A former Division II player on years with a DribbleUp ball
A reviewer who played NCAA Division II basketball has used a DribbleUp ball for years and says it helps if the player actually uses it.
Ball handling stories
11 stories from players, parents and coaches.
DribbleUp sat unused while a silent ball got used all day
A parent and youth coach thinks DribbleUp is great, but their kids did not use it, while a silent basketball got used around the house without reminders.
DribbleUp was hard to follow on a small tablet
A parent says their son disliked DribbleUp because a small tablet made it hard to follow, while a silent ball helped him keep his eyes up.
In another house, DribbleUp got used daily
Replying to a parent whose kids ignored DribbleUp, another parent said the opposite: DribbleUp was used daily while a silent ball was rarely touched.
Two years of DribbleUp, from 3rd grade to 5th
A parent says their son has used DribbleUp since 3rd grade and still does two sessions at least twice a week in 5th grade, and it helped his handle.
Kids got tired of the DribbleUp videos but kept the drills
A parent says DribbleUp helped for a while until the kids tired of it, but their son kept doing the same drills on his own and his handle improved a lot.
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.
A tighter handle in their 40s with DribbleUp and a weighted ball
A player in their early 40s says DribbleUp helped their handle a lot, and they made the drills harder with a weighted ball and wrist weights.
A HomeCourt dribble drill as a warm-up before pickup
A pickup player warms up with HomeCourt's "pound the rock" dribble drill and says it sharpens their court vision and off hand.
Two engaged months of DribbleUp paid off for a 9-year-old
A parent expected little from DribbleUp, but their 9-year-old was engaged for about two months and her dribbling improved noticeably.
HomeCourt drills without a hoop during COVID
Unable to play much during COVID, a player found HomeCourt had drills you can do with or without a hoop, tracked by the phone camera.