RedLine Adds to Its Stellar Staff !!

We are really excited to announce the addition of Marko Cavka to our already stellar training staff! Marko has come to us with an incredible resume. He was drafted in the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Jets and played on the offensive line for two plus years. Later in his career, he played two years in the Canadian Football League and also two years in Europe, where he led his team to two World Bowls!!!

Marko was a scholarship winner at UC-Sacramento State, where he had a 42 consecutive game starting streak while attending the university. However, Cavka is not only limited to football. While growing up, he played club volleyball as well.

Many of you may not realize, but RedLine’s entire training staff has reached the professional ranks!!! So we know what it takes to get to the desired destination of our athletes. Many training places put a premium on the academia of training; whether it is speed, strength, or skills themselves, however, the ownership of RedLine takes it one step further. We want our staff to be able to speak from professional personal experience as well as know the latest techniques being taught by the pros, at major universities, and also by the fitness field gurus!!!

RedLine Expands to 10,000+ sqft!

We told you that there were new and exciting things happening at RedLine this coming year, and it finally happened. RedLine Athletics has expanded into the adjacent building to the north of the current location. The training facility has added an office, and A LOT of warehouse space for the skill portion of the training sessions. We have hung two hitting tunnels. A basketball skills area is in the works (to be completed shortly), and management is also working on meeting the needs of our volleyball athletes by installing a net.

However, most importantly, there is no way we could have pulled this off without our loyal and dedicated clients!!! We owe each and everyone of you a huge THANK YOU, and we look forward to showing you around the expansion of YOUR training facility.

Thanks again for making RedLine what it is today. See you soon!

RedLine Takes Athletes to the Next Level

That’s the title of an Orange County Register article featuring RedLine Athletics. Below is the text of the entire article, written by Paul Bersebach of the Register:

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO – Being able to run an athletic training facility was a dream of Lyndsey Simmons’ since he was a young boy.

With RedLine Athletics in San Juan Capistrano, he is able to live it as the facility’s owner. Simmons, a 27-year-old former Mets and Nationals minor-leaguer, was on the Mets’ spring-training roster as a catcher. Lyndsey Simmons is the owner of RedLine Athletics in San Juan Capistrano.

“Being in baseball and having a wife and two kids was very taxing on my family,” Simmons said. “I would be gone for about 10 out of 12 months. So I decided to retire. I was right on the brink of breaking into the big leagues. I hung it up when my daughter was born.”

Simmons’ passion for baseball has been channeled into his passion for the gym, which opened in 2005 in Laguna Niguel and moved to its current location on Calle Perfecto this year. The business is planning on opening a second facility in January somewhere in south Orange County.

“We’re definitely not comfortable, we’re not complacent,” Simmons said. “Being new, we have a chip on our shoulder. You’re not going to beat our youth or our energy … our kids feel like they belong to a club.”

Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterback Carson Palmer, who starred at Santa Margarita Catholic High School and USC, is a RedLine client, as is his younger brother and Bengals third-string QB Jordan.

RedLine has helped athletes excel in sports like baseball, football, tennis, golf, basketball, softball and volleyball, to name a few.

“I feel way more satisfied owning this gym than I did in all my years playing baseball,” Simmons said. “We’re an all-sport gym. There really hasn’t been a sport we haven’t done.”

It has helped produce results for local area athletes. Consultant Neal Schultz estimates that 80 percent of the members are between the ages of 12 and 22. They include Oregon State linebacker Ben Terry, who played at Saddleback College, and pitcher John Lamb, a fifth-round pick in 2008 of the Kansas City Royals. Read more

New Program! POWER AGILITIES

With the addition of a new trainer, Mike Bolio, we want to let you know that we have a new program to introduce to our great RedLine clients. Power Agilities with Mike Bolio. Mike’s background qualifies him to train agility enhancement. From the strength and conditioning coaches at University of Southern Cal, to the NFL Europe trainers and also the Canadian Football League, Mike brings a wealth of knowledge to RedLine that we are really excited about.

The new program will be EVERY Saturday @ 1pm. It will last an hour long. We want all our clients to bring a friend. They can workout for FREE! Just come in and mention that you want POWER AGILITIES!

As you all know, our motto is SPEED POWER CORE. With our new POWER AGILITY program, it will help increase your speed, maximize your power output while running, and teach you how to use your core strength that you’ve already developed by training with us.

Remember, bring a friend, and get better as an athlete.

“Good Luck Happens When Preparation and Opportunity Meet.”

Dave Wins Battle of the Bands!

David Elecciri Jr., one of RedLine’s top trainers, won the Mai Tai Rumble Battle of the Bands in Long Beach on August 27th. Over the weeks leading up to the finale, Dave’s band became a crowd favorite and won over the judges. Cirious (Dave) and D-Lux beat out 36 bands from all different genres (Pop-Rock, Alternative, Reggae, Ska, and Hip-Hop) to take home the $10,000 Grand Prize and recording contract with Wright Bothers. You can check them out on Google: Cirious and D-Lux

De Phillippi Wins BIG!!!!

– Braselton, GA (Sept. 25, 2009)

RedLine Athletics client, Connor De Phillippi (San Clemente, CA) has been named as one of two recipients of prestigious Team USA Scholarships. He will follow in the footsteps of an array of accomplished American drivers who have earned these awards since Jimmy Vasser became the first Team USA Scholarship winner in 1990.

De Phillippi will have an opportunity to fly his nation’s colors in two world-renowned events in England later this month – the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch and the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone.

“I am thrilled to be representing the United States and the Team USA Scholarship,” said 16-year-old De Phillippi, who has taken a commanding lead in this year’s BFGoodrich/Skip Barber National Presented by Mazda, winning seven of 10 races held thus far. “It is my first big shot to prove myself on the European circuit. I look forward to meeting many new people in the racing community and hopefully posting some excellent results.”

RedLine is proud to be Connor’s training facility of choice and wish him the best of luck in Europe!!

Colby Tan Runs Ahead of the Rest

Colby Tan has run a 6.61 second 60-yard dash at RedLine, and his speed didn’t let him down at a recent scout team tryout. Out of the 70 baseball players at the tryout Colby was the 4th fastest player to run. Less then 6 months ago, he had a knee injury that took him out of the rest of his high school season, but he wouldn’t let that slow him down. Colby has worked extremely hard with the knowledgeable trainers at RedLine and because of his dedication to his training he reconditioned the bum knee and earned a spot on the Oakland A’s scout team.

Three Get Ink in the OC Register!

Three more Gauchos sign
Richmond, Kemp and Jones announce they will play baseball for 4-year universities.

By MARK GARCIA
The Orange County Register

The Saddleback baseball team ran its total of commitments to nine this past week when three more players signed on the dotted line with 4-year universities.

Sophomores Zack Richmond and Rich Kemp along with freshman Blaine Jones all made decisions regarding their futures, according to the baseball office.

Richmond, a right-handed pitcher from Chino Hills High , committed to Colorado State-Pueblo after pitching in four games for the Gauchos in 2009. He is 6-foot-2, 230 pounds and plans to major in psychology.

Kemp decided to stay in-state as he committed to Cal State East Bay. The right-handed pitcher from Mission Viejo High pitched in 20 games for Saddleback, finishing with a 4.43 ERA and striking our 28 batters in 42.2 innings of work.

Opposing batters hit just .267 off Kemp, who led Gaucho pitchers that started five or more games. He plans to major in history.

Right-handed pitcher Blaine Jones became the first freshman to commit during the off-season as he opted to leave after one season to play at Seattle University, a new NCAA Division I program that will start baseball in 2010.

Jones came to Saddleback from Santa Margarita Catholic High School and appeared in 11 games for the Gauchos, striking out 31 batters in just 29 innings of work.

Capo Valley HS Wins CIF !!

Capistrano Valley High School won the Southern Section CIF Championship on Saturday, June 6th, by beating Edison 1-0. With the Redline staff in attendance, current Redline client, Kevin Chambers dominated on the mound. Kevin pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in which he allowed 6 hits, all singles, 2 walks with 3 strikeouts. Chambers was also 3 for 3 at the plate, with a double and 2 singles. Another Redline client, Kyle Hunt, the sophomore shortstop, showed off some outstanding defensive plays to help keep Edison hitters off the bases.

Congratulations to Capo for a great finish to the year, and especially to Kevin and Kyle for being a part of the Redline Family.

Summer 2009 Training

Summer Weight Training Progression: with the summer months ahead, the trainers at RedLine have developed a systematic weight training schedule that will transform your young athlete into the athlete they desire to be!  The program will cover sport specific speed, agility and conditioning which will enhance the position specific strength for their sport.  Don’t delay…call now for an evaluation to get started!

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