Almighty Coach

After returning to the United States, Howls seemed to be a different person. Instead of going out to play at night, he rested very early every day, and then put all his energy into the training of the next day.

This trip to Spain had a great impact on Howers. He witnessed the two major football giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​and even personally experienced a training match there. He finally realized that the world's top football youth training What is it like.

All of this made Halls have a craving, he eager to go to Real Madrid or Barcelona to train, eager to enter their echelon to become one of them, more eager to get those better teammates and face those better Opponent.

But because of dwarfism and the closure of the epiphyseal line, both Real Madrid and Barcelona clearly rejected him, which caused Howers ’s self-esteem to be hit, and this attack quickly became the motivation for his training. .

As Li Dai said, only when a person has a clear goal will he work hard and struggle for it.

Halls is like this. Although he wanted to go to Europe to play football before, he did n’t really know the top clubs in Europe, so the desire to play in Europe is unreal. Now that Howers has been to Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​the two big clubs, playing football in Europe is no longer an illusory dream, but has become a goal to be pursued.

Halls knew that his height was the most important reason why he was rejected by the two giants. He suffered from dwarfism and the epiphyseal line was closed. This is something he could not change. At this time, Halls realized more deeply that Li Dai's training here had already become his last life-saving straw.

Compared with others, dwarfism makes Halles have a congenital deficiency, and those teenagers who have entered the Real Madrid and Barcelona echelon have a higher starting point than Halls. Congenitally inadequate, and the opponent's starting point is higher. In this situation of double disadvantage, Halls must pay more effort and sweat than others.

Hauls already understood this. He knew that his road would be more rugged than others, but he would not give up, he would charge towards the goal in his heart.

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At 10 am, Li Dai was still drafting a client's training plan in the office, and the phone's ringtone suddenly rang.

Li Dai picked up the phone and looked at it. The caller ID surprised him.

"It's Xu Zhongyi, how did he call it. It should be early morning in China now." Li Dai thought about it. There is a difference of 16 hours between Western Time and China. Now that the United States is in daylight saving time, then Western America Time and China also have The gap of 15 hours, Li Dai is here in the morning, but the real early morning in China is when it is asleep.

"This old Xu, call me at this time, I am afraid that it is something important." Li Dai did not hesitate and immediately answered the phone.

"Hey, old Xu, you do not sleep in the middle of the night, call me, is something wrong?" Li Dai asked directly.

"This is not afraid of affecting you to rest." Xu Zhongyi smiled, then said: "There is really something I want to ask you."

"What's the matter?" Li Dai said angrily.

"Our provincial sports team has a coach who teaches Chen Jianguo, a tennis coach. Have you heard of him before?" Xu Zhongyi asked.

"There is such a person in the impression." Li Dai paused, then said: "However, tennis in our provincial sports team has always been a weakness, there are not many athletes, and there are few coaches."

"Indeed, except for those few first-tier cities, other places do not develop tennis at all, and the policies and financial support they provide are also very limited." Xu Zhongyi didn't get too entangled in this issue, he continued: "Chen Jianguo and I are Old acquaintance, he has a son named Chen Zhen, who has practiced tennis with him since childhood, this guy is very talented, won the third place in the National Games when he was 18, and has also participated in some international events in recent years In the latest world ranking, Chen Zhen ranked in the top 200. "

"The male players in our country can be ranked in the top 200 in the world, which is a very good result." Li Dai praised.

"And he ranked in the top 200 in the world this time, which means that he can participate in the qualifying tournament of the US Open. The male player in our country has not been able to participate in the four majors for a long time." Xu Zhongyi said .

In the four major tennis open tournaments, there are a total of 128 places in the main competition, of which 104 places are based on the world ranking. The top 104 players in the world are eligible to enter the four major tennis open tournaments directly, but always Some players retire after encountering unexpected factors such as injury and illness, and the latter players will have the opportunity to substitute, so under normal circumstances, as long as the world ranking is before 110, there is a chance to directly advance to the four major tennis open matches.

In addition, there are 8 places for foreign card players. Some big-name players who have not played for a long time due to injury and illness will drop 104 places in the world ranking. At this time, they will often get the foreign card qualification given by the tournament. The host player is qualified in the foreign card. There are also certain discounts. So at the Australian Open, there will be so many players in Australia who will get the wild card. At Wimbledon, there will be players in the UK who will get the wild card. At the French Open, the French players will get the foreign card. Players can get the right to participate in this wild card.

The final 16 regular-season places are decided by the qualifying tournament. The Qualifying Tournament will be held in advance before the four major tennis open tournaments. A total of 128 qualifiers will participate. Qualifications are also based on the world rankings. A total of three rounds of knockout tournaments will be played. All three rounds will qualify for the main tournament.

From a rule point of view, if no one retires due to injury, players in the world ranking 104 to 232 can participate in the four major qualifiers, but considering that every year someone will retire for various reasons, so basically Those with a ranking of less than 250 in the world will have the opportunity to participate in the qualifiers.

Chen Zhen's world ranking has entered the top 200, so it is safe to enter the qualifiers.

"You are looking for me, just for this Chen Zhen thing?" Li Dai asked.

"Yes, Chen Jianguo wants to take Chen Zhen, go to the United States in advance, to adapt to the American environment, it is best to find an American tennis coach, give Chen Zhen some guidance. You are more familiar with the United States, so I would like to invite you Do me a favor, "Xu Zhongyi said.

"No problem, you can ask Coach Chen Jianguo to contact me directly." Li Dai said.

"By the way, Chen Jian is not very affluent in the country. The average working class, who rely on dead wages to train Chen Zhen to play tennis, is also very expensive, so you should not find him an expensive coach." Xu Zhongyi continued Asked.

"It's like this ..." Li Dai hesitated for a while, and then said: "Lao Xu, you are also a coach. You must know that in the field of sports training, there are a little capable coaches, the prices are not low, the higher the level is. Coaches, the higher the salary requirement. "

"I know, I know, so I called you in the middle of the night, and I wanted you to think of a way. You are good at mixing in the United States, and your connections are certainly wide, and maybe you can help Chen Zhen." Xu Zhongyi said.

"Otherwise, let him come to my training center. My client has several well-known tennis players, all of whom are in the top 50 in the world. Let Chen Zhen train with them first, although it is physical. After training, but after getting acquainted with those players, I might learn something. If possible, I try to recommend Chen Zhen to be a sparring partner for them. "Li Dai said.

"The fee, you can get a discount, I know that the charge you have is not generally high." Xu Zhongyi said deliberately.

Li Dai understood Xu Zhongyi's meaning. He smiled and said, "If someone else's face is not given, you old Xu's face, can I not give it anyway! It is only a few days away from the US Open, I won't accept it They have money. "

……

Three days later, Chen Jianguo and Chen Zhen father and son came to Los Angeles.

Chen Jianguo was also the coach of the Hanbei Provincial Sports Team, but Li Dai was not very impressed with him. First, the two players had different scores, and secondly, tennis was in the provincial sports team. Public competitions are not much valued.

Chen Zhen is a new generation of tennis genius in China. Li Dai also detected him. The B + level talent is enough to dominate the country. It is also possible to participate in some low-level international tournaments, but the four majors The first-level tournament is to barely reach the threshold to participate in the main game.

Tennis is a sport with a relatively high penetration rate in the United States. There are many professional tennis schools in the United States. A large number of tennis players are trained every year. Among Li Dai ’s customers, there are several well-known tennis players in the world ’s top 50. As they approached the US Open, they also trained more frequently, especially in terms of physical training, which was the top priority of the training content.

Under normal circumstances, the US Open lasts about half a month. Most of its non-seed players will not only participate in individual singles games. They will also participate in doubles or mixed doubles. Some players even have to deal with personal singles and doubles at the same time. The competition is actually very big for physical energy consumption, so they are very willing to focus on physical fitness for a period of time before the game.

And for Chen Zhen, these top 50 tennis players in the world are already "idol" that he usually hard to meet.

Chen Zhen's world ranking has just entered the top 200. It is said that between him and the world's top 50, there is only a difference of 150. The gap does not sound like it is completely out of reach, but in tennis, 200 meters and 50, really Is a gap between heaven and earth. Many 200 athletes have not met an opponent of less than 50 in a full year of competition.

Tennis competitions are basically determined by their world rankings. For example, in the classification of ATP competition levels, the highest level is the four majors, then ATP1000, ATP500, and ATP250. Like the top 10 players in the world, basically they will not participate in the ATP250 competition, because for For them, the ATP250 game level is too low.

Then comes Challenge 125K + H, Challenge 125K, Challenge 100K, Challenge 75K, Challenge 50K, Challenge 40K. It is difficult to see the world ranking in the competition below 100K. The top 100 players. Under the challenge, there are also hope games, and hope that the lower levels of the game are not participated by the world ranking players.

So for a player who ranks 200 in the world, at most it is to participate in some challenge level competitions, unless it is relying on the wild card, otherwise it is difficult to participate in ATP250 or higher competitions, and naturally will not meet the top 50 in the world rankings Players.

Even in the Grand Slam competition, the top 232 players in the world can participate in the qualifiers, but for the three rounds of competition, for the 200 ranked players, each game is a journey of death. To advance to the main game, you must defeat your opponent with a higher ranking in the world for three consecutive games. The possibility of an upset is okay to say, but the possibility of three upsets in a row is really minimal.

So in the four major slam qualifying tournaments, those who can eventually qualify for the main event are also those players who rank before the world ranking 150. After 150, it is basically impossible to qualify for the main event.

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On the training ground, Chen Jianguo looked at Chen Zhen, who was training, and his face was filled with a loving smile. He said: "When Chen Zhen first took the racket, he was not as high as the racket. At that time, I just retired , Was assigned to the team as a tennis coach. At that time, he was like my little tail, I trained athletes on the court, he picked up the ball next to him. Later, I saw him learn those athletes swing, so I started Try to teach him to play tennis. "

"Chen Zhen's talent is very good. At least among the athletes I trained, his talent is the best. I taught him a lot of things. He only needs to learn it once to remember. Since then, I have Decided that even if it was a ruin, he must be nurtured well. I really look forward to it. One day he will be able to stand on the stage of a tennis grand slam match and fulfill my dream that I did n’t do. ”

Chen Jianguo said here, with a long sigh: "When I was an athlete, I also hoped to play in the four Grand Slam games, even if I only played one game, I am satisfied, but in our age, that is The impossible thing is that the tennis players of our age basically had no chance to go abroad. Especially after the defection of the tennis player in the 1980s, we were even less likely to have the opportunity to go abroad. I have n’t played abroad until I retired. "

Next to Li Dai nodded his head. He had read some relevant information about this matter. At that time, a tennis player used the opportunity to go to the United States to leave the team without permission and stayed in the United States. In order to stay in the United States, he also applied for so-called political asylum. But if you think about it, only the talents you receive are eligible to apply for political asylum, and athletes are not influential politicians. Who will go to an athlete when they are idle? Therefore, the athlete's behavior at that time was nothing more than just wanting to stay in the United States. Under the circumstances at that time, the US government was also happy to use it as a political tool. If it is placed today, the USCIS may have repatriated the person directly.

Just listen to Chen Jianguo then said: "At that time I saw the latest world ranking ~ www.readwn.com ~ When I saw Chen Zhen's ranking entered the top 200, I was really happy because he had the opportunity to participate in the Big Four The slam match. This is the dream of my life. Although I didn't realize it, my son can help me achieve this dream! "

Chen Jianguo said here that his tone became agitated and his expression was also a little excited.

Li Dai looked at Chen Jianguo like this, but he couldn't bear it. At Chen Zhen's current level, not to mention the four Grand Slams, even in the qualifying round, it was quite difficult to survive the first round. .

"It's not easy to engage in tennis in China." Li Dai knew what the domestic tennis environment looked like. He looked at Chen Zhen who was training. Chen Zhen looked very serious, but Li Dai could feel By then, Chen Zhen seemed a little nervous.

This is not a game, just ordinary physical training, but Chen Zhen will be nervous. This is not Chen Zhen ’s mental state, but he feels the importance of this training. He cherishes the current training and the opportunity to train with the world ’s top 50 tennis players, even if it is only physical training.

"It seems that Chen Zhen knows that he carries the dream of two generations. He came to participate in the US Open this time, not only to represent himself, but also to realize his father's dream!"

Li Dai finally made a decision, he intends to help this pair of dream-chasing father and son.

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