Upward Sports
Basketball
Basketball leagues begin at age 4 and run through 12th grade. Each age range will meet to practice once and week and will have weekly games. Upward basketball focuses on teaching the love of God and the basics of basketball while encouraging inclusivity no matter the skill level so all are welcome!
Cheerleading
Upward Cheerleading at Eastland is used to teach the love of God and the fundamentals of cheerleading through encouragement and fun. We start at age 4 and run through 12th grade.
Important Dates:
Everyone must attend one basketball evaluation or cheerleading orientation. These are not tryouts.
K4 through 12th grade boys and girls
Saturday, November 2nd (anytime between 10am and noon)
Thursday, November 7th (anytime between 6pm and 8pm)
Teams practice one night a week for one hour at Eastland Church. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.
Times for the practices won’t be determined until after the teams are selected. Early practices will start at 6pm and late practices at 8pm.
All games are also played at Eastland Church.
Saturday, January 4, 2025 – First Game Day
K4 through 12th grade boys and girls
Saturday, November 2nd (anytime between 10am and noon)
Thursday, November 7th (anytime between 6pm and 8pm)
Teams practice one night a week for one hour at Eastland Church. Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday nights.
Times for the practices won’t be determined until after the teams are selected. Early practices will start at 6pm and late practices at 8pm.
All games are also played at Eastland Church.
Saturday, January 4, 2025 – First Game Day
About upward Sports
Upward is a different kind of sports league where we strive to ensure that every child, regardless of their ability or skill level, works toward reaching their potential as an athlete, and as a person. By providing a fun sports experience based on healthy competition, Upward Sports Leagues help kids develop skills for the sports arena and values for life. Upward Sports uses the universal language of sports to connect with kids at a critical age and help them discover and build athletic skills, values, self-confidence and a life-long love of the game.
Every child is important and is treated with dignity, care, and concern. Every child is encouraged to reach his or her potential. Every child has the opportunity to play, to achieve, to learn, and to develop.
Every child is important and is treated with dignity, care, and concern. Every child is encouraged to reach his or her potential. Every child has the opportunity to play, to achieve, to learn, and to develop.
At Upward Sports, families matter. Our Eastland leagues give families all the benefits of participating in team sports while protecting them from hectic travel schedules and the win-at-all costs mentality that burns out young athletes. With just a one-hour practice and one-hour game each week, our leagues conveniently fit into busy family schedules. At practice, players learn the skills necessary to play their sport, learn how to act as a team, and participate in a devotion time that will teach them about God. Throughout the season, all players receive an equal amount of playing time and an equal number of starts. At each game, every player receives a game day star, highlighting an are in which they excelled.