Category Archives: Outdoor Ed | Sports

Team Sports (Skills & Character Ed), Nature Treks, Strength and Conditioning, Health and Nutrition.

7th Graders Safe In Joshua Tree • Desert Sky Astronomy (Slideshow)

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2014 7th Grade Joshua Tree Trip • Getting ready for an astronomy outing

Our 7th Grade Class arrived safely in Joshua Tree this afternoon. Thank you Mr. Major, Mr. Watts, and Parent Volunteers! Slideshow below…

OTA’s Science/Outdoor Ed Program takes students on overnight trips to

  • The Ocean: 6th Graders-Catalina Island
  • The Desert: 7th Graders-Joshua Tree
  • The Mountains: 8th Graders-Yosemite

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Sign Up for OTA-YMCA Fall Soccer! (Correction: K-3rd & 4th-8th Practice Days Remain the Same!)

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Excuse the typo in first post: after-school soccer days (and team practices for those playing at the YMCA) remain as originally scheduled…

2014 Q1 Soccer Practice Schedule

  • Grades K-3 (Ages 5-6 & Ages 7-9 Teams): Tu, Th, 3:30-4:30 Mon/Wed,
  • Grades 4th-8th (Ages 10-12 Team): Mon/Wed, 3:30-4:30  Tu, Th

OTA Soccer Players, Sign up to play Fall Soccer!

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OTA Soccer Players will play together again this year at the YMCA Mission Hills & Toby Wells arenas (artificial turf fields–get turf shoes… not the longer cleats used for grass!) We will field at least three OTA teams:

  • Team 1: Ages 5-6;
  • Team 2: Ages 7-9;
  • Team 3: Ages 10-12.

Practices will be on the OTA campus, led by Coach Dan of Super Soccer Stars.
(excuse the typo in first post: after-school soccer days have not changed) 

2014 Q1 Soccer Practice Schedule

  • Grades K-3 (Ages 5-6 & Ages 7-9 Teams): Tu, Th, 3:30-4:30 Mon/Wed,
  • Grades 4th-8th (Ages 10-12 Team): Mon/Wed, 3:30-4:30  Tu, Th

Season Dates Fall 2014: Sept 29th –Dec 6th
1st game: Saturday Oct 11th
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OTA-YMCA Fall Soccer Team Registration Starts Today! (Correction: K-3rd & 4th-8th Practice Days Remain the Same!)

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OTA Soccer Players, Sign up to play Fall Soccer!

OTA Soccer at the YMCA 2

OTA Soccer Players will play together again this year at the YMCA Mission Hills & Toby Wells arenas (artificial turf fields–get turf shoes… not the longer cleats used for grass!) We will field at least three OTA teams:

  • Team 1: Ages 5-6;
  • Team 2: Ages 7-9;
  • Team 3: Ages 10-12.

Practices will be on the OTA campus, led by Coach Dan of Super Soccer Stars.
(excuse the typo in first post: after-school soccer days have not changed) 

2014 Q1 Soccer Practice Schedule

  • Grades K-3 (Ages 5-6 & Ages 7-9 Teams): Tu, Th, 3:30-4:30 Mon/Wed,
  • Grades 4th-8th (Ages 10-12 Team): Mon/Wed, 3:30-4:30  Tu, Th

Season Dates Fall 2014: Sept 29th –Dec 6th
1st game: Saturday Oct 11th
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OTA Family Supports “Boys to Men” 100 Wave Fundraiser

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The Callan Family surfed along with 240 other participants for nearly 5 hours and helped raise over $300,000 to help change the lives of local teenage kids who are going down the wrong path.

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Students Parker (3rd), Ethan (6th) and their father Ryan Callan participated in the Boys to Men 100 Wave Challenge this past weekend in Mission Beach.

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  • The Boys to Men organization helps mentor these kids and put them back on the path to lifelong success.
  • To learn more about Boys to Men or the 100 Wave Challenge, please visit www.boystomen.org

First Football Practice is Monday, Sept 22; Online Sign-ups This Year! • Volleyball Sign-ups

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Football Drawing -PurpleFlag Football Players, your first practice will be Monday at 4:15 at Presidio rec center.
  • Please make sure the 10U and 12U players sign up for the city rec league.  
  • Signups are at Presidio rec or online (no need to go in person this year) at https://activenet020.active.com/sdparkandrec/ 
  • Games will be held on Saturdays in October/November.
Coach Dan Pasternack will be back to Coach the 12U team for the city rec league and the 6-8 grade team for the Middle School Developmental League. We are looking for coaches (2 or 3) for the 4/5 grade team.
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Volleyball! Coach Curry is scheduling games and scrimmages. There will be a season if you sign up! Please see Volleyball Coach, Mrs. Coon and sign up so you can represent OTA on the court! We are working on Friday games.Volleyball
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