Upward Basketball

and

Cheerleading

First Game -

Awards Celebration Tuesday, March 9, 2010

FOR MORE INFORMATION:  

Sharon Baptist Church (865) 938-7075

 IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

  1st Practice Begins

 When school is out there will not be Upward Practices...

 We will not practice the week of Thanksgiving, the week of Christmas, and New Year’s

 Jamboree  Games

 Start

 Picture Day 

  Last Game

  Make up Saturday if needed

 March 9th Awards Night

*Sportsmanship and competitiveness in proper perspective by not maintaining league standings in any division.
*Maximizing the family schedule by having only one hour of practice and one game each week.

*Equipping coaches and referees to minister by providing extensive teaching tools and resources.
*Providing opportunities to promote other church ministries to all participants and their families.
*Allowing the coach to focus on ministering to children and their families, instead of game strategy, by having a set substitution system where all players are allowed equal playing time and equal opportunity for improvement.
*Encouraging each player with a gameday award following every game.
*Maximizing ministry opportunities by exposing players to Scripture-based devotions during each practice and spectators to halftime testimonies each gameday.
*Providing opportunities to see changed hearts and lives among children, family members, and volunteers who experience an Upward ministry.
*Building toward a harvest time at Awards Night where participants and parents are given an opportunity to respond to the Gospel.

 Basketball Practices will be 1 hour.

 Consisting of

 45 minutes of practice

and

 15 minutes of "Devotion Time"

 with the players.