New Delhi: Head coach Graham Reid feels the Indian men’s hockey team should not be complacent after the Olympic bronze medal, saying the next six months will be spent analyzing and understanding how the team takes its performance to the next level. can. The Indian team won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games last month, ending a 41-year wait for a medal in the sport.
“Third is where we are at the moment, Australia and Belgium are playing at a consistently high level. We should be able to reach that level. That’s the simple goal I have for this team,” Reid was quoted as saying in a Hockey India release.
“We will analyze not only our own but all the games of different teams in the next six months. We will create a plan of what is needed to get to that next level.
“It’s a smart group, and we’ll work on the things we need to do. We have to keep improving and keep getting better. Deep down, the team understands, a bronze medal at the Olympics after 41 years is great, but There are a lot more possibilities that we need to unlock and demonstrate,” Reid said.
Reflecting on the team’s performance, Reid said, “This group is very focused and mentally very tough. They have imbibed the team-first mindset and there is a great bonding between them.” In an event like the Olympics, a lot of There are distractions, and it’s such a huge space that often when you hit the field in the Olympic Village and everyone disperses like ants, we were able to keep the group together and that was very positive.”
The Australian has been nominated for the FIH Men’s Coach of the Year award along with compatriot Colin Bach and Belgium’s Shane McLeod. “In a team sport, individual awards usually reflect the quality of the team and its support staff,” Reid said.
With the team on a well-deserved break this time, Reid highlighted that once the group returns to the national coaching camp in Bengaluru, they will take to the ground running. “We have some quality tournaments coming up, and there will be great competition and we will be playing the FIH Hockey Pro League. “We’ll have enough time to prepare, we’ll be back on the swing of things after their well-deserved break,” Reid concluded.
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