I have tried similar drills, and the boy's race and and seem to grasp it in practice against there own team mates.
They have trouble converting it to games. I like the idea of racing with the coach.. I am seriously thinking of asking ask a second Bantam team if we can team up in practice so it's us against them We can run some of the race drills I have a real fear of most of my players losing and making the situation worse. I am trying to program for success..
thanks for all you suggestions..
I have found that in many instances the kids sit back because they know they will not get the puck if they are not closest to the puck.
They believe they have a better chance sitting back and intercepting a pass at the younger age groups.
I try to teach them that the chaser causes the errant pass and often is the recipient of a pass from the teammate who intercepts the pass. Just my .02.