On Saturday, Emma cheered at her first Upward game! She had so much fun and looked so cute! We are so impressed with the Upward Sports program! She has practice one night a week for an hour and then a game on Saturday morning for an hour. The program only lasts for 2 months- in our area it is January and February. She cheers for basketball, but everything is very non-competitive. The squad cheers for Upward at every game, no matter which teams are playing (As in Go Upward, rather than the team that is playing). And they switch from one ball game on one side of the court to another ballgame on another side of the court at half time. At practices they learn the basics of cheering- arm motions, simple cheers and now they are starting to learn jumps. And they also have a devotional at every practice. We only had to pay $50 for the whole program and it included her uniform, pom-poms and a megaphone! And two months of practices and games to cheer at. Every time they show up at practice they get a new sticker for their megaphone. And when they lead cheers or do other things that show enthusiasm or leadership, they can earn more stickers. Such a neat program!
Every 5 minutes when there is a break, the girls get to go out and perform a cheer. They are so funny!
Here they are practicing before their game.
They also have a devotional in the gymnasium at half time! We are so thankful that our kids are getting to do fun activities like this that have a focus on the most important thing- God and His Word!
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