Welcome to Lake Charles Louisiana

Reston VA:

We are very excited to welcome Michael Thomas to the Overtime Athletics Family! Michael was awarded an OTA Franchise in Lake Charles Louisiana; which will be servicing Lake Charles, Lafayette, & Beumont.

Thomas has over thirty years of business leadership and entrepreneurial experience. He has been an active member of Phi Beta Sigma, a store manager, a loan officer, and a business owner. As a business owner, he was recognized as Diamond Elite franchise owner generating over $350,000 in gross sales. Thomas has been a mentor and coach to many small local businesses in the region. He has been active with young football athletes in the Lake Charles area for over 25 years. He is a 1994 graduate of McNeese State University with a degree in business.

Michael will be starting OTA University this week and plans on running programs Spring/Summer 2023.

Welcome OTA Indy!!

We are excited to welcome the Preston family to the OTA Family. Kirk and Mary Preston are new to the Indy market and ready to offer Indiana youth the best that Overtime Athletics offers!

Mary is a 23-year educator who has served youth since she began her career in Fort Worth, Texas back in 2000. The family business is education, traceable all the way back to a great, great grandmother in the 1800s. Even though Mary tried a lot of different majors in college, when she and Kirk married and had their firstborn, she quickly followed in the footsteps of her sisters, joined the ranks, and began her teaching career. Mary was a classroom teacher, a school librarian, an elementary and high school assistant principal, and a 6th grade principal in the Lone Star State. Now, in Indiana, she continues to serve young people as an elementary principal and Overtime Athletics owner.

Kirk began his professional career in technology, and then changed course for a career in sales. Although he was experiencing success as a salesman, he received a calling to teach. Having married into a family of educators, he got bitten by the "Teaching Bug", too! Kirk is a US Navy Veteran and has been educating students and young people with special needs for 8 years and counting.

Providing a way for kids to play, learn, and develop into athletes and leaders is something Kirk and Mary know a little bit about: their sons, Kirk, II and Matthew, were both athletes in elementary and middle school, and played football and other sports in high school. Both young men are in college and have had opportunities to play at the collegiate level.

Our story continues as we begin as we branch into a new family business: Overtime Athletics.

Welcome OTA Omaha Nebraska!

We are very excited to introduce Miguelito (Mike) Mitchell as the newest family member to Overtime Athletics. Mike is a California native, who has resided in Omaha since 2003. Mike has been married to his college sweetheart, Jennifer (JLee) for over 20 years. Mike and JLee have 2 children. Their oldest son is in college and their youngest son is a senior in high school. Mike is a sports fanatic and has been involved in athletics for as long as he can remember. His passion for football, and his talent as a defensive back, earned him the All-Conference Player of the Year at Victor Valley Junior College. Mike was then recruited to continue his collegiate football career at Wayne State College, during which he and his talented teammates, were inducted into the 1993 Wayne State Hall of Fame.

Mike earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Management with a minor in coaching while at Wayne State College. He then went on to earn an MBA at Grand Canyon University. After Mike’s playing career was over, he turned his passion from playing sports to teaching sports. Mike has been coaching and refereeing basketball and football since 1997. He enjoys passing on his knowledge and teaching skills to the next generation of athletes, while encouraging youth to have fun and embrace a love for the game. Mike feels blessed to have this opportunity to work with Overtime Athletics as they are a company that shares his passion for sports while ensuring youth learn a foundation of skills in a safe and fun manner.

Mike started OTA University and is planning on launching programs Fall 2022 #Play #HighFives