Try Again Trophy
Resilience
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Build resilience by continuing a skill drill regardless of difficulty and celebrating the act of trying again.
What you need
- lacrosse stick
- lacrosse ball
- cones
Your focus
Young athletes need positive associations with persistence. Celebrating 'trying again' explicitly , not just success , builds the resilience neural pathway that sustains long-term development.
Players attempt a catching drill that is slightly too hard (coach makes the throws slightly difficult).
When the ball is dropped, coach shouts 'Try Again Trophy!' and claps loudly.
Player immediately sets up and tries again.
After practice, coach names the most resilient player of the day.
Helpful cues
- The trophy goes to the player who tries again the fastest
- Dropping the ball is practice, trying again is progress
- Your best catch might be your next one
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Make the drill easier so players succeed more often; celebrate persistence on the difficult reps.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Player must try again within 3 seconds of a miss, no lingering.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.