In the morning, the coaching staff headed by Coach Taoka ranked the abilities of all the players. After having lunch at a luxury hotel on the beach, the players returned to the open-air court at the foot of the mountain and listened to Coach Taoka's announcement. score.
As coach Tian Gang said in the morning, this simple first round of assessment directly screened out 100 players.
There are every position, center, power forward, small forward, point guard, point guard.
In a certain respect, this selection still does not break away from the shackles of this era. During the selection, each player has been given a given position label.
Several players from Shohoku High School were not screened out. Even Sora Kurutani, who was disliked by everyone at the beginning, actually successfully passed this screening. Among the defenders, his score in the layup assessment was at the top. An upper-middle level level, although his height is a little disadvantaged.
But overall, Kuratani Sora is above average among all defenders.
This is something that no one in Xiangbei expected at first.
The eliminated ones were taken away, including some players who were familiar with martial arts, such as Ichiro Shen from Hainan High School, whom he had met many times before.
Among the Hainan team, Ichiro Kamizou's scoring ability can be said to be one of the best, but under this screening mechanism, Ichiro Kamizou had no chance to show off his own advantages and was eliminated early.
Among the coaching staff, Coach Gao Tou of Hainan High School also participated in this round of selection. Seeing that his players were eliminated, Coach Gao Tou did not show any displeasure.
I actually support Coach Tianoka’s decision.
The bottom 100 players were taken away by the coaching staff. Following the path leading to the mountain, he disappeared from the sight of Jinguji Budo and others.
As these people left, the players present could feel a sense of loss more or less, and a feeling of sadness arose in their hearts.
"Congratulations everyone!"
"Passed layup selection!"
"After going through the previous rounds of selection, everyone who can stay can be called an elite!"
"But... it's not enough!"
"The next test is a special test."
"Depending on different locations, the test projects you need to participate in will be slightly different!"
"Please also make preparations in advance."
"Now, line up again according to the location."
"By the way, there is one thing I want to remind you first. The Autumn National Sports Team only selects 12 regular players!"
"Our plan is to have three centers and three power forwards. The small forwards and guards will not be broken down, so we will take a total of six."
"Competitive pressure is different in different positions."
"After this selection, your positions will not change again, so please choose your position carefully!"
Coach Tianoka said and winked at the coach on the side. The coach received the signal, nodded, walked in front of the players, and began to define the area for formation.
Without thinking much, Jinguji Budo went directly to the small forward position. Shinomiya followed Budo's footsteps and also moved to the small forward position.
After seeing the movements of Budo and Shinomiya Tōno, Sendō smiled and did not choose to join the same queue with them. Instead, he went to the shooting guard position.
Rukawa Kaede initially planned to play the small forward position, but when he saw that Xiandao did not choose to play the small forward position, he also hesitated.
Obviously, the choice of position will be directly related to the subsequent selection ranking.
Qiuzhiguosi players will obviously not let whoever has the best scoring ability play. The balance of positions is also something that many coaches have to consider.
Although the coach said that there are no fixed quotas for small forwards, Rukawa Kaede knows without thinking that the small forward position will never exceed three people!
and
Even if the coaching staff really recruits three people, including Jinguji Budo and Shinomiya Tanoh, the extra small forward may not even get a chance to come on as a substitute.
Not only Rukawa Kaede thinks so, other team members are also considering this matter at this moment. Players who originally played the small forward position for their respective teams hesitated at this moment.
After Mike Okita looked at the positions of Budo and Shinomiya, he smiled and went to the split position.
After hesitating for a moment, Rukawa Kaede also chose the split position.
Players like Rukawa Kaede are troubled, but players like Sakuragi Hanamichi don't have so many considerations.
Sakuragi didn't care who was queuing up or not, and stood directly in the power forward queue. Takenori Akagi and Uozumi walked into the center queue one after another. Along with them, Nanxiang Yu Ichiro and Shigehiro Mori from Hainan High School.
Some center players saw that there were so many tall men among the centers. Some players who felt that they were less talented wisely chose the power forward position instead of the center position.
Soon, the players on the open space all adjusted their positions. At the small forward position, there were less than ten people participating in the selection!
This number is simply not comparable to the number in the first stage of selection. Coach Tianoka and the coaching staff need not think about it to know that some players feel that the competition for the small forward position is too stressful and try their luck at other positions.
Regarding this situation, Coach Tianoka had no intention of stopping it.
Through the following assessment items, parallel imports will naturally be screened out!
"Eh?!"
"What's wrong with that kid? Go to the small forward position?!"
"What is he doing?! Isn't this guy a defender?"
At this moment, bursts of discussion suddenly erupted in the stadium. Coach Tianoka was also attracted by this sudden movement and looked at the players who were re-lining up.
He noticed that many players were looking toward the end of the small forward queue with surprised expressions.
Coach Tianoka followed the gazes of many players and saw a short player standing at the back of the small forward queue.
Judging from my height, I'm afraid I'm only a little over 150cm. Coach Taoka had met this young man several times before and knew that his name was Sora Kurutani.
The reason why I have an impression of this young man is just because Kurutani Sora is the shortest in this selection!
Regarding Kurutani Sora, coach Taoka did not have any intention of discriminating against his opponent's height. Instead, he was looking forward to it because Kurutani Sora broke into the second round of selection with such height conditions.
He wanted to see what kind of power a player of this height could exert when on the court.
but
Coach Taoka always thought Sora Kurutani was a defender. After all, the position he filled in before was a defender.
But now, this kid is actually standing in the small forward queue. Isn't this asking for death?
Coach Taoka thought Kuratani Sora was in the wrong position, so he emphasized loudly:
"Look at your own team and see if it's the position you want to choose!"
“Don’t stand in the wrong place and look at the people around you.”
"After the position is established this time, no more changes are allowed!"
"Be careful!"
Coach Taoka kindly reminded that although this was said to all players, when Coach Taoka said it, he looked straight at Sora Kurutani and stared at him.
However, Kuratani Sora didn't seem to notice. With a smile on his face, he didn't seem to notice anything wrong with where he was standing.
A coach standing next to Coach Taoka couldn't bear to see Kurutani Sora's silly look. He couldn't help walking around Kurutani Sora, patted Kurutani Sora on the shoulder, and asked:
"This classmate, are you standing in the wrong position?!"
"The defender's team is over there."
Faced with the coach's kind reminder, Kuratani Sora shook his head and replied with a smile: "No! I don't play defender!"
"What I want to play is small forward!"
Kurutani Sora hammered his chest, and his words made the surrounding players talk louder. When the coach heard this, his breath was stagnant. He thought it was because the kid was a little stupid, so he couldn't help but say:
"Boy, do you not understand our selection mechanism thoroughly enough?"
"Although the selection quotas for the small forward position and the guard line are mixed together, normally, there will only be three quotas at most for the same position!"
"The Qiuzhi National Sports Team is a team, and it will play games later. It is impossible to recruit too many players in the same position."
"And don't you know much about high school basketball?"
"At the small forward position, with those two there, it is difficult for others to have a chance."
When the coach was talking to Kuratani Sora, he couldn't help but pointed at Jinguji Budo and Shinomiya Tanano who were at the front and looked back.
There are some words that he doesn't want to say that are too unpleasant, as this will dampen the enthusiasm of the players.
However, after listening to the coach's words, Kuratani Sora had no intention of moving. He showed a bright smile to the coach and said, "It doesn't matter! I just want to play small forward!"
Just when the coach wanted to say something more, Coach Taoka in front of the team interrupted directly:
"Center, power forward, follow Coach Gao Tou and go to the half court over there. The rest of the players stay put!"
"We are about to start the next assessment."
Coach Taoka didn't look at Sora Kurutani much. He had lost interest in this boy.
A player who doesn't recognize his own strength will only harm the team when put on the court.
Moreover, a player who does not have a clear understanding of himself has a limited upper limit because he cannot see his own weaknesses and will not think about making up for his weaknesses.
Coach Tagoka's words made the coach stop trying to persuade Sora Kurutani. After sighing softly, he walked to the sidelines.
After Coach Tianoka finished speaking, Coach Gao Tou also walked up to the players such as the center and power forward, gave a brief self-introduction to everyone, and then led the players to the other side of the court.
The selection method for centers and power forwards is simpler and rougher. The ability to position under the basket and the ability to shoot at mid-range and short range are all assessment items.
Combined with the players' test data from previous rounds, after this round of testing, these players will be ranked. Similarly, the bottom 50% will leave directly.
The selection methods for players at the small forward position and the back line are very different. Their assessment is a 1-minute self-shooting three-pointer.
After this assessment, there is a brutal one-on-one bullfighting match!
Testing passing control ability? ! Are you kidding? How can you see this without playing a five-on-five game? The selection method of Qiu Zhiguo is even more simple and crude!
Although the passing ability cannot be seen without playing the game, the ball control ability can be seen through simple bullfighting.
Whether your ball control ability is strong or not depends on your performance in one-on-one situations. If your ball control ability is strong enough, you can break through the opponent's defense.
If you have no way to break through your opponent's defense, then there is no doubt that your ball control ability must be weak!
Dribbling in place cannot be called ball control ability.
All small forwards and guards add up to nearly 60 people.
It is obviously impossible for everyone to fight in a cycle.
Coach Tianoka’s method is also simple and crude, using a ranking elimination system!
It's simple. Based on previous results, the players present have a ranking. All players have two opportunities to challenge. As long as you can win against the opponent, you can take his place. The loser will move down one spot.
If you lose, there is no punishment, you just lose a chance to challenge.
One-on-one, each player plays five balls, and the side that scores more points wins.
If there is a draw, the rankings of both sides will not change.
After a player has withstood five challenges, his ranking is locked and cannot be challenged by others. Unless the player above him is successfully challenged, then he will passively drop one position.
After Coach Tianoka announced the assessment method for this round, all the players were surprised.
As a result, this selection may take a long time!
However, in fact, such a selection will not play many games, because the players have an awareness of their own strength. As the assessment proceeds, the abilities of the players will be revealed, and those players who are really too strong will be revealed. , not many people would choose to challenge it.
For example
"Hehehe! Coach, I want to challenge!"
"I want to challenge!"
Just after Coach Tagoka announced the rules, Shinomiya Tanano in the team couldn't wait to raise his hands. When Shinomiya Tano said this, another voice in the team shouted at the same time.
Shinomiya turned his head slightly, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a thin boy, Sora Kurutani, a first-year student at Shohoku High School.
"Hurry up, classmate. First tell me who you plan to challenge?"
Coach Taoka glanced at Shinomiya Tōno with a smile, then turned his head and pointed at Kuratani Sora and asked.
"Jinguji Martial Arts!"
"I want to challenge Jinguji Martial Arts!"
Seeing that Coach Taoka called on him, Sora Kurutani quickly walked out of the team, pointed at Jinguji Budo at the head of the queue, and said loudly.
When everyone saw Kuratani Sora pointing at Jinguji Martial Arts, everyone was stunned. When Shinomiya heard this, he also looked at Kurutani Sora attentively, with a very ugly expression on his face.
"Hello!"
"Boy!"
“If you don’t overestimate your capabilities, you should have a limit!”
"There are only two opportunities to challenge. Is it really good to choose such an opponent? Besides, you and Martial Arts are on the same team, right?"
"Are you unaware of his strength or are you unaware of your own?"
Shinomiya Tōno asked in a deep voice, with a look of displeasure on his face, how dare such a boy challenge Jinguji martial arts beyond him? ! how? Doesn’t he, Sigong Tianye, deserve to be looked down upon? !
(End of chapter)
