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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Upward Sports™: The World’s Largest Christian Sports Program for
Children
1986
Developed a basketball program that incorporated
athletic skills and values
for success on and off the court—including sportsmanship, teamwork,
integrity and respect for authority
1994
Reached maximum number of athletes that could participate by
outpacing
the gymnasium’s capacity (despite a renovation); a wait list was created
1995
Launched first nationwide season of Upward Sports™ when
seven churches hosted Upward Basketball leagues with several hundred
players
2000
Expanded to include soccer and basketball cheerleading
2003
The 1,000th church hosted an Upward Sports™ league
2005
Added flag football and flag football cheerleading.
Launched first Upward Sports™ international league in Cape Town, South Africa
2006
More than 400,000 children participated in Upward Sports™ for the
first time. Launched the
first Upward Sports™ league in Canada
2007
International expansion continued as league launched in Ukraine
2008
First South American league launched in Brazil
2010
Some 2,600 churches worldwide host Upward Sports™ leagues with
540,000 children and 480,000 volunteers, coaches and referees in 46
states and four countries
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