When Jinguji Budo and Sakuragi Hanamichi went to the hotel to find Coach Taoka and other members of the coaching staff, they were gathering in the lounge on the second floor of the hotel, discussing with each other the training methods for the players.
Although it is the selection of Qiuzhi National Sports players, coach Taoka believes that only when strong players are combined together can they display greater strength.
Compared to silly team training, Coach Tianoka prefers to strengthen each player's personal abilities, and then combine these players with outstanding personal abilities into a team for competitions.
He has always done this. Their Lingnan High School is actually best at star basketball.
"What?!"
"Add a three-point shooting training plan to Sakuragi Hanamichi's training plan?"
"Why would a player who plays inside add a three-point shooting training plan?!"
When Budo told Coach Taoka about Sakuragi Hanamichi's idea, the famous coach from Kanagawa Prefecture was immediately stunned. This was the first time he heard such a request after being in the basketball circle for so long.
"Yes, I hope to increase the proportion of three-pointers in Sakuragi's training."
"Coach Taoka, Hanamichi Sakuragi entered the Aki no Kokutai selection as a power forward."
"But that's just because at this stage, the power forward position is the position that best showcases Sakuragi's talent."
"But in fact, Sakuragi Hanamichi plays power forward not because Shohoku has defined the court position for him, but because his playing time is not very long, and he is not qualified for other positions for the time being."
"But Sakuragi's talent is quite good. For long-term considerations, Sakuragi should not be limited to the power forward position."
"Because the power forward's training focuses on strength, inside footwork, rebounding and other inside skills, but as a player, outside skills are also very important."
Jinguji Budo and Sakuragi Hanamichi stood in front of Coach Tagang and told him their plans. When Budo said these words, the coaches in the lounge also focused their eyes on Sakuragi Hanamichi, looking at Sakuragi up and down.
These coaches know something about Sakuragi Hanamichi, but they all know Sakuragi through the videos of Sakuragi during the national competition. Very few coaches know that Sakuragi Hanamichi has only been playing for more than a year.
Coach Taoka was one of the insiders. After listening to the martial arts explanation, he rubbed his chin and thought carefully about Jinguji Budo's words.
Indeed, based on Sakuragi Hanamichi's playing years and Sakuragi's current strength, Coach Taoka can recognize that Sakuragi Hanamichi's talent has yet to be discovered.
but
Asking a power forward to practice three-pointers, Coach Tianoka's past experience with players told him that it was a bit outrageous.
"In this matter of martial arts, I think it would be better for Sakuragi-san to practice his inside skills."
"I think you should understand that you can bite off more than you can chew. Sakuragi-san doesn't have much time to learn how to play, and his inside skills are actually quite lacking."
"Consolidate your inside skills. With Sakuragi's ability, even if you don't have the ability to shoot three-pointers, you can still shine on the court."
"I think practicing three-pointers is still open to discussion."
Coach Tian Gang did not refuse, but gave good advice. If the person who said this to him today was not Jinguji Martial Arts, Coach Taoka would have blasted him away.
But these words came from the mouth of Jinguji Martial Arts, so they are worthy of consideration.
It’s not that Coach Taoka treats you differently. This is how competitive sports are. As long as you are strong enough, you can influence the coach’s judgment.
Coach Taoka has never been the kind of person who rests on his laurels. He knows that the strength of Jinguji Martial Arts is much stronger than when he was a player, and he will not despise the opinions of Jinguji Martial Arts.
Therefore, when communicating with Martial Arts, Coach Tianoka put Martial Arts on an equal footing with him and used negotiation.
"Coach Taoka, I don't mean for Sakuragi to focus on practicing three-pointers."
"The overall training is of course focused on inside skills, but in addition to these trainings, three-point shooting exercises are added."
"Whether it's a three-pointer or a mid-range shot, it's all shooting. This shooting training is also very important for Sakuragi."
"If Sakuragi's shooting range can be expanded to beyond the three-point line before Akizuki Kokutai, I think our team will have another secret weapon!"
When Jinguji Martial Arts said this, Sakuragi Hanamichi's eyes lit up.
"Secret weapon!" To Sakuragi, this word really suited him.
"Hey, old man, I won't delay the training of inside skills. On the basis of these trainings, just add three-point shooting training!"
"I'm a genius! It's just that the training intensity is more intense, it doesn't matter to me!"
Sakuragi Hanamichi pointed his thumb at his chest and said confidently, his eyes full of expectation.
In Sakuragi's mind, he could already see how he was crisscrossing the court after learning the three-point shot. Every time he thought of using a three-pointer to hit the ball into the basket, Sakuragi Hanamichi couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
"Old. Old man??"
When Coach Taoka heard this name, his eyes twitched slightly and he rolled his eyes at Hanamichi Sakuragi. When the coaches around him heard Sakuragi's "pet name" for Coach Taoka, they quickly lowered their heads and covered their mouths and chuckled.
Budo also looked at Sakuragi speechlessly, grabbed Sakuragi's head with one hand and pressed it down, and at the same time apologized to Coach Tianoka:
"Coach Taoka, I'm sorry! I will teach this kid a lesson."
"However, please seriously consider adding three-point shooting training."
"It can be added on top of other training. Although Sakuragi is not very polite, he is still quite good in terms of physical fitness, so there will be no problem."
A fool like Sakuragi Hanamichi doesn't have many other advantages, but he is definitely energetic. As long as he doesn't mess around, with Sakuragi's physical fitness, no matter how coach Taoka trains, there won't be any major problems.
"Um"
"I'll give it serious consideration. You guys should go back first."
Coach Tian Gang saw the serious look on Wu Dao's face, nodded, and answered seriously.
"please."
"Coaches, please."
Martial Arts bowed slightly towards Coach Taoka and the other coaches. When Sakuragi heard that Coach Tamoka did not refuse, he also smiled and bowed slightly as if he was learning Martial Arts, and thanked:
"Old man, thank you!"
It's just that Sakuragi's name for Coach Taoka really can't make Coach Taoka happy.
After Budo and Sakuragi left, Coach Tianoka discussed it with the other coaches. Although no one has tried to let power forward players practice three-pointers, since martial arts says that they can add additional training in addition to basic training, no one has any other opinions.
Just as Coach Tianoka and the others were formulating individual training plans for the players.
The players selected by the coaching staff also started their revenge on Furuya Mountain on the coast of Shonan.
The selection of the Kanagawa Prefecture representative team is not actually over. Most of the selected players did not leave, but gathered on Furuwu Mountain and began their training.
Unlike Jinguji Budou and others who stayed at the beachfront hotel, the accommodation conditions of these players were really unflattering. Thirty people share a dormitory, and they use public toilets. Even taking a shower at night requires queuing.
Leading the training of these players is the coach of Hainan High School, Gao Touli. He and Coach Taoka are both local high school team coaches who assist Coach Anzai in training players. Coach Tian Gang is responsible for training the top 15 players, while Coach Gaotou is responsible for training the players who failed in the previous rounds.
Different from the individual training of martial arts, these players on the mountain endured inhumane collective training.
Coach Gao Tou's training content is actually very simple. Dribbling, keep dribbling; shooting, keep shooting.
The training content is simple and pure, boring but fulfilling.
The players were called up early in the morning and gathered on the playground by their coach to practice dribbling. Regardless of whether you are a center or a defender, everyone's training content is the same.
"You people!"
"It's a loser!"
"The reason for failure is also very simple. It's because you haven't practiced enough!"
"Not skilled enough in dribbling, not accurate enough in shooting, not physically strong enough, and not experienced enough in defense!"
"These things can be easily compensated for, practice! Keep practicing!"
"Only when the basketball becomes one with you, the ball in your hand will not be easily stolen, and the basketball will fall into the basket according to the trajectory you expected. Sufficient practice will allow you to clearly see when your opponent is breaking through. What are you trying to do!"
"Only by filling in the foundation can you possibly compete with those people!"
Coach Gao Tou stood at the front of the field, watching the players practice dribbling. He held a cane in his hand. Whenever a player's dribbling speed could not satisfy him, the cane in his hand would Demonstratively slapped the player on the ground in front of him.
Once a player makes a mistake and the basketball falls from his hand, Coach Gao will directly call the other player out of the team and ask him to go to the sidelines and do a 50-meter sprint to wake up.
For a moment, the entire open space was filled with the sound of basketball hitting the ground.
"It's really hell!!!" Among the crowd, Nobunaga Kiyota gasped and dribbled the ball with his hips frequently. I couldn't help but sigh when I saw several players being dragged out of the team by coach Gao Tou for penalty runs.
Compared to these players, the life of Jinguji Budo and others at the Seaside Hotel can already be called paradise.
Every player training in hell has only one goal, which is to pull down the players in heaven!
After three days of revision and modification, the plan of Coach Taoka and his coaching staff was finally released smoothly.
The coaching staff reasonably staggered the physical training and technical training time between players to allow the basketball court to rotate smoothly so that all players have time to use it.
Jinguji Martial Arts also got its own training plan on this day.
In addition to necessary physical training and basic strength training, this martial arts schedule does not specify in detail what exercises should be done when Jinguji Budo uses the court.
Coach Tian Gang and others have given a complete degree of freedom to martial arts, allowing martial arts to arrange their own training content.
Very similar to the martial arts training schedule is Shinomiya Nono's. The two of them have a lot of independent time for training.
But apart from the two of them, the other players have little freedom at all.
For example, in Sakuragi Hanamichi's plan, physical training only accounts for a small part. Even strength training only takes less than two hours in total. Most of his steps are at the basket and mid-range. Practice, and shooting.
On the other hand, Rukawa Kaede's training plan covers dribbling, breakthrough, shooting, and strength training. It is very detailed.
As for traditional centers such as Akagi and Uozumi, footwork practice and shooting account for the vast majority.
After Wu Dao looked at his own training plan, he also looked at the training plans of several members of the Xiangbei team. It has to be said that all player training plans are very focused and intensive, but from the perspective of martial arts, they are also reasonable.
It can be seen that Coach Tianoka and the others spent a lot of brain cells in formulating these plans.
After brainstorming, the plan was made very well.
After everyone's training plan was finalized, martial arts and their lives became more regular.
At this moment, martial arts seems to have returned to the days when he was playing basketball in the United States. Every morning when he got up early, it was training, and it was not until the evening that there were some cultural classes.
These people are completely following the professional route and have broken away from the shackles of campus basketball training.
In addition to training, the coaching staff also often arranges practice matches. On average, they play four practice matches a week. This is to allow players to maintain their competitive status after training.
At the same time, it is also helpful for the coaching staff to observe the training results and adjust the training plan. And we can also see which players have a tacit understanding with each other and can produce excellent chemical reactions. In addition, it can also cultivate mutual understanding among players.
Although the selection of the Qiuzhi National Sports Team has not yet been finalized.
But from Coach Taoka's perspective, it is almost impossible for those "underachievers" on the mountain to catch up with the players on his side!
The stable and peaceful days passed very quickly.
The saying "There are no heroes in the mountains" applies to players like Jinguji Martial Arts, and it is not inconsistent.
In the busy and fulfilling training, the players simply cannot feel the passage of time.
Mid-September.
The players of the Qiuzhi National Sports Training Team finally brought about "changes".
"In October, the Autumn National Sports Competition will officially begin."
"In the next week, we will officially select the team players who will represent our Kanagawa Prefecture!"
"You guys, be prepared!"
On the seaside court, Coach Tianoka gathered fifteen players on the court and announced such a news.
"Selection! I don't know which of the unlucky ones among us are unable to be selected for the representative team."
"If 15 makes it to 12, the ones who get eliminated must be unlucky! Hahaha!"
After hearing what Coach Tianoka said, Sakuragi stood in the queue and said with a smile. After a period of outdoor training, Sakuragi Hanamichi's skin was significantly darker than a few months ago.
The originally pink-white skin has become tanned to a wheat color.
Not just Sakuragi, all players have different skin colors to varying degrees. Mu Shinichi, who is originally dark, looks only two shades lighter than Africans.
"15 into 12?"
"No, no, no, it's 215, enter 12!"
Coach Taoka heard Sakuragi Hanamichi's muttering, shook his finger and denied it.
"You guys have to work harder!"
"Never lose to your challengers!"
Coach Tian Gang said, looking at the door of the stadium, and while he was talking, Coach Gao Tou had already crossed the door of the stadium and walked into the stadium. Coach Gao Tou patted his body. Two long lines walked into the court with coach Gao Tou.
"Wild monkey? Dyeing monkey, aren't you guys eliminated? Why are you still here?"
Sakuragi Hanamichi saw a familiar figure in the queue following Coach Takatou. He was immediately startled, pointed at Nobunaga Kiyota and Koichiro Nango and exclaimed.
(End of chapter)
