Almighty Coach

Philip ’s tone became much more humble. He was like a transfer student who had just entered a new school. He introduced himself: "The main project I practice is 100-meter sprint, and occasionally I will practice 200-meter sprint. I now need to run 100 meters. It took 13 seconds 35. I hope that through training, I can improve this result to within 13 seconds. "

"According to your T43 level, if you can run into 13 seconds, you have the opportunity to participate in international competitions." Li Dai said.

It takes 13 seconds to run at 100 meters, not even a third-level athlete in China. Many middle school students will run faster than him. However, for a disabled athlete with a double-leg amputation, the speed of 100 meters within 13 seconds is already an international level of disability. The level of people's games. In the T43 level, the world record of 100 meters is only 12 seconds and 20.

"Let me see his talent first." Li Dai detected Philip.

"100 meters, the talent is A-, 200 meters, the talent is A, 400 meters, the talent is A +!" Lee Dayd suddenly took a breath, this result greatly exceeded his expectations.

"A-level talent, world-championship talent! A disabled person would be A and talent, which is a pity, he has such a good sprint talent, but no feet!" Li Dai thought with regret.

The disabled athletes who came earlier are generally D-level talents, not even a C-level talent.

After all, the selection and training system for athletes in the United States is different from that in China. The selection of domestic athletes is one-of-a-kind. The sports schools, municipal teams, provincial teams, and national teams are trained layer by layer. The final selection will inevitably lead to outstanding talents. Those who ca n’t be selected will switch early and do n’t waste time. Therefore, the number of athletes who can become athletes in China must be somewhat athletic.

In the United States, athletes pay for their own training, and coaches do n’t care whether you have talents or not, they provide training services when you receive money. Therefore, although there are many people engaged in sports in the United States, there are not many people who are really talented. Only a small portion of the bowl is really suitable for athletes.

A-level sprinting talent is also unsurpassed among American athletes. However, although the Philip in front of him has the A-level sprinting talent, he has lost both feet.

Li Dai's eyes revealed disappointment and regret. He could be sure that if Philip was a normal person, he could train Philip to become a world champion!

Philip didn't care about Li Dai's expression, he took out a pair of semi-curved black slices from his backpack.

"Is this a sports prosthesis?" Li Dai recognized the thing.

"The leopard blade prosthesis is also the most advanced sports prosthesis in the world. It weighs 8 pounds. The thickest part of the prosthesis has 80 layers of carbon fiber, and the bottom has running shoe soles. I made a special order for a disabled equipment company in Iceland. A total of US $ 25,000 was spent. Most of the disability compensation I received from insurance companies was spent on artificial limbs, "Philip said.

"Then why did you lose your feet because of something?" Li Dai paused, and then said: "Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking about your privacy. I want to specifically assess your situation and then formulate specific training. Program."

Philip nodded and introduced his experience: "I have loved all kinds of sports since childhood, rugby, basketball, tennis, boxing, golf. I also like to ride a motorcycle. My previous ambition was to be a rugby player. I I was also the main proofreader in high school, but after graduating from high school, no university was willing to provide me with scholarships. For my family conditions, the tuition of the university was too expensive, so I did not go to university, but chose to join the army, Because I can apply for the tuition subsidy after joining the army, with this part of the subsidy, I can have money to go to college after retiring. "

"However, one year after I joined the army, I was sent to Iraq. You know, in Iraq, we are not popular with the locals, even if we are in the" green zone ", we have to worry about being flying over the head. Rockets. And I was unlucky. I stepped on mines in one operation. Fortunately, they were made of mines, not professional anti-infantry mines. Otherwise, I would not only lose my feet, but I ’m probably dead. . "

"Then I returned to the United States. I received disability insurance from an insurance company. The government will also give me a disability military allowance every month. I used the disability insurance money to buy a set of ordinary prostheses and then trained to walk. At that time, I was naive to think that as long as I can walk like a normal person, I can live like a normal person. "

"But when I was able to walk normally, I still couldn't find a formal job. I didn't go to university, people who didn't go to university can only do some physical work, but as a disabled person, I can't Engaging in heavy manual labor, even if I want, employers will not hire me. Employers will worry that labor protection organizations and disabled protection organizations accuse them of ill-treatment of disabled people. They are not willing to ask for trouble, so I can only fight Odd jobs. "

"I joined the army for a better life. I do n’t want to be the bottom of the society. However, when I lost my feet and left the army, I found out that I still became the bottom of the society. I did n’t have a job. Relief life. At that time, I was very decadent. I originally thought that my life passed by like this, until one day, I met Johnny. "

"Johnny was my sergeant when he first arrived in Iraq, a sergeant in the army. Later he was burned by petrol bombs, and the doctor gave him morphine during treatment, and he also became addicted to drugs and began to drink alcohol, so when I was When he saw him, he had become a homeless person, sleeping on the street, the government provided him with disabled soldiers subsidies, he bought wine, he only lived in charity organizations to receive food every day. It ’s really It's hard to imagine that the heroic sergeant on the battlefield turned into a drug addict and a drunk! "

"The moment I saw Johnny, I seemed to see my future. I started to be scared. I was worried that I would become Johnny and become a homeless drunk, so I think I ca n’t Losing myself, I should do something meaningful. I plan to try to be an amateur athlete, so I went to Iceland specifically to order this set of leopard blade prostheses. "

"Initially, I was going to play rugby. I joined a rugby club, but the confrontation of this sport does not seem to be suitable for people like me who lose their feet. My sports prosthesis is very hard and it is easy for people I was injured, including myself. In one match, I was injured and I twisted my knees. I started to recover from running. At that time, the club ’s coach felt that I had the talent for sprinting, so I suggested that I participate in track and field training, and then I started to try Practice sprinting. "

Li Dai nodded silently. He sympathized with Philip's experience. If it was not a war, Philip might be able to complete his military service safely, and then get that special tuition fee, and then go to a university. After graduation, find a decent jobs.

After adjusting his mood, Li Dai said, "The difference between you and ordinary athletes is that all your legs and ankles are amputated. That is to say, you don't have feet. Your feet are the most important weight-bearing and supporting organs. The feet can also adjust the balance of the human body. I think your prosthetic limbs cannot replace your feet in any way. "

"And as a sprinter, you still lack a very important organ, which is the Achilles tendon! For sprinters, the explosive force of pedaling is mainly from the Achilles tendon, so if you lack the Achilles tendon, you will be above the explosive force. Seriously affected. If I guess correctly, your start will be very slow. I do n’t know if your leopard blade prosthesis can provide you with extra flexibility, but this is not part of your body after all, so I can be sure that after starting, you have to spend a distance of 20 to 30 meters to find a suitable running rhythm. "

"Next, let ’s talk about other aspects. First, let ’s talk about the calf. When you walk, the calf stress is different ..."

"And your thighs, while you are walking ..."

"Swinging your arm should be your main way to maintain balance, but ..."

Li Dai talked about Philip's shortcomings one by one, Philip's expression gradually became dignified, then became surprised, and finally finally looked admired.

"It was all told by Coach Li. He just saw my prosthesis and was able to speculate on so many things! No wonder even Allen Hampton came to him for training."

At this time, Philip had no contempt for Li Dai. All the points-reducing items of Chinese Americans in sports were thrown aside by Philip, and Philip could not immediately enter training.

...

Philip started training, but soon he found that Li Dai's training not only involves physical fitness, but also includes some training content of sprint skills, and Li Dai's training skills in sprint are no less than professional track coaches .

"My disciple once won the 100m and 200m championships in the Asian Games." Li Dai explained in a slightly showy tone.

Among the sports games on all continents in the world, the track and field events of the Asian Games should be the lowest. Compared with Europe, America and even Africa, the gold content of the Asian Games sprint champion is obviously the lowest.

But in a place like the United States, anyone with a skill can easily find a job, the more talented, the more expensive, and the coaches who have some achievements will have rushing athletes to come to the door. A champion coach of the Asian Games sprint, also Enough to claim to be a high-level coach.

"Coach Li turned out to be the champion coach of the Asian Games, it seems that I really made a profit!" Philip thought of this and asked tentatively: "You coach, can you be my coach, I mean, not just In terms of physical training, there is also sprinting ~ www.readwn.com ~ No problem, but I do n’t have a long enough runway here. ”Li Dai thought for a while, and then said:“ If you do n’t want to abandon, the open space outside the training hall It is possible to draw a temporary runway. "

"Great!" Philip suddenly looked excited, but the next second, he suddenly remembered other things.

"That, Coach Li, there is still a problem. I am still receiving relief subsidies, so I still have no money to pay you." Philip said embarrassedly.

"I didn't plan to charge you!" Li Dai said with a smile.

However, Philip shook his head: "Coach Li, even if I owe it first, when I have a sponsor, I will definitely return the money to you!"

...

After all, Philip has an A-level sprint talent. Although he lost his legs, when the training started, his performance began to improve quickly.

Two weeks later.

On the temporary runway outside the training hall, Li Dai looked at the electronic timer in his hand, his face lost.

"11 seconds and 99, he broke the 12-second mark, am I remembering correctly!" Li Dai murmured to himself.

The manual timing is about 0.2 seconds faster than the electronic timing, so if the manual timing of 11 seconds 99 is replaced by electronic timing, it is equivalent to 12 seconds 19. Although the error of 0.2 seconds between manual and electronic timing is not absolutely accurate, the error will not be too large.

However, Li Dai knew that in the T43 class where Philip was, the world record of 100 meters was only 12 seconds and 20, which means that after just two weeks of training, Philip was able to break the world record of the disabled T43 class!

"I used to think that training athletes with disabilities for free was a loss-making business. Now, it seems that I have picked up the treasure!" Li Dai sighed.