Make 5 to Win
Confidence
Legend
- player
- ball
- shooting spots
- shot paths
How it works
Build shooting confidence in young players by celebrating each successful make in a low-pressure format.
What you need
- basketball
- hoop
Your focus
Confidence is built through repeated success in achievable challenges. When young players regularly make baskets, their brain associates the game with success, building intrinsic motivation. The celebration component cements positive emotional connections to the sport.
Player shoots from a spot 4–6 feet from the basket. Each make earns a loud celebration from the coach.
Player must make 5 baskets from one spot before moving to the next.
Player moves through 3 spots. Total goal: 15 makes.
Coach tracks personal records and celebrates improvements each session.
Goal
You've got it when you make 5 and feel like you can make 5 more, not relieved it's over, but ready to go again.
Helpful cues
- You can do this, I believe in you!
- Look at the target, not at me
- Every make is building your confidence right now
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Allow underhand shooting from very close range.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Add a step-back after each make, increasing distance by 1 foot.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.