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UPWARD BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING:
Basketball and Cheerleading registration is now open
for the 2019-20 Winter league.
Our Upward Basketball & Cheerleading Winter League is a ministry at Rose Drive Friends Church for all families seeking a league that develops the total athlete Mentally, Athletically, Spiritually, and Socially. Upward Sports athletes grow in character, confidence, faith, and sportsmanship. We strive to promote and teach good sportsmanship and teamwork in a Biblical context – we make every attempt to make sure all players get an equal amount of game play. Rose Drive is one of many participating churches in a program that is available across the nation. For more information about Upward Unlimited, visit www.upward.org. To find out more about Upward Cheerleading, please click here.
Upward Basketball and Cheerleading are designed for boys and girls from 1st – 8th grade. Upward Basketball teams play by grade (1st-2nd, 3rd-4th, etc.) and by gender (girls play with girls and boys with boys.) 
Cost for either Basketball or Cheerleading: $160 September 2-October 31; $175 November 1-3 (Basketball cost includes t-shirt, reversible jersey, reversible shorts, and Memory Mate picture. Cheerleading cost includes cheer top and skort, mock turtleneck, poms, megaphone, hair ribbon and Memory Mate picture.)
Important Dates:
- Evaluation Days: (At evaluations, your child’s skills will be evaluated and his/her uniform will be sized. Please choose one of the two days and plan on 45-60 minutes.)
- Saturday, November 2 (2:30-6:30 PM), Rose Drive Friends Church gymnasium
1st-2nd graders: 2:30-3:30 PM
3rd-4th graders: 3:30-4:30 PM
5th-6th graders: 4:30-5:30 PM
7th-8th graders: 5:30-6:30 PM - Sunday, November 3 (1-3:30 PM), Rose Drive Friends Church gymnasium
1st-4th graders: 1-2:30 PM
5th-8th graders: 2:30-3:30 PM
- Saturday, November 2 (2:30-6:30 PM), Rose Drive Friends Church gymnasium
- One-hour practices* begin the week of December 9, 2019. (No practice the weeks of 12/23 and 12/30.) Practices could be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday night at 5:30, 6:30, or 7:30 PM.** Each team practices once/week. At registration, you may choose one day that does not work for you.
- *Grades 5th-8th will practice 1.5 hours/wk due to playing full court.
- **Cheerleaders will practice one day a week for one hour.
- One-hour games: The first of eight games will begin on Saturday, January 11, 2020, and run weekly on Saturdays through February 29. Games are held every hour starting at 8 AM. 1st-4th graders play half-court; 5th-8th graders play full-court. Cheerleaders cheer one game/week.
- Picture Day: (Saturday, January 25, prior to your scheduled game) One Memory Mate photo is included in the registration price. Optional additional photos will be available to order and purchase.
- Celebration Night: Monday, March 2, 7-8 PM in the Rose Drive Friends Church Sanctuary. Come celebrate the season together!
- Coach & Volunteer Meetings are scheduled for Thursday, October 24, and Thursday, November 21, from 6:30-7:30 PM in the Fireside Room on the SE side of the gym building. Additional help is always needed! To apply to be a coach, please click HERE.
For additional questions, please email Kristen at upward@rdf.org.
UPWARD INDOOR SOCCER
What is Upward Soccer? Upward Soccer is a ministry at Rose Drive Friends Church for all those families seeking a league that celebrates team soccer and good sportsmanship. Our Upward Soccer League is designed for boys and girls from 1st – 8th grade. Boys play with boys and girls play with girls. The children will learn soccer skills alongside valuable Biblical lessons. We strive to promote and teach good sportsmanship and teamwork in a Biblical context – we make every attempt to make sure all players get an equal amount of game play. Rose Drive Friends is one of many participating churches in a program that is available across the nation. For more information about Upward Sports, visit www.upward.org.
2020 Spring Soccer Details will be coming soon!
Thank you for your interest in our Upward Soccer; registration for our spring league will begin January 2020.
Questions? Call the Church Office: 714.528.6496 or email upward@rdf.org