Upward Basketball and Cheerleading at First Baptist Church is a community ministry designed for children ages Kindergarten through 8th grade. Upward is a sports ministry specifically designed to promote salvation, character and self-esteem in every child. Upward Basketball and Cheerleading seek to strengthen children and their families by:
- Maximizing the family schedule by having only one hour of practice and one game each week,
- facilitating an atmosphere of sportsmanship by not keeping leagues standing in any division,
- allowing the coaches to focus on ministering, instead of game strategy, by having a set substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time, and by maximizing ministry opportunities by exposing participants to Scripture-based devotions during each practice, and exposing spectators to halftime devotions.
Registration each year begins in October, with evaluations held in late October and early November. Practices begin in December and the season runs from mid-January through the beginning of March. For more information, you can check out the Upward Website, or contact our Upward Volunteer Staff.
Upward Basketball and Cheerleading at First Baptist Church is a community ministry designed for children ages Kindergarten through 8th grade. Upward is a sports ministry specifically designed to promote salvation, character and self-esteem in every child. Upward Basketball and Cheerleading seek to strengthen children and their families by:
- Maximizing the family schedule by having only one hour of practice and one game each week,
- facilitating an atmosphere of sportsmanship by not keeping leagues standing in any division,
- allowing the coaches to focus on ministering, instead of game strategy, by having a set substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time, and by maximizing ministry opportunities by exposing participants to Scripture-based devotions during each practice, and exposing spectators to halftime devotions.
Registration each year begins in October, with evaluations held in late October and early November. Practices begin in December and the season runs from mid-January through the beginning of March. For more information, you can check out the Upward Website, or contact our Upward Volunteer Staff.