3000 42nd Street NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 (319) 393-7399 - phone (319) 393-0756 - fax

How does Upward work at Oakland?

Photos of the 2009 Upward Basketball with Cheerleading season are available on Snapfish!

You can download the images (to print or use yourself), or you can order prints, mugs, mouse pads, posters ... all kinds of nifty things! You will need a free account with Snapfish to order materials.

You can see the photos (more than 1,000 of them!) at this link. Set 2 is at this link.

Oakland Church of the Nazarene and Upward Unlimited are NOT affiliated with Snapfish, and have no control over photos not contained within the Oakland Church albums.

For general information about Upward Sports Ministries, check out our page or the Upward home page.

A list of important dates is here. Registration forms are available through the Oakland office at 393-7399 or upward@oaklandnaz.org. Downloadable 2010 Upward Basketball and Cheerleading League registration form in PDF format - are coming soon.

Registrations are now being accepted for the 2010 season of Upward Basketball with Cheerleading at Oakland Church!

A complete list of what each player and cheerleader receives is shown below.

Each Upward participant must attend one player evaluation or cheerleading orientation.

Upward teams and cheer squads will practice on weeknights for one hour each week. We try to start the younger players earlier, and no practice will start later than 8:00 p.m. Each team's practice will be the same time and day of the week throughout the season.

Games take one hour, and are played on Saturdays.

We will wrap up the season with an Awards Celebration on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.

Upward features:

·        A rotation system providing equal playing time for all players.

·        A rotation plan for starting the games - everyone gets to start in a game.

·        Man to man defense against the nearest equivalent player on the other team.

·        Affirmation for players to recognize ability and improvement in games skills, sportsmanship, and Christlike attitudes.

·        Training for coaches and referees.

What do Participants Get?

Basketball Players Get:	Cheerleaders Get:
Reversible Jersey Silver/Black Shorts T-shirt   Parent's Guide to Upward Basketball   Scriptunes Scripture Learning CD   Scripture Learning Cards Holder Frame   Car Magnet   End-of-Season Award	Cheer Top   Cheer Skort   Mock Turtleneck (optional item)   Parent's Guide to Upward Cheerleading   Scriptunes Scripture Learning CD   Scripture Learning Cards Holder Frame   Car Magnet   Hair Ribbon   Poms   Megaphone   End-of-Season Award

Christian Emphasis

There are devotionals for the players at the midpoint of each practice and Bible memory verses. Each player will receive a New Testament with his or her jersey. There are devotionals for spectators at halftime during games.

Key Dates for Upward Basketball at Oakland

Note: These Dates Are Tentative as of April 1, 2009

2010 Upward Basketball Schedule

Player Evaluations: Tuesday, Nov 17th

Player Evaluations: Thursday, Nov 19th

Player Evaluations: Saturday, Nov 21st

Coach Training: Saturday, Dec 5th

Coach Meeting: Saturday, Dec 19th

Practice Week 1: Jan 4 - 8

Practice Week 2: Jan 11 – 15

Ref Training: Saturday, Jan 16th

Practice Week 3: Jan 18 - 22

Game 1: Jan 23rd

Practice Week 4: Jan 25 - 29

Game 2: Jan 30th

Practice Week 5: Feb 1 - 5

Game 3: Feb 6th

Practice Week 6: Feb 8 - 12

Game 4: Feb 13th

Practice Week 7: Feb 15 – 19

Game 5: Feb 20th

Practice Week 8: Feb 22 - 26

Game 6: Feb 27th

Practice Week 9: Mar 1 - 5

Game 7: Mar 6th

Practice Week 10: Mar 8 - 12

Game 8: Mar 13^th

Awards Night: March 16th