About Us
About Us
From youth athletes learning foundational skills to seasoned competitors refining speed, power, and agility, and active adults striving for peak fitness, we offer something for everyone here in Portland.
Athletic Republic – Portland
710 NE Holladay St Suite 150, Portland, OR 97232
(503) 542-2744
STUDENT ATHLETE TRAINING
Our Mission: To Transform Potential into Performance
Athletic Republic delivers on-field success through our unique combination of science-based performance training protocols, proprietary equipment and technology, and the education and experience of our highly qualified trainers.
The training tools and programs are designed to take the athlete beyond ground-based training limitations, teaching the brain to send stronger, more precise signals to the muscles.
ADULT FITNESS TRAINING
Our Mission: To Empower Your Fitness Journey
Whether you’re seeking personalized one-on-one training or thriving in our intimate group settings, we deliver more than just workouts – we create transformative fitness experiences.
From building functional strength and improving cardiovascular health to enhancing daily mobility and reducing stress, our diverse, ever-changing programs keep you engaged and progressing. We are committed to helping you achieve and maintain optimal fitness through purposeful, personalized training in a supportive environment.
Science-Based Protocols
We deploy our proprietary speed and skill-specific training protocols in a progressive fashion to create faster, stronger, more explosive athletes who are able to play at game speed for longer and with fewer injuries.
Technology & Equipment
Over three decades of research, testing, and training, we’ve developed unique, proprietary equipment deliver real results quickly, as well as advanced technology that enables athletes to see, feel, and track their progress.
Qualified Trainers
Our certified, experienced trainers all share a passion for helping our athletes perform at their best. By keeping our ratio of athletes to trainers low, we enable them to easily monitor and modify training programs.
The Best Trainers in the Business
Our trainers recognize the importance of creating a unique training environment to maximize athletic potential and help each athletes understand what they need to do to get better. Our low athlete-to-trainer ratios enable our trainers to focus on each athlete’s technique to ensure correct movement patterns, improve their overall efficiency, reduce the chance for injury, and provide a positive mentoring role that helps athletes learn what it takes to be successful.
Matt
Director of SportsLab
Matt Walsh is an Australian-trained physiotherapist with 37 years of clinical experience in sports and orthopedic PT. Specializing in endurance trail and track running related pain and performance, Matt has worked with professional and recreational athletes from all over the world . He has held positions with the USA touch rugby, Canadian Nordic ski team & Nike Oregon project. He holds advanced certification in sports physiotherapy, teaches internationally, and is the co-director of both Sportslab & the Portland Tendon clinic.
As an educator, he teaches regularly to physical therapists and doctors throughout the USA, Canada, and Spain on tendon pain, exercise, and running related care. As well, Matt leads a health professional running special interest group and a strength and conditioning class for runners.
Jerod
Owner
Jerod Cottrill is a sports medicine physician who has practiced in Portland for over 20 years, and continues to practice at Rebound Orthopedics and Neurosurgery. He did his residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago/Northwestern University followed by a fellowship in interventional spine and sports medicine at the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch. He has been a leader in advancing the area of musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic and interventional uses across the US, serving as teaching faculty with several organizations, as well as works closely with a local fellowship program, mentoring sports medicine fellows. He has been on the medical pool for the US Ski and Snowboard team since 2008, and a lead physician with the USA Nordic since 2011. He is also a team physician with the Portland Trail Blazers. Jerod has been named a Portland Monthly Top Doc 14 times for Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has been recognized nationally by US News and World Report and Castle Connely as a leading physician in his field.
Jerod also understands athletes, as a prior Academic All-Conference football player and Senior Scholar athlete in college. He remains passionate about backcountry skiing, nordic skiing, and cycling, and remaining healthy and fit enough to continue these pursuits for years to come.
Our Highly-Qualified Trainers
Our trainers are passionate professionals who bring together extensive knowledge, specialized backgrounds, and hands-on experience to deliver extraordinary training experiences for both competitive athletes and fitness-minded adults.
Their expertise spans from advanced sports performance protocols to personalized fitness coaching, ensuring every client receives the guidance they need to achieve their specific goals.
Our training team’s credentials are impressive across the board. Many have competed or coached at high levels in various sports, while others bring extensive experience in adult fitness and conditioning.
Most hold professional certifications (CSCS, ACSM, NASM) and/or degrees in exercise science, biomechanics, or athletic training. Additionally, our sports performance trainers complete Athletic Republic’s three comprehensive certification levels in biomechanics, exercise physiology, exercise science, and program adaptation.
