Upward Sports
We are excited to offer Basketball this year through Upward Sports
Upward Basketball is being offered for all kids K-5 (5 years old) through 5th grade. Our season will run from August 31 to November 16, 2022 on Wednesday Nights from 6-8pm. You will need to register your child(ren) online before the first practice on August 31 at 6pm. Please have your child report into the first night on August 31 to be assessed for team placement.
When: The League will launch on August 31, 2022. We will meet weekly from 6-8pm every Wednesday night.
Who: All kids from K-5 (5 years old) to 5th grade.
Cost: $99 per child.
Please click on this link to learn more and to register: https://play.upward.org/partner/109804506SouthOrl
We need volunteer referees and coaches
Please click here to fill out our volunteer form: https://registration.upward.org/UPW82539/volunteer
Upward F.A.Q.’s
Do you offer any discounts if I register more than one child?
Yes, family discounts are available on the registration page. We offer the steepest family discounts in all of Orlando.
Can I check it out first?
Yes, you can come on the first night with your child(ren) and check it out before you register.
Can I stay at the practices?
Yes, parents are welcome to observe throughout all of the practices and games. Bleachers and chairs are provided around the gym for your convenience.
What does the $99 cover?
While the cost assists with the materials, equipment, and software to run each league, each child will receive their own personal materials. Each child will receive a pro-level reversible jersey with their own unique number, practice cards to take home, an upward Poster with progress stickers, and awards and an upward bag at the end of the season.
Our reversible jerseys are going to be Red and Blue:
Will you offer Volleyball or Soccer?
Yes. It is our hope to expand Upward Sports into Soccer and Volleyball. If your kid does not prefer basketball, we would still encourage you to sign them up for it in hopes that we can offer the expanded sports in the Winter.
What is the Upward Sports Program?
Upward Sports is the world’s largest Christian-based children’s sports league.
Last year, nearly 550,000 children in 48 U.S. states and Canada participated in Upward Sports Leagues and Camps hosted by more than 2,400 churches.
How is Upward Sports different from other youth sports organizations?
Upward Sports provides a fun sports experience based on healthy competition for kids, teaching skills for the sports arena and values for life.
Upward Sports creates a positive environment for kids to learn sport skills without the pressure of “win-at-all-cost” leagues.
With supportive coaches, equal playing time and a family-friendly schedule, Upward Sports Leagues are fun for the whole family.
Who can participate in Upward Sports?
Each year one million people around the world play, coach, referee or volunteer in one of the Upward Sports Leagues especially designed for Pre-K (4yrs old) through sixth-grade boys and girls.
What will a child take away from his or her experience in an Upward Sports Program?
Participants gain both athletic skills and values for success on and off the court – including sportsmanship, teamwork, integrity and respect.
Young athletes enjoy valuable game-time experience that improves their skills and builds healthy self-confidence as they learn from coaches who care.
But Upward Sports is even more than a game-day experience, providing youth with a supportive community and fun activities to help them develop character.
What if my child has never played sports before?
No problem, we are excited for he/she to join us!!! Upward Sports is set up to serve all skill levels in each sport.
How is it possible to give every child equal playing time?
Upward Sports offer competitive games through a drafting system created to balance talent on each team.
Combined with a unique substitution system, this enables us to provide kids with equal playing time over the course of a season.
Does a child’s family have to be a member of a church in order to for him/her to participate?
No, Upward Sports is a community-based kids sports program most frequently hosted by our church.
Children and volunteers of any faith – or no faith – participate in Upward Sports.
Have any other questions? Email [email protected] with any questions you have.
Have Multiple Children to Register? Discounts are now available!
Important dates for the Upward Basketball Season:
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