Terms of service
Last updated: October 23, 2026
1. Who these terms cover
These terms are an agreement between you and Onward Upward Sports & Events, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company.
Onward Upward Sports & Events plans and runs events. Sports programming, instruction, officiating, catering, recovery, photography, entertainment and venues are provided by independent partners that Onward Upward Sports & Events selects and vets for each event. Partners are not employees or agents of Onward Upward Sports & Events, and each is responsible for its own services, licenses and insurance.
They apply to everyone who uses onwardupwardsports.com, registers for an event, program, league, lesson, trip, or membership, or joins a mailing or interest list. Venues, hosts, sponsors, and vendors are governed by their written agreement with us; where that agreement is silent, these terms apply.
2. Registration and eligibility
Registration is complete once payment is received and confirmed, or, for a free registration, once the confirmation is issued. You are responsible for the accuracy of the information you provide. Each event page states its own age, skill, gender, capacity, and venue requirements, and those requirements are part of these terms. Registrations are personal to the registrant and are not transferable unless we agree in writing.
3. Payments, refunds, credits, and cancellations
By registering, reserving, or submitting payment for any offering, you agree to this section as posted on the date of that transaction. Registrations completed under a previous version of this section remain governed by the terms that were in effect at the time, together with any terms stated on that offering’s own registration page.
3.1 Reservations
All programs, leagues, lessons, clinics, memberships, and events must be reserved and paid through the registration system used on this website or through another approved booking or registration method for that specific offering. This includes:
• Individual player registrations
• Team entries submitted by a captain or other authorized representative
• One-on-one lessons
• Group lessons
• Clinics, camps, leagues, tournaments, and special events
• Memberships, packages, and payment plans where offered
Spots are limited and reserved on a first-paid, first-confirmed basis unless a specific offering states otherwise.
3.2 Authorized Team and Group Payments
For team-based or group-based offerings, the person submitting registration and payment represents that they are authorized to act on behalf of the team, group, or participants included in that registration. That person is responsible for all charges submitted through the registration process unless otherwise stated in writing.
3.3 Payment Timing
Payment terms may vary by offering. Some programs, leagues, lessons, events, memberships, or team entries require full payment at registration. Others may include deposits, installment plans, recurring membership billing, or other disclosed payment structures. By registering, the participant agrees to the pricing and payment terms shown at checkout or otherwise provided in writing for the specific offering.
3.4 Payment Methods
Payments are handled through the third-party payment providers used by the registration or booking method for that offering. By submitting payment, the participant confirms they are authorized to use the selected payment method and authorizes Onward Upward Sports & Events and its payment providers to charge that method for the amount shown at checkout and for any other authorized charges disclosed during registration, booking, or purchase.
3.5 Stored Payment Methods
A participant may choose to save a payment method on file. Doing so authorizes the registration or booking platform and its third-party payment providers to store and use that method for future authorized charges tied to registrations, lessons, memberships, payment plans, late fees, no-show fees where disclosed, and other charges clearly disclosed during registration, booking, or purchase.
3.6 Lessons, Scheduling, and Availability
Lessons, coaching sessions, and certain small-group programs may be scheduled based on instructor and venue availability. A lesson or session is not scheduled or reserved until it is confirmed and, where required, payment is received. Scheduling requests submitted by email or another approved direct method remain subject to availability, confirmation, and the payment terms disclosed for that offering.
3.7 Event Minimums and Confirmation Windows
Some programs and events require a minimum number of paid participants to run. If the minimum is not met, the event may be rescheduled, downsized to an alternate format, or converted to account credit for future programming, except where a refund is required by law or where the specific offering's registration page states a refund. Confirmation and notice timelines vary by offering and are stated at the time of registration. Specific minimums and notice windows are listed on the offering's registration page.
3.8 Division and Bracket Minimums
For leagues, ladders, and bracket-based offerings, a division or bracket runs only if it reaches the minimum number of teams or players stated for that offering. If a division does not fill, registered participants are placed into the next division up, or the registration converts into account credit usable across other Onward Upward Sports & Events programming.
3.9 Scheduling Interruptions
Onward Upward Sports & Events may cancel, reschedule, shorten, combine, relocate, or modify a program, lesson, league, or event due to weather, facility issues, safety concerns, low enrollment, instructor availability, team availability, or other circumstances outside its reasonable control. If this happens, the activity may be rescheduled, transferred, or converted to account credit for future programming, except where a refund is required by law or where the specific offering's registration page states a refund.
Notice windows vary by offering and are stated at registration. Examples include a 4-hour weather notice for outdoor events and a 48-hour minimum-met confirmation for capacity-driven events.
3.10 Weather Rescheduling for Player-Managed Programs
For ladders, leagues, and other self-scheduled match formats, players coordinate weather-related reschedules directly. Matches must be rescheduled within the window stated on the offering's registration page. If a match is interrupted, play resumes from the exact score at stoppage. If a match cannot be completed within the session window, the league director resolves the outcome.
3.11 Refunds and Credits
Unless a specific offering states otherwise, payments are non-refundable once a reservation or registration is confirmed. If a program does not meet the minimum required to run, or if Onward Upward Sports & Events cancels, materially reschedules, or relocates an offering, the participant receives account credit for future programming, except where a refund is required by law.
Some offerings state their own refund terms on their registration page. Where they do, those terms control for that offering and take precedence over this policy.
Account credit issued by Onward Upward Sports & Events is usable across all programming, lessons, leagues, ladders, and events, and remains valid for 12 months from issuance.
3.12 Disputes and Chargebacks
If you believe a charge is incorrect, contact us at contact@onwardupwardsports.com before starting a chargeback so we can resolve it directly.
4. Participation waiver
This waiver applies to every program, service, event, league, ladder, tournament, lesson, clinic, open play session, social gathering, trip, and related activity operated, organized, hosted, brokered, or administered by Onward Upward Sports & Events, LLC. By registering, I acknowledge and agree to the following.
ASSUMPTION OF RISK
I understand that participation in athletic, recreational, instructional, competitive, and social activities involves inherent risks that cannot be eliminated regardless of the care taken to avoid injury. These include, but are not limited to, slips, falls, rapid changes in direction, muscle strains, sprains, fractures, concussion, cardiac events, heat illness, dehydration, sun exposure, cold, collisions with other participants, contact with equipment, balls, nets, or fixtures, court, floor, ice, turf, or facility surface conditions, the acts or omissions of other participants, spectators, and third parties, consumption of food and beverages, allergic reactions, the effects of alcohol where served, travel to, from, and between venues, and other known or unforeseen incidents. I understand these risks may result in serious injury, permanent disability, or death. I voluntarily choose to participate and assume all such risks, known and unknown, arising from or connected with my participation, including risks caused by the ordinary negligence of the released parties.
MEDICAL FITNESS
I certify that I am physically able to participate and have no medical condition that would prevent safe participation, or that I have consulted a physician and accept all associated risks. I am responsible for my own health, hydration, personal equipment, protective gear, pacing, and safety, for monitoring my own condition, and for stopping participation if I feel unwell or unsafe. Onward Upward Sports & Events does not supervise participants for medical fitness and does not provide medical, accident, or health insurance of any kind.
RELEASE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE
In consideration of being allowed to participate, I, for myself and my heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, and assigns, release, waive, discharge, and covenant not to sue Onward Upward Sports & Events, LLC, and its owners, officers, directors, members, managers, employees, staff, volunteers, independent contractors, coaches, instructors, officials, vendors, partners, sponsors, affiliates, agents, and representatives, together with every host venue, facility owner and operator, municipality, and property owner where any activity takes place, and their respective owners, officers, employees, and agents, from any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, and causes of action of any kind arising out of or related to my participation, including claims based on ordinary negligence and claims for personal injury, illness, death, or property damage, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
INDEMNIFICATION
I agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the released parties from any claim, loss, or expense, including reasonable attorney fees, arising from my own conduct, my breach of this agreement, or any claim brought by or through me.
INDEPENDENT PROVIDERS
Coaches, instructors, officials, vendors, transportation carriers, caterers, and other service providers are independent contractors or third parties and are not employees of Onward Upward Sports & Events. Onward Upward Sports & Events does not control and is not responsible for their acts or omissions.
VENUES AND THIRD-PARTY FACILITIES
Activities take place at facilities that Onward Upward Sports & Events does not own or control. I agree to comply with all rules, policies, and safety guidelines of each host venue and to follow the instructions of venue staff and event staff. I understand that no representation is made that any venue, court, surface, or equipment is free of hazards.
CONDUCT
I agree to treat participants, staff, volunteers, venue personnel, and the public with respect. I am responsible for my own conduct at all times and for any damage I cause to a venue or to the property of others. Onward Upward Sports & Events may refuse participation to, or remove, any person for unsafe, disruptive, harassing, threatening, intoxicated, or unlawful behavior, without refund.
ALCOHOL
Where alcoholic beverages are available, I am solely responsible for my own consumption and for any consequences of it. I will not drive or operate a vehicle while impaired.
WEATHER, CANCELLATION, AND CHANGES
I understand that an activity may be delayed, shortened, relocated, modified, or cancelled for weather, facility availability, insufficient registration, public safety direction, or any other condition affecting participant safety or delivery, and that the decision rests with Onward Upward Sports & Events and the host venue. The refund, credit, and transfer terms stated at registration for that activity govern in that event.
REGISTRATIONS
Registrations are personal to the registrant and are not transferable to another person unless expressly permitted in writing. Participating under another person’s registration voids this agreement as to that person and may result in removal without refund.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
I am responsible for my own personal items. Onward Upward Sports & Events is not responsible for lost, damaged, or stolen property.
MEDICAL RESPONSE
I authorize Onward Upward Sports & Events, its representatives, venue staff, and any emergency medical provider to render first aid or emergency medical care to me if needed. I understand that I am responsible for my own medical expenses, including transport and treatment, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
DIGITAL TOOLS
Communication tools, scheduling tools, messaging groups, and digital platforms used in connection with participation are provided for convenience only and do not replace my responsibility for my own safety, judgment, and conduct.
MEDIA
I grant Onward Upward Sports & Events permission to photograph and record me during activities and to use my name, image, likeness, and voice in those photographs and recordings for promotional, marketing, and informational purposes, in any medium, without compensation, notice, or further consent. I may decline to appear in event photography by writing to contact@onwardupwardsports.com before the event or by telling staff at check-in.
COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT
I agree that Onward Upward Sports & Events may contact me by email, text message, phone, or the registration platform regarding logistics, safety notices, schedule changes, updates, and follow-up related to my participation.
OPTIONAL MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
Marketing and promotional communications about future events, programs, and related opportunities are sent only where I opt in at registration. Opting in is not required to participate. I may unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email or by writing to contact@onwardupwardsports.com.
MINORS
If the participant is under 18, a parent or legal guardian must complete the Minor Participation Waiver and Release on the participant’s behalf, and this agreement is made by that parent or guardian to the fullest extent permitted by law.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE
This agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflict of law rules. Any dispute arising from this agreement or from my participation shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts sitting in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and I consent to the jurisdiction of those courts.
SEVERABILITY AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT
If any portion of this agreement is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force and effect, and the unenforceable portion is enforced to the maximum extent the law allows. This agreement is the entire agreement between me and Onward Upward Sports & Events regarding the matters it covers, supersedes any prior oral or written statements on those matters, and may be modified only in a writing signed by Onward Upward Sports & Events.
ELECTRONIC AGREEMENT
I agree that checking the box at registration constitutes my electronic signature, that this agreement is valid and binding as an electronic record under the Pennsylvania Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and the federal E-SIGN Act, and that it applies to every activity I register for unless replaced by a later version I accept. By checking the box, I confirm that I have read this agreement in full, that I understand it is a release of legal rights and a promise not to sue, that I have had the opportunity to ask questions and to consult counsel, and that I voluntarily agree to it as a condition of participation.
5. Conduct
Treat staff, venue personnel, volunteers, and other participants with respect. We may refuse or remove any person, without refund, for conduct that is unsafe, disruptive, harassing, threatening, intoxicated, or unlawful, and may decline future registrations from that person. You are responsible for damage you cause to a venue or to the property of others.
6. Media
Photography and video are captured at events and used on our website, social channels, recap content, and promotional materials without compensation. To be excluded, write to contact@onwardupwardsports.com before the event or tell staff at check-in.
7. Privacy
8. Memberships and recurring billing
A membership bills on the schedule stated on its page until cancelled. You may cancel at any time from your member dashboard. The active billing period completes, billing then stops, and partial periods are not prorated. Member benefits apply only while the membership is active.
9. Venues, providers, and third parties
Our activities take place at facilities we do not own or control, and are delivered with coaches, instructors, officials, vendors, carriers, and other providers who are independent contractors or third parties, not our employees. Each venue's own rules and policies apply while you are there. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any venue, provider, or other participant.
10. Communications
By registering you agree to receive email, text message, phone, and platform messages about logistics, safety notices, schedule changes, and follow-up for your registrations. Marketing messages are sent only where you opt in. Reply STOP to end text messages or use the unsubscribe link in any email; message and data rates may apply. Operational messages tied to an active registration continue until the event ends.
11. Venue and partner arrangements
Placement, programming, sponsorship, and hosting arrangements are governed by a written agreement signed by both parties. Nothing on this site creates an exclusive, preferred, or sole-provider relationship, an obligation to place any service, or a commitment to any date, venue, or price until that agreement is signed.
12. Website use and intellectual property
The content, design, names, marks, and media on this site belong to Onward Upward Sports & Events, LLC or its licensors and may not be copied, scraped, or reused for commercial purposes without written permission. Do not use the site or the registration platform to submit false information, interfere with other users, or violate any law.
13. Disclaimer and limitation of liability
The site, the registration platform, and our activities are provided as available, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Onward Upward Sports & Events, LLC and its owners, officers, members, staff, contractors, and agents are not liable for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, and our total liability arising from any registration, activity, or use of the site is limited to the amount you paid us for that registration in the twelve months before the claim.
14. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Onward Upward Sports & Events, LLC and its owners, officers, members, staff, contractors, agents, venues, and partners from any claim, loss, or expense, including reasonable attorney fees, arising from your breach of these terms, your conduct at an activity, or information you submit.
15. Minors
Registrations for participants under 18 are made by a parent or legal guardian, who accepts these terms and the minor waiver on the minor's behalf. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
16. Governing law, disputes, and changes
These terms are governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania without regard to its conflict of law rules. Before filing any claim, write to contact@onwardupwardsports.com and allow thirty days for resolution. Any claim not resolved is brought exclusively in the state or federal courts sitting in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and you consent to the jurisdiction of those courts. If any provision is found unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect. We may update these terms; the version posted on this page, with its date, applies to registrations made after that date, and continued use of the site after a change is acceptance of it.