NEW DELHI:
Australia’s Graham Reid may quickly be heading to India to take over as the brand new coach of the Indian men’s hockey team. TOI has reliably learned that Hockey India (HI) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) reached a consensus on Reid’s call on Tuesday. Top officers of HI and SAI met inside the national capital on Tuesday, and sources said Reid, fifty-four, is likely to be appointed as the pinnacle coach in a subsequent couple of days. TOI knows that an authentic statement would be made after the sports activities ministry puts its final stamp of approval on Reid’s name this week. It’s been learned that Reid’s call has been forwarded to the department for its consideration. However, the names of different contenders, Warren Birmingham, Brent Livermore, and Jay Stacy (all Australians), have also been forwarded to the ministry if the officials want to discuss their credentials earlier than arriving at an informed selection. The final name must be made through the department, which might also either stick with Reid’s call or appearance to explore beyond his candidature.
On his part, Reid has agreed to the terms and conditions of SAI’s contract, and his monthly earnings may want to vary between $12,000-$15,000. India’s former head coach, Roelant Oltmans, received $15,000 as part of his agreement. If Reid comes on board, it will be an all-Australian support workforce for the Indian guys’ hockey crew. Currently, meantime train and HI’s high-overall performance director, David Ian John, is an Australian, and so is the crew’s analytical teacher, Chris Ciriello.
Reid’s name was doing the rounds for a while after he was dumped with the aid of his previous organization – Amsterdam Hockey Club (AHC) – because the leader was fired following the group’s embarrassing 2-eight loss to HGC in a league match closing weekend. Apart from its current bad run, AHC became miffed with Reid’s growing interest in the Indian hockey training activity as the Dutch club searched for stability among the helpful staff. Reid is a first-rate parent in the education circles around the arena. Apart from his mind-blowing credentials as a Kookaburra participant, which saw him win a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics and bronze at the 1990 World Cup, he effectively coached the Australian men’s team to two Champions Trophy title triumphs in addition to the 2014 Glasgow CWG gold medal.
He was appointed Australia’s assistant coach in 2009 and went on to become the pinnacle trainer in 2014. After quitting the activity following Australia’s quarterfinal loss at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Reid became the assistant educate of the Netherlands’ men’s team and the head coach of the AHC. The Indian group has been without an everyday leader train after Harendra Singh changed into sacked following the World Cup in Bhubaneswar closing year.
