Upward Basketball is for Kindergarten thru 6^th grades. We won't know how the league will divide into age groups or male/female divisions until registration closes on October 31, 2022.

Practices will begin the week of January 2, 2023. Teams will practice one day a week for one hour (1-6). Kindergarten will practice/play on Saturdays 8:30-10:00am.

Games begin on January 15^th and go for 8 consecutive Saturdays. A game schedule is provided at least 3 weeks in advance of the first game. Games last approximately one hour.

Upward basketball teams are formed based on evaluations that take place the week of November 7th. Each player will complete drills with and without the basketball. The scores given will help form competitive teams.

All players MUST perform an evaluation in order to be placed on a team. You have two options this year for evaluations:

At Home evaluations. A parent or adult will perform the evaluation at home or an alternate location. You will need a basketball and a hoop (8ft for grades K-2 and 9ft for grades 3-5). We use a 28.5 inch ball for all grades except for Kindergarten - they use a 27.5 inch ball.

You will receive instructions and a short video to demonstrate.

In Person Evaluation at Bon Air Baptist Church. There are 3 sessions from 6:00-8:00 p.m. to choose from, Nov. 7, 8 and 9.

Can I Make Requests?

The evaluations are designed to make teams competitive. Any carpool or friend requests can alter the integrity of the teams. However, we realize that carpools are important and that players want to be with their friends. We will allow families to make ONE request. If a request is made BOTH players must request each other. Also note that if a practice night exclusion is listed, that will count as the only request. In other words if you list a friend you must leave all nights open for practice.

We always need coaches!! If you have any basketball knowledge, OR are just energetic and fun, we can pair you with an experienced co-coach.