{"id":27,"date":"2011-10-13T14:11:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/wp\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T14:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:47:08","slug":"upward-basketball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/?page_id=27","title":{"rendered":"Upward Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Click Here to: <a title=\"Upward Registration \" href=\"https:\/\/registration.upward.org\/UPW69148\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Register for Upward Basketball 2021<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Upward\u00a0Sports,\u00a0an international non-profit children\u2019s sports organization, offers a break from the norm of daily sports programs and builds leagues that ensure that every child is a winner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiving children the opportunity to learn and grow through participating in games they love is one of the most rewarding aspects of this program,\u201d said Caz McCaslin, founder and president of Upward Unlimited.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe primary focus of Upward is to develop the <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-105\" title=\"upward_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mbcnewhaven.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/upward_logo.jpg?resize=204%2C115\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"115\" \/>winner in every child, not just a select few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-104\" title=\"Upward_basketball_blue\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mbcnewhaven.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Upward_basketball_blue-300x256.jpg?resize=180%2C154\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"154\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Unlike traditional sports programs, Upward programs are structured so children participate in practices and games and play without league standings. Characteristics such as sportsmanship, kindness and character are valued as winning qualities. Coaches primarily focus on ministering to children and their families.\u00a0\u00a0Teams are arranged in a substitution system where all\u00a0players are allowed equal playing time and equal opportunity for improvement.<\/p>\n<p>To further the \u201cEvery Child Is A Winner\u201d philosophy, Upward coaches encourage each player with a game-day star award following each game that builds self-esteem and team spirit.\u00a0\u00a0For example, a red star stands for best defense.\u00a0\u00a0Additionally, instead of focusing on a win\/lose strategy, importance is shifted to the attitudes and efforts of each child on the team.<\/p>\n<p>Upward also operates on a one practice, one game a week agenda in an effort to maximize the family schedule, allowing participants to spend more time tending to other family activities.\u00a0\u00a0When a new league is formed, the Upward church provides coaches and volunteers with skills, drills and practice outlines.\u00a0\u00a0Coaches are also prepared with guides containing a scripture learning verse and devotions for practices and games.\u00a0\u00a0In addition, the referee will lead all sports teams in prayer in the center of the field or court at the beginning of each game.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"www.upward.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-103\" title=\"upward_basketball_banner\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mbcnewhaven.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/upward_basketball_banner-300x85.jpg?resize=300%2C85\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"85\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Information about Upward sports visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.upward.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.upward.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":1167,"featured_media":104,"parent":21,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8214,"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/8214"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mbcnewhaven.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}