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Upward
Upward is an evangelistic sports ministry specifically designed for kindergarten through sixth grade boys and girls that promotes salvation, character, and self-esteem in every child.
Mission Statement: To introduce children to Jesus Christ by creating opportunities to serve through sports.
Why Upward?
Upward Basketball offers a break from the norm. The primary focus of Upward is to develop the Winner in EVERY child, not just a few. By keeping this goal in mind, our league promotes salvation, character and self-esteem in all who participate by...
SALVATION
Equipping coaches and referees to minister by providing extensive teaching tools and resources.
Players and coaches discuss scripture-based devotions during each practice.
SPORTSMANSHIP
Keeping sportsmanship and competitiveness in proper perspective by not maintaining standings in any division.
CHARACTER
Having a set substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time and equal opportunity for improvement.
Maximizing the family schedule by having only one hour of practice and one game each week.
SELF-ESTEEM
Encouraging each player with a game-day award following every game.
Having an Upward Awards Night Celebration to recognize all involved.
Download Brochure / Registration Form
Email Leah Ann Self with questions.
Welcome to an exciting season of Upward Basketball and Cheerleading!
This season your child or children will be a part of an amazing program designed to help kids learn the game of basketball. One of our goals this season is to help each and every child who is a participant feel like a winner. As a parent YOU can make a difference! With a positive attitude and loving encouragement you can instill confidence and boost self-esteem. The success of this season is not based on wins and losses but how we can promote salvation, character and self-esteem for each child. Always remember EVERY CHILD IS A WINNER no matter size, talent or understanding of basketball. Let’s make this an awesome season! Thank you for working with us to make that happen. Please contact one of the following people with any questions you may have.
November 12- KDG./5th and 6th grade Evaluations
November 13- 1st and 2nd grade Evaluations
December 1- coach/referee training 9AM
December 10- practices begin this week
January 12- GAME #1
January 28- Team pictures this week during practices
February 16- NO GAMES
March 8- Final Game Day
March 11- Awards Night Celebration at Fishers UMC
Game dates are:
1- Jan. 11/12
2- Jan. 18/19
3- Jan. 25/26
4- Feb. 1/2
5- Feb. 8/9
6- Feb. 22/23
7- Feb. 29/March 1
8- Mar. 7/8
During the season this year, we are incorporating a mission project. You may have heard about it or seen the information from Evaluation Night. We are encouraging teams to raise money to purchase insecticide treated bed nets for families in Africa to protect them from the deadly disease of malaria.
Here’s how it will work:
- The team that collects the most money will win a pizza party to be awarded at their last practice of the season.
- Tracking of donations:
- Money can be turned in at the greeting table on practice nights or game days.
- Fill out a Megaphone or Basketball cut-outs and place in the basket.
- Tracking of donations will be done via the mega phone or basketball cut-outs.
- Donations of all amounts will be accepted. Tracking for teams will be done on a per net basis. (Nets are $10.)
- It is important the team name is on the cut-out as this will be our only means to track money per team.
- You will receive updates via the weekly coach’s email on how the teams are doing in the competition.
- COACHES and TEAM PARENT - Encourage your team to participate.
- Set a goal of nets for your team to reach.
- Keep the players and family informed of how your team is doing through out the season.
- Encourage players to work odd jobs for extra donations from family members or neighbors.
- Communication is the key to the success of this project as well as your basketball/cheer season.
- Completed megaphone/basketball cut-outs will be placed on the gym walls during the season to show our progress.
- There will be a net-o-meter placed in the gym or at the greeters table (as well as on our website homepage) that shows how many nets overall we have reached towards our goal of 1000 nets
Pray for 100 days. You will receive a specific list to follow as we pray for God’s will in this incredible ministry. Prayer is the only way this season will be successful!
Want to be a prayer partner? Please contact Leah Ann Self with your name, address, e-mail, and phone #.
League Director: Leah Ann Self
Assistant League Director: Jenny Wade
Prayer Commissioners: Jean Graves
Devotion Commissioner: Jeff Buck
Assistant Devotions: Katie Swisher
Boys Coaches Commissioner: Tony Anderson
Girls Coaches Commissioner: Bob Kizer
Kindergarten Commissioner: Bill Skidmore
Cheerleading Commissioners: Jayne Evans
Lisa Pagel
Elizabeth Pagel
Advertising Commissioner:
Referee Commissioner: David Wade
Greeter Commissioner: Don Hardesty
Follow-up Commissioner:
Concession Commissioner: Brenda Forbes
Leah Ann Self- League Director 773-4406 self4royals@aol.com
lself@emmanuelumc.org
Jenny Wade- Assistant League
Director (765) 552-0221 jenanddavid@hotmail.com
Tony Anderson- Boys’ division
Commissioner 774-0171
tanderson@dilloncg.com
Bob Kizer- Girls’ division
Commissioner 595-0958 bkizer@walkerinfo.com
Bill Skidmore- Kindergarten 773-9319 bill.skidmore@thomson.net
David Wade- Referee Commissioner (765) 552-0221 jenanddavid@hotmail.com
Lisa and Elizabeth Pagel- Cheer
Commissioners 773-4039
dlebpagel@insightbb.com
Jayne Evans- Cheer Commissioner 774-8460 robertjayne.evans@sbcglobal.net
Beth Anderson- Nothing But Nets
Mission Coordinator 773-4406 banderson@emmanuelumc.org
16000 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, Indiana 46060
Phone: (317) 773-4406 Fax: (317) 773-9165