Upward Basketball – Bon Air Baptist Church

Upward Basketball

Mission: Promoting the discovery of Jesus through sports

Bon Air Baptist Church partners with Upward Sports to offer basketball to boys and girls in Kindergarten through the 6th grade. We connect with our members and our community to offer a program that focuses on sharing and creating gospel opportunities while teaching the game of basketball.

Online registration for Upward Basketball opens Friday September 15th for boys and girls Kindergarten – 6th grade. Our league reached capacity two weeks before registration ended last year and had a very long waitlist. Please DO NOT WAIT to sign up if you plan to play this season. All leagues will be COED, unless there’s enough girls to make a separate league. League breakdown by grade is below.

Players have ONE request this season. You may either request a practice night exclusion OR a carpool request (ONE PLAYER – list in notes section of online registration) If you request a player for carpool, they must also request you. We will not honor multiple requests for teammates. If you list both a practice night exclusion and a carpool request, we will only honor the practice night exclusion.

League Breakdown

Kindergarten – will practice and play on Saturday mornings. Practice at 8:30am and game at 9am at Bon Air Baptist – 27.5 inch ball 8 ft hoop
1/2 Grade – 28.5 inch ball 8 ft hoop (practice one day/week with games on Saturdays)
3/4 Grade - 28.5 inch ball 9ft hoop (practice one day/week with games on Saturdays)
5/6 Grade - 28.5 inch ball 10ft hoop (practice one day/week with games on Friday or Saturday)

League Dates:

November 5, 6, 7 - Evaluations
December 11 – Practices Begin
January 6 – Games Begin
February 24 – Last Game

If you believe your child may benefit from playing up or down a league, please contact rebecca.madison@bonairbaptist.org to set up a time to discuss.

Volunteers! Register Here

Who Can Play?

When Are Practices and Games?

How Are Teams Formed? Evaluations?

Upward basketball teams are formed based on evaluations that take place the week of November 5th. 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. 5, 6, and 7.

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.

Can I Coach? Yes!