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UPWARD Basketball and Cheer Continues to Grow in Sandpoint EMPHASIZING HEALTHY COMPETITION, SPORTSMANSHIP AND SKILL BUILDING
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n a time where families are pulled in a million different directions, Upward Basketball and Cheerleading is bringing families and the community together. Upward Sports, the world’s largest Christian sports league for children, attracts more than 550,000 kids each year with its unique approach—teaching skills for the sports arena and values for life. On any given Saturday in January and February it’s hard to go anywhere and not spot boys and girls in the brightly colored Upward uniforms. For the last five years Upward has provided a firstclass sports experience that emphasizes healthy competition, sportsmanship, skills building and fun while seeking to build spirituality, character and self-esteem. To avoid player and parent burnout, Upward Sports Leagues limit the time commitment to one practice and one game per week. Upward attributes its growing popularity to a combination of factors: • Unique substitution system designed to provide every child equal playing time, competing against an equally matched opponent. • Competitive games with strict adherence to a proprietary drafting system that balances talent on each team. • Supportive coaches that bring out “the winner” in every child regardless of the game’s score.
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The league accommodates players and cheerleaders from 1st – 8th grade. Upward will never turn a child away due to cost, last year over $3000 in scholarships were awarded to families who needed some financial help. The gymnasiums draw a full house of spectators on game days and the excitement is contagious with players announced by name as they run through the “tunnel”, high energy music, announcers calling the games and fun half-time activities that draw the parents in for participation. After the first game of last season one family commented, “We just moved here from the east coast and honestly I’ve never seen anything like this. From the music to the coaches, the quality officials and the cheerleaders…it’s REAL basketball. I am impressed with the encouraging environment you’ve managed to create with this program.” While Upward will continue to be committed to teaching great skills, what will remain a larger focus is the commitment to shaping great kids. There is still time to register your child for this season. For more information you may contact the League Directors, Hillary DeCecchis or Kim Brackett at 208.263.4818.
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