Why Camp is Great for Kids

Overtime Athletics Summer Camps are a little bit of this.....and a little bit of that! Our model, honed over 14 years of providing fun and affordable summer camps, zeroes in on the best parts of traditional day camp like Sports, Games, Contests, Arts & Crafts, Team Building Challenges, and Special Activities, AND also incorporates the latest trends in youth programming to include, Scavenger Hunts, Video Game Bus, GAGA Ball, Water Games, Brain Buster Projects, an much, much more.

At camp, children:

• Spend their day being physically active – As children spend so much time these days inside and mostly sitting down, camp provides a wonderful opportunity to move.

• Learn Sportsmanship - Camp is about Sportsmanship, Fitness, Teamwork, and playing fair.

• Experience success and become more confident – Camp helps children build self-confidence and self-esteem by removing the kind of academic, athletic and social competition that shapes their lives at school. With its non-competitive activities and diverse opportunities to succeed, camp life is a real boost for young people.

• Unplug from technology – When kids take a break from TV, cell phones, and the Internet, they rediscover their creative powers and engage the real world— real people, real activities, and real emotions. They realize, there’s always plenty to do.

• Make true friends – Camp is the place where kids make their very best friends. Free from the social expectations pressuring them at school, camp encourages kids to relax and make friends easily.

Why the OTA Franchise was 'Right' for This Franchisee.

Want to learn what it’s like to own an Overtime Athletics Franchise from a current owner? For Seattle WA, Overtime Athletics franchisee Sean Myler, his business represents the way youth programming should be run.

“It is a business that requires a lot of hard work,” he says, “but there's enormous satisfaction both on the field and in the operations behind the scenes.”

What did you do before you became an OTA franchisee?

Prior to buying an OTA Franchise, my background included time as an Account Executive at an Experiential Marketing company, where I worked connecting brands to consumers through onsite/content driven activation; General Manager of SONO Field House, an indoor sports facility providing programming, rentals, and events to Fairfield County, CT. In addition, I’ve stay connected to youth programming by coaching basketball for 8 years and working for OTA for 10+ years.

How did you learn about OTA?

My experience with OTA goes back to 2003, when the program started. I was one of the original OTA instructors and over the next 15+ years, stayed involved and connected with the program. In 2016, I learned of OTA Franchising.

What appealed to you about the business opportunity?

To become a small business owner, in an industry I know well, and providing a service I believe in and enjoy. The OTA business model and financial opportunity. Chance to create a lasting business, asset and revenue stream personally.

What would you say you enjoy most about being a business owner with OTA?

I enjoy the ability to control what I do, how much I make and where I want OTA to go. Each day is different, and up to you what gets done.

What are some specific ways that the corporate team has helped support you?

Provided the playbook for the OTA business model. Very personal, hands-on training. Provided the tools, resources and technology for providing the service

What kind of person do you think it takes to be successful as an OTA Franchisee?

I think it takes someone:

• With a passion working with kids and sports.

• With Patience.

• Willingness to invest time, money & sweat to build something.

• That understands it’s a process to build something, and money will come, over time if you stay the course. Trust the process.

• Interested to make a great living, doing something you love, and have the autonomy to enjoy life too.

• That wants to be a small business owner.

• That wants to be in control of what they earn.

• That values a healthy work & life balance.

What does your typical day look like now?

Each day is different. I try to ask myself, what can I do today that makes OTA better? Whether it’s focusing on sales growth, customer experience, service evaluation, staffing needs, financial analysis or simply…going to teach an after-school program myself, the daily goal is to make my OTA business better.

How do you feel about the future of the brand?

Confident and excited. Youth sports programming will never go away. With so many sports programs out there, parents and kids are looking for a great experience. Programs that take pride in providing quality, safe, fun and affordable programs will be left standing. OTA is 15 years strong, continuing to blaze the trail!

OTA Franchise Owner #9

OTA is excited to introduce Mike Morales as our OTA Fort Lauderdale Florida Franchise Owner (#9). Mike grew up in South Florida outside of Ft. Lauderdale. He grew up playing all sports and especially loved the year-round Florida weather that allowed him to play non-stop. Especially golf! He was good at every sport but golf comes naturally.

Mike has a large extended family in Florida. He attended George Mason University and worked for Overtime Athletics in his early 20’s. After college and being an instructor for OTA, he took a job @ Shepherd Elementary School and JCC Bender Preschool in Washington DC where he worked with children ages 2-11.

After his experience working in the school system, he now craves the idea of owning his OTA Franchise and making a career out of the enrichment of children’s lives in Florida.

We are excited to have Mike apart of the OTA Team!