People trust in different ways, Reid explains: through competence, reliability, integrity, communication or openness. His exercise is to have every player rate how much each of those matters to them, then share the answers across the group. On the pitch he wants unpredictability from certain players, but withheld passes usually mean withheld trust, so when someone stops passing to a teammate he gets the pair talking. Watch the full masterclass: Field Hockey Tactics, Trust and Team Dynamics: Insights from Indian Men’s Coach Graham Reid.
