Reid’s advice is to build keepers into as many drills as possible and pick up one of the inexpensive goalkeeping books for warm-up routines, with two keepers able to warm each other up. Then use what you already know: as a former midfielder he tells keepers what an attacker entering the circle expects them to do, and urges young coaches to educate themselves rather than leave keepers to it. Watch the full masterclass: Field Hockey Tactics, Trust and Team Dynamics: Insights from Indian Men’s Coach Graham Reid.
