A Look Back at 2009

2009 was a year of ups and downs, to say the least. However, the only down was out of our control! With the state of our national economic situation RedLine felt the burden like most of you, but with that we were able to show that RedLine is more then just about making money and shuffling clients through as quickly as possible. We want all our loyal clients to know that we appreciate each of you and truly want the best for you.

Now on the upside… first of all, we got this killer new site!!! We hope that it is informative and helpful, yet enjoyable and easy to browse around.

RedLine has added trainers, of the highest quality (Mike Elkerson formerly with the Atlanta Braves, Mike Bolio recently from the NFL-Europe). We’ve brought back a former intern (Brad Hinkle of the Cleveland Indians. Who by the way, got married on Dec 19th.), and advanced a trainer (Dan Cummins formerly with the New York Mets) to be the head of the Baseball Department. We’ve also added a outside recruiter, Neal Schultz, who goes around to schools and other athletic organizations to promote RedLine.

In the process of gaining all these great trainers we’ve lost of few along the way. Alex Gonzales decided to go back to school and continue his baseball career, and Dave Elecciri has pursued his music career. We wish both of them the best of luck in their ventures.

Over the past year our clients have reached their goals and gotten the scholarships they thought were unattainable. We’ve had little guys make All Stars. We’ve had some loose weight to make a weight division in Pop Warner Football. Some even went from bench warmers to team leaders and major contributors. We’ve had eighth graders go into high school and not only make the freshman team, but also JV and Varsity in a number of sports!!!

Kevin Chambers and the Capo Valley Baseball Team won CIF-SS!!! Then he was off to Oklahoma State University on a scholarship, even after being drafted by the Detroit Tiger in the June amateur draft. Leyla Simmons also won CIF-SS with the Dana Hills Tennis Team, and she too is at Oklahoma State University on a tennis scholarship. Joel Atkinson, San Clemente’s Shortstop, singed his scholarship AT REDLINE to attend Oklahoma State University in the fall of 2010! (Watch his video on the Home Page) Connor de Phillippi raced in and won the Skip Barbor School of Racing Series, and now his future is just starting to open up in the Indy style racing world. RedLine helped place Blaine Jones and Max Whieldon up at Seattle University on baseball scholarships. Zack Richmond signed his scholarship to Colorado State-Pueblo. Robby Ross signed his scholarship to Point Loma Nazarene University. Janae O’Connor signed and is playing volleyball at BIOLA University. Chrissie Massrey gave her verbal commitment to attend the academically challenging Tufts University to play softball for them. Kris Paulino gave his verbal commitment to play outfield for University of California-Irvine. Rich Kemp signed his scholarship to pitch for Cal State-East Bay. Melissa Chavez is playing volleyball at Saddleback College and leads her team in nearly every offensive category. Devynn Sharpe competed and took 6th at the US Figure Skating Nationals for couples this December, and now her sites are set on the next winter Olympics, seems how she is under of legal competing age limit of 16!

Well, as you can see, the clients that are consistent and put in the work have a lot of good things going their way! We would love to have more stories like each one of these, and it could be you or your young athlete! 2010 looks extremely promising for our clients! So, let’s get to work and aim for the stars!!!! Happy New Year

RedLine’s Summer Reveiw

Where to begin…

How about the training. Throughout the summer we have had a training program that was designed to help all our athletes get stronger, faster and more athletic. From Division 1 and professional athletes coming back to train with us to kids getting on board with the unlimited training and spending hours at RedLine per day. Some of our athletes put on 10-20 pounds of strength, while some shaved as much as a WHOLE second off their 60 yard dash. The RedLine record for cone hops was rewritten this summer as well, by Adrienne Anderson(74).

Next, our scholarship athletes. This is one thing we are most proud of. We had a number of baseball players sign with new schools for this school year. Kevin Chambers, who was also drafted by the Detroit Tigers, signed and move to Stillwater, OK to play for Oklahoma State Univ. Blaine Jones and Max Whieldon signed and committed to Seattle University. Zack Richmond signed with Colorado State-Pueblo just after throwing a bullpen at RedLine. Robbie Ross signed with Point Loma Nazarene Univ. in San Diego. Rich Kemp signed with Cal State-East Bay.

As for other sports, Leyla Simmons signed with Oklahoma State to play tennis, then, so did Alexandra Cristello, a close friend of Leyla. Connor DePhillippi has also developed into a real up-and-coming star on the racing circuit. He earned a scholarship from the Skip Barbor School of Racing, and so far for this year he is the points leader. Finally, Dennis Anderson is at Arizona State University playing lacrosse.

Last but not least, our training staff. Brad Hinkle decided to retire from playing professional baseball in order to build his future with RedLine. As many of you know, Brad interned with us while he finished us his degree and got ready for pro ball a few summers ago, but now he makes Orange County his home. He is back to help young athletes with training and sport/skill specific needs. However, with gaining one, we lost a great trainer! Alex Gonzales decided to go back and play college baseball. Since deciding to go back and play, Alex has turned to the knowledgeable staff to help him get prepared for the upcoming school year. So, even though we lost a great trainer, we are happy for Alex and know that Saddleback CC is getting one of the best athletes in the state.

With the new “season” coming, it brings us to a great opportunity. RedLine is actively looking for a second location, and when we decide on the additional location the news will go out and you all will know about it.

We want to thank all of our loyal clients for a great summer! With the new school year upon us, don’t forget what we do here for our athletes… SPEED-POWER-CORE! Tryouts are lurking and other kids have been working hard to take your athletes spot on the roster, so let us help!

Getting After It!!!

For many of you the summer is an excellent opportunity to devote time to get after it!! Most gyms make their money on people signing up and hoping they’ll never use the facility. There’s nothing more that bothers the RedLine staff then people that give us money and don’t use what we have to offer. When you join RedLine, you join a very exclusive club. I want each and every one of you to REPRESENT!! Show up and we will take care of the rest. You have the best trainers available to help you reach your goals…USE ‘EM… be assertive… ask and you shall receive. These were my trainers that helped me play ball at a high level. I know what they can do! They’re unreal…

BE A PART OF THE CLUB… REDLINE 2009!!! YA DIG!

Kevin Chambers Is Headed to the BIG XII

Kevin Chambers, an ’09 graduate from Capistrano Valley High School, has signed a scholarship to play baseball at Oklahoma State University. While at Capo, Kevin was a three year letter winner and the captain of the 2009 CIF Championship team. Kevin was named to the All South Coast League Team as a junior and senior, and as a senior he earned 2nd Team All CIF Southern Section Honors.

The coaches at Oklahoma State have high aspirations for Kevin. They signed him to the largest scholarship in his recruiting class and want him to be a two way player for the Cowboys. Playing first base and pitching has been a role that Kevin is used to and wants to continue while at OSU.

Welcome to RedLine’s New Website!

We at RedLine Athletics are excited to present our new website!  We have designed RedLineAthletics.com to keep our clients up to date on not only what is going on at Redline (the News Section), but also the latest and most practical ways of athletic training (our Training Tips Section). We also plan to review sports and training equipment, to help our customers better select their gear.

You’ll also find the RedLine Schedule, which we will keep up to date for your convenience, and RedLineTV, which for now is a link to our YouTube videos. We have also started a new section, to showcase our customers and their accomplishments, that we call RedLine All-Stars, where you might see a feature article on…YOU!

If you need to contact us via email, you can do so anytime on our Contact Us page. And yes, it’s cool that I get my own blog section, so I keep you guys and gals motivated to think about training hard even when you’re not at RedLine! Think of it as “Lyndsey 24/7…scary, huh?”

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you enjoy the new site, which incidentally, was designed and built by the father of one of our RedLine Athletes, and his company, Location Marketing, Inc.! We welcome your comments and feedback!

~Lyndsey

Carson Palmer Works on Arm Strength

Cincinnati Quarterback Carson Palmer, a RedLine client, looked good at minicamp last week, but admits that his arm strength needs some work. The quarterback’s plan to strength the arm is no ancient Chinese secret. In fact, the solution to the problem is a fairly easy fix.

“Throw,” Palmer said. “It’s just like when a track guy needs to get faster. You don’t do 5,000 squats, you run and run some more. To get your arm in shape you throw and continue to throw. So I will be throwing all summer long as well as in training camp.”

Palmer missed 12 games last season with a serious elbow injury. Now the former Pro Bowler is looking to rebound and lead his team to the playoffs. Palmer’s offseason preparation has included the OTAs and minicamp. These are the first steps in his return to prominence.

“It’s great to be back,” Palmer said. “It’s an exciting time having a minicamp just before training camp. When you have them early you’re really not prepared. Whereas this team was ready for camp conditioning-wise, but more importantly knowledgeable of the offense and defense. I think we have the right mindset and confidence going into training camp to have a great camp and preseason.”

Palmer looked really sharp throwing against defenders in the team’s three-day minicamp. He zipped the ball around the field effortlessly and was precise with his throws. Although the quarterback’s arm strength isn’t quite what it used to be, he still had enough to make all the throws with some mustard.

Palmer is considered one of the most prolific passers in the league, throwing for 15,630 yards and 107 touchdowns in six seasons with the Bengals. The team has counted heavily on the quarterback’s arm and now he will be forced do it with a young receiving corps. Palmer admits that it will be no easy task.

“It’s definitely going to be tough,” he said. “We have a tough offense to understand and we have a lot of new guys in a lot of new spots. More importantly we have guys who are hungry. We have guys who not only want to win a job, but who want personal success as well as team success. When you have young guys it’s always scary, but when they’re hungry that’s all you can ask for.”

Of course it will take some time for the new components on offense to gel, but things appeared to be coming together rather quickly in minicamp.

The quarterback knows that he can’t do it alone and will need help from his 52 teammates in order to get the job done.

“We expect to win,” Palmer said. “We have a mature group of guys who understand that you can’t half-do things. The other teams and players in this league are too good. You have to play as a unit and play together. We realize when we do that we can win.”