Reply To: Forechecking system

[Paul]

Ouch. Played a very skilled and fast team. Lost 10 – 3. Made some mistakes due to bad decisions, which I can understand. Really struggled with getting the puck out of our zone. Part of it is due to system and part of it is lack of passing skills. Canadian hockey lacks passing skills. Kids can't pass. Need to work on this.

Only the first exhibition game and kids are doubting the system. I told them hockey is hockey. You still have to make a play with the puck. I need to stick with this and make them better players. I know it and I can't waiver. I saw some good rushes and then other promising rushes that ended with bad passes. Many of these turned into rushes to our end.

I need some drills to get the halfbacks and libero breaking the puck out under pressure, where they make a decision.