Chapter 274: Increase Difficulty (1/2)
Chapter 274: Increase Difficulty
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
There was a man, who was in his forties, standing beside Ping Wang. He was not tall, was pot-bellied, and looked pudgy.
The man was named Tao Lin, and he was the vice chief coach in the ping-pong team. Tao Lin used to be the grand master in the national team, and after retired, he went to the provincial team to coach. Although he had not been coaching for long, as a previous grand master, he was able to become the vice chief coach in the team within a short time.
”Coach, your three retired cadres, this is a tough task for them,” Tao Lin joked with a smile.
”True gold does not fear fire. How can I tell who is better, without giving challenging tasks?” Ping Wang looked at the training field, as he continued to say, ”I think most coaches have little experience in coaching old people, therefore, training seniors is a brand new topic for them.”
”Old people have poorer physical conditions than young people, let alone when compared with professional athletes. To us professional coaches, who are used to teaching high-level athletes, when facing seniors, the most important thing is knowing how to control the level of difficulty and the intensity of training.”
”Take the Warm-Up before formal training, for example. Usually, professional athletes need twenty minutes' to half an hour's high-intensive warm-up, while old people can only bear about ten minutes of a low-intensity warm-up. Another example is training length, as we professionals can commonly bear a continuous high-intensive training for an hour, but ordinary people can not do so for sure. As for seniors, they must be weaker than the ordinaries, so they might practice no more than half an hour. Therefore, when designing training plans, the coach must take these things into consideration.”
Tao Lin nodded, then said, ”These three are the best guys in our sports team, so they can surely think about these, can't they?”
”Of course. If they can't even consider these, then they are not qualified to be here. But one must talk the talk, and walk the walk, in order to reasonably arrange training plans. After all, that is indeed a tough question, due to the fact that they lack the experience of working with old people. Hence, they don't know what level of intensity to use to maximize the training effect,” answered Ping Wang.
”So, they can only figure it out during training?” Tao Lin immediately asked.
”Right, they can only work it out through actual attempts. In addition, during training, they have to adjust their training methods at any time, based on real and changing conditions,” Ping Wang explained.
”You are testing their reactions!” Tao Lin now understood Ping Wang's purpose.
”Haha...yes.” Ping Wang grinned cunningly. ”I am testing their reactions, but how can things be that apparent?!”
Tao Lin was surprised, asking, ”Do you have any other 'traps'?”
Ping Wang nodded proudly, then lowered his voice and explained, ”Those three retired cadres, they all have some problems.”
”What do you mean?” Tao Lin asked, dazed.
”That Mr. Zhang, he has Lumbar Disc Protrusion and slight Cervical Spondylopathy. Mr. Liu has not only Scapulohumeral Periarthritis, but also a poor cervical spine. As for Mr. Chen, he has Osteoporosis and Arthritis on his knee.” Ping Wang paused, then said, ”But I didn't tell the three candidates about these awarenesses.”
Tao Lin was shocked, his eyes wide and his thumb up, as he said, ”So, these three old cadres have sicknesses! These illnesses will probably affect their training. In this case, some training programs are not suitable for them. Hey coach, you are so brilliant!”
”Let's wait and see when they realize this!” Ping Wang said. ”After all, their three resumes all said that they are good at rehabilitation training, so I should give them a chance to show themselves!”