Upward Basketball is a league for Kindergarten through 5th Grade Boys and Girls that takes place each year from November-February.  Please check back and look for more information and registration for the 2013-2014 season in August of 2013.  Stay tuned for more information!

At Johnson Ferry Sports and Upward Basketball our vision is to be intentional about helping your child develop their basketball knowledge and skills in a time based progression, according to their age, that allows for a comprehensive building of skills.  All too often children are forced to learn new things before they are ready or before they have mastered previous skills.  Our goal is to be intentional about helping them development at a healthy pace.

Please click here to view our Player Progression Plan by division.

Our Kindergarten division is designed to be a developmental league to prepare young players for the 1st Grade Division.  Since the emphasis is on development and instruction, the main focus in the Kindergarten league is to introduce players to the basic fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, passing, team defense, as well as provide them with the opportunity to learn the basic Upward rules.

The commitment for the Kindergarten division is 2 hours every week with one 1 hour practice during the week and a 1 hour game on Saturday. 

The Kindergarten Division is co-ed but we are prepared to split the division by gender should we have enough of each gender registered to do so.

This substitution system is designed to provide every player equal opportunity for improvement. The substitution system ensures that:

• Every child will play at least half of the game.
• No child will sit out more than six minutes at a time.
• Every child will have an opportunity to be in the starting lineup.
• In most cases, each child will play against someone of equal ability.
• Coaches are not open to making unfair substitutions or being accused of such.
• Coaches are free from monitoring playing time for each player.
• Playing time for all players is virtually even over the course of the season.