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The Progression develops total athletes mentally, athletically, spiritually, and socially — producing players who excel both on and off the field.

In , Upward Sports created its Performance Division — Upward Stars — aimed at young athletes wanting to further develop their skills and participate in a higher level of competition. Within the first year, approximately athletes competed on Upward Stars teams. The Life of Integrity We believe that how we live is more important than what we say. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.

The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. The Opportunity to Serve We believe that it is a privilege to serve others. Christ Church has the facilities and desire to offer this basketball program to our community. We hope that through this basketball program you can be introduced to us and you may become interested in partnering with us in other areas of worship, missions, or community service.

All of our divisions are co-ed and boys and girls play together at all ages. Our league is not big enough to have separate offerings for boys and girls.

Every player must be evaluated. The evaluations consist of several timed stations 1 min or less where we record each kid's performance of speed, dribbling ability, and shooting. We use these scores to split up teams as evenly as possible. Our goal is to have even teams. Even teams lead to the best competition and most enjoyment for the kids.

The evaluation should take approximately 10 minutes per kid. Each player only needs to attend one evaluation per season. We make sure siblings in the same division are assigned to the same team. If you have special car pool needs, we allow you to make those requests and try our best to honor them. However, we can not always honor friend requests to have kids in the same school or class to all be together. Our main goal is to create even teams, and honoring friend requests can cause the talent pool to be unevenly distributed.

Uneven teams in turn lead to lopsided games, which generates unhappy kids and parents. The general league calendar and schedule is below. See Important Dates section for exact dates for this season. We normally play 8 games, practice for a couple of weeks beforehand, and break for Thanksgiving week and 3 weeks of Christmas and New Years.

Practices have historically been held on Tues or Thurs, but Wed maybe an option based on coaches as player availability. Two teams practice at the same time, each getting a half court to practice on. There are also multiple waves of practices a night.

The K5 division does not practice during the week but has practice time before their game on Saturday. Coaches, referees, and other league officials are all volunteers. Traditionally most coaches are parents of players, and most referees have been volunteers from the church. But this is not always the case and if you have the desire, your help would greatly be appreciated.

Parent volunteers who are willing to help on a regular basis as a coach or referee can receive a discount on player registration.

All coaches and referees attend a training session. All coaches also have a background check performed. Please contact upwardbb christchurchsl. The Upward Basketball program is a great environment for players to learn how to play the game of basketball and develop their skills. The rules change based on age to allow the player progress at the correct level.

Especially for younger kids, smaller balls and lower goals allow the kids to develop proper shooting techniques when compared to other youth basketball programs. While we plan to provide a wholesome, clean, uplifting, and fun atmosphere for both players and parents to enjoy basketball, we do take opportunities to share the hope and joy we have in Christ.

Examples are short 5 minute devotions during practices, short talks at halftime, and Star rewards for players after games. If you wish to withdraw from the league before practices start we can issue a full refund via check. If you wish to withdraw after practices have started, we can issue a partial refund since uniforms and other materials have been ordered. Facebook Instagram Youtube. Upward Basketball.

A Basketball League for Kindergarten — 6th Grade. Register Player. Health Guidelines. Important Dates Select Evaluation Time Slot. Practices Game Day Nov Practice Schedule.