Recently, the National Southern Lianjie Football Competition and Training Base in Weiyuan County, Neijiang City, Sichuan Province welcomed a special group of players-the country's first Yi women's football team from Daliang Mountain, Sichuan.
They came from Xichang from afar and will start a new life of learning and professional football training here. From here, they will take the first step towards the green field.
The little players are training.
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As soon as I walked into the dormitory of the small team members, I saw the children sitting quietly in the living room writing homework after the training, and the bedding on the bed in the bedroom was still slightly messy.
Hibima from Butuo County, you said shyly, she was very happy and excited to be selected for the football team without any contact with football. Everything the team provided for her made her especially happy. She wanted to The motherland wins glory.
Promote the birth of the first Yi women's football team in the country for poverty alleviation through sports
It is reported that some areas such as Butuo County, Liangshan Prefecture are still relatively poor. In order to promote the deep integration of football work and sports poverty alleviation, speed up the process of poverty alleviation in poverty-stricken areas, promote the popularization and improvement of football in poverty-stricken areas, and establish a team based on the Yi nationality. The idea of a women's football team came into being.
The team members do their homework in the dormitory.
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Since September this year, the Sichuan Football Sports Management Center and the Sichuan Football Association have sent many coaches to go to Butuo County, Yanyuan County, and Yuexi County in Liangshan Prefecture to select seedlings from primary schools in counties, townships and villages.
Among them, former Sichuan women's football player and coach Chen Hua served as the team's head coach.
The little team members are playing in the dormitory.
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After going to Xichang, Yanyuan, Yuexi, Xide and other regions for selection and screening, the U9 team finally selected 28 players. Then they came to the National South·Lianjie located in Weiyuan County, Neijiang City. The football training base conducts subsequent training.
The National South Lianjie Football Competition and Training Base integrates training, competitions, sports and leisure, and sports tourism. It is the largest international football competition and training center in Southwest China, which can accommodate regular training and competitions of no less than 1,000 young people at the same time.
Go to Daliang Mountain to select good seedlings
“The more you go in the mountains, the fewer and fewer good seedlings there will be. In some places, running is not even popular.” Chen Hua said that this time 9-year-old children were selected, but due to the closed environment, many people I haven't even seen football, so I mainly screened from physical fitness and mental awareness.
The little players waited on the training ground for training.
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Chen Hua said, “First, verbal communication with the child can reflect whether the child’s thinking is flexible; second, it depends on the child’s physical condition, including body shape, body, posture, etc.; third, it is necessary to understand the child Do you have the ability to exercise, such as running, bounce, agility, coordination, reaction, etc. These are the short distance and explosive power that we need on the football field such as standing jump, ten-meter sprint running, and pole training during selection. The project was mainly evaluated. We comprehensively evaluated these children, and finally made a large list of 28 people. Now we will conduct further screening after we come to Lianjie."
A small team member is training.
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Chen Hua said that the next step the team will screen based on scientific methods, such as bone age test, depends on whether the child's bone age is nine years old and how tall they will grow in the future.
In addition, the heart and lung function will be checked, especially the heart.
"The children of Butuo all grow up in the plateau area at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters. They may have a reaction when they come to the inland plains. We need to use medicine to conduct more scientific testing."
There are a group of children who love sports in Daliang Mountain
There are many children in this group that impressed Chen Hua very deeply, such as Su Yunying, who comes from Yanjing Primary School in Yanyuan County with dark skin and short hair.
"I was so impressed with her because when I went to see her, I asked her,'Do you know football?' She said,'I know, I just like playing football.'" Chen Hua was very surprised and gave She a ball.
"But she doesn't know anything, but she just likes it, she likes to run on the court." Recalling the scene at that time, Chen Hua still vividly remembered.
The little players are practicing fixed-point long jump.
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Another thing that impressed Chen Hua was Geng Xinyu from Nancheng Elementary School in Yuexi County. During the assessment of the 10-meter sprint, she suddenly fell. After the fall, Chen Hua did not help her and wanted to see what she would do. .
As a result, she patted her pants and stood up and asked Chen Hua if she could run again.
"I didn't expect that she, who looks gentle and beautiful, could have such momentum." Chen Hua said, "I think this is the temperament needed in football. In the face of difficulties, you have to get up instead of crying."
The players are listening to a teammate singing.
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The grandfather of Wang Jing, a junior player from Yuexi County, especially likes to watch football matches on the Sports Channel.
"I have liked football since then, and now I have joined the football team. I hope that through my own efforts, I will achieve good results and win the championship." Wang Jing's eyes were bright and he said firmly.
I hope to help these children get out of the mountains
"They are very different from the women's football players I brought before. First of all, their ages are different." Chen Hua used to bring youth, adult, and juvenile football players. The youngest was a U13 player, but this was her first U9 player. .
"In addition to age, their starting point is different. The children I taught before were all players who have received systematic football training. They have a foundation. But now most of these children come from poor areas. Our original intention is to help first These children walked out of the mountains."
Two small players are conducting relay training.
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A player is training with the ball.
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On October 22, the children officially started a 20-day training camp.
In addition to professional training, the children's studies will not be left behind. On the same day, the children formally enrolled in school and started normal primary school compulsory education.
"All their courses are arranged in the daytime, and professional training starts after 3 pm. Instead of teaching them technical movements at the beginning, they let them take football as a hobby. From the beginning, teach them the easiest way, such as Talking about the running movements and postures, let them adapt to the field first, and then slowly touch football. Because they have no foundation at all, we want to let them play a game at the beginning, and teach them some professional running movements and Gymnastics, etiquette, management, etc., especially management on the court and management in life."
The coach took the little players to play the game.
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"Take your time, I hope that this group of children can be brought out. After they return to their hometown, they can bring about a change in the thinking of people in that area, and let sports help them out of poverty." Chen Hua looked at the children laughing and playing. Our eyes are full of hope.
Author: Yao Yan Yu