Coach of the Year

Up2Us Sports Celebrates 10th Annual Gala

Up2Us Sports Celebrates 10th Annual Gala

Up2Us Sports welcomed leaders from the sports, finance, and entertainment world to its 2024 Sneaker Ball on Wednesday, May 8th. The funds raised will go towards training coaches in sports-based youth development and placing them in under-resourced communities. 

Announcing our 2024 Service Members of the Year!

Announcing our 2024 Service Members of the Year!

We are pleased to announce our 2024 Coaches and VISTAs of the Year for their exemplary service and commitment to serving and mentoring students nationwide.

Up2Us Sports Coach Ciera Jones Named a PCA National Coach of the Year

Up2Us Sports Coach Ciera Jones Named a PCA National Coach of the Year

Ciera Jones - an Up2Us Sports Coach at partner program Friends of Baseball in Portland, Oregon - was named a 2024 National Winner of the Positive Coaching Alliance Coach of the Year Award. She has served since March 2023 thanks to funding from AmeriCorps.

Up2Us Sports Celebrates Ninth Annual Gala

Up2Us Sports Celebrates Ninth Annual Gala

Up2Us Sports, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring youth through coaching and sports, welcomed pro athletes and celebrities to its ninth annual gala on Tuesday, October 11th.

Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

Embodying Commitment and Possibilities: Up2Us Sports Coach Alum Janeicia Neely

There are many reasons why Up2Us Sports coach alum Janeicia Neely might describe herself as blessed. She was recently hired for a full-time coaching position at Up2Us Sports host site Langston Hughes Academy, in New Orleans.

Lio Quezada: 2021 Coach of the Year

Lio Quezada: 2021 Coach of the Year

Coach Lio Quezada as named one of our two 2021 Coaches of the Year at our recent Gala for his exceptional commitment to coaching and mentoring students in Fairfax, Virginia.

Janeicia Neely: 2021 Coach of the Year

Janeicia Neely: 2021 Coach of the Year

Up2Us Sports recently recognized Janeicia Neely as one of our two 2021 Coaches of the Year for her exemplary service and commitment to youth in her New Orleans community.

Sports and Entertainment Icons Unite to Raise over $130,000 for Up2Us Sports at Annual Gala

Sports and Entertainment Icons Unite to Raise over $130,000 for Up2Us Sports at Annual Gala

Up2Us Sports, a national not-for-profit organization dedicated to inspiring youth through coaching and sports, welcomed pro athletes and celebrities to its eight annual – and first-ever virtual - gala on Tuesday, June 15th.