UPWARD registration info

Good News!!!  We are very excited about starting this new season of UPWARDinToledo.
Sad New!!!  Registration for the upcoming season is closed.

Since Saturday’s registration, some families have contacted us about joining the league.
While we would love to accommodate all of these late requests, we cannot.

Here are two reasons why that is the case.

- the importance of evaluation night for kids and adults

- the effort we have made to communicate information to you and the community.

I understand deadlines are missed.  Life is busy.  I almost missed registering my kids online.

However the deadlines are set up for a reason and the evaluations definitely are VERY important.

The evaluations are an essential part of a successful league.  We realized that the hard way last year, which is why we stressed every child needed to be at one of the registrations (12/9 or 12/12). 

Why are the evaluations important?

- Players’ skill levels are evaluated and scored so we can try our best to create evenly matched teams.  Last year we were more relaxed about evaluations which lead to some of the team imbalance we had last year.

- Parents are reminded of what UPWARDinToledo is about and what expectations we have for kids and parents.  Two of the main reminders I told the parents were UPWARDinToledo  is unashamedly a ministry of Emmanuel Baptist Church and is unashamedly done for the Glory of God. 

We have been communicating the importance of registering and coming to an evaluation

through emails to the last 2 years of UPWARD families  (11/5; 11/30; 12:2)

through our website, www.upwardintoledo.com

through yard signs throughout Toledo 

through facebook posts (9/24; 10/2; 10/30; 11/30; 12/4; 12/8; 12/11; 12/12)

through an ad in November’s ChristianPathway magazine

through the radio (ProclaimFM)

through brochures that were given to Washington Local, EBC, EC and LifeWay

through a table in the foyer for 3 weeks

through a couple of announcements

though the community calendar at http://www.wlmb.com/eventlist

through the ministry “business” cards

through an announcement and information at last year’s end of the season celebration

There are probably other ways we have tried to get news out, I just cannot remember right now : )

The only exceptions to the “Every UPWARD player must be evaluated!” rule were kids who were registered, were paid for and contacted us about why they were not going to be at evaluations.  This was only about 5 kids total.

Here is what you need to remember about UPWARDinToledo

November – registration

December – evaluations

January – season starts