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Shane McLeod about the Be Gold program

Shane describes Be Gold as the start of Belgium’s conveyor belt: a deliberately wide base at under-14 that narrows through the age groups, with the under-21s acting as the final filter into the Red Lions. The programme is run as close to a senior international set-up as possible, with physios, strength and conditioning staff and quality coaches, and its best graduates arrive roughly eighteen months from performing well internationally. Watch the full masterclass: Ask Me Anything with Shane McLeod.

Graham Reid about integrating goalkeepers and their coach into the program

Every drill Reid designs has historically finished with a keeper involved, a habit formed in Perth club hockey where limited pitch time meant exercises had to end in a shot at goal. He is candid that he used to ignore goalkeepers earlier in his career, not from disrespect but because he lacked the skills to teach them, and now treats specialist keeper coaches as an important part of any programme. Watch the full masterclass: Field Hockey Tactics, Trust and Team Dynamics: Insights from Indian Men’s Coach Graham Reid.

Shane McLeod about his coaching program

Programme planning starts from the end for McLeod: fix the pinnacle event, then work backwards through the phases needed to reach it. One exercise he offers is asking how the team wants to be seen at the Olympic Games, then converting each descriptor into work, so being physically impressive becomes gym quality, running programmes and executing skills at speed. Watch the full masterclass: AMA with Shane McLeod.

Max Caldas on the benefits of players training and performing in multiple environments as opposed to a full time centralized program

Max Caldas describing what a typical training session would look like for a top level team