Upward Basketball and Cheer
Allows K5 to 6th grade to learn about God while also learning great basketball and cheerleading skills.
Upward is back for the 2026 season!
Details
Who: Kindergarten/5 years to 6th grade
Cost: $160 per player and cheerleader. Price goes up to $200 on 11/9 (day prior to evaluations)
Scholarships are available upon request. Contact Quinn Bennett at qbennett@rrumc.org
What's included: Full uniforms for basketball and cheerleading (poms also included). Please use this sizing guide to order player uniforms and coach shirt.
Required Forms: Emergency Medical and Participant Release Forms are required, please click here to access and submit
Important Dates
Coaches schedule announced: 11/21/2025
Team assignment announced: 11/28/2025
Coaches training: 12/1/2025
Last day for registration refunds: 12/12/2025
Practices start the week of 12/8/2025 and will run Monday through Friday until 2/27/2026. No practices the week of Christmas and New Year's (during the school winter vacation).
There will be no practices 1/16, 1/19, and 2/16 due to Rocky River schools being closed
Games start 1/10/2026 and end 2/28/2026.
Picture day: 1/17/2025
Evaluations
11/10 (Last names A-I) (6:00pm-7:30pm)
11/11 (Last names J-R) (6:00pm-7:30pm)
11/12 (Last names S-Z) (6:00pm-7:30pm)
11/13 (those that can't come earlier in week) (6:00pm-7:00pm)
11/18 (MAKE UP ONLY) (6:00pm-7:00pm)
Upward Celebration will be on 3/1/2026! We will once again host our friends from Epic Ministries with an all-new, faith based show!
Winter weather policy: "In the event that Rocky River Schools are closed due to weather, Upward practices will still take place unless the league director or coach of your team reaches out to tell you it is cancelled. If unsure about practice status, please reach out to your coach or league director."
Black Basketball Jersey
Yellow Basketball Jersey
Cheer Top
Cheer Skort
We are excited to expand our program this year to start practices earlier, allowing kids more time to learn skills before the first game!
Upward strives, whenever possible, to have teams that are closely matched in height and skill level to provide the best experience for all players and cheerleaders. For that reason, we are generally not able to accommodate requests to be on the same team as friends.
However, we recognize that there are times when a player or cheerleader would benefit from being on a particular team or a particular practice night. Because the goal is to have closely matched teams, we CANNOT guarantee that special requests will be granted. To the extent that you would like to make a special request for your player or cheerleader, please do so using this special request form.
You can now follow us on Twitter for the latest updates on registration, practices, games, and more!
Volunteering
Where can you help? We need volunteers every week to make Upward a success.
The following areas need volunteers: coaches, referees, concessions, devotion leaders, and game announcers. Please contact Daniel Rittgers if you are willing to help in any way at drittgers@rrumc.org.
Coaches MUST fill out the practice availability form in addition to this form.
