The best thing to do is to get him a jacket with wrist gaiters or a glove with an insert in it. If he got an insert it would give more protection from the elements. These gloves will cover the wrist just fine, but it will only cover a few inches when the glove comes out of the jacket . So once the glove comes out of the jacket, hes back to square one, and obv thats not what you want. Dakine Brat Glove will probably give more coverage, but its all dependant on if they will fit. Best bet is to try to get a jacket with wrist gaiters tho, they work wonders. Hope this helped :)