After completing the first round of tests for the male tryout team members, the female team members were divided into groups and conducted the same tests.
The testing process for the female team members was a little more dull than that for the male team. Unlike the male team members, most of them originally trained for the 400-meter sprint, and those who originally trained for other events were relatively few among them.
"There are still a few eye-catching female players here." Gu Cheng sighed slightly after watching several sets of tests on the female team.
Su Bai seemed quite calm about the result: "The number of choices for male and female players is different, so this is a normal result."
At present, although there are world-class top female track and field athletes like Liu Jiaonan in China, in track and field events, most ordinary audiences can still recognize male athletes like Fang Yu and Cui Luoheng.
Although variety shows during the winter training period also introduced female 400-meter athletes such as Chen Yada, the gap in attention is still too big compared to the attention people have paid to male athletes in the past.
Matching the low level of attention is the ratio of male to female athletes among professional athletes and athletes from sports schools.
Taking the ratio of male and female participants in the 400m event at multiple races of the National Track and Field Grand Prix in 2018 as an example, the ratios were 153 (male) vs. 90 (female), 158 (male) vs. 93 (female), 90 (male) vs. 42 (female), and 104 (male) vs. 58 (female).
If we push this number down to the proportion in U20 events, we can see that the ratio becomes 100 (male) vs. 41 (female). Looking at the data of the National Sports School Group A events, the ratio of males and females in the 400m event is 127 vs. 57.
From this series of data ratios, we can see that female players have much fewer options than male players.
There are multiple factors that lead to this result. One is that in track and field events, the attention paid to women's events is relatively low, which has resulted in some provincial teams paying less attention to women's events, especially women's events that the country is not good at. The second is that the training for track and field events is relatively hard. For many parents, they are more willing to send their children to learn swimming, figure skating and other sports that look more attractive and "suitable" for girls, and are not willing to send their girls to track and field coaches.
If this continues, there will be fewer female athletes, less attention, and insufficient training resources, so it will certainly be more difficult to improve performance.
Hearing Su Bai's words, Gu Cheng sighed. Although he knew the reasons, he still couldn't help but sigh.
In China, in track and field events, especially sprint events, the majority of those who are willing to send their daughters for training are from families that are not well off, though not all.
Currently, most of the female players in the national team's 400-meter event are in the same situation - it can only be said that the only benefit of this situation is that the girls on these women's teams will work extra hard during training and competitions.
This objective fact is difficult to change, and Su Bai did not say much. He just looked at the test results of the female players in his hand and said seriously: "Although there are few amazing players, the overall results and stability of the female trial team are much stronger than those of the male team."
Just as Su Bai said, the players on the tryout team seemed to be much more stable mentally than the male players. Most of the players on the tryout team of the female team gave their due performance levels in the tests, and their overall stability was much better than that of the players on the male team.
After a morning of testing, the 60 athletes of the trial team finally finished the test one by one. Although the women's team did not have as many athletes with outstanding results as the men's team, there were still three or four athletes whose names were remembered by the coaches of the 400-meter coaching staff.
After reading the test results of all the contestants, Zheng Xingguo and Wang Ting both had smiles on their faces. Needless to say, Wang Ting was very proud of the talents of the men's team including Zhang Jiale, Wu Tian, Jing Feibai, Zhuo Yutang and Qiu Mingjie. Zheng Xingguo also had his eyes on Yang Yi, Ding Meng, Zhao Yuhan and other contestants.
After informing the contestants that the test was over, Zheng Xingguo also patted his back.
"Alas, I am old and useless."
Although they were sitting in the audience watching the contestants' tests the entire time, the test required full concentration. The high level of energy and long periods of sitting made Zheng Xingguo a little tired.
"Haha, Lao Zheng, you're in great physical condition. I'm only this age, but I'm also feeling exhausted." Wang Ting was also rubbing his shoulders and neck to relieve his fatigue.
Although they were tired, the coaching staff present were in a good mood. Among this batch of players, the density of amazing players was even higher than they had originally thought. As long as they carefully screened these players, they would not have to worry too much about the players in the next ten years.
As for the coaches, Su Bai instructed the members of the coaching team to return to the office and use the day to do a simple screening and sorting of the player data they had recorded, and then organize a meeting to discuss the matter the next day.
Naturally, the members of the coaching staff had no objection to Su Bai's request.
During this period, they have felt how much their abilities have been improved by following Su Bai, undergoing the training and screening of tryout contestants, and then listening to Su Bai's screening and training ideas.
Obviously, the trial training process during this period is also equivalent to another complete experience transfer course for Su Bai to the 400-meter project coaching team members.
In the coaching team, many coaches privately expressed their admiration for Su Bai's straightforward and frank approach.
After all, in China, the traditional coaching philosophy is still full of the traditional idea of "keeping private knowledge", which has held back the improvement of the overall coaching level in the country for a long time.
Although this traditional idea has been broken now, when we really look into it, not every successful coach can so frankly discuss and share all his thoughts and ideas with other coaches one by one.
While the coaches were amazed at Su Bai's performance, the players who had completed the test and were on trial rushed to the cafeteria, where they gathered in groups of two or three to discuss their performances today.
"Ahhh, it's over. I ran so badly today. I can't even bear to look at the result!"
"Me too... Do you think we will be sent back to our original team before the one-month internal competition?"
The trial team members who felt that they did not perform well were worried. Although those who performed well were a little more relaxed, they soon realized that today's test was just a test of their initial performance. If the initial results were excellent but the subsequent improvement speed was not good, it might not be good for their evaluation.
With such thoughts in mind, the trial team members whose performance was acceptable couldn't help but feel nervous.
Qiu Mingjie ran a time of 50.07 seconds today, breaking his own best record. However, when he heard the discussions among the other members of the trial team, he became depressed and sat at the table in the cafeteria.
"Wow, Atang, I'm done! Why am I so stupid that I actually ran a pb today...!" Qiu Mingjie slumped on the table with a melancholy face, holding his head with both hands: "Wow, I'm stupid, I'm really stupid, I just know that I have to run well, but I ran a pb today. What if the result is not as good as today when the test is completed after one month?"
"Other people tried out for the national team and improved after a month of training, but my performance took a huge step backwards...!"
Thinking of that suffocating scene, Qiu Mingjie felt like he was about to have a cardiac arrest.
Wu Tian also gathered beside Qiu Mingjie and Zhuo Yutang at this moment. When he heard Qiu Mingjie's words, he immediately showed a serious expression of sympathy: "...It's miserable, Xiaojie, you are so miserable."
"Really?" Qiu Mingjie hugged Wu Tian and started to sob.
Zhuo Yutang silently glanced at the howling Qiu Mingjie, then sighed and pulled him off Wu Tian.
"Okay, stop howling. The coaches on the coaching staff will definitely notice your performance. Just train hard in the future."
The national team did not hide the performance of these trial team members. For the first round of testing of the trial team today, without the knowledge of the trial team members, there was actually a reporter and photographer from the sports channel news network on the scene. They recorded the situation of today's trial training one by one, and after confirming with Su Bai that the content could be published, they published a news article on the Internet about the first round of testing of the trial team members.
Track and field fans had been following this group of trial team members for a while, and when they saw that the sports channel news network had actually released news about the national team's internal testing, they all opened the website with great interest to take a look.
As a veteran track and field fan, after looking at the results of these athletes, I have a general idea of the basic qualities of this group of trial athletes.
Subject: [Does anyone remember the previous revelations? It is said that Boss Su said that among this batch of trial players, the one with the most talent is not Ding Ruihan. 】
Topic content: [Is there anyone willing to give it a try? See which one Mr. Su is talking about? I think he is a bit like Jing Feibai, who had never practiced 400 meters before, but ran into the 47-second mark at the start. 】
3l: [The long jumper Wu Tian also looked pretty good. Even though Jing Feibai had never practiced the 400m before, he had run the 200m and had the reserved cornering technique. Wu Tian was different. Looking at his cornering technique, it was clear that he had never practiced it before, and yet he was still able to run 49.88 seconds. This talent... I think it's unparalleled! 】
5l: [Is there no one suppressing Qiu Mingjie? 50.07 seconds at the age of 15, and he is about to break 50 seconds. At this age and with this talent, it is incredible! 】
10l: [? Is there no one to put pressure on our Jia Jia? The first time at the start was 46.49 seconds. That’s pretty good, right? 】
Track and field fans in the Track and Field Kingdom forum were discussing the event with great enthusiasm. The reason for this excitement was not only because of their love for the potential of these track and field athletes, but also their hope and expectation for the prosperous future of China's 400m event.
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