2006 Awards Night Questions :
Can children play on a full court as they get older?
Due to size limitations of the courts and the number of players in the league we
are
unable to have full court games at this time.
Increase the age limitation to include older children.
The Upward Unlimited recommends the ages for the sports in the program. All of
the
learning materials are made for the ages specified.
Do not have parents choose only one day that is not good for practices let them
chose more.
The forms that come from Upward Unlimited are already made with a choice of one
exclusion.
The logistics of trying to let every one of the over 600 children choose their
own times
would not create even teams or allow for the coaches work schedules or practice
facility
availability.
Can the children be distributed more evenly on teams?.
Every attempt is made to make each team equal. Several variables can
change this, such as:
carpool links, coach links, and exclusion nights. Players also can grow and
progress between
evaluations and games and we have had some players quit mid-season. We
understand that
it makes for fun games when each team has an equal chance to win so we try our
best to
make the teams fair.
Can practice times be earlier? Some were late in the evening.
We are sorry that some of the practices had to begin at 8:00 but due to the time
allowances
on the use of facilities and the coaches who volunteer work schedules these
times were all
we had available. We appreciate the parents who are flexible and work with
us to fill these
time slots. It really is amazing how many children can practice weekly at only 2
facilities.
Thank you for your understanding.
Do we really need to keep score?
We do not keep score until the 3rd grade. It is an instructional league at
the
Kindergarten level, however as the children progress in their skills and age
they are playing in
a league. Most of the children even at the 2nd grade level can tell you
the score without
a scoreboard.
Can the Coaches communicate with the players and parents more?
Our coaches are given the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses we receive
on
the registration forms so please keep this information up to date.. If you have
a question
at anytime time and you cannot reach your coach please call Lee or Brenda
Skidmore at
330-723-5435, we will try to help.
Also , on the registration form is a box for becoming a parent volunteer. This
position
could be used as an aid for the coach in communication or you could always be an
assistant coach if your team needs one. We are grateful for our
volunteers!
Why is God talked about with the children?
The purpose statement of Upward basketball includes teaching salvation,
character and
self-esteem, see www.upward.com <http://www.upward.com>
Church attendance is not required to participate in
Upward basketball and we welcome all families.
Can we have more time between games?
Due to the schedules at the each church and the size of the leagues the games
have to
run on the hour. The time of the parents and other spectators is valuable
so we make
sure to do all we can to run on time.
Referee training.
The referees attend a training seminar with the coaches at the beginning
of the season.
If any parent would like to help in either coaching or refereeing games we would
be glad
to have your help. You could ref as little as one game per week. Mark your
registration
form or just call Lee or Brenda Skidmore or email us at Skidmore5@zoominternet.net
<mailto:Skidmore5@zoominternet.net>
Can you change the uniforms or stars?
Upward Unlimited sends us the materials we use. We have no input on colors, star
materials,
or other items in the player packet. As soon as we know this year's color we
will put it on
the home page.
2007 Awards Night
Questions :
Can children play on a full court as they get older?
Yes! We have been so blessed to be able to have Reimer Road Baptist Church
join us to allow for full court play for the 5th and 6th grade leagues. They
have a great facility and have been very supportive of Upward in Wadsworth.
Increase the age limitation to include older children.
The Upward Unlimited recommends the ages for the sports in the program. All of
the learning materials are made for the ages specified. K-6. All players must
be 5 by October 20.
Do not have parents choose only one day that is not
good for practices let them chose more than one exception.
The forms that come from Upward Unlimited are already made with a choice of
one exclusion. The logistics of trying to let every one of the 800
children choose their own times would not create even teams or allow for the
coaches work schedules or practice facility availability.
Can the children be distributed more evenly on teams?
Every attempt is made to make each team equal. Several variables can
change this, such as: coach links, and exclusion nights.
Players also can grow and progress between evaluations and games. We understand that it makes for fun games
when each team has an equal chance to win so we try our best to make the teams
fair.
Can practice times be earlier? Some were late in the
evening.
We are sorry that some of the practices had to begin at 8:00 but due to the
time allowances on the use of facilities and the coaches (who volunteer) work
schedules these times were all we had available. We appreciate the
parents who are flexible and work with us to fill these time slots. It really
is amazing how many children can practice weekly at only 3 facilities. Thank
you for your understanding.
Do we really need to keep score?
We do not keep score until the 3rd grade. It is an instructional league
at the
Kindergarten level, however as the children progress in their skills and age
they are playing in a league. Most of the children, even at the 2nd
grade level, can tell you the score without a scoreboard.
Can the Coaches communicate with the players and
parents more?
Our coaches are given the names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses we receive
on the registration forms so please keep this information up to date. If you
have a question at anytime time and you cannot reach your coach please call
Lee or Brenda Skidmore at 330-723-5435, or for 1st and 2nd grade
only Dan Lance at 330-336-7130 or Debbie Langan at 330-239-5218 and we will try to help.
Also, on the registration form is a box for becoming a parent volunteer. This
position could be used as an aid for the coach in communication or you could
always be an assistant coach if your team needs one. Parent Volunteers help
organize the snacks for practice or games, should you chose to provide one.
We are grateful for our volunteers!
Why is God talked about with the children?
The purpose statement of Upward basketball includes teaching salvation,
character and self-esteem, see www.upward.com
.
Church
attendance is not required to participate in
Upward basketball and we welcome all families.
Can we have more time between games?
Due to the schedules at the each church and the size of the leagues the games
have to run on the hour. The time of the parents and other spectators is
valuable so we make sure to do all we can to run on time.
Referee training.
The referees attend a training seminar with the coaches at the beginning
of the season. If any parent would like to help in either coaching or
refereeing games we would be glad to have your help. You could ref as
little as one game per week. Mark your registration form or just call Lee or
Brenda Skidmore or email us at Skidmore5@zoominternet.net
<mailto:Skidmore5@zoominternet.net>
Can you change the uniforms or stars?
Upward Unlimited sends us the materials we use. We have no input on colors,
star materials, or other items in the player packet. The colors for the
2006-2007 season are Blue and Gold. Notre Dame or as our new Pastor
would say WVU colors.The stars will be iron
on this year.
Can I cancel once we have signed up our child to play
in the League?
Yes, but a cancellation fee of $10.00 will be charged. After we have
placed the order for the player kits no refunds will be provided.
Can I request more than one teammate for my child or a particular coach?
There will be no carpool link on the form this year. Coaches can only be linked to one
player who is most likely to be their child.