National youth men's and women's basketball training high school players become new forces
In the latest U18 men's and women's basketball national youth team training, a total of 13 high school players were selected.
According to industry insiders, it is a new atmosphere for the integration of sports and education that more middle school students will be on the stage of the U-series national brand.
According to the U18 youth men's basketball training list recently announced by the Chinese Basketball Association, 9 players from 7 ordinary middle schools are on the list, and 1 player from Dongguan Basketball School is also selected, and the rest of the players are from the CBA club echelon.
The roster of the U18 youth women's basketball team consists of 22 players, including 4 high school players and 1 who has just been promoted to Beijing Normal University from the High School Affiliated to Northeast Normal University.
The head of the Youth Department of the Chinese Basketball Association said that the Chinese Basketball Association has always hoped to expand the selection of materials in the U-series national team training and select the best players in the relevant age groups.
In recent years, the level of middle school players has improved rapidly, and the selected middle school players have all made outstanding performances in middle school competitions.
Thanks to the good cooperation between the Chinese Basketball Association and the Chinese Middle School Sports Association, the number of middle school players selected this time is the largest in recent years.
In the past, the selection of U-series teams mainly relied on the professional system and club echelon. Now the emergence of middle school players is a good supplement to the selection system.
The goal of this U-series men's and women's basketball training camp is to prepare for the 2022 Asian U18 Men's and Women's Basketball Championships to be held in Iran and India in late August and early September.
No matter whether these middle school players are selected and how many are selected, this training camp will be a valuable experience for them.
Zhao Junjie, director of the Competition Management Department of the Chinese Sports Association, said that now a number of seedlings have emerged from the school system and middle school students' competitions, and being selected for the U18 national team training can create more opportunities and stages for these middle school players to improve. This trend and orientation are more It is beneficial to enhance the enthusiasm of the school to develop basketball.
The Chinese Sports Association continues to improve the competition system and strive to provide more development opportunities and space for children.
Li Zirui from Shijiazhuang No. 2 Middle School is one of the high school students selected for the U18 men's basketball training camp.
Xing Luguo, the head coach of the basketball team of Shijiazhuang No. 2 Middle School, told reporters that some members of the school have been selected for the U-series women's basketball team before, but the competition in the men's basketball team is more intense. This is the first time that a player has been selected for the men's team.
According to Xing Luguo, Li Zirui, who is 1.89 meters tall and is now a sophomore in high school, plays No. 1 on the court and has outstanding offensive ability.
Li Zirui came to Shijiazhuang No. 2 Middle School for training in the sixth grade of elementary school. His performance in the junior high school was not very outstanding, but after entering the first year of high school, he obviously "raised the ball".
Xi Taicheng from Beijing No. 4 Middle School was also selected for the training camp this time.
Li Bing, the head coach of the basketball team of Beijing No. 4 Middle School, said: "Thank you for the policy of integrating sports and education. I hope Xiaoxi will move forward in a low-key manner on this platform and make progress and grow through all-round efforts."
Beijing No. 4 Middle School is a school with a profound basketball tradition. In the past, many players had the experience of being selected for the U-series national brand, including Cheng Chi, Tian Ye, Xia Haoran, etc.
According to Li Bing, Xi Taicheng, who is 2.05 meters tall, can play the 2nd and 3rd positions. He plays with his brain, uses his skills reasonably, actively fights, and has a relatively high three-point shot and pull-up jump shot.
Xi Taicheng, who is in the second year of high school this year, also has good academic performance. Li Bing thinks that he has no problem taking the undergraduate exam.
Li Xiaoyong, head coach of the U18 men's basketball national team, said that the candidates for this training camp include outstanding players from the Chinese Basketball Association's reserve talent pool and high school students, as well as players recommended by some club coaches.
The scope of the training camp is relatively large. The purpose is to better select the best players, avoid missing good seedlings, and cultivate more basketball talents for Chinese basketball.
This training camp is also a selection process. When we finally set out for the Asian Youth Championship, the total number of main selection and substitute players should be around 14.
Li Xiaoyong said that, including the Tsinghua High School Affiliated, there are several middle and high school basketball seedlings in China with very good physical conditions, but there is still some gap between the training system, training time and intensity with the professional team.
He understands very well that today's parents want their children to walk on two legs, and many parents want their children to go to college first and then major.
Li Xiaoyong said: "The physical conditions of children of every age group are very good now. The most important thing is to integrate sports and education. Middle schools and universities can cooperate with clubs to jointly cultivate good seedlings, so that they can both I can study hard and form good basketball habits and overall offensive and defensive awareness early in basketball. The task now is to teach and educate people, and to help children properly allocate the tasks of learning and playing.”
Text/Xinhua