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Coach Kelli: Facilitating Healing and Wellness Through Sports

Coach Kelli: Facilitating Healing and Wellness Through Sports

Coach Kelli is all about healing—for the kids they mentor, their community, and themself. Both on and off the basketball court, Kelli integrates their interests in wellness, relationship-building, and social justice in order to build on sports’ potential as a healing modality

Serving During COVID-19: Coach McKenna

Serving During COVID-19: Coach McKenna

When COVID-19 forced sports programs to transition online, Coach McKenna engaged the trauma-informed, sports-based youth development training she received with Up2Us Sports in order to continue connecting with her student athletes, and to provide them with much-needed support in an uncertain time.

[WATCH] A Call To Action: A Conversation on Sports And Equity, Hosted by Up2Us Sports

[WATCH] A Call To Action: A Conversation on Sports And Equity, Hosted by Up2Us Sports

On July 20th, 2020, Up2Us Sports hosted a conversation about the intersection of sports and racial justice. We heard from youth, professional athletes, and sport-based community advocates on the role sports can play in addressing racial inequity.

A Call To Action: A Conversation on Sports And Equity, Hosted by Up2Us Sports

A Call To Action: A Conversation on Sports And Equity, Hosted by Up2Us Sports

Join a conversation about the intersection of sports and racial justice. Hear from youth, professional athletes, and sport-based community advocates on the role sports can play in addressing racial inequity.

Sports As A Job | Jerita Mitchell + Up2Us Sports

Sports As A Job interviewed Up2Us Sports’ New Orleans Program Manager, Jerita Mitchell, on her pathway from being an Up2Us Sports coach to full-time staff member.

Boston Globe | How Malaky Lewis hasn’t let his physical disability get in the way of his wrestling career

Boston Globe | How Malaky Lewis hasn’t let his physical disability get in the way of his wrestling career

The Boston Globe featured a story on an incoming Up2Us Sports coach, Malaky Lewis, and how he hasn’t let his physical disability get in the way of his wrestling career. Read the full story.

Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee

Serving During COVID-19: Alumni Coach Ebonee

Up2Us Sports coach alumni Ebonee Arielle has transformed her dance program to be entirely online to accommodate the current stay-at-home and social distancing regulations in Los Angeles. Hear from Coach Ebonee on her experience and how she continues to help youth in LA through dance and movement.