Reply To: introducing a forecheck to mites

[Tom Molloy]

rcmat, What I wrote is almost a man on man defense. Usually little guys and girls all chase the puck or stand around watching. My grandson is 8 and it is almost a game of taking turns 1 on 5. If you start teaching covering away from the puck at this age they will slowly catch on. No gaurantee there will be a wide winger to cover but the concept that they each cover one player is what you are trying to teach.

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