About the OSA Crusaders Summer Select Boys Program Leadership/Coaching:

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2 About e OSA Crusaders Summer Select Boys Program The OSA Crusaders are proud to bring you e BEST summer basketball program in e Midwest! Our advanced structure of competition, team practices, and biweekly academies will allow players to significantly improve fundamentally, play a schedule at is second to none, and for high school players, receive opportunities from a college exposure standpoint at are unprecedented for Nebraska players! Leadership/Coaching: The OSA Crusaders ADIDAS program directors include Doug Wooda, Bellevue West; Jim Simons, Omaha Westside; Tom Krehbiel, Boys Town; Andy King, Creighton Prep; and Bob Franzese, OSA General Manager. Coaching of e national and you programs is cooinated by Coach Charles Thompson and facilitated by Coach Brittany Wilson, Coach Altenhofen, and Coach Phox, wi direct supervision and oversight from Bob Franzese. The OSA professional leadership is as good as it gets and is committed to working wi your child to enable em to be e best at ey can be while teaching em a love and desire for is great game! Our select coaches are highly qualified and under e direct tutelage of our professional staff. 15, 16 and 17-Year Old OSA Crusaders ADIDAS GAUNTLET Boys Teams (current freshman/sophomores/juniors) Over e course of e last several years, e OSA Crusaders have proven to be e premier grassroots basketball program in e state of Nebraska along wi being one of e top programs in e Midwest. In assisting multiple aletes each year reach eir goal of playing collegiate basketball, e Crusaders have also often found emselves making deep runs in national tournaments squaring off against nationally known shoe circuit teams. The OSA Crusaders are excited to continue our relationship and enter into our 2 nd year into e highly prestigious ADIDAS Gauntlet. As proven in year one, e competition level and opportunities to exposure to college coaches are truly second to none! All ree of our high school ADIDAS teams have been invited to participate in e GOLD Gauntlet Our family could not have asked for a better AAU basketball experience an e one provided by OSA. We cannot say enough about e quality and dedication of e coaches, e skill level of e players, e comradery and lifelong friendships gained by e parents, and e organization as a whole for preparing our son to play at e highest college level. OSA puts eplayers first; wheer at means working on e fundamentals or working on college scholarships. We will forever be grateful for e opportunities gained by having our son be a part of is elite program. The Heimans Family of Brady Heiman, Platteview Senior, and 2018 Nebraska Commit Series, which will give our players an opportunity at few in Nebraska have e chance to compete on e biggest stage in AAU basketball. Our national teams will also play a competitive schedule, and our players will gain exposure and play in front of a large number of college coaches during e crucial live NCAA recruiting periods! OSA Crusaders players will continue to have e opportunity to be selected to e ADIDAS Nations event and oer elite adidas training camps. About ADIDAS Gauntlet The ADIDAS Gauntlet series gives elite 15u, 16u, and 17u teams from across e country a chance at e title of ADIDAS Gauntlet champions. Teams compete in two spring live period events in eier Indianapolis or Dallas and also Atlanta to earn a spot in e Gauntlet Finale in Manhattan, NY. The summer basketball tournament season culminates wi top teams from around e country vying for e adidas Summer Championship trophy in Los Angeles, wi e 17u championship game airing on ESPNU. Former Adidas Grassroots participants include NBA aletes Kyle Lowry, Derrick Rose, Damian Lilla, Andrew Wiggins, Justise Winslow, Eric Goon, Dante Exum, and Serge Ibaka. For a complete tournament schedule, visit our website at Note: OSA Crusaders subsidizes adidas team travel expenses rough fundraising efforts and sponsorships. Fees collected from regional teams are not used to subsidize any expenses associated wi e national teams. 2

3 15, 16, and 17-Year Old National Teams and Regional Teams The OSA Crusaders will also offer outstanding options for ose who are not selected for e OSA Crusaders ADIDAS teams. While we understand at many players will strive to make e OSA Crusaders ADIDAS teams, e OSA National and Regional team experience will provide an opportunity at is second to none. OSA National Teams will play a highly competitive schedule at will put our players at events at provide maximum exposure. OSA National teams will be coached by highly qualified individuals and will participate in all 5 NCAA Live Tournament Weekends, as well as four or five oer high quality events. Players can expect to play in front of college coaches from e D1, D2, D3, NAIA and Junior College levels and be exposed to significant recruiting opportunities. Summer AAU basketball is about player development and getting em e appropriate level of exposure, and OSA National Team players can expect to is experience to meet bo of ese goals at extremely high levels. OSA Regional Teams will be assigned to eier e Green or White schedule following tryouts: Green Schedule: Teams assigned to e green schedule can expect to play four or five NCAA live (ere are five total weekend) events and an additional five high quality regional events. Players will experience a heavy dose of fundamental and team training in practice and can also expect outstanding coaching. White Schedule: Players assigned to e white schedule will also play a highly competitive schedule at will involve participation primarily in local event, and can erefore expect minimal travel. Players can expect a heavy dose of fundamental training in practice and can also expect outstanding coaching. Families of OSA National and Regional teams are responsible for getting eir player to tournaments as well as for eir accommodations and meals. OSA will set up hotel blocks for each team and will assist in cooinating and e oversight of players whose families may not be able to attend. In addition to ten tournaments and one to two practices per week, ALL high school players have e option of attending our Summer Select Skills academy on Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30pm - 4:00pm, beginning June 11. These skills sessions are administered by e OSA professional coaching staff, and each session will involve intense skills training in areas such as shooting, scoring, ball handling, passing and fast break situations. It should be noted at during e first four weeks of June, players on e National Teams and Regional teams assigned to e Green Schedule will not play tournaments so ey can focus on high school competition. Participants assigned to e White Schedule will play minimally. For a complete tournament schedule, visit our website at YOUTH BOYS TEAMS 4 8 Grade National Boys Teams The OSA Crusaders are committed to creating a higher competitive experience wiin e greater Midwest. In e recent past, we have sought to find a balance to compete against some of e top programs in our area, while being able to make reasonable travel accommodations for our coaches, players and families. (Just because a team travels 10 hours to a tournament does not mean ey will have a good competitive experience.) Upon review of e competitive events in our area, we have created a schedule at we are confident will provide our players and families a first class experience. The OSA Crusaders 5-8 grade National teams will compete in e Hawood Alliance is summer, which, now in its second year, is co-hosted by e Iowa Barnstormers, Kingdom Hoops, and OSA, and has already garnered commitments from many of e top programs, providing e highest level of competition for our teams. These teams will also participate in perennially prestigious events like e Future Stars Classic event in Minneapolis, e Kings of e Court in Des Moines, IA, e Hawood Classic events in Kansas City, and MAYB Nationals in Wichita, KS. Our event schedule is unparalleled to any program in e area! The remaining portion of e schedule will consist of local and regional play in highly competitive events. Families are responsible for getting eir aletes to tournaments, as well as for eir accommodations and meals. OSA will assist in setting up hotel blocks for families, and team parents are usually great about cooinating rides and oversight for aletes whose parents might not be able to attend. 4 8 Grade Regional Boys Teams Players will play nine or ten tournaments between April and August. Tournaments will be a 3

4 mixture of MAYB tournaments and oer credible tournaments at are wiin driving distance. This set of teams can count on great coaches who put development ahead of winning. Excellent oversight of e program is provided by e OSA Leadership, namely Coach Charles Thompson, Coach Trey Altenhofen, and Coach Terrence Phox, from which ALL players will benefit, regaless of team placement. OSA will assist in setting up hotel blocks for families, and it should be noted at team parents are usually great about cooinating rides and oversight for children whose parents might not be able to attend. Regional teams will be assigned eier e GREEN schedule or e WHITE tournament schedule. The GREEN schedule will be more competitive and involve more travel. The WHITE schedule is also competitive, but will be more locally based. Regaless of e schedule your child s team plays, you can count on your player being coached exceptionally well wi extensive oversight and leadership. 3 Grade Boys National Boys Teams OSA Crusaders 3 National teams will play a schedule of 8 tournaments, ree of which will involve travel between May and August. 3 National will practice twice a week roughout e spring and once a week roughout e summer. During e summer session, our 3 National teams will participate in two optional, but high encouraged, days of Skills Academy. *For a complete tournament schedule, visit our website at 3 Grade Boys Instructional League Players who are not selected for e 3 Grade National Team will be selected for e Instructional League. This program is for current 1st/2nd/3 graders and will provide em wi an instructional alternative for is age group at will be bo highly beneficial and lots of fun. Teams will consist of 8-9 players. Games, practices and academies will be coached and run by members of our seasoned OSA coaching staff. The season will run from April 12 ru July 26 and will consist of e following: SPRING SESSION Thursdays from 5:30pm 7pm (April 12 May 24 ) After e first 3 weeks of skills academy and practice, each session will be followed by teams playing an instructional game. This allows us to incorporate e skills learned in practice immediately into game situations. SUMMER SESSION Consists of one weekly practice, one day (optional) of skills academy and participation in e OSA Summer Predator League. Summer Dates: Select Skills Academy: Thursdays from 2:30 4:00pm from June 14 ru July 26 Practices: Tuesdays from 5:30 6:30pm from June 12 ru July 24. Summer Predator League: Sundays from June 10 ru July 22nd 4

5 Practices: OSA Staff is always learning cutting edge trends and is not afraid to educate emselves on a continued basis. In past years, OSA professional staff members have attended e Thunder, Spurs, and Cavs training camps, have been guests at e highly prestigious College Point Gua Camp (PGC), Metro Basketball Coach Aletics, and collegiate and high school practices around town. The objective is for our players to be consistently exposed to e newest ideas and current trends in you basketball, allowing us to incorporate ese trends into our highly successful core fundamental and schematic training. You can count on OSA practices to be crisp, professionally run, and fun for your child! Practice time will focus on skill development as well as offensive and defensive team concepts. Players will be pushed bo physically and mentally, yet still have fun each time ey attend. Our unique practice format allows for each player to focus on five key areas at each practice: scoring, defensive principles, transition, fast break/ball handling, and offensive team principles. At all practices, one of our professional staff will be directly involved and hands-on wi your child s team. This allows us to teach a progressive skill set and schemes to everyone in e program. Practice Schedules: Typically, U15-U17 Boys Practices will be held on Sunday OSA Crusader Formula for afternoons/evenings and Tuesday or Wednesday evenings in April and May. Development of Impact Players 4 8 Grade Boys Practices will typically be held on Satuay mornings of non competition weekends and Wednesday evenings in April and May. We recognize at high school programs typically hold eir camps, clinics and summer leagues in June. As a result, we will not hold U14 U17 team practices in June to allow players to participate wi eir high school teams. All U14 U17 boys teams will practice daily SKILLS TEAM June 25 ru 29. Players are still encouraged to attend e Mon/Thurs Skills ACADEMY PRACTICE Academies. Complete schedules will include June and July practices, and will be handed out at e Parent/Player Meetings. Summer Select Skills Academy: These academies serve as a great compliment to COMPETITION team practices and e tournaments we play. While competition and regular team practices are very important, our Summer Select Skills Academies are what put our players over e top, wi an emphasis on developing impact players from an individual skills standpoint. Specific focuses include: High Level Skill Instruction & Repetition Ball Handling Shooting One on One Moves Decision Making Specific Moves Intense Transition I coached my boys against OSA teams as ey were growing up, and I always admired eir talented kids, well coached teams and top notch facilities. My oldest son wanted to play basketball in college and after looking at all e options, OSA was e program at was best suited to get him ere. We had a great experience is last summer wi e OSA Adidas team which gave e players exposure nationwide and which opened up many opportunities and offers for all of our kids. I would recommend OSA to anyone wanting to get eir son or daughter great coaching and exposure to allow em to play at e college level. Dana Janssen, faer of Joan Janssen, Lincoln East Senior and Wayne State Commit 2018 All ree of our sons played AAU wi OSA Crusaders and it was definitely some of e best experiences each of em, and our family, had rough eir high school years. The heavy exposure to college coaches, e regular and consistent practice time, and e high-level coaching ey received were all contributing factors to each of em achieving eir goal of playing college basketball. The friendships and memories we made rough playing AAU wi OSA will be wi us for life. Steven Ferrarini, faer of Nick Ferrarini, Milla Nor Senior and 2018 Wayne State Commit 5

6 OSA Spring/Summer Select Fee and Payment Structure All fees include weekly practices, weekly skill academies, and all spring and summer tournaments. All players will also receive free open gym membership at OSA rough September 2018, as well as a 30% discount on all summer camps. The fees below DO NOT include e summer uniform (estimated $110), for which all participants will need to oer online after tryout results are posted. PAYMENT DEADLINE 3 National ru U17 Boys teams - $600 payment due March 16; Balance Due April 16 3 Grade Instructional League - $200 payment due March 16; Balance Due April 16 TEAM FEES* U15 U17 Boys adidas Teams $975 (OSA Crusaders do significant fundraising to subsidize costs) U15 U17 Boys National & Regional GREEN Teams* - $1199 U15 U17 Boys Regional WHITE Teams - $ Grade National Teams $ Grade Regional Teams o GREEN SCHEDULE* - $1199 o WHITE SCHEDULE - $999 3 Grade National Teams - $999 3 Grade Instructional League - $399 *Please note: Regional teams assigned to e GREEN Schedule will have more extensive travel commitments, us e difference in fees. Questions: Contact Bob Franzese at bob.franzese@omahasportsacademy.com or , ext 1 or Charles Thompson at charles.ompson@omahasportsacademy.com or , ext 3 wi any questions about e OSA Crusaders Spring/Summer Select Basketball Program. EXPOSURE & DEVELOPMENT RECENT OSA CRUSADERS EARNING D2 & NAIA SCHOLARSHIPS CLASS OF 2013 CLASS OF 2016 KEVIN DINEEN - KEARNEY AUSTIN HALL - NEBRASKA WESLYAN BRETT DOUGHERTY - NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE TRISTAN HOOVER - CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE JOSIAH GUSTAFSON - PITT STATE TANNER HUDSON - NEBRASKA WESLYAN CONNOR LUSSO - TRUMAN STATE AJ JACKSON - KEARNEY NATE MALOLEY - HASTINGS ANDY KERKMAN - AUGUSTANA DEON PETTIGREW - WILLIAMS WOODS TRAE MEEKS - AVILA CAM WILLIAMS - METRO STATE DENVER SAM MORRIS - KEARNEY WILL SCHENKEN - COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES CLASS OF 2014 NATE SCHIMONITZ - NEBRASKA WESLYAN THIK BOL - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CALISTO KAMORO NYAMBURA - HASTINGS / GRACE CLASS OF 2017 WILL KATHERINE - ROCHURST TREY BROWN - MORNINGSIDE TREY LANSMAN - KEARNEY ZACH FOLDA - DOANE KEVIN METOYER - REGIS REID GATES - BUENA VISTA CAMDEN PERSIGEHL - MIDLAND ZACH IMIG - MORNINGSIDE MATT THOMAS - WAYNE STATE ANTHONY LARAVIE - DOANE JJ ZUMBRENNEN - WAYNE STATE ERIC LENEAR - YORK CHAD MORAN - SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASS OF 2015 PARKER RYAN - SIMPSON COLLEGE TRAE ANDERSON - HASTINGS JEFF WIDHELM - MORNINGSIDE TYLER DOUGHERTY - NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE MALIK HJUCHOWECKY - BOWLING GREEN/EMPORIA STATE VANCE JANSSEN - WAYNE STATE 6