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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
My son loves 3 on 3 as a goalie. He has tonnes of work to do and spends very little time watching the play from 200 ft. He is forced to stay focused on the game/puck.
There is the draw back of no off sides, and less positional play. But positional play is easily taught in atom (and during some 5 on 5 novice games) once you have confident players you can teach them pretty quickly. My son complains that he does not have a crease, but this is minor and is out weighed by the positives.
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Im sure your son loves it as a goalie but what about all the players on the team that get to play less with 3 on 3? As a coach managing the kids play time is always the biggest nightmare
The only way 3 on 3 games are viable is if they play two games at a time on half ice if the kids are going to play enough during the games. I can't see that being acceptable at any level past tyke, especially on more competitive teams