Upward Sports Ministry
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Welcome
Welcome to our Upward Sports Outreach and Ministy page. We are extremely excited about our programs. We just wrapped up our Inaugural 2011 Upward Soccer season, and we had a blast. We are currently looking forward to our 2011 Upward Flag Football and Cheerleading season coming this Fall. Please follow the graphic links on the right for the specific sport you are interested in for more information. Please continue to check this page for upcoming calendar of events, schedule updates, and other information about our Upward Sport Outreach. About Upward
Based in Spartanburg, S.C., Upward Unlimited, an international non-profit
children’s sports organization, offers a break from the norm of daily sports programs and builds leagues that ensure that every child is a winner. Since Upward’s inception in 1995, the organization gives churches opportunities to provide children and their families a positive sports experience. Children can participate in four popular sport programs including Upward Basketball, Upward Soccer, Upward Flag Football and Upward Cheerleading. Unlike traditional sports programs, Upward programs are structured so children participate in practices and games play without league standings. Characteristics such as sportsmanship, kindness and character are valued as winning qualities. Coaches primarily focus on ministering to children and their families. Teams are arranged in a substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time and equal opportunity for improvement. For example, in Upward Basketball, churches are trained to let every child play at least half of the game and an opportunity to be in the starting lineup. In Upward Cheerleading, squads do not use negative language in the cheers and cheer for both teams. For more information about Upward Sports, visit their website at www.upward.org Upward Basketball
Looking for Upward Basketball? Visit Temple Baptist Church’s website at http://www.templeonline.net/upward for more information. |   |
