Chapter 543: Selecting Students Worthy of Training
Ge Xiaowei is a tall and thin middle-aged man in his early forties.
He was also a basketball player, but he did not have too dazzling achievements in his career.
After retiring, he worked as a physical education teacher and basketball coach, and eventually became the person in charge of the basketball youth training of Ares Sports.
"Mr. Xu, long time no see."
Ge Xiaowei, who was a head taller than Xu Jie, smiled and shook hands with Xu Jie.
"Mr. Ge, please take me to see your training first."
After Xu Jie shook hands with Ge Xiaowei, they went straight to the point.
In the entire venue, there were about forty or fifty teenagers of different ages.
So many young basketball players made Xu Jie feel hot inside.
Not many children played football when they were young, but there are still many children who played basketball!
Ge Xiaowei smiled and nodded, and then took Xu Jie to visit the venue.
"I wonder how much Mr. Xu knows about our domestic basketball youth training?"
The two came to a dozen children who looked to be only seven or eight years old.
They were under the guidance of a coach, squatting half-squat and hitting the basketball with both hands.
This kind of training of hitting the ball with both hands at the same time is mainly to train children's ball sense.
"I don't know much about it, Mr. Ge, can you please introduce me?" Xu Jie said with a smile while observing the talents of these children.
"Um."
Ge Xiaowei nodded and said:
"For a long time, the main talent pool and strength of our domestic basketball came from the sports bureaus of various provinces."
"From the youth team to the adult team, they are all teams that rely on their staff to make a living."
"The most prominent and famous among them is the Bayi team where the God of War Liu Yudong was."
"The basketball of the Dragon Country under this system is not only a product of the times, but also one of the characteristics of our Dragon Country."
"Even in today's era, many fans still believe that our basketball in Dragon Country still relies on the provincial and municipal sports bureaus to support the scene."
Hearing Ge Xiaowei's words, Xu Jie nodded in agreement.
Institutionalized basketball was an inevitable process when basketball in the Dragon Kingdom began to develop and grow.
In the 1980s and 1990s, or even earlier.
What are you talking about with Long Guo about market-oriented basketball?
Isn't that a joke?
The beginning of institutionalization is inevitable.
Market-oriented reforms are also inevitable in keeping with the development of the times.
"Actually, our domestic basketball system has begun to undergo huge changes since 2013."
Ge Xiaowei continued:
"Our youth training staff are no longer as simple as the sports team or the national youth team."
"Instead, it has become a diversified youth training system composed of the national youth team, professional clubs, sports schools, basketball schools, ordinary colleges and various training institutions in society."
"Our Ares Sports Basketball Youth Training belongs to the category of social training institutions."
"The students recruited are divided into four age groups."
"They are u8, u12, u15 and u18 respectively."
As he spoke, Ge Xiaowei pointed at the sweating children in front of him.
"Kids like these are young players in the U8 age group."
During the introduction by Ge Xiaowei, Xu Jie had already looked at the individual talents of the 16 young players in the U8 age group.
Among them, 3 have excellent level talents and 1 has excellent level talents.
The rest are also of good grade.
On the contrary, there are two children with very good academic talents.
Most children under the age of 8 come to practice basketball under the arrangement of their parents.
Therefore, there are not many people with extraordinary talents, and Xu Jie does not find it strange.
If you could meet students as talented as Lin Weirui wherever you go, Longguo's basketball would have taken off long ago.
"For U8 and U12 students, we basically teach some basic basketball skills and common sense."
"Practice shooting the ball with one hand every day to practice the feel and coordination of the ball, laying the foundation for future advanced courses."
While talking, Ge Xiaowei had already led Xu Jie past nearly 30 young players from U8 and U12.
Among the young u12 players, Xu Jie saw one extremely talented kid and two extremely talented kids.
The rest are also just good grade.
Xu Jie touched his chin. The number of good prospects in this basketball youth training camp was not too small, but not too many either.
Xu Jie has not yet discovered that he has a very outstanding and perverted talent.
"For U15 and U18 students, we will provide targeted advanced training in basketball skills."
Ge Xiaowei took Xu Jie to a basketball half court.
Here, a 5v5 half-court training is taking place.
The basketball coach who teaches these children has also changed from a former U8 and U12 physical education teacher to a professional retired basketball player.
At this time, the coach is serving as a referee on the sidelines while teaching the students the cooperation and tactical execution of team basketball.
Xu Jie stood on the sidelines, carefully observing the technical movements and on-the-spot awareness of the young players on the court.
One of the students, who had a young face but was tall and thin, caught Xu Jie's attention.
[Name: Wu Yajun
Age: 14 years old
Height:182cm
Weight:67kg
Talent: Chinese (good), mathematics (good), English (good)...basketball (monster)...
Mentality:Excellent
Actual combat bonus: 20%]
This student named Wu Yajun actually possesses a monster-level basketball talent.
He is on the court at this time, playing the center position.
He can easily score at the basket by holding it high and playing high.
Xu Jie nodded secretly.
He is 1.82cm tall at the age of 14. If he can continue to grow taller in the next few years, he will definitely become a good prospect in the post.
Seeing Wu Yajun grabbing the basketball with one hand, Xu Jie was even more excited.
14 years old, 182cm, can catch the ball with one hand?
This is talent.
A pair of big hands is very important for an inside player.
Such a good seedling must be given more scientific training at all costs.
After making up his mind, Xu Jie continued to be led by Ge Xiaowei and came to the oldest group of students in the venue.
Here, there are only 8 students.
They are conducting a 4v4 confrontation training at halftime.
"Most of the U18 players are in sports schools, basketball schools or have already been discovered by the youth training of professional clubs."
Ge Xiaowei explained with a smile:
"Therefore, the number of U18 students here has never been large."
Xu Jie nodded to express his understanding.
Most of the basketball talents who have not yet been discovered at the age of 17 or 18 are students like Lin Weirui who are studying in full-time high schools and taking cultural courses to advance to higher schools.
If you are a young basketball player who has been exposed to basketball since childhood or grew up in a sports school environment, you will not be able to enter the youth training of a professional team when you are 17 or 18 years old.
This means that they may not be able to earn a living as professional basketball players.
After walking around in a circle, Xu Jie saw 1 monster, 3 excellent students, and 8 excellent students.
Among the total roster of 53 students, Xu Jie was very satisfied with the ratio of talents.
The most important thing is.
Being able to send his children here to learn basketball, Xu Jie does not need to spend much effort to convince their parents in their future training.
After discussing some details of the operation of the youth training camp with Ge Xiaowei and asking him to focus on Wu Yajun, Xu Jie left here.
At this time, Shen Manying, who was far away in Hengdian, encountered some troubles.