Franchise Spotlight

Overtime Athletics Franchise Spotlight is featuring our Atlanta, Georgia owner, Matt Pulliam. In just a few months Matt has taken the ATL by storm. Partnering with over 7 facilities to bring the area over 40 Summer Camps. Along with Summer camps he is excited to bring a 4th of July basketball tournament, kickball league, dodgeball tournaments, and a unique twist to babysitting.

Matt Pulliam is an Atlanta native. He started school at the University of Alabama, and then transferred to Kennesaw State where he got a degree is Sports Management. Matt, although didn't start the Overtime Athletics Atlanta branch, he worked with OTA as a coach throughout college and developed a passion for what the company stood for. After working a couple of jobs after finishing College, and even trying to start his own after-school program all roads pointed back to OTA. "My decision of buying a franchise was a no-brainer. The day I found out that Overtime Athletics was franchising it took me two seconds to say YES!"

Matt has been playing sports all his life and started coaching youth sports as early as High school. "Knowing I can work with sports and kids at the same time as well as having the ability to own my own business was a dream come true"

Benefits of Kids Participating in Summer Camps

***PARENTS***

It is that time of the year again: making plans for the summer months that are just around the corner. Family vacations take up one, maybe two, weeks of the long break from school, but what happens for the other two months? Summer camps.

Summer camps have been a staple in American childhood development for decades, and statistics show that kids can develop emotionally, intellectually, socially, and physically from participation. Enrolling children in pre-planned activities get kids away from the television and off the couch. Camps stimulate their minds and provides structure to an otherwise uneventful time of year.

Former U.S. Secretary Colin Powell once said that camp “gets them away from a neighborhood or situation that may exist in their neighborhoods that isn't healthy…It teaches them how to get along with other people – both other young people as well as adults. To give our children a safe place to learn and grow – camp does that." Camp satisfies needs of self-expression, physical activity, and a feeling of belonging, whereas many schools fail to foster the combination of these three characteristics.

When looking at different camps, consider a multitude of factors. What are my child’s likes and interests? Do not send a child to a camp where he/she is likely to lose interest in the activities provided. Consider camp size and organization. Does your child play well with others? Many parents are nervous to put their children in a camp with a large number of campers. However, also consider that he/she may be more likely to find/make friends in a camp of 60 kids than a camp with 15 to 20.

Finally, camp provides children the chance to be independent and on their own in a new, unfamiliar place while under tight adult supervision. Staff members and camp counselors keep students engaged but also allow them to make choices on their own regarding activities in which they wish to participate. So, do some research, find out what camps are offered in your area, and enroll your child in a quality program that builds character and self-reliance and develops creativity and independence. You’ll leave them with a lifetime of memories…and keep them away from the television for days at a time.

Franchise Spotlight

Overtime Athletics Franchise Spotlight is featuring our Seattle Franchisee Sean Myler. Sean’s journey with Overtime Athletics began over a decade ago; part of the “Fab 5”…okay, there might have been more than 5 of them but he was one of the original program staff when we launched OTA. Since then, Sean has literally gone through every rank of OTA: Instructor, Team Captain, Program Director, Expansion Director and Sales/Marketing Director. His passion for youth athletics, working with kids and the ability to own his own business came full circle in February 2017.

“My decision to buy an Overtime Athletics Franchise was easy. After 10+ years of being a part of OTA, I still believe in what we do today, more than ever. It feels like it’s all lead up to this point in time, so I’m ready.”

Sean, a Connecticut native for most of his life is where he found OTA. He went on to earn his B.A at West Virginia University ’08. Upon returning back to CT after college, he began full time with OTA managing the CT/NY territory, helping launch MA, PA, NC territories and years later relocated to Atlanta, GA to establish a brand-new program territory from the ground up. In addition to his time with OTA, he branched away for a few years gaining some valuable professional experience working at a marketing agency in NYC, and as General Manager of the SoNo Field House in Norwalk, CT. In-between the “9-5’s”, Sean has coached travel basketball for 8+ years, enjoys pretending to be an amateur golfer and traveling.

He now resides in Seattle, WA, excited to provide the OTA program to the PNW!