Upward Basketball & Cheerleading  

UpWaRd 2012

Schedule / Dates Practices: begin the week of Monday, December 5, 2011 First Game: Saturday, January 14, 2011. Awards Celebration: Sunday, March 4, 2012

Why UPWARD?

Upward promotes character and self-esteem in every child by providing:

• Equal playing time for every player

• Separate leagues for boys and girls

• A one-hour practice and game each week of the season

• An evaluation process to provide the most equal team rosters

• And much more!

Upward Basketball, Flag Football, and Cheerleading offer a break from the norm. The primary focus of Upward is to develop the Winner in EVERY child, not just a few. By keeping this goal in mind, we are able to build a league that promotes salvation, character, and self-esteem in all who participate through:

• Sportsmanship and competitiveness in proper perspective by not maintaining league standings in any division.

•  Maximizing the family schedule by having only one hour of practice and one game each week.

• Equipping coaches and referees by providing extensive teaching tools and resources.

• Providing opportunities to promote other church ministries to all participants and their families.

• Allowing the coach to focus on ministering to children and their families, by having a set substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time and equal opportunity for improvement.

• Encouraging each player with a game day award following every game.

• Maximizing ministry opportunities by exposing players to Scripture-based devotions during each practice and spectators to halftime testimonies each game day.

• Providing opportunities to see changed hearts and lives among children, family members, and volunteers who experience an Upward Sport ministry.

• Building toward a harvest time at Awards Night where participants and parents are given an opportunity to respond to the Gospel.

Choose an Upward Sports League and you are sure to not be disappointed. This sports league could change your life.