Not too many 17, 18, 19 year olds can say they made at least 100k.
We just really getting the head start on life just playing the game we love.
My name is Bryson Warren.
I'm 17 years old.
I'm a professional high school athlete, and I live in Atlanta, Georgia.
Basketball became serious for me, definitely my sixth grade year.
That's when me and my dad, every other morning we'll be going to the gym.
6 a.m. workouts, you know, just getting it in before, and after school.
I was attracting quite a few college schools and coaches, probably started in my eighth grade
year and then my 10th grade year I think I got like Kansas, Memphis,
Maryland, Auburn, Georgetown.
Almost every offer you can think of.
We cover costs of food, lodging, transportation and every cost
associated with being in the program first and foremost, but also a performance bonus as well as
equity in our company, which is commensurate with what every other employee at Overtime
receives.
So I've been here seven months.
Atlanta is definitely a big city.
You know, it's a lot going on down here.
But I feel like, you know, my parents, you know, they prepared me well.
I call them every morning and every night.
My dad comes up here a lot.
Our trainer come wake me at like 6:15.
We'll come get in the gym from like 6:30 to 8:00.
We'll do like practice for 3 hours, take a shower, eat lunch.
From like 1:30 to 4:00, we'll have school.
And then after that we'll either get in some more work or, you know, just get shots up on your own.
And then the rest of the day is yours.
I have two challenges, just really for me, just getting bigger,
stronger. But really at practice, what has been the most challenging?
You're playing against the best of the best.
The competition is great.
I mean, as far as like practice wise, you know, like we're going at it every day.
So new habits, I definitely watch what I eat now.
You know, being a pro, you have to have your body right.
Make sure I eat a lot more healthier foods.
Still gotta graduate, so we still have the traditional math, english, science or
biology with social studies, history.
And the teacher to student ratio is great.
I mean, we learn a lot.
We also have financial literacy, too.
That's the biggest one that we all look forward to now.
Financial literacy class, they're teaching us, you know, who to have in your circle and stuff, you know, just keeping
your circle small.
Like Tony Parker came and talked to us.
He told us it's not about who you say yes to, but who you say no to.
For example, like Antoine Walker, he had like 100 mils and, you know, he just blew it off because he didn't have
a good circle around him.
It's definitely special to me because I remember, I would always say I want to have a
charger at 16 and that actually came true, so I was just blessed for that to happen.
As far as like off the court, I like what LeBron James is doing.
Starting a school, you know, everybody doesn't do that.
Just, you know, him willing to give back and just start a school for free.
I got a AU team, second through sixth grade, boys and girls.
You know, I helped them out, you know, get them the big time tournaments and just stuff like that, just to get more
exposure in the state of Arkansas.
We do laser machines, screen-print shirts and just stuff like that.
So really hoping that blows, just investing in that.
Yeah, we've got State Farm, Gatorade and Tops.
You know, just being a part of that was cool.
I'm just, you know, just thankful for all the opportunities coming my way.
I mean, you could see Overtime as a risk or you can see it as an opportunity.
So for me, I see Overtime as an opportunity.
There are outcomes where an athlete has a passion for the game but doesn't
have the passion enough to pursue the next level of pro.
If that happens, we don't want them to lose out on the ability to get educated.
So we have put together funds for them to support them in an academic scholarship, should
they choose not to go pro after OTE.
My goal once the program ends, is definitely just to get drafted.
That's you know, everybody's goal here.
College players, they have NIL deals but you know they still aren't you know, just getting paid paid you know, like
we are. You know, this is the opportunity that I chose, you know, the one I'm going to live with, you know I'm at peace
now.