8TH GIRLS - HEADED BACK TO USJN!
For the second year in a row, the 8th-grade girls have qualified for the USJN Nationals in Washington DC! Led by Coaches Croix, Justin, Marissa, and Keith the girls had another remarkable showing this past weekend at Southland Center, Ho-Chunk Nation. They went a perfect 3-0 on Saturday to get them into the championship on Sunday, where they closed out their journey on the way to NATIONALS! Great job, Ladies! The job is not done yet!
JUNE SUMMER CAMPS
2024 JUNE SUMMER CAMPS - NOW OPEN: SPOTS ARE LIMITED
Registration for 2024 June Summer Skills Camps is open to anyone interested in developing their basketball skills (new and returning OTE players), 2nd - 8th grade, boys and girls. Weekly camps will emphasize:
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Ball handling
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Form shooting, proper footwork
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Passing and cutting
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Defensive skills, rebounding
These skills are the fundamentals of basketball that we teach and sets OTE apart from other travel programs. These camps are an excellent building block to our July summer camps and our fall/winter tryouts in September. The camps will also focus on a 5-out offense, man-to-man defensive principles and team scrimmaging.
Registration is limited to 40 players per group, per session.
Gym Location: NEIU - 3600 W. Foster Ave. Chicago
Grade level is for the upcoming school year (ie… if your child just finished 3rd grade, please register them as 4th graders). All participants will receive an OTE camp shirt and water bottle.
Week 1- June 10-13 (Monday-Thursday)
Cost-$250.00 for 4 days
Grade 2-3-4: 4:00-5:20 PM
Grade 5 & 6: 5:20-6:40 PM
Grade 7 & 8: 6:40-8:00 PM
Week 2- June 17th-June 21st (no camp June 19th - campus is closed)
Grade 2-3-4: 4:00-5:20 PM
Grade 5 & 6: 5:20-6:40 PM
Grade 7 & 8: 6:40-8:00 PM
Week 3- June 24-27 (Monday-Thursday)
Cost-$250 for 4 days
Grade 2-3-4: 4:00-5:20 PM
Grade 5 & 6: 5:20-6:40 PM
Grade 7 & 8: 6:40-8:00 PM
***Multiple week discount options***:
Weeks 1 and 2 -$400 for 8 days
Weeks 1 and 3 -$400 for 8 days
Weeks 2 and 3-$400 for 8 days
All 3 weeks $500 for 12 days
***Must register multiple weeks at the same time.***
JULY BASKETBALL CAMPS
2024 JULY SUMMER CAMPS - NOW OPEN: SPOTS ARE LIMITED
Registration for 2024 July Summer Skills Camps is open to anyone interested in developing their basketball skills (new and returning OTE players), 2nd - 8th grade, boys and girls. Weekly camps will emphasize:
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Ball handling
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Form shooting, proper footwork
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Passing and cutting
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Defensive skills, rebounding
These skills are the fundamentals of basketball that we teach and sets OTE apart from other travel programs. These camps are an excellent building block to our July summer camps and our fall/winter tryouts in September. The camps will also focus on a 5-out offense, man-to-man defensive principles and team scrimmaging.
Registration is limited to 40 players per group, per session.
Gym Location: NEIU - 3600 W. Foster Ave. Chicago
Grade level is for the upcoming school year (ie… if your child just finished 3rd grade, please register them as 4th graders). All participants will receive an OTE camp shirt and water bottle.
Week 1- July 8-11 (Monday-Thursday)
Cost-$250.00 for 4 days
Grade 2-3-4: 4:00-5:20 PM
Grade 5 - 6: 5:20-6:40 PM
Grade 7 - 8: 6:40-8:00
Week 2- July 15-18 (Monday-Friday)
* Wednesday, July 19th - campus is closed. Camps will be held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday.
Cost-$250.00 for 4 days
Grade 2-3-4: 4:00-5:20 PM
Grade 5 - 6: 5:20-6:40 PM
Grade 7 - 8: 6:40-8:00
Week 3- July 22-25 (Monday-Thursday)
Cost-$250 for 4 days
Grade 2-3-4: 4:00-5:20 PM
Grade 5 - 6: 5:20-6:40 PM
Grade 7 - 8: 6:40-8:00
*** Multiple-week discount options***:
Weeks 1 and 2 -$400 for 8 days
Weeks 1 and 3 -$400 for 8 days
Weeks 2 and 3-$400 for 8 days
All 3 weeks $500 for 12 days
***Must register multiple weeks at the same time.***
OTE TEAM STORE - POWERED BY NEW BALANCE - NOW OPEN
PARENTS, Our New Balance webstore is now OPEN! Tons of cool things for you to pick from such as Polo, Sweatshirts, Sweatpants, Shoes, Shooting Shirts and more. Don't wait! Store closes April 12th!
OTE NEW BALANCE STORE NOW OPEN! Click above!
8th Girls - DOMINATE AT STATE! 4th Boys - 2nd Place Finish
Both the 8th-grade girls and 4th-grade boys continued on their respective rolls this past weekend with the girls going a perfect 5-0 and winning State the boys going 3-1 and coming in 2nd at the University of Illinois. The 8th grade girls, led by Coach Croix and Coach Keith, put on a fantastic performance and took home rings and medals for winning! The boys, led by Coach Eddie went 3-0 Saturday which got them into the championship game Sunday, where they fell to a very talented team from Park Forest. It was a hard-fought battle and the boys played their hearts out! Great job, boys! We will see them next year! Same place, same time! Congratulations Ladies! Keep up the amazing work!
OTE 2023-2024 - This is what we are all about!
2023 OTE CHAMPS!
We are a couple of weeks into our tournaments and already have a handful of teams that have brought home the gold. Congratulations to 6th grade white and burgundy and 5th grade white! Keep up the good work, boys! Adding to the champ list this past week we have, 7th girls, 5th girls, and 7th boys! On a side note, the 4th-grade boys have won two tournaments and were not mentioned in the last two newsletters.
7th Grade Girls - 3rd PLACE US JUNIOR NATIONALS - D1
July 21-24 was a fantastic week for the 7th-grade girls. They competed at the USJN NATIONAL TOURNAMENT in Washington DC and did amazing! They captured 3RD PLACE in D-I. An outstanding accomplishment, led by Coach Croix, Justin, Marissa & Coach Keith. We are all so proud & very excited to see what they can do next year! Congratulations, Girls!
OTE 7TH GIRLS NEED YOUR HELP! After winning the Jr. National Championship U13 in Milwaukee, they have decided to take the next step and are headed off to Washington DC to test their skills against other Jr. National Champions. We are asking for help throu
2023 USJN U13 Milwaukee Windy City Classic Champions!
WOW, what a weekend in Milwaukee for the girls, parents, and coaches! Congratulations to all of you and the girls. And thank you for making this a wonderful event. Teamwork makes a dream work! We don't have to dream any more, we are the 2023 USJN U13 Windy City Classic Champions! I am so proud of our coaches, Coach Croix, Coach Marissa, Coach Justin, and I want to thank them for giving their time and energy so this event could happen for our girls.
GREAT WOLF LODGE - WEEKEND OF FUN!
What a fantastic way to end the season. We ended up winning 9 medals, went 26 and 12 this last weekend between all of our teams, and we re-established our end of the season celebration at Great Wolf Lodge. Keith and I would like to thank you for all of your support this past session. It has been a difficult transition between losing Greg and Deb, who have been an integral part of the program for as long as I can remember, trying to get a high school program started and probably the most challenging is having our gym being sold this past week and looking for new places to call home. Our mission has always been to help the young athletes on our teams learn, grow and have fun together on and off the court, and we appreciate your help in making that happen. We are especially pleased to recognize the contributions of our 8th grade players as they prepare to enter high school. Many of these players have been with us for as many as five years, and it has been one of the great privileges of our coaching staff to help all of them grow into the student-athletes they are today. OTE would like to thank our USA Basketball gold certified coaches and administrative staff for their dedication to our players. Most of all, we want to thank you, our OTE family, for placing your trust in us. It is a privilege to play a meaningful role in the lives of your children. We will have more details shortly about our spring season, which begins next week. We hope to see you in the gym, and if not, we hope to see you at our summer clinics and camps and our tryouts for the fall-winter 2023-24 season in September.
OTE 7th Girls win 2021 state AAU championship
OTE is proud to announce its latest championship team. The 7th grade girls team won the 2021 AAU state championship Division 1 by sweeping all four games it played May 1-2 in Rockford. Ill. The team is coached by Brandon Lathon and Shawn Cirton, and won each game by 10 or more points. The team prevailed by sharing the ball, playing tough team defense and winning the battle for loose balls and rebounds. Congrats to the girls!
OTE 7th grade girls roll at 2019 AAU Nationals!
Congrats to the OTE 7th grade girls, who finished 6th out of 34 teams in the National AAU championship in Knoxville, Tenn. The girls had a great run, losing by five points in the quarterfinals to the eventual AAU champs. The team was on fire all week, averaging 53 points a game -- one of the top-scoring teams in the tourney. Thanks to the players, parents and coach Croix for a terrific week of basketball! The OTE family is proud of all of you!
OTE WINS 2017 AAU NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
OTE 8th girls became National AAU champions this morning, July 17, 2017 in Orlando! We're so proud of our players -- Angelica, Illiana, Maeve, Charleen, Lily, Caroline, Nicole, Christi -- and coaches Keith and Jean. What a great run! Congrats!
OTE - This is what we are all about!
OTE'S MISSION: WE PREPARE OUR PLAYERS TO EXCEL IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Over the last 20 years, more than 90 percent of OTE alums have gone on to play high school hoops at major programs across Chicago and the suburbs. Our training works because we are "Over the Edge on fundamentals."
