Upward's Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide the 360 Progression, a uniquely designed total sports experience that adapts and expands as players grow in their personal athletic journeys. The 360 Progression develops total athletes mentally, athletically, spiritually, and socially – producing players who excel both on and off the field, and to promote the discovery of Jesus through sports.
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Upward Summer Basketball Camp

Curious about Upward Basketball?  Want to see if it is a good fit for your child but you don't want to commit to a full season just yet?  Come join our Upward Summer Basketball camps.  These camps are designed to give your child a general idea of what we do during a regular season of Upward Basketball.

To register for Upward Summer Basketball Camp, click here.

We are sorry to announce that we are unable to provide an Upward Summer Cheer Camp this year.  Please check with us at the end of August for the plans we have for our regular season.  If you have any questions, please contact the League Director at:  upward@lifepointealliance.org.

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Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Seasons

Click Here for Upward Basketball Information and Registration

Click Here for Upward Cheerleading Information and Registration

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Upward Information

Weekly Game Schedules

Click here to view the weekly game schedules for Levels 1 - 3

Click here to view the weekly game schedules for Level 4

Calendar

Click here to view the Upward calendar
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(Available January 2020)

League Rules

Level 1:  Kindergarten

Level 2:  1st - 2nd Grade

Level 3:  3rd - 4th Grade
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Level 4:  5th - 12th Grade

Ref and Volunteer 

Click here to register to be a ref or volunteer for Upward

Click here to register to be a basketball coach for Upward

Click here to register to be a cheerleading coach for Upward

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Frequently Asked Questions About Upward Sports

When can I register?

Registrations open August 19, 2019

When does the Early Bird registration end?

September 30th

What is the registration cost?

Basketball: Early Bird registration--$130; after 9/30--$155; Cheerleading: Early Bird registration--$133; after 9/30--$158

What grades does Upward provide?

For Basketball--K5 through 12th grade; For summer basketball camp--K5 through 8th grade; Cheerleading is K4-5th grade

When do practices begin?

The first week of December

How many days are practices each week and for how long?

Practices are only one day a week for one hour

When do games begin and where are they held?

Games begin the first weekend of January, are one hour in length and are held in the gym at LifePointe Alliance Church. We are not a traveling league.

What nights will my child practice?

Practice schedules are set up based on the availability of our volunteer coaches. Once the evaluations are over, we put the practice schedule together, run the draft, and then give the rosters to the coaches who then contact their teams.

Can I pick a specific night for practice?

We enable our families to pick ONE night that they CANNOT practice. They put this on their child's registration form and this is then entered into our Upward software program before we run the draft. We work hard to try to accommodate our families' schedules but with over usually 165 players or more each season, it is not possible for us to handle everyone's personal schedules.

How long does the season run?

For the 2019-2020 season, game season begins January 3rd or 4th (depending on grade) and ends February 21st or 22nd (depending on grade). Our 9th-12th grade boys' division games are typically held on Friday evenings and K-8th grade games are typically held on Saturdays.

What time will the games be for my child's age group?

We don't have that information until we know how many players we have for each age division. The only definite times are for the 9th-12th grade boys on Friday nights--games begin at 7 p.m. and usually end at 9 p.m.

​For more information on Upward Sports or if you have any questions, please contact our League Director at 

upward@lifepointealliance.org