Basketball is Faith - Chapter 11

In the early morning, when there was no light on the side of the day, Liu Xiaodong had already walked into the gymnasium.

On the empty basketball court, there is only one middle-aged man wearing a black down jacket, it is the head coach Zhang Tiejun. He stretched out his hand to greet Liu Xiaodong and said, “Your father called me last night and told me about your decision. I agree with your idea!”

“Coach, let’s start!” Liu Xiaodong can’t wait to train.

“Before training, I want to know your opinion on yesterday’s game, especially your shots.” Zhang Tiejun said seriously.

Liu Xiaodong looked at the basket above and recalled yesterday’s shot. He couldn’t help but feel frustrated: “It’s very bad, I didn’t feel like going into the basket at all.”

“Indeed, the basketball you throw is just like falling leaves.” Zhang Tiejun’s words were straightforward, changing his euphemistic attitude.

Liu Xiaodong looked at Zhang Tiejun with a difference. In his impression, the coach has always encouraged himself.

“Do you know where your main problem lies?” Zhang Tiejun asked, staring at Liu Xiaodong.

“Yes… the posture is wrong, or the force is not enough?” Liu Xiaodong replied uncertainly.

“Neither, you have overlooked the most important point, which is confidence!”

“Confidence?” Liu Xiaodong felt a little surprised. He lacked confidence.

“Yes, it’s confidence! I have watched your game in high school more than once. At that time, although your shooting movements were not standard and your shots were low, your face was full of confidence every time you shot. And now Your shooting has become the standard, but you always hesitate before you shoot, as if you don’t make a shot, you know that the basketball won’t make it. This is why your shooting percentage is worse than during training.”

“Boy, you have mastered the correct shooting action. What you need most now is to dare to shoot, even if you can’t make it. If you have a chance, you should not hesitate to throw the ball out. Don’t let extra thoughts affect you. confidence!”

After a few minutes, seeing Liu Xiaodong waking up from his thoughts and looking at him, Zhang Tiejun smiled and said: “I think you have almost thought about it, then we start training. You have to look for opportunities to shoot under my close defense until the field goal percentage Reach more than 50%.”

Liu Xiaodong looked at Zhang Tiejun standing in front of him and started dribbling. He has sharp eyes and regards the coach as an opponent to defeat!

“Xiaodong, don’t always make mid-range shots. Long shots should be practiced. Three-pointers are essential offensive methods for point guards and shooting guards. If you want to step into professional basketball in the future, you must have long shots Ability, otherwise you can only become a player like Ji Zhongshi.”

Liu Xiaodong’s talent is indeed outstanding, but in the professional arena, talent alone is not enough, but also to develop long-range shooting ability, like Hu Weidong’s perfect defender who can shoot suddenly.

After making a mid-range shot, Liu Xiaodong chose to look for opportunities outside and try the three-pointers the coach said. Panting, Zhang Tiejun was a little weak in defending Liu Xiaodong.

After watching the basketball draw a beautiful arc above his head, it bumped into the net bag, and the corner of Zhang Tiejun’s mouth showed an upward curve. There is nothing more happier than watching the continuous improvement of the disciples who are focused on training.

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Two days later, on the campus of Youcheng Petroleum University, a tall and handsome figure appeared in front of the gymnasium, surrounding the students and reporters who had been waiting here.

Wang Zekai smiled, answering interviews with reporters from Oil City TV Station and City Daily, and at the same time he held a pen handed over by someone who did not know him, and he wrote his signature elegantly.

This boy who was born with aristocratic temperament has been a star of the school from elementary school to university. Whether it is piano or basketball, he can control like an artist Yixiang.

“Ze Kai, can you talk about the tactics of the next game?” the young female reporter of the City Daily asked with bright eyes.

“I’m sorry, I can’t answer this question. I won’t know the specific tactical arrangements until I get to the locker room.”

“In the next game, you will play against the strong team of the province, Hecheng University. We all know that they have the province’s first center, Liu Mu, and they also recruited a newcomer known as the future star. What do you think they will create for the team? What kind of trouble?” Compared with the last female reporter idiot, the male reporter of Oil City TV station is more professional.

“Future star? You mean Liu Xiaodong’s freshman who only scored 4 points in the same city game?” Wang Zekai watched the game. Although it was not live broadcast, he did not have a deep impression of Liu Xiaodong. It’s not that he has a good memory, he has forgotten to remember this person’s name.

“Yes, that’s the rookie who can dunk for a tie-bar layup. What do you think of him?”

“Uh… I want to talk about Liu Mu!” Compared with the newcomer who is not threatening, Wang Zekai is more willing to praise his old opponent. After all, the guy with fine inside skills last season caused a lot of hardship for the team center.

In the gymnasium of Hecheng University, the players are practicing according to the new tactics formulated by the coach.

The victory of the first game ~www.mtlnovel.com~ did not let Zhang Tiejun dare to relax. He knew that the real challenge had not yet begun, and he had to urge the players to train harder.

Under Zhang Tiejun’s special arrangement, Liu Xiaodong confronted the starting shooting guard Hou Wei. His shooting has improved a lot, especially in his shots, without the hesitation he had before. However, compared to Hou Wei’s high efficiency, Liu Xiaodong’s hit rate is still very low.

In Zhang Tiejun’s view, Liu Xiaodong’s shooting still has a long way to go. After all, there is still a big gap between practice and actual combat.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaodong has mastered the formal shooting movements. As long as he has enough time to grow up, Zhang Tiejun firmly believes that Liu Xiaodong will be an excellent shooter!

Now Zhang Tiejun is not worried about Liu Xiaodong. What really gives him a headache is the opponent he is about to face, and that was the culprit who eliminated them last year.

When the team hasn’t run into the best condition, the second game will be an away challenge to the University of Petroleum. This has to be said to be a severe test for his coaching ability.

If they can’t win, they are likely to stop the qualifiers again. After all, there are only two promotion places in the province, and they cannot compete with last year’s top eight Bingcheng University!

The University of Petroleum does not have much glorious history in sports. They only formed the first basketball team in the 1990s. Because it is an industrial school, the early stage did not pay much attention to the development of sports, and the school did not have a sports star. .

Until last year, under the leadership of Wang Zekai, the University of Petroleum defeated Hecheng University, which had participated in the regional competition for seven consecutive years, and entered the district for the first time. The name spread all over the streets.