world’s leading Rugby Unions.
Siliconcoach is also used by sports retailers and manufacturers such as Mizuno, Asics, and New Balance. Additionally, Siliconcoach developed the software for bicycle manufacturer Specialized’s renowned Body Geometry bike fitting system.
Our technology has been adopted within classrooms, giving teachers the ability to visually convey the principles of movement, biomechanics and functional anatomy. Siliconcoach has proven to be a dynamic learning tool that ultimately leads to a greater understanding for teacher and student; coach and athlete; clinician and patient.
Founded in 1997 by New Zealand biomechanist Joe Morrison, siliconcoach has grown into one of the world’s most successful video analysis companies. A company based on our passion for sport and a firm belief that video analysis can assist in improving and assessing physical performance, rehabilitation, professional development and learning.
Siliconcoach is a committed team of programmers, biomechanists, physical educators and marketing executives who all share a desire to provide simple–to–use products that make a difference.
The Running Network represents 24 of the finest regional and national running publications, in print, digital and web versions, in North America. With an audience of nearly three million in print, the Running Network is the most efficient way to reach grass roots runners across North America.
In 2010, in recognition of their elite athlete training group the World Athletics Center was awarded the USA Track and Field High Performance Training Center Grant. The grant is to be used to help move elite athletes forward in their performances in the quest for medals at the World Championships and Olympics. The World Athletics Center is hinored to receive this HIgh Performance Training Center Grant and, as has always been the case, is fully dedicated to elite athletes and their pursuit of greatness.
California Strength serves as a Northern California hub of operations for the World Athletics Center.A top-notch athlete development company in it’s own right, California Strength also serves as a satellite facility for the World Throws Center sub-brand of the World Athletics Center. California Strength operates in line with World Throws Center methodology, offering the same high quality coaches’ education events, athlete learning events and private sport-specialty training the World Athletics Center has become synonymous with. “California Strength is committed to improving human performance. Our Team includes respected research scientists, world class coaches and elite athletes all working together to provide powerful training solutions for all age and skill levels.”
The physicians at Arizona Sports Medicine Center are some of the best-trained, most experienced, and dedicated in the field of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.However, you don’t have to be a professional athlete to benefit from our state-of-the-art instrumentation and fellowship-trained surgeons and physicians. In fact, it doesn’t matter what you do. If there’s a reason you can’t do it, we’re here to help.During diagnosis and treatment, we are dedicated to providing you with unsurpassed care and personal attention.
John Ball, DC, CCSP
A second generation chiropractor, Dr. Ball is originally from the birthplace of the chiropractic profession, Davenport, Iowa.
He attended Arizona State University where he was a member of the track and cross country teams before returning to Iowa to pursue his chiropractic degree at Palmer College. With a special interest in athletic and soft tissue injuries, Dr. Ball is the only health care professional in Arizona providing Graston, SASTM, and Active Release Techniques.
Good Form Running
is taught throughout the country in over 25 running specialty stores who pride themselves on being not only a source of products, but also the hub of running in their local communities. GFR practices four steps to help correct and improve running… and they are proven to work!
1. Posture – Maintaining good posture where proper core and back alignment is emphasized
2. Midfoot Strike – Whether you are running barefoot or in a shoe, good form running can be performed by finding the midfoot strike or a shoe that encourages this more neutral foot position.
3. Cadence – A proper cadence is around 180 steps per minute. A higher candence can help conserve energy and also reduce over-striding. This tempo helps you run lighter, prevent injury and be more efficient. To find your tempo, you can count your right foot strikes for 30 seconds then, multiply by 4.
4. Forward Lean – With this last step, the runner gets to work with gravity. As the runner leans forward, gravity causes the body to fall and the foot automatically steps in the direction of movement which results in less muscle strain in the legs.