Chapter 236: Team Building (1/2)

Chapter 236: Team Building

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After work, Dai Li waited in the office for another hour, but the eighth applicant never appeared.

Dai Li looked at the registration forms in his hand. Only seven athletes had signed up. Among them, he needed to select four participants and one substitute. Actually, he didn't have a lot of alternatives.

Dai Li turned on his computer and found the profiles of these athletes from the athlete database, including their results in previous meets and practices, which weren't satisfactory. Among them, three of the athletes were mid-level, the other four athletes were at the middle to low level.

The result is just as I expected. I heard that yesterday over ten athletes went to Weidong Chu to ”petition” who said they would definitely not sign up for the relay team, and the rest of the athletes on the sprint team are quite mediocre.

However, Dai Li was not discouraged. This wouldn't be the first time he dealt with low level athletes. Dai Li believed he was capable of cultivating mediocre athletes into top-notch ones.

The materials saved on the computer couldn't give me a comprehensive description of the athletes. I should use the detector to check them personally, then I'll decide the lineup of the relay team. Maybe another surprise is awaiting me.

Dai Li remembered Sijie Yang and Haiquan Fang. As athletes with grade-A gifts, they had been found and cultivated by Dai Li.

Next morning, Dai Li gathered all seven athletes.

Again, Dai Li was not surprised by the detection results. No genius athletes like Sijie Yang or Haiquan Fang were found among the seven athletes. Their gifts were quite normal. Only one athlete was grade-C, and all the rest were C-. Some of the athletes were a bit old, so it was almost impossible to tap into their potential.

Technically speaking, these athletes also had a lot of defects. The training level of the provincial team was already lower than that of the national team, let alone the athletes' levels, which were middle grade or even middle-low on the provincial team. Their techniques were unsatisfactory; otherwise, their results would have been much better.

Dai Li had a feeling that he was being asked to choose a peacock from a bunch of chickens. Finally, he selected five athletes.

”Yihao Wu, grade-C gift, 18…” Dai Li listed the names of the athletes.

The young athlete with a grade-C gift, whose name was Yihao Wu, was naturally Dai Li's first choice. This year, he was only eighteen. Last year, he had been promoted from the youth team, so he was a newbie on the provincial track and field team.

The techniques of young athletes were inevitably clumsy. This year, he was still only eighteen, so his body hadn't yet fully developed and was no match for athletes who were around twenty five and in their peak states. As a newbie, his opportunities to participate in meets were already few and he would never have a chance to participate at this National Games. Therefore, he had to choose the relay race if he still hoped to take part in an event at the National Games.

Dai Li looked at the next athlete. Kenan Shen, thirty-years-old, he's even a few years older than me!

This athlete, Kenan Shen, was a standout during his peak. He had enjoyed his moment of glory by winning the second place in the National Championship when he was young, but an athlete's peak was very short, especially for sprinters. A thirty-year-old sprinter would be knocked down by illness and injuries without proper body care.

A sprinter at the age of thirty was definitely in the final phase of his sports career. Now, Kenan Shen's athletic level was much lower than his level during his youth. He seldom had the chance to take part in regular meets, let alone the National Games. The track and field team would rather give the opportunity to the younger athletes.

However, Kenan Shen still decided to sign up for the relay team, which meant he hadn't given up. The persistence of a thirty-year-old athlete sufficiently impressed Dai Li.

Kenan Shen reminded Dai Li of Aiguo Jiang, from the weight lifting team. Now, Aiguo Jiang had already retired and was working on the team as a coach. He was still working hard to earn the operation costs for his daughter.

Maybe for this reason, Dai Li decided to choose Kenan Shen, who was already an old athlete. However, old as he was, he had abundant experience. An experienced, older athlete could hold the team together in all kinds of team sports.

Dai Li looked at the next athlete. Jialiang Zhang, twenty five, he should be at his peak as a sprinter!

His name was Jialiang Zhang. His level, result and gift were all quite common. He was indeed, a mediocre athlete.