Adjustable Basketball Goal (5' to 10')

You want to teach him to ball?

Get a 10 footer.

I would just let him start chunking it at a 7.5'. You'll be surprised at how fast he'll build the strength up to get the ball that high. Not being an arse but my daughter at 5 can heave it up well enough on an 8' goal to be competitive with her 8 year old brother in horse.

5 years is definitely old enough to be shooting on a 7.5 foot goal.

What will he play on in league play. Whatever that is buy that goal. In a few years he will be moving up and that goal will be a rusted piece of shite. I destroyed my b ball rims. But i was a big kid.

If you are going with a "portable" goal, they will not last that long anyway, so just plan on buying 2 one for now and a bigger one that will go to 10' when he is 9 or 10 ...also I have never known anyone to actual move the goal, its always put in one place and stays there, so does it really have to be "portable".... but I would suggest going with an in ground goal, it is worth the investment in my opinion.. just installed a goalsetter 60" (700$ off amazon warehouse)... I prefer the goalsetter to goalrilla due to the heavier gauge pole, most everyone will just look at the outside pole diameter and not the acutal thickness of the pole (but both owned by the same company now)