DribbleUp 5 to 10 minutes a day taught a 5-year-old to dribble
A parent says short daily DribbleUp sessions taught a 5-year-old to dribble from scratch, and the family pauses the subscription during other sports seasons.
What they did
Both kids use DribbleUp for 5 to 10 minutes a day, sometimes 15 to 20 for the older one, mixing basketball with the other sports in the app.
How it went
The parent said it basically taught the 5-year-old to dribble from scratch, and the 9-year-old's reps showed up in games. They turned the subscription off during one season and back on for winter.
Worth knowing
You can pause a subscription when a kid is busy with another sport and pick it back up later.
Try it yourself
Short daily sessions for young kids
- Keep sessions short: 5 to 10 minutes a day.
- Let the kid pick the class each day.
- Put a sticker chart on the wall for every day they do it.
- Pause the membership in busy seasons instead of paying for an unused month.
Our own plan based on the post, not advice from the original author.
Read the original ↗A parent on Reddit, r/DribbleUp · November 24, 2025
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