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Coaches' Corner: Keith

Coaches' Corner: Keith

Up2Us Sports coaches are leaders in the field of sports-based youth development (SBYD), but they often don't receive the recognition they deserve. Coaches' Corner is our way to show our appreciation for our incredible coaches who make positive change in their communities every day.

Getting to Know: Dr. Ahada McCummings

Getting to Know: Dr. Ahada McCummings

Dr. Ahada McCummings is not afraid to make changes, on the playing field or in life. It might surprise you to learn that Up2Us Sports’ Senior National Director of External Affairs and Organizational Learning began her professional life in the field of mathematics, working as an actuary for an insurance company in New York City.

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Turning National Service into Meaningful Careers

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Turning National Service into Meaningful Careers

Up2Us Sports may be best known as the only national service program for sports. But beyond providing kids and communities with caring coach-mentors, Up2Us Sports supports its service members who wish to find full-time nonprofit and/or sports-related work.

Coaches' Corner: Andre

Coaches' Corner: Andre

Up2Us Sports coaches are leaders in the field of sports-based youth development (SBYD), but they often don't receive the recognition they deserve. Coaches' Corner is our way to show our appreciation for our incredible coaches who make positive change in their communities every day.

This Giving Tuesday, Up2Us Sports Invites United MileagePlus Members to Donate Miles

This Giving Tuesday, Up2Us Sports Invites United MileagePlus Members to Donate Miles

Starting today, MileagePlus® members can help Up2Us Sports raise miles to help support coaches through United’s crowdsourcing program, Miles on a Mission. Up2Us Sports is aiming to raise 300,000 miles and United will provide an additional 50,000 bonus miles once the mile raising goal is reached.

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Up2Us Sports Research Published in the Journal of Nutrients

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Up2Us Sports Research Published in the Journal of Nutrients

Up2Us Sports is pleased to present a new research study published in the Journal of Nutrients. Up2Us Sports commissioned Themes in Train-the-Trainer Nutrition Education Interventions Targeting Middle School Students: A Systematic Review.

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Commitment to Service and a Growth Mindset: Up2Us Sports VISTA Alum Rebecca Sayers

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Commitment to Service and a Growth Mindset: Up2Us Sports VISTA Alum Rebecca Sayers

To be of service seems to come as naturally as breathing to Up2Us Sports VISTA alum Rebecca Sayers: when asked why she serves, her response is simply, “Why wouldn’t I?”

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[WATCH] 1-on-1 With Up2Us Sports, Episode 3: Wayne B. Moss

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[WATCH] 1-on-1 With Up2Us Sports, Episode 3: Wayne B. Moss

1-on-1 With Up2Us Sports is a virtual series hosted by Up2Us Sports where we sit down and speak with athletes, coaches, partners and others about interesting topics related to our work in the Sports-Based Youth Development field. Episode 3 is with Wayne B. Moss, Executive Director of the National Council of Youth Sports.

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Happy National Coach Appreciation Day and #ThanksCoach

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Happy National Coach Appreciation Day and #ThanksCoach

At Up2Us Sports, we’ve had over 4,000 individuals transform the lives of the communities they serve. 4,000 AmeriCorps Coaches and VISTAs serving youth across the nation, which has been made possible through dedication, donations, and purpose.

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