Maya Upward Basketball Winter 2009

Maya's 1st year of Upward basketball:



The players come through this entrance and run around the gym giving spectators high-fives:


The teams gather together to start the game with a prayer:


Each child wears a different-colored wristband to match the color of the wristband from one of the players from the opposing team--to help them remember to know who to guard during the game:


Receiving instructions from the coaches on the sidelines:








Maya was apprehensive when she first started playing, but her confidence grew throughout the season and she scored some great baskets: