On the Ball Soccer Camp

Great last day of the residential camp. We survived the heat. Thanks for coming - have a great fall season.

Day Four was our hottest at the Residential Camp, but the shortened sessions made it work. We crowned some soccer tennis champions and we are looking forward to a great last day!

Hot day, but we survived! Shortened up the PM practice because of the heat, but the campers were great. Started some of the soccer tennis tournaments - each group plays a knockout tournament and declares a champion. Scrimmaging this evening to wrap up a good day of camp.

It warmed up a bit today, but the campers did well. Usually our residential camp starts on a Saturday, so it was strange that Saturday and Sunday were the first two days of camp! Worked on defending; it's often an overlooked part of a camp curriculum, but good defensive basics are important for every position.

The first day of Residential Camp was great. It was cool the whole day and even looked like it might rain later in the evening (but didn't!) Perfect soccer weather. It's going to get hotter this week, but we've got a great group of campers who will work hard to improve themselves.

Madie Atkinson will be our First Responder at the Residential and Boy's HS Team Camp this summer. She is the assistant coach of the Lacrosse team at the University of Findlay. She graduated from the University of Findlay with a degree in strength and conditioning. Her favorite soccer team is FC Cincinnati. This is Madie's first year with OTB.

A great win for the US on Friday! Winning the group means a knockout game against a third place finisher. It also means the team has more time to get Christian Pulisic fit for that game - no rush now to get him back for the match against Turkiye.
OTB Camps start on Saturday. We still have spots open: https://www.otbsoccer.com/ourcamps.html

Have a great Father's Day!

The US leads Group D over Australia on goal difference, as the two countries face off today at 3pm. The game is televised on FOX.
Meanwhile OTB starts its camps next Saturday. We still have openings, so sign up today!
https://otbsoccer.com/ourcamps.html

Patrick Masarra will lead our goalkeeper training at the Residential and Travel Camps this summer. Patrick is an Assistant Coach at the University of Findlay and coaches for Pacesetter South SC. His claim to fame is that he caught a ball at the USMNT-Canada match in 2011 and ended up on TV! It is Patrick's second year with OTB.
https://www.otbsoccer.com/ourstaff.html

Jake Russell is a defender at the University of Findlay, from Fairfield, OH. He plays club for Cincinnati United Premier. Coach Russell enjoys coaching because he gets to share his love of the sport with others and hopes they learn to love it the same way or more. It is Jake's first year with OTB, where he will work the Residential Camp.