Born to Run

"Coach Nie, we meet again!"

Just before Ye Qin stepped onto the men’s 200-meter starting line and was preparing for the 200-meter final, a middle-aged man with a high hairline approached Nie Fangping from behind and greeted him with a smile. .

"Oh, coach Sun, I just watched the 60-meter hurdles game. I didn't have time to say hello to you. I didn't expect your big coach to come and find me first." Nie Fangping saw the middle-aged man's face clearly with a round face. There was a smile on top of it.

Sun Chaosheng, the coach in charge of Liu Yangyu, the third runner-up in men's 110m hurdles at the World Championships last year, is also the current domestic track and field coach. During the time at the Xinzhuang training base, Nie Fangping took Ye Qin and Yang Yao, who had come to train with him, and had met the other side many times.

Although everyone is busy catching their own players, they are also track and field coaches and occasionally exchange their experiences. In particular, Ye Qin's level of competition has been able to make big coaches like Sun Chaosheng willing to look at him differently.

After watching Liu Yangyu's game in the City Games before, Ye Qin also had experience in starting acceleration. Nie Fangping was also looking for a way to break through and had communicated with the opponent.

"It's the same. You are an old senior. I have to learn more from you." Sun Chaosheng smiled and shook hands with Nie Fangping. "Coach Nie, Ye Qin's 400-meter final yesterday and this morning's 200-meter preliminaries, I have both. Look, his progress is remarkable."

Yechin's 400m final in the indoor competition has surpassed his best result in the City Games. As a track and field coach, it is natural to see that Yechin's progress is still not small.

Sun Chaosheng still didn't know Nie Fangping before the City Games, but after Yeqin won the men's 200m championship in the City Games, he somewhat attracted his attention, and even many professional teams in China turned their attention to each other.

When Sun Chaosheng learned about it later, he discovered that the young athlete who brought out Yeqin, the men's 200m champion in the City Games, turned out to be a retired sports school coach. This surprised him.

"Coach Sun, last time I remembered that you said that you would take Liu Yangyu to France to compete in February. At the current level in China, Liu Yangyu should not encounter any challenges, right?"

Nie Fangping was surprised to see Sun Chaosheng appearing in Linzhou. When he was at the Xinzhuang training base after the City Games, Sun Chaosheng told him that he would go abroad to compete in February. Liu Yangyu should also be preparing for the Olympics this year, and it doesn't make much sense to participate in domestic competitions at his level.

"I took part in the Linzhou and Shenghai stations, and then went to Levin, France, where there is an invitational tournament." Sun Chaosheng said with a smile, "I actually wanted to talk about this when I came here."

Sun Chao paused, and pointed to Ye Qin who was moving his body in front of the starting line, and said Ye Qin, who was adjusting the state of the game, "Coach Nie, I think you should be able to release Ye Qin. He is now playing in China. There are not too many challenges. You can start with some low-level international competitions. Basic training is long-term, and it is still necessary to focus on the combination of training and practice in the form of competition."

Sun Chaosheng and Nie Fangping have been coaches several times. They know that although the old coach is not young, his thinking is not solidified. He has a set of training methods and concepts, especially the theory that focuses on basic training. Benefit.

At least in some of the coaches he has contacted in China, there are few coaches who really have ideas. Previously, it was probably because of the system that he escaped the limitations of sports schools and went to a middle school. On the contrary, he was able to practice his ideas very well.

Correcting poor life and training habits, consolidating basic strength and physical fitness, and focusing on securing the foundation. These aspects may not be obvious in the early stages of an athlete’s career. Whose training does not start from the basics, but he brings Liu Yangyu, who has rushed all the way to the present, has reached the world's top and even the top level, is particularly capable of experience.

Why American track and field events are generally stronger? In fact, a large part of it has something to do with scientific training methods. When he was abroad, he observed that many American players did not follow the domestic principle of "three requirements and one big" in their training. Instead, they emphasized basic training. There was not much pressure on time, but instead emphasized the efficiency and quality of training. Among them, the basic training is more distinctive and representative.

Many American track and field athletes are not simply practicing track and field, or before they become professional track and field athletes, they will be exposed to the basic training of various events in their respective high schools and universities. Many of them have experienced training in rugby, basketball and other sports.

The sports atmosphere is good. Athletes have a longer period of basic training, and their physical fitness and personal abilities are significantly higher. After they transfer to the track and field field and receive special training guidance, their performance can often improve by leaps and bounds.

As for race issues, this is certainly true, but in addition to the United States, black people are all over Africa and the Americas, and there are also many European countries. However, in addition to the occasional top talented players from these countries, In terms of overall strength, American track and field is still the strongest.

In recent years, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, in small countries in the Caribbean Sea in Central America, have brought back many advanced training concepts after a large number of athletes and coaches have studied in the United States, and their international results have been better than one year. year.

Especially the combination of sports and education, the teaching and training model that uses middle school as the carrier to focus on basic training, a gold medal in a project may be able to achieve one or two top talented athletes, but the rise of a project is inseparable from a large amount of foundation Training training and good competition mechanism.

However, Sun Chaosheng and Nie Fangping’s training concepts are different. Although he thinks that Nie Fangping’s training method is beneficial in some aspects, he does not fully agree with this training method. In his opinion, athletes cannot leave the field. Training and competition should be It is organically combined.

Like participating in the indoor tournament this time, he took Liu Yangyu with a "playing" mentality and participated in the competition with a relaxed attitude, treating it as a training session.

Now the boundaries between Liu Yangyu's winter training and spring training are not very clear, and the competition and training are very well integrated. Training with racing has become Liu Yangyu's training mode, which is also a training method that is in line with international standards. Sun Chaosheng regrets that many domestic coaches and athletes have not realized the benefits of competition stimulation training.

"Will it be too early?" Nie Fangping frowned slightly when he heard Sun Chaosheng talking about this. In fact, the two had chatted once before, but that time was not as straightforward as today.

"It's getting late." Sun Chaosheng shook his head, "I was almost at Ye Qin's age, and took Liu Yangyu abroad to compete. The first two years I participated in the international low-level competitions, I won in 2002 and 2003. To qualify for the IAAF Grand Prix and the Golden League."

"This can't be compared! Ye Qin was a monk halfway through, and it has only been a year since his professional track and field training has been fully played."

Nie Fangping smiled. Even if Ye Qin showed great talent, he still won two third places in the World Junior Games and one champion and third place in the City Games, and now holds the national men's 110-meter hurdles record and the world youth record. , Liu Yangyu, the Asian record, still has a big gap.

"That's why we need more competitions." Sun Chaosheng became a little impatient. "Yep Chin's upper limit is high enough to practice for a year. If you participate in more competitions, there will be three to five years, and the future is unlimited."

Yeqin won the 400m third place and the 200m championship after the City Games. He didn't have much touch at the time, but in this indoor competition, seeing Yeqin's growth is obviously at a high-speed stage.

According to Sun Chaosheng’s observation, Ye Qin’s current situation is somewhat similar to that of Liu Yangyu. Although it has not reached the highest level in China, it is not far from it. If it can enter the international arena, from some low-level competitions and some small invitational tournaments. The start of the class competition, and then practice while competing, waiting for the opportunity to participate in high-level competitions such as the IAAF Grand Prix, the Super Grand Prix, contact with top players, can greatly stimulate the growth of athletes.

The obvious problem for domestic players is that they are complacent and have not gone out to be in line with international standards, especially in the early stages of their careers, when they are sixteen or seventeen or seventeen or eighteen. This time and place is the most rapid growth stage, and they can see high. Level competition is the best way to grow.

"This matter, I have to think about it! Ye Qin hasn't entered the national team yet."

After listening to Sun Chaosheng, Nie Fangping said that it is impossible not to be touched. In fact, he also agrees that athletes should be exposed to high-level events, broaden their horizons, and accumulate experience.

However, Sun Chaosheng's model of training by competition is different from his training philosophy that he has been adhering to a solid foundation to extend his career. It cannot be said to be right or wrong, it is just the difference brought about by inherent cognition.

Moreover, there is one thing Nie Fangping did not say, that is, as Yeqin's rapid growth, in fact, he gradually felt that his training level and philosophy were a bit unable to keep up. Originally, he wanted to wait for Yeqin to enter the university stage and get better. Development, but Ye Qin’s growth has broken many of his perceptions. At least he originally predicted that Ye Qin’s upper limit has been repeatedly raised, and he is now somewhat uncertain.

There is also that Ye Qin is now a student, and he still takes into account his studies, and has not fully entered the professional system. Although he has participated in a national team training, he is not a true national team member.

As mentioned earlier, there are generally three levels of team entry standards ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ trial team members, training team members and official team members. The training team members usually come to participate in the competition. The national team training that Ye Qin participated in last year, although it was still early, was still considered as part of the training for next year's World Youth Championship.

Besides, if you want to go abroad and start participating in various types of competitions, you also need to enter the national team before you can get an official visa, as well as funds and various support and conveniences.

Nie Fangping felt that he was getting older, and there were some things that he could not fully grasp.

"Then Coach Nie, you should consider it." Sun Chaosheng nodded, he just expressed his opinion. After all, he is not Ye Qin's coach in charge, he can only suggest, and he cannot intervene.

As for the issue of the national team, Sun Chaosheng understood very well that Ye Qin's current situation, as long as his performance is stable for a few games, or even a successful Olympic performance this year, he is basically a stable member of the national team.

After watching Sun Chaosheng leave, Nie Fangping rubbed his eyebrows, still a little unsure of his attention.

On the field, the men's 200m race at the Linzhou Station of the National Indoor Championships is about to begin! 8)