Hierarchy is something a coach has to manage deliberately, Ben tells Tim White: know who the alpha dogs are, pull the 400-gamer aside so a 20-gamer can speak in meetings, and hand rookies defined leadership portfolios, such as scouting how other sports do things. Tim adds Shane McLeod’s observation that Belgium’s senior Olympians were happy to let the young ones take on responsibility. Watch the full masterclass: Off ball skills.
