Togetherness and team first approach important: Reid
The Hindu
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Chief coach Graham Reid and captain Vivek Sagar Prasad on Friday underscored the ‘team first’ approach in defending champion India’s preparation for the Junior World Cup, starting at Bhubaneswar from November 24.
Reid, who guided the Indian elite men’s team to its first Olympics medal in 41 years at Tokyo, stuck to his tried and tested values as he switched to coach the junior side. “Togetherness and team first are very important. In the last month I am (more like) a relationship coach as relationships with the players are important,” said Reid at a virtual press conference.
Reid said coach B.J. Kariappa, who spent time with the senior team during the COVID-19 time, had been guiding the juniors well. “A lot of exercises, drills and terminology we used with the senior team has been dribbled down to the junior team.”