Chapter 95: Morale-Boosting Book (1/2)
Chapter 95: Morale-Boosting Book
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After upgrading to the junior coach advanced level, Dai Li received another gift pack. But inside the pack was only a piece of golden paper.
”A paper?” Li looked at it carefully. There were three bold words: Morale-Boosting Book.
”Morale-Boosting Book? What the heck is this?” Li was confused.
”You know what morale is, don’t you? For athletes, keeping morale high can stimulate their performance, and even help them reach new heights. But if their morale sinks low, the athletes will lose confidence, to the point where they can’t perform to even half their abilities,” explained the system.
”You mean this is for stimulating morale?” Li was upset. He looked at the rest of the paper.
”Step 1: Praise the athlete before the game.
”Step 2: Give applause when the athlete enters the court.
”Step 3: Cheer up during the game.”
Li’s face twitched. Those were all he had on the paper, and they all looked unreliable.
”What is this shxt? Praise, applaud, and cheer up? Define method!” Li swore in his mind.
”Don’t doubt it. Think about this. What if the audience cheers you on when you are on stage? Have you ever noticed that local athletes have better performances when they compete in their hometown? This method is definitely useful, and when you combine this with the other two methods, the effect will be amazing! Even if the athlete just broke up with his or her significant other, they can gain confidence again,” the system explained. ”Remember that there are three key points. Firstly, the efficiency lasts from the time the athlete steps on the stage to the time he or she leaves, rather than from when the game starts and ends.”
Li thought hard for a while. ”I think I get the idea. Say there is a 100m dash, the efficiency lasts from the beginning to the end; but if there is a game like shot put, javelin, weightlifting, or diving, which requires athletes to perform several times, the methods work whenever they are performing; for sports like basketball, soccer, or volleyball, which has intervals and substitutions, the methods work when the athletes are on the field. Am I right?”
”Good job! Take basketball for example: sometimes an athlete may only play one round, then be substituted. It still counts. Or he might only pitch once before they call for a time-out. This also counts. The Morale-Boosting Book can stimulate the athlete’s morale no matter how long he or she plays,” the system explained in detail.
”Got you. What about the second point?” asked Li.