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!

Why kids shouldn't specialize in one sport

“The more you’re exposed to, the better opportunity it is for all kids to figure out what they really want to do in life.” – Four time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady on kids

specializing in one sport.

I completely agree with one of the all-time greats. Part of growing up and being a kid is trying new things and figuring out what you enjoy most. Brady stated that he is hoping his kids are “late bloomers” who can learn to love a lot of sports throughout their childhood.

Specialization in one sport at a young age can also lead to mental and physical exhaustion, better known as burnout. As a child, I was fortunate enough to be exposed to a multi-sports environment. Nothing was more refreshing than starting a new sport at the end of another one. As much as I enjoy all sports, I couldn’t imagine just playing one throughout my childhood. The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine said that studies of college level and Olympic athletics found that the majority of them played multiple sports growing up and did not specialize early.

Let’s open the world of sports to all the young athletes out there and give them every possibility to succeed in the game of life!

Franchise Spotlight

Overtime Athletics Franchise Spotlight is featuring our Anne Arundel County Maryland owners, Theodore & Ariel Horton. In only a couple months, this duo is making some noise in their territory. They have partnered with 14 elementary schools and secured Woodmore County Club for an 8 week summer camp.

Theodore Horton is Prince George's County, Maryland native. He graduated from Lincoln University in 2012 with a bachelors degree in Health Sciences and became a middle school physical education teacher shortly after. Theodore taught for two years and developed a passion for youth sports programming and mentorship. After transitioning out of the classroom, he became employed with Overtime Athletics and came even more passionate about the OTA's mission: give H.I.G.H F.I.V.E.S. After working for OTA for a while and finding out that franchising was an option, Theodore knew that he wanted to purchase an OTA territory to continue to create a safe and fun space for children to be engaged with sports.

Ariel Horton is a resident of Maryland by way of Virginia. She graduated from Howard University in 2011 with a bachelors in English and in 2012, graduated with a Masters in Education from Howard University's School of Education. Ariel is a first grade teacher in DC Public School System and is passionate about creating meaningful learning experiences for youth. When Theodore introduced Overtime Athletics to her as an opportunity to franchise, she knew that it was a great fit for their family! Ariel is proud to be apart of the Overtime Athletic family and looks forward to growing the Anne Arundel County territory to serve more families and school communities!

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