Southwinds Church hosted Upward Basketball Camp in Lake Chaparral this year with a total of 50 children participating this year. Southwinds Church volunteers were assisted by summer teams from First Baptist Church of Kings Mountain, NC and Mountain View Baptist Church of Hickory, NC. We also had extra help from Current Team, South Calgary. There were 6 teams of children in the camp with excellent coaches and drill leaders. Each Upward Basketball camper received an Upward Basketball in their size, a water bottle, and a tee shirt.
Our head coach for Upward Basketball was Duane Armstrong. Ladies enjoyed crafts with Dani & Deanne while younger children enjoyed “playground camp” while their older siblings played basketball. Jordan led in devotions daily at camp.
At the end of Upward Basketball week, a family BBQ was held at Lake Chaparral, including hot dogs, pop, and chips, and the most favourite bouncy house! After dinner and fellowship, the children participated in a “race down the falls” with their basketballs. Each team placed their ball in the streambed at the top of the hill, and the winning team ball cheered as their ball crossed the finish line first!
Upward Stars are awarded after each camp day.
Blue represents Effort.
Gold represents Sportsmanship.
Gray represents Offense.
Red represents Defense.
White represents Christlikeness.