AGE UP News & Updates

  • US OPEN Day 2!

    Friday, the morning of our presentation, we woke up around 6:30 to someone constantly knocking on the door. It was none other than Hana Kawai, who would not stop knocking until we answered. Our presentation was at eight and it went great! People loved it, or so we’re told. At first for me (Soriya), it…

  • US Open Day One Recap

    Hey y’all, this is Soriya, in Colorado at the USAU US open. Our day started off super early, at 5:30am to be exact. The security checkpoint was my highlight of our time at the airport as I’m sure that it is for everyone who travels by air. Our flight departed around 7:40 and most of…

  • AGE UP IS #1!

    Hey everyone, in case you haven’t heard, we’re currently the #1 voted organization competing for the $5,000 Summer GOOD Grant!  We need to stay #1 by noon of Friday, June 29th, so if you haven’t voted and haven’t convinced a million people to vote, please do so! http://maker.good.is/projects/AGEUP2012  

  • Age Up First Year Graduation

    Hey everyone! My name is Gabby and I’m here to give a quick little recap of my experience as a graduating first year of Age Up. We started the evening with an epic game of Boot outside on the Jefferson grass. First years, second years, coaches and parents alike all joined us and made the…

  • Age Up 2nd Year Graduation

    It’s Sophie again! Another great AGE UP year has come to an end :(. Spending a 2nd year with these wonderful girls has been a wonderful experience and I find myself incredibly eager for next year. Graduation took place at Seward Park in the evening under a barbeque shelter with Mt. Rainier in the background.…

  • Summer GOOD Grant & Graduation!

    Hello AGE UP participants, coaches, friends, family & followers! We are excited to announce that we are entering another voting competition with GOOD Maker – but this time there is $5,000 at stake! This means we need you more than every to help us fund the next cycle of AGE UP. Please go to http://maker.good.is/projects/AGEUP2012…

  • Good News!

    We won the $5000 Neighbor to Neighbor grant! Yay!

  • AGE UP wins Good grant

    Hey everybody, guess what?!? WE WON THE GOOD GRANT! Thanks to everyone who voted or shared our video link. Y’all made this possible; thank you so much for your support! http://goodsports.maker.good.is/projects/AGEUP

  • Kimball Clinic #2 and 2nd Year Meeting With Judy

    Sorry for the wait, readers. Spring fever! The most recent Kimball clinic ran wonderfully. We warmed up with partner throwing and dove straight into technical drills. The players, as talented as they were, had tons of fun practicing their marks and dishy throws, which were (hopefully) advanced enough to teach them something they didn’t already…

  • AGE-UP Kicks Off Spring Clinics With Kimball Elementary

    Hello! It’s Sophie the 2nd year, it’s been so long! It was a beautiful day for AGE UP’s first clinic at Kimball Elementary. Our clinic began in the Kimball gym and comprised of seventeen students from Kimball (yet, only one girl!). We began the session with introductions and a warm up of ‘Sharks and Minnows’. After…