Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Latest MM quote "The truly great youth sports programs don't "play to win the game" they play to develop the player. In many cases the winning comes along."


More BS since MM got owned today on both sides of the field.
Zone press requires more athleticism and forces each player to move in sync. “Zone” means you are playing good defense in whichever “zone” that you happen to be in.You also MUST be able to play good man-to-man defense in order to be able to play a zone defense. That’s both on and off ball. If you can’t you are going to get beat for goals all over the place.

It's what you do when you don't have a solid line of defenders also. At this age, there aren't a slew of shooters who are going to beat a soft zone with a shot from just inside the restraining box. It is a great way to win games and cover up for defensive deficiencies, but MM is right that it doesn't develop young players. 1 goal / game in championship vs. Hawks and DBs for 88+3 sounds like poor coaching despite his point about DBs zone.