Chinanews.com, Tianjin, March 12th (Zhang Shaoxuan) "Today is Arbor Day, and we hope that through the competition, the seeds of volleyball will take root in the hearts of more children. At the same time, we are also starting to build the Beijing-Tianjin-Shanghai Volleyball League. This year's May 1st, The league game will be held in Beijing, and all three places will send teams to participate. In the future, international youth training and exchange games are also planned.” Former Chinese women's volleyball player, former Bayi women's volleyball team leader, founder of Baiyun Aoxiang International Youth Club Bai Yun said.
On the 12th, the first Beijing-Tianjin Youth Volleyball Friendship Match opened in Tianjin.
The competition is divided into two groups: U11 men's and women's mixed 3-person system and U13 men's and women's mixed 4-person system. The preliminaries will take a group round-robin match, and the final will take the top two teams in the group.
After the game, the two sides shook hands to show their friendship.
Photo courtesy of Tianjin Volleyball Management Center
This time, a total of 28 teams from 7 clubs from Beijing and Tianjin participated in the competition. The group stage, semi-finals, and finals all adopted a best-of-three system.
On April 16, the top 8 teams will participate in the final.
In 2003, the Tianjin women's volleyball team won the league championship for the first time. The league record of 15 championships in 20 years made Tianjin a veritable "volleyball city".
The No. 1 Middle School in Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Zone is the venue for the competition. When introducing the popularization of youth volleyball in Tianjin, the principal Qiu Kewen said that as a traditional volleyball school, the school will include volleyball in the curriculum starting from the sixth grade, and the training teams of different grades train every week 3 to 5 times.
In the game, the small players serve.
Photo courtesy of Tianjin Volleyball Management Center
"Every semester we hold volleyball competitions between classes. Everyone in the school can play volleyball, and we have four school teams for men and women of different ages. Each team has nearly 30 people, and the number of school teams exceeds 200 people. Repeatedly won championships in China." Qiu Kewen said.
According to Tian Jia, a former national beach volleyball player and secretary-general of the Tianjin Hexi District Volleyball Association, Tianjin holds volleyball competitions between primary and secondary schools all year round. Through championships and championships, volleyball-loving teenagers can experience the field, increase teamwork ability, and let more people Many children fall in love with the sport of volleyball.
"My daughter's name is Hanwawa. Although she hasn't practiced volleyball for a long time, she is very eager to play. She said that playing with her classmates on the court is the happiest thing. Through this competition, she also made many friends in Tianjin. Since practicing volleyball, the child has become more cheerful and has a stronger sense of responsibility," said Ms. Dong, a parent from Beijing.
When talking about this competition, Bai Yun said that the volleyball exchanges between Beijing and Tianjin have a profound history. As early as 2018, the Beijing-Tianjin Youth Volleyball Invitational Tournament was held in Beijing.
Through the volleyball competition between cities, it can not only promote the development of tourism and cultural tourism, but also deepen the friendship between the young people of the two places.
A group photo of the players participating in the first Beijing-Tianjin Youth Volleyball Friendship Tournament.
Photo courtesy of Tianjin Volleyball Management Center
"Baiyun Club will participate in the UWG World Youth Games volleyball competition held in Austria in June this year. Through this competition, I also want to select a few outstanding young players from Tianjin to add to the team and compete in the international arena together. In mid-July this year , we will also organize a Japanese youth training and conduct a 14-day training and exchange with a volleyball club in Chiba County. With the gradual deepening of volleyball exchanges between Beijing and Tianjin, we hope to promote the formation of a volleyball season in Beijing and Tianjin. Play once or twice a month. As the influence of the event continues to expand, we will invite international teams to participate, and school teams from Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States are all within the scope of our invitation plan.” Bai Yun said.
It is reported that this competition is hosted by Baiyun Aoxiang International Youth Club and Nezha Volleyball Youth Club, co-organized by Tianjin Economic and Technological Development Zone No. 1 Middle School, and technically supported by Tianjin Volleyball Association.
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