Co-ed Children in grades 1 - 6 (grade beginning in fall).
Football league is for boys AND girls.
Practices will begin in late August.
Games start at the beginning of September.
Why flag football?
3.8 million children played organized football in the U.S. in 2004
Why Upward Flag Football?
Football is a sport that many more children want to play, but are too
young or not interested in the contact of tackle football. Upward Flag
Football offers a break from the norm. The primary focus of Upward is to
develop the Winner in EVERY child, not just a few. By keeping this goal in
mind, you are able to build a league that promotes salvation,
character, and self-esteem in all who participate through:
- Sportsmanship and competitiveness in proper perspective by not
maintaining league standings in any division.
- Equipping coaches and referees to minister by providing extensive
teaching tools and resources.
- Providing opportunities to promote other church ministries to all
participants and their families.
- Allowing the coach to focus on ministering to children and their
families, instead of game strategy, by having a set substitution
system where all players are allowed equal playing time and equal
opportunity for improvement.
- Encouraging each player with a game day award
following every game.
- Maximizing ministry opportunities by exposing players to
Scripture-based devotions during each practice and spectators to
halftime testimonies each game day.
- Providing opportunities to see changed hearts and lives among
children, family members, and volunteers who experience an Upward
ministry.
- Building toward a harvest time at the Upward Awards Celebration
where participants and parents are given an opportunity to respond to
the gospel.
