Jing Feibai is now eighteen years old. His personality is similar to most boys of the same age. He is cheerful and outgoing. He seemed even more excited because he met his long-lost friends.
"Brother Xiaobai!" Jing Feibai smiled happily, and then looked at Su Bai very seriously again: "Brother Xiaobai, you haven't changed at all from the past."
As he spoke, Jing Feibai suddenly asked in a low voice, "Brother Xiaobai, did you recruit me this time to give me a backdoor?"
Jing Feibai had kept this in his heart for several days. He didn't have the courage to ask Su Bai directly on WeChat before. It was only after he met Su Bai today that he finally couldn't help but ask.
Hearing Jing Feibai's question, Su Bai was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No, what? You don't want to run 400 meters? Do you want to go back and continue running 100 meters?"
Jing Feibai's current performance in the 100-meter sprint is also good, and he still has a lot of potential to be tapped in terms of absolute speed. Even if Su Bai does not recruit him to the national team for trial training now, his potential in the 100-meter race does have the potential to allow him to be selected into the national team in the future.
"Uh..." Jing Feibai scratched his head and asked tentatively: "Actually, I am also quite interested in the 400m. And if you, Xiaobai, didn't give me a backdoor, then it means that I am quite talented in the 400m event... But I have practiced the 100m for so many years and I still have a strong feeling for it. Can I... can I try to do both events?"
Among track and field athletes, it is not uncommon to compete in multiple events, but usually, it is more common to compete in both sprint and 100 meters, 100 meters and 200 meters, or even 200 meters and 400 meters. It is not uncommon to compete in both 400 meters and 800 meters. On the contrary, it is relatively rare to compete in both 100 meters and 400 meters.
The 100-meter race requires an athlete's absolute speed and explosive power. The 400-meter race, in addition to absolute speed, speed endurance and subsequent energy supply capacity are also important considerations. Although there is no conflict between the two, it is rare to find athletes who are talented enough in both of these.
Moreover, in some competitions, if athletes competing in multiple events want to achieve good results, their physical fitness is also a great test. If they are not careful, they may not get good results in both events.
So usually, athletes will choose to specialize in a single event rather than try multiple events.
Su Bai reviewed Jing Feibai's overall data. He is very strong in explosive power. When running 100 meters, his strength in the latter part is also very good. Judging from the limited 400-meter training results within the team, although they are mediocre, from the results of the physical examination report on physical fitness, it can be seen that Jing Feibai's body energy supply capacity is very good, his endurance potential is excellent, and his body balance and control are good. In addition, judging from the physical test report, his physical fitness level is very good.
In short, Jing Feibai is indeed an athlete with excellent talent in both the 100 meters and 400 meters.
Su Bai glanced at him and said seriously, "Practicing 100 meters and 400 meters at the same time will put a lot of pressure on you. Are you sure you are mentally prepared for this?"
Hearing Su Bai's question, Jing Feibai stood up immediately, stopped smiling foolishly, and said, "I've thought about it! I've also thought about what others would say about me if I don't perform well in an event, but I still want to try... If I really can't do it, it's not too late to give up. I just think that I've practiced 100 meters for so many years, and I want to see what level I can run."
Hearing this, Su Bai looked at him with a smile and said, "Train well. If you can stay, I will tell Coach Pei to teach you the 100 meters as well."
Unexpectedly getting Su Bai's promise, Jing Feibai smiled with his big white teeth showing, and nodded vigorously: "Okay, Brother Xiaobai! I won't embarrass you, Brother Xiaobai!"
The tryout athletes returned soon after the physical examination. On the first day, apart from the physical test and physical examination, there were not many training requirements. They just arranged corresponding relaxation running tasks for athletes of different age groups. The rest was to get familiar with the various areas and configurations of the track and field team.
Although this training ground is new, it is adjacent to the original training ground for the 400-meter event. Coaches including Su Bai were divided into two groups, each responsible for different matters in the two training grounds.
Su Bai would patrol both sides.
Among the contestants recruited for trial training this time, the majority were between 17 and 19 years old, while the number of contestants between 15 and 17 and between 19 and 22 years old were relatively small.
Players aged 17 to 19 have basically chosen their own specialties and have already laid a certain foundation in special training.
It can be said that some of the players who originally had their own specialties were a little confused when they were suddenly found by Su Bai to try out in the national team. Among them, there were those like Jing Feibai who had a good mentality, but naturally there were also some who were nervous.
After the contestants disbanded, more and more people came to Su Bai and raised their confusions.
"Coach Su Bai, do I really have the talent for the 400-meter race?"
"Coach Su Bai, I seem to be doing well in my original event, but can I really achieve a good result in the 400-meter turn now?"
"Coach Su Bai... I didn't know our coach signed me up, and I was selected. I'd rather practice the original event. Is that okay?"
Although the 400-meter event is now rising rapidly in China and Su Bai's reputation is well-known in the domestic track and field circle, once the matter of changing events really falls on them, those athletes who have never thought that they could run 400 meters in the past will inevitably feel uneasy.
Before coming to the national team for tryouts, some players told their coaches that they did not want to change their sport, but all they got was the advice that "it's okay to give it a try."
Now Su Bai's reputation, in the eyes of track and field coaches across the country, is that of the authority in the 400-meter sprint. After knowing that there are athletes in their team with 400-meter potential and that Su Bai has taken a fancy to them, many coaches think, "It won't be wrong to listen to Su Bai." ', or 'Give it a try, it's for your own good'.
Su Bai was not surprised by this situation. After all, these athletes had practiced their original events for many years and were suddenly asked to change events. Even if an authoritative coach said they had enough talent in the new event, no one could say that they could really adapt well to the new event.
People like Qiu Wen, who followed Su Bai to the 400-meter race without saying a word, are the real minority.
There are not many athletes who can make up their minds like Jing Feibai and compete in both the original and new events.
Su Bai had made such preparations early on, so he simply told all the athletes that anyone who had questions about the 400-meter event could talk to him privately. This was also a good opportunity to observe the athletes' own character.
After a day, those contestants who were observed by Su Bai to be nervous during the initial gathering, found him one by one and talked to him about their thoughts.
After talking with Su Bai, most of the athletes figured it out and decided to try out seriously with the national team for a month. After a month, based on their own performance and their acceptance of the 400-meter event, they would decide whether to continue trying out with the national team.
However, there are also two or three athletes who always insist that they have no talent in the 400m event and prefer their original events.
Su Bai did not stop such athletes, but asked the staff to contact their original track and field teams so that they could return to the track and field teams immediately and continue training in their original events.
After the three tryout players left, Su Bai selected three new players from the previous list and instructed the staff to communicate with the players' teams to confirm that the players came for the tryout voluntarily before ending the first day of the athlete's tryout.
Of course, the communication with the athletes has ended, but the communication with the coaches continues.
After dinner, Su Bai brought the coaching team members of the 400-meter project to the agreed meeting room 3 in the new building. In this meeting room, he began to communicate with the coaches, explaining the ideas behind the tables he had made.
In addition to the trial athletes, Su Bai certainly could not just ignore the training of the official team members. June is approaching, and Li Junhao will go to the Netherlands to participate in the Netherlands station of the World Athletics Challenge. After careful consideration, Su Bai separated the competition areas of Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen and did not arrange them in the same sub-station.
In addition to the World Athletics Challenge, the Diamond League will be held in S City, China in 5 days. Fang Yu, Wang Shen and Ye Wenhao will of course go to participate in this competition. In the 110m hurdles and 400m events, according to last year's season results, the Chinese team originally had no qualified athletes, but as the organizer, Cui Luoheng, Zhang Ziyi and Qiu Wen also received additional invitations.
As players participating in the Diamond League held in China, from Fang Yu to Cui Luoheng, Zhang Ziyi and others, of course they need to go all out and not embarrass their national team in the sub-races hosted by their own country.
All of a sudden, the training atmosphere within the national team became increasingly hot. Everyone devoted themselves to the training schedule and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
The regular players already have a full-year training plan formulated by Su Bai, and as for the trial players, although these players from the provincial team have also begun to engage in full-scale training, some of them are still mentally nervous about the training in the national team. Some of them have never tried the 400-meter special training, and no matter how they train, they always feel awkward.
That day, after completing the designated part of the training, Wu Tian sat on the ground of the training ground in a daze, with his hands behind his back, his eyes rolling with exhaustion.
Wu Tian was originally a long jump athlete, and his usual training focused on explosive power. Now, after finishing his endurance training, he felt like he was going to collapse.
At this moment, Wu Tian had just taken a break when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the training ground.
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