Don Quarry, full name Donald O'Reilly Don Quarry.
Don Quarry was born in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, on February 25, 1951. Standing 1.75 meters tall and weighing 70 kilograms, he was one of the world's top sprinters in the 1970s. Don Quarry joined the Jamaican national track and field team at the age of 17. He has participated in four Olympic Games and won a total of 4 medals: 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.
Major competition record in his life - runner-up in 100 meters in 10.07 seconds at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. It was only 0.01 seconds away from the champion Hathery Crawford of Trinidad and Tobago’s time of 10.06 seconds. Unfortunately, he was ranked second.
At the same time, he won the 200 meters in 20.23 seconds, winning Jamaica's first Olympic sprint gold medal in history.
In the 1980 Moscow Olympics, she finished third in the 200 meters in 20.29 seconds.
In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he cooperated with teammates Lawrence, Meghu, Stewart, and Edwards in the 4X100 meters. He won the preliminaries in 38.93 seconds, advanced to the semifinals in 38.67 seconds, and ran 38.62 seconds in the finals, second only to the powerful team. Team USA (gold medal in 37.83 seconds) won a silver medal.
He has won medals in all four Olympic Games and is also the first gold medalist in the history of Jamaica, which is of great significance.
No matter how you look at it, he is a heavyweight guest.
It seems that his career resume is also extremely brilliant.
but……
There is a problem here.
First of all, Don Quarry was a sprinter in the 1970s and 1980s. The sprinting skills of that time were completely different from those of today. Moreover, his best personal PB was only about 10 seconds, and he was not a professional sprinter. Su Shen is very doubtful about whether it is okay to carry out follow-up coaching and other studies and rest on the old ground.
I definitely don’t mean any disrespect, but running fast doesn’t mean teaching well. Otherwise, Bolt could just become a coach, and there would be no need for Mills. In fact, the vast majority of retired athletes are unable to transform into coaching, nor can they conduct scientific research and prepare for competitions. Scientific research athletes are rare throughout history.
Obviously, Don Quarry, who won the first gold medal for Jamaica, does not have this ability.
Su Shen's judgment was actually not problematic at all.
Because at this time in history, Don Quarry did indeed come here and hired him with a weekly salary of more than 1,000 US dollars, but in the end, everyone knew that it had no substantial effect. It's just that at this time, Su Shen didn't even join the provincial team, so how could he possibly come into contact with the affairs of the National Youth Team. Moreover, Tang Quarry's time here was too short, and he did not leave any traces in history, so Su Shen naturally didn't know much about him.
On the day of reporting, many talents came one after another across the country.
For example, Zhang Peimeng of Imperial City, old rival Yin Hualong, Wen Yongyi, Xiao Liuyang, and Liang Jiahong are not to mention the original geniuses of Guangdong Province. In addition to these, some old people who were not trained by the National Youth Team actually came.
For example, Da Liuyang, the biggest sprint star in the country, has already made an appointment with Su Shen.
In this regard, you are actually the top star in the country. I just need you to say hello and you can come.
no problem.
It's just a matter of cost, please take care of it yourself.
In addition to these, there are also some younger seedlings who have been sent out, but the main tasks are clear to everyone.
It is in this generation that can achieve results.
"Little master, as promised, I'm here." Da Liuyang greeted Su Shen enthusiastically when he came over. He had the eager character of an old brother at first glance. Su Shen also had a very good impression of him. Besides, it was really rare that he could be so enthusiastic about running at such a young age.
"Little master, you have to guide me well this time."
"Brother Liu, don't call me little master, just call me Xiao Tian."
"That's okay." Da Liuyang insisted: "Since you are serious about coming here to learn skills from a teacher, then you must call yourself like this. As the old saying goes, there is a hierarchy of skills and specializations after hearing the Tao, and the master is the teacher. I worship you, then I want to call you little master."
Unable to defeat Da Liu Yang, Su Shen had no choice but to give up. However, he also had a better impression of Da Liu Yang, a senior who had retired long after his official debut in his previous life.
"Congratulations, Xiaotian. I heard that you broke your PB again in the Guangdong Provincial Track and Field Open. The 10.30 seconds at the age of 16 is really amazing." Zhang Peimeng also came over to greet Su Shen and express his congratulations. When Zhang Peimeng met this time, his aura was obviously much more restrained, and he lost the outgoing arrogance he had when he was called up to the national team early when they first met.
It seems that this National Games failed to achieve anything, which was a big blow to him.
I got to know myself again and was no longer so distracted.
This is actually a good thing for him.
"You're not bad, let's work together for this youth training." Su Shen and Zhang Pei shook hands fiercely.
Afterwards, Yin Hualong and Wen Yongyi also came over to greet Su Shen. This scene made Zhou Bing jealous in his heart.
These are all the famous bosses and young leaders in the industry in his heart, and the result is that they are all on Su Shen's side, and they are extremely enthusiastic.
Looking back at myself, no one greets anyone.
I'm so angry, I must work hard, and then let you look at me like this!
Zhou Bing secretly clenched his fists in his heart, his ambition rising again.
As for why he is only so close to Su Shen, it's not because of... some "lonely and arrogant people" who simply ignore people and seem to reject people thousands of miles away.
Coupled with his height of 1.8cm, excellent PB, and handsome face, to be honest, no male compatriots can feel comfortable in front of him.
So they were automatically avoided.
After everyone said hello, at three or four o'clock in the afternoon, I saw Yuan Guoqiang bringing a black man who was not tall in the distance.
When Su Shen took a look, it turned out to be Don Quarry, the statuette player who won gold for the first time in Jamaica.
The people around were slightly shocked.
To be honest, Su Shen is actually quite curious about such a famous figure in the running world, if...he doesn't come here to coach this time.
Su Shen has already coordinated the plan for this game. It doesn't matter if Don Quarry can reach the level of Randy Huntington. They can cooperate with each other, but if not, then he has to find a way.
This winter training, he is not here to play. There are many things that need to be done. Even though there are only 100 days, time is still very tight.
The first impression of Don Quarry of the Su Shen team was actually quite good. He felt quite enthusiastic and did not look down on everyone. Maybe it was because Jamaica was not a powerful country in the first place. And I heard that his arrival was recommended by the domestic ambassador of Jamaica, and he started to try the "invite in" approach.
Don't waste any time and start training directly. After all, it all costs money.
The time is only one week, and there is not much free time. We must quickly make the money work.
Hong Kong is so real.
As soon as I entered the training section, I saw these leg raises on the spot, leg raises with weights on the shoulders, 30-50 meter acceleration running with sandbags tied, breath-holding running, ankle trot, straight back running, back kicking, and step running. , lunge vertical jump, pursuit running, acceleration running, short distance combination running and other training environments... there are only four big words in Su Shen's mind.
Disappointed.
This is actually not surprising at all.
Among those who can run, who are the best at teaching and conducting research and promotion?
Too few.
Not to mention running, basketball and football are the same for almost all sports.
People who can be both coaches and athletes are rarer than phoenixes.
And what surprised Su Shen the most was that he was still emphasizing heavy training volume and strengthening physical training? ? ?
Ah this...
Su Shen:? ? ?
But suddenly I remembered that I had watched Bolt's biographical movie before. In it, Bolt said that the training load of his former coach at that time was too heavy, which made him physically unbearable, so he chose Mir. Sri Lanka. This actually reveals a message - at this time, there is nothing wrong with the training in Jamaica being more advanced than in the country, but it is also a road paved with countless people as ashes.
What's more, it's still Lao Mi's track and field world.
Without Mills leading this group of men to rise, Jamaica still would not be able to overcome the hurdle of the United States on the road of men. At least Bolt will be tortured by injuries.
When these several incidents are linked together, a general fact can be drawn.
In current Jamaica, except for Mills, the training is actually not necessarily that good.
Although there are merits, for example, Don Quarry said - coaches should also strengthen communication with athletes. Communication is very important. You have to know what the athletes are thinking, and then you have to think about what they need, and then you can know what is best.
Regarding the system, it was also proposed to pay more attention to core training, but to be honest, the rest was not as advanced as imagined.
Although, he did not slack off just because he was the "coach of the week" and the whole teaching process was very serious.
However, the same thing remains the same.
During this period, there have been too many changes in the sports world. How can he still use some old routines from the 1970s and 1980s?
During these times, he was not coaching at an elite level in China.
In this case, there will be a big problem.
The key point is that these domestic coaches also have the illusion of, "Oh, I think so too" and "It really makes sense."
This is definitely not a good thing.
Even Yuan Guoqiang seemed a little intimidated by the name of this Jamaican gold medalist. He nodded repeatedly and studied hard.
Su Shen didn't have time to waste. The next day, he saw that the pattern was still the same, so he had no choice but to make this move.
I saw him take a deep breath and step out.
PS: This person is really here, and he also came to coach at this time. Originally, the easter egg was to post this old news, but it turned out that I couldn’t get through it after posting it twice. I had no choice but to hit him with my hands. This was before Quarry left. Answered in an interview with Oriental Morning Post - "I think they need to strengthen physical training, and coaches should also strengthen communication with athletes. Communication is very important. You have to know what the athletes are thinking, and then you have to think about it yourself. What do they need?”
Quarry does not think that the training methods of foreign coaches are necessarily better than local coaches. He said that Jamaica has a long history of track and field, while Chinese sprinting has just started and the athletes are still very young. We are just working together for Chinese track and field and learning from each other.
You can carefully study the meaning of these two paragraphs, especially the last sentence, which probably gives many domestic coaches the illusion that they are not bad either. Manual dog head.
