Yoshinao Sasase

Co-Director of Physical Therapy, Performance Co-Director | MS PT, ATC, CSCS ysasase@catzsports.com

Yoshi comes to CATZ all the way from Iwata Japan via Cal State Northridge where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology and Athletic Training and then his Master's Degree in Physical Therapy.

Yoshi joined the CATZ organization in 2005 as a performance coach and became the director at the Yorba Linda CATZ facility in 2006 after the intensive training under the tutelage of CATZ founders Kevin Wentz and Jim Liston, and later directors Amado Garcia and Karen Corriveau.

As a soccer standout for Iwata Minami High School, he severely injured his back and found the recovery process difficult and not readily available. This proved to be the catalyst for his future career path. Upon recovery, Yoshi dedicated himself to becoming a physical therapist and helping others recover from and prevent back injuries.

Well accomplished, Yoshi has served as the assistant athletic trainer and primary physical therapist for USA Volleyball men's national team, Michael Jordan Basketball Camps, coached youth soccer. Yoshi's latest endeavor has been as a primary physical therapist for professional soccer club Chivas USA.

While Yoshi loves working with youth athletes, he is very passionate about working with geriatric patients. When he is not caring for patients you can find him enjoying time with his wife Yuki, hiking, surfing, and playing soccer.

Tricia Tatum Thoms

Co-Director of Physical Therapy | PT, DPT, ATC tthoms@catzsports.com

• Doctor of Physical Therapy, Chapman University (DPT)

• Bachelor of Arts, Concordia University, Irvine

• NATA Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)

Tricia attended high school at Foothill High School in Tustin, CA before attending Concordia University in Irvine, CA on a softball scholarship. While at Concordia, Tricia majored in Exercise Sport Science with an emphasis in Athletic Training and became an NATA Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC). Following completion of her undergraduate degree, Tricia went on to pursue her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Chapman University in Orange, CA.

Tricia decided to become a physical therapist after successfully recovering from shoulder surgery while in high school and being able to continue playing softball. It is her goal to make sure all patients can return to the activities they love pain free. Her passion is high level return to sport training and says there is no greater feeling than seeing a rehabilitated athlete back out on the field, doing what they love.

Over the course of her career, Tricia has had the opportunity to rehabilitate numerous collegiate athletes as well as several professional football, hockey and soccer players, including Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May-Treanor, WNBA player Kristen Mann, and professional beach volleyball player Whitney Pavlik.

In her spare time, Tricia enjoys hanging out with friends and family, playing with her black lab Tobi, traveling to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, caring for her salt water fish tank, photography, hiking, going to the beach, attending church and watching college football, GO GATORS!

Jeff Allen

Performance Co-Director | Coach | CSCS jallen@catzsports.com

Jeff is from West Covina, CA and attended Nogales High School in La Puente, CA before attending UC Irvine on a baseball scholarship, and ultimately transferring to Concordia University, Irvine. In his time at Concordia, Jeff majored in and received his Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Sport Science with an emphasis in Rehabilitation. Jeff is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).

Jeff's baseball career was temporarily sidelined as a college junior in 2008 by a serious elbow injury which required Tommy John Surgery. The successful rehabilitation process and increased emphasis on strength and conditioning proved to be the spark in his interest in the field of sports rehabilitation and performance training.

As the CATZ Co-Performance Director, Jeff's passion is working with youth, high school, and collegiate athletes, being able to provide them with the opportunities and knowledge in strength training, conditioning and injury prevention not available to him at a young age. In addition, he loves training adults and giving them the confidence to break down their fitness barriers.

When not at CATZ, Jeff enjoys playing softball, watching MLB Network and the History Channel, listening to music, and playing guitar.

Chelsea DeLuca

Performance Coach | Coach

Chelsea has been involved with CATZ Yorba Linda since college when she came for sports performance training. She attended Biola University in La Mirada, CA where she played four years of basketball and was named team captain for two of those years. She is currently the lead assistant coach for Biola women's basketball as well as the conditioning coach for Esperanza High School basketball.

Chelsea holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and is currently working on her Master's Degree in Counseling as well as her strength and conditioning certification. She has also spent a good amount of time with CATZ PT where she has successfully rehabilitated and recovered from two surgeries. Her passion is helping people as well as athletes reach their full potential.