Chapter 55: An Experienced Athlete (1/2)
Chapter 55: An Experienced Athlete
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The chief coach of the weightlifting team, Guangming Song, guided Dai Li to the central training room.
”Alright guys, assemble!” As Coach Song clapped his hands, all the coaches and trainees stopped to gather together.
”Please allow me to introduce you to our new colleague. This is Dai Li, our new fitness coach.” Song pushed Li forward a bit and said, ”Li, could you introduce yourself?”
”Hello everyone, I'm Dai Li from Yuzhou City. You can call me Li. Nice to meet you,” said Li.
”Dai Li, nice name! I read a novel recently where the main character is an athlete named Guan Zhang. You two can be a pair titled 'Zhangguanlidai①!' That's hilarious!” an outgoing coach said.
Coach Song jumped in with a big smile. ”Come on, Xiang Huang! Do you know that your name means 'yellow shxt?' I feel sorry for you!”
”Hey coach, don't make fun of me!” Huang laughed.
Coach Song pointed at Xiang Huang and introduced him to Li. ”This guy is named Xiang Huang. He has a big mouth, and often tells cold jokes. Come here, let me introduce the others. This is Coach Guangyi Ma, he is our vice-chief coach, and is in charge of trivialities.”
”Nice to meet you, Coach Ma,” Li immediately greeted.
”Hi,” Coach Ma nodded at Li, not saying anything else.
”This is Coach Wei Wang, this is Coach Tao Liu, and that one is...” Coach Song introduced everyone there. Li was trying to remember everyone's names.
”OK then. Dismissed!” Song finished the introductions then waved to Coach Ma. ”Hey Ma, could you show Li around? He is new here.”
”Sure,” Coach Ma nodded. His eyes shined with coldness.
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Coach Ma showed Dai Li around the training center so he could know his way around.
”Alright, Li, this training center is a small place, so that's all we have here. Now how about we talk about your arrangements?” Ma glanced at Li then asked, ”We lack manpower. Would it be OK if you started working today?”
”No problem, I'm always ready,” answered Li.
”Good. Have you ever trained any weightlifters before?” asked Coach Ma.
Li shook his head. ”I saw some other coaches do it, but I have never done itt myself. I'm not sure about professional training, but I'm pretty good at fitness training.”
”Right, you are a fitness coach.” Coach Ma paused, then continued, ”Then I won't give you any professional training tasks. You are new here, it would be better if you get familiar with your job first. How about I pair you up with an experienced weightlifter. You can work with him for a while.”