Work with us to advance sports-based youth development! We offer Up2Us Sports member organizations the opportunity to host Up2Us Coaches or AmeriCorps VISTAs to work with youth and increase program capacity. In addition, we offer onsite training for organizations interested in training their staff and/or coaches in a variety of areas.

Up2Us Sports is pleased to announce its 2020-2021 Call for Partnerships (CFP). Applications are now live in all regions for the following partnership opportunities:

• Host a coach through the Up2Us Coach program [Due: 1/31/20]

• Host a capacity-building AmeriCorps VISTA Member (New York State only)  [Due: 1/31/20]

• Get staff and coaches trained by Up2Us Training [Due: Rolling]

To view and apply for opportunities specific to your region, click here!

Questions about the coach, training, or VISTA application process?

• Attend one of our Call for Partnerships informational webinars:

  • #1: December 4, 2019, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST - Register here

  • #2: January 15, 2020, 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST - Register here

• Contact your regional office

• Email membership services

Why Up2Us Sports Coaches?

• Click here to listen to Cecilia Rodhe of Noah’s Arc Foundation, a long-time recipient of our coaches, on why Up2Us Sports coaches are so great and how they’ve helped grow their program.

• Hear from Coach Kyrell, Coach Alex and Coach Chris about what makes coaching through Up2Us Sports so unique.

Why Up2Us Sports VISTAs?

• Hear from VISTA Jen and VISTA Alex about their experiences in the VISTA program and how they’ve helped the organizations we place them in.

Why Up2Us Sports Training?

• Watch the stories of Coach Tiffany, Coach Tayquan and Coach Delmy and how they’ve impacted the lives of the kids they coach thanks to the training they get from Up2Us Sports.

• Take our new digital curriculum - Keep Girls in Sport - for coaches, mentors, and role models for girls, and learn how our training is different.