CT Esports Academy, Fall Registration Open!
Esports Academy at the Wilton YMCA is a Community Esports space for gamers of all skills and ages to enjoy in person gaming and improve their skills. We run weekly gaming tournaments, STEM Classes, Afterschool Clubs, and our National Esports team all under one roof at your local YMCA! Whether you are interested in esports or just looking for a place to game with friends and family, come and check out the CTEA Esports Room at the Wilton Y.
Check out our Club Esports Teams, CT Storm. We work with collegiate coaches to get kids who are interested in esports into a national tournament series that holds three seasons a year. Improve your skill and sharpen your skills against kids at esports facilities all over the country. Attend in person bootcamps and practices to learn the tricks of the trade and improve your esports skills from knowledge to tech to communicating on a team. Play matches weekly on our top of the line PCs with collegiate coaches giving you pointers right then and there. Remember to do your best to bring home the trophy for Wilton, CT!
Enjoy your own setup? No problem, CTEA is here to help you participate on the national scale even if you want to play from home. Starting this fall you can join our CT Storm Esports Teams remote for a reduced price. No need to pay for our bootcamp or additional practice, use your equipment from home and get access to our coaches, discord, and have CTEA handle all of the tournament stuff. CLICK HERE to sign up for our Remote Option before September 16th to participate in our Preseason Scrimmages and get feedback on your upcoming season!
WHY CTEA?
We want to create safe environments for adolescents to learn and explore the depths of the Esports world, recognizing the lessons of organized sports and trying to bring that energy of determination, responsibility and discipline to the digital landscape.
In-person gaming also allows for a safer environment to game within with our dedicated staff there not only to improve the skills of the gamers on our teams and in our clubs but by providing a safe environment with maturity filters that follow the guidelines set forth by parents and experts from Common Sense Media and ESRB.
Fall 2024 – Program Overview
FALL ESPORTS
CT Storm Bootcamp
Want to get better at Fortnite, Overwatch 2, Valorant, Rocket League, or League of Legends? Join our Bootcamps running all fall! Work with collegiate coaches and alongside other aspiring esports players to overcome your weaknesses and improve your strengths! CLICK HERE>
CT Storm Teams
Here’s your one stop shop to prove yourself on the big stage. Compete in a national tournament, square off against talent at your skill and age from all over the country! Take your tutelage from Collegiate Coaches, apply it in game, and get feedback week to week as you represent Wilton on the national level. We have teams for Fortnite, Overwatch 2, Valorant, Rocket League, and League of Legends and this fall all of our players will be getting Jerseys to show off their swag!
All sign ups prior to September 15th will get to participate in two preseason scrimmages. CLICK HERE>
Want to play for the glory of Wilton but prefer your home setup? Just can’t make it into Wilton YMCA in time for our matches? We have a new remote option this fall! Pay less and get more out of CTEA by also getting access to all of our bootcamp practices as well as our preseason scrimmages if you sign up before the 15th of September. CLICK HERE>
Afterschool Gaming Club
Looking to enjoy some casual gaming at the YMCA Afterschool? Join our Afterschool Gaming Club, everyday of the week except Friday. Play any game we offer with friends, coaches, family, or just try something out by yourself for an hour. Enjoy some gaming before you go home or start another activity here at the Wilton YMCA!
Party Games!
Party Games! is a time for enjoyment and fun! Make some new friends as you try out a variety of party video games from Mario Kart to Jack Box Trivia. Take the time to enjoy a party game with new friends and start to climb the CTEA Ranks as we post our monthly overall scores onto our website. Up your skills and have fun with CTEA Party Games! CLICK HERE>
Minecraft Social Clubs
Want to show off your insane building skills, mining strategies, or fighting abilities? Join our Minecraft Social Club! Make some new friends, take on exciting challenges, and make our CTEA Minecraft World shine with all you built and created! New challenges every week and with classes for all ages!
Join us on Wednesday for an open age time slot, from 4:00 to 5:30pm! CLICK HERE>
Join us on Saturday for our 6yo-9yo Age Group Slot, equipped with controllers for all our players new to PCs, from 10:00am to 11:30 am! CLICK HERE>
Join us on Saturday for our 10yo-14yo Age Group Slot, from Noon to 1:30pm! CLICK HERE>
Robotics Class
Always wanted to learn how to build a robot? Join Coach Adam as he takes you from the basics all the way to designing your very own robot from scratch! Join for 7 classes going from the absolute beginner to all the way to advanced robotics engineering and creation, all at the Wilton Y!
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Join us every Friday from 4:30 – 6:30 for a local tournament! Entry is 5$ for our non CTEA participants, you can pay in cash or via venmo. If you are a member of any of our programs (or have a family membership) you have free entry to the tournaments! To learn more join our discord and get weekly updates on tournaments.