Upward Basketball and Cheerleading

Upward is a first-class sports experience that emphasizes healthy competition, sportsmanship, skills building and fun versus the "win-at-all-costs" mentality found in many children sports leagues. Upward coaches and referees play a vital role in that. For as little as a two hour per week investment, you can make an eternal difference in the life of a child. Will you be one making a difference and pulling out the winner in children this season?

Time Commitment:

COACHES
Teams practice one hour per week for 10 weeks from mid January to Mid March. Games are also one hour per week on Saturdays from Mid January to mid March.
REFEREES
Upward Refs are vital to the success of our Upward League. They are assigned as many as two games per week (unless there is a desire to do more) each Saturday beginning Mid January and going through Mid March.

Requirements:

Each UPWARD volunteer must submit an Upward volunteer application as well as complete a background check.

Positions:
Head Coach - No real coaching experience is necessary. You will be trained and given detailed instructions as well as practical tools on how to lead your team. Each week you will lead your team through a pre-determined set of skills and weekly devotions. Head coaches must be professing followers of Christ.

Assistant Coaches - Help Head Coach lead team drills and accomplish team goals.

Cheer Squad Leaders - No real coaching experience is necessary. You will be trained and given detailed instructions as well as practical tools on how to lead your squad. Each week you will lead your cheer squad through a pre-determined set of cheers and weekly devotions. Head Squad Leaders must be professing followers of Christ.

Referees - Some referee experience, although helpful, is not necessary. Referees will receive specific training to help run the weekly games, keeping the games on schedule, safe, and fun for the participants.

House keeping - volunteer are needed to help the League Director keep the facilities clean and empty trash as needed during game days.
Lighting and Announcing - volunteers are needed to help with lighting and audio cues as well as announcing of players on game days.

Contact:

Keith Griffith / Associate Pastor
614.468.4145 / Send EMail