Upward Basketball and Cheerleading at FUMCR and FBCR- Important Info
- Awards Celebration: Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary of FUMCR
- Didn't Get a chance to order your team photos? ABS Photography will be at the Award Celebration for anyone that still needs to purchase their team pictures
- Interested in ordering a DVD of the Award Celebration Slideshow? Click here to order online.
Upward Flag Football and Soccer...Coming soon!
- We are excited about adding Flag Football and Soccer soon! We are working to establish fields on our property west of Custer Rd so that we can start hosting these new leagues. Our target date for our first Upward Soccer season is Spring 2010, check back for more updates!
Why Upward?
Upward Basketball and Upward 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 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 to minister 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, instead of game strategy, by having a set substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time and equal opportunity for improvement.
- Encouraging each player with a gameday award following every game.
- Maximizing ministry opportunities by exposing players to Scripture-based devotions during each practice and spectators to halftime testimonies each gameday.
- Providing opportunities to see changed hearts and lives among children, family members, and volunteers who experience an Upward ministry.
Volunteers Needed
- Basketball Coaches
- Cheer Coaches
- Game Day Volunteers (Concession Stand, Score Board Operators, Referees)
- Coaches meetings and Referee training sessions will be held prior to start of season-dates TBD