"A lot of it comes down to organisation and understanding not only your own skills but those of others around you," Schaefer said. "And the more you train together, the better you get in those respects."
The scorer of his team's crucial fifth goal last weekend, Benedict van Woerkom, will be missing from the Dalefield squad tomorrow, as will his brother, Daniel, and Cody Linton. Replacing them will be Jackson Kibblewhite and two college players, Gus Wakeling and Morgan Taylor.
That's a situation which doesn't faze Schaefer, who sees the depth of talent in the Dalefield team being one of its biggest attributes.
"It would probably be the strongest reserve bench the club has ever had. Of course, it would be nice to have everybody on deck but I'm sure the guys coming in will do a good job for us."
Hutt are among the leading contenders for the premier division title and started their season with a 2-1 win over Northern United last Saturday. They were helped though by Northern United being reduced to 10 men in the second half with both Hutt's goals coming while they were a player short.
Schaefer anticipates Hutt playing their usual free-flowing style of hockey and says Dalefield will need to stay aware of the dangers on the counter attack. "At this level, teams are always capable of turning mistakes into goals, and Hutt are no exception to that."