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 Marietta.
Athletic Republic – Marietta
724 Fairgate Rd SW, Marietta, GA 30064
(678) 737-4425
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 Sports Performance Coaches 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.
Meet the Owners
Bobby Young
Co-Owner & President
Bobby Young, Co-Owner and President of Athletic Republic Marietta, brings more than 25 years of business leadership experience and over two decades of hands-on involvement in youth sports to the Marietta community.
Before opening Athletic Republic Marietta, Bobby built a career with leading companies including Johnson & Johnson, Sprint, Hewlett-Packard, and Garmin International, developing extensive experience in sales, operations, marketing, customer relationships, and business leadership.
Sports and athlete development have always been an important part of Bobby’s life. For more than 20 years, he has coached baseball and softball throughout the Cobb County area, working with athletes from recreational programs through competitive travel sports. His experience includes coaching with Smyrna Little League, The Lovett School, and the Georgia Bombers, as well as serving as a director for Nike Baseball and Softball Camps in Cobb County.
As President, Bobby is actively involved in the day-to-day leadership of Athletic Republic Marietta and is committed to creating a training center where athletes of all ages and abilities can work toward becoming stronger, faster, more confident versions of themselves.
Heather Young
Co-Owner
Heather Young is Co-Owner of Athletic Republic Marietta and plays an important role in the organization, administration, member experience, and community outreach of the business.
As a business owner and real estate professional, Heather brings strong organizational, relationship-building, and customer-service experience to Athletic Republic Marietta. Together, Heather and Bobby have spent years supporting youth athletics and understand firsthand the commitment families make to help their athletes pursue their goals.
For Heather, Athletic Republic Marietta represents an opportunity to combine entrepreneurship, family, and community while helping provide Cobb County athletes with access to high-quality sports performance training close to home.
Our Story
For Bobby and Heather Young, bringing Athletic Republic to Marietta is about much more than opening a sports performance facility. It is the culmination of years spent as business owners, coaches, sports parents, and members of the Cobb County community.
After seeing firsthand how important proper training, confidence, preparation, and accountability are to an athlete’s development, Bobby and Heather were drawn to Athletic Republic’s science-based approach to sports performance training.
As local owners, Bobby and Heather are committed to being actively involved in the facility and the community it serves. Their goal is for Athletic Republic Marietta to become a trusted resource for athletes, parents, coaches, teams, and families throughout Marietta, Smyrna, and the greater Cobb County area.
