TIL Desk Sports/ India’s newly-appointed men’s hockey chief coach Graham Reid Monday took charge of the national camp here and asked his players to put the team first in his maiden address to them. Reid, who arrived in Bengaluru on April 20, got down to business on Monday, meeting players for the first time at the SAI Centre here.
“The turf here is world class. I addressed the players when I arrived and expressed my expectations as one unit, one team and that we always need to put the team first,” the 54-year-old Australian said. “We also spoke about the importance of trust and communication and to make sure it is both ways,” he said. Reid said the available talent in India makes him optimistic about the future.
“I am really glad that I also got to watch the 33 players from the Junior Core Group and being part of the National Trials this morning gives me a good sense of the talent that is available at the moment and it makes me feel very positive about the future,” said Reid, a former player of the Australian national team.
