Upward Sports

Providing the Best Sports Experience for every child.

Upward Basketball and Cheerleading provides a fun environment built around healthy competition for kids, teaching skills for the sports arena and values for life.

Competitive Sports Environment

• Upward Basketball offers competitive games through balanced talent on each team. Upward Cheerleading gives children the opportunity to learn a sport and be part of the action.
• Upward Basketball's unique substitution system is designed to provide every child equal playing time, along with competing against an equally matched opponent.
• Upward Cheerleading's spirit squad format is designed to provide an exciting team based experience.

Upward Basketball and Cheerleading provide every participant with quality game uniforms to look like a "pro," as well as other gear to help build team spirit.

Skills Development

• Upward Basketball equips children with the athletic skills needed to participate at the next level.
• Upward Cheerleading provides the fundamentals that cheer squads everywhere need to succeed.
• Each player and cheerleader will enjoy an exciting game-time experience that improves skills and builds healthy self-confidence.

Values

Upward Basketball and Cheerleading coaches stress values - such as sportsmanship, teamwork, integrity and respect.

Fun for Kids and Families

• With supportive coaches and a positive sports environment, Upward Basketball and Cheerleading are designed to bring out "the winner" in every child, and the true spirit of the game both in playing and in cheering.
• Players receive special recognition after every game and an award at the end of the season.
• Upward Basketball and Cheerleading is a fun and family friendly league, limiting the time commitment to one practice and one game per week, avoiding parent and player burnout.
• Join your friends – and make new ones as well.

If you want to learn more about Upward Sports, visit www.upward.org/parents.