University life was easy, at least for Bai Yu and Wang Hai.
After all, neither of them is academically inclined. In terms of academics, they just need to make sure they don't fail any courses, or if they do fail, they shouldn't fail too badly, because failing to the point of having to repeat a year would be a real problem.
After checking in with the counselor on the first night, there wasn't much to do on the first day. Whether or not I attended evening self-study was not a big deal.
Bai Yu and his three friends went back to their dorm together and started playing games online.
The next morning at eight o'clock, Bai Yu and Wang Hai arrived at the activity room of the track and field department of Ocean University. They had received a notice from Coach Li that they would be focusing on training from today onwards.
Although it's only March now, and there are still six months until the 10th National University Games, for athletes, training is never something that can be accomplished overnight.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai's current achievements are the result of their training since childhood and the accumulation of experience over time.
So when Coach Li said it was time to train, Bai Yu responded immediately and arrived at the activity room early in the morning.
When the two of them entered the activity room, there were already other members waiting inside, among whom Hu Tao, as the captain of the track and field team, was the focus of attention.
"Brother Tao, what were the training camps like for our track and field team in previous years? How long did they last?"
When Bai Yu approached Hu Tao, he asked the question he most wanted to know.
After all, Bai Yu and Wang Hai are from the Ocean College, which is different from the sports college. They usually have classes to attend. Although Coach Li will inform their counselors and teachers, missing classes for a long time will definitely affect their grades.
"Xiaoyu, you're worried about your usual grades, right? You don't need to worry about that, at least not before the competition starts."
As for your future grades, that depends on your own efforts. If you perform well enough in this Universiade, then you don't need to worry about your grades at all; if you get good grades, the school will definitely let you graduate smoothly.
Hu Tao could understand Bai Yu's concerns without him having to say them directly.
After all, like Bai Yu, Hu Tao was not a student of the School of Physical Education, but of the School of Electronic Information. The problem that Bai Yu was worried about was the same problem that Hu Tao had worried about before.
Furthermore, this wasn't Hu Tao's first time participating in such a training camp, so he had no worries about his performance. The honors he had won for Ocean University over the years were more than enough for him to graduate smoothly.
As time passed, all the members of the track and field team arrived, and finally Coach Li and others arrived.
I don't know why, but these coaches always manage to arrive at the perfect time: one minute after everyone else has arrived, the coaching team will make their entrance.
The content of this training camp was explained by another coach from the track and field department. The gist of it was that there are only six months left until the Universiade, and everyone should train hard during these six months to strive for good results for the college, the school, and themselves, and to win the honor that belongs to athletes!
As for their studies, they don't need to worry. All the teachers, professors, and the track and field department have already made arrangements, and they will not make things difficult for the track and field team members.
After finishing explaining everything, Coach Li called Hu Tao, Bai Yu, Wang Hai, Liu Ming, and several other members of the track and field department aside.
There are quite a few of these people, more than a dozen, who are the best in various track and field events of the Ocean University track and field team.
A dozen or so may not seem like a lot, but you need to understand that many of these people are proficient in several different sports.
Take Bai Yu for example. He is proficient in all long-distance running events over 3,000 meters, and he has no problem running a half marathon, but he has never run a full marathon.
"Hu Tao, you guys are basically confirmed to be the representatives of our Ocean University in the competition. Whether our Ocean University can achieve good results this time depends entirely on you."
However, don't let your guard down. Before the Universiade begins, you still have a chance to be replaced. Those younger players are waiting for your performance to decline so they can take your place.
When Bai Yu and the others gathered in front of Coach Li, he first affirmed their abilities, and then put some pressure on them.
This was a brilliant move. It affirmed their abilities while keeping Bai Yu and the others on their toes, because according to Coach Li, as long as the final roster for the competition was not submitted, Bai Yu and the others could still be replaced.
During this period, there were also several province-wide selection competitions in Haikou Province. The National University Games not only included athletes from various universities, but also athletes representing the region.
After all, some schools have direct entry slots, but some schools do not have direct entry slots due to their school ranking and the level of importance they place on the competition.
These schools also have some talented athletes who want to participate in the Universiade. At this time, they can participate in regional selection competitions, stand out from the crowd, and then represent a certain region to participate in the competition.
Other members of the Ocean University track and field team, those who did not qualify for the competition, will ultimately find their place in these qualifying rounds. Whether they can qualify depends on whether they can stand out from the qualifying rounds.
So overall, Bai Yu and the others are lucky to have temporarily obtained a spot in the competition from Coach Li. As for whether they can hold onto that spot, that depends on their individual abilities.
Bai Yu was very confident in this regard. Putting aside everything else, he was confident that he could at least secure a spot in the 10,000-meter race.
If he wants, 3,000 meters or 5,000 meters are also fine. As for the final choice, we'll have to ask Coach Li first.
As for Wang Hai, based on last year's sports meet, he has become the undisputed leader in the 800-meter race at Ocean University, and no one can compete with him.
After Coach Li finished explaining these things, he then gave each of the people present specific training methods, such as training explosive power in sprinting, how to enhance one's explosive power, and how to unleash one's potential during the competition.
For long-distance runners, it's about endurance, mastering their own rhythm, and not being affected by external factors.
After arranging the training content for Bai Yu and the others, a training partner was assigned to each of them, which was the remaining members of the track and field team.
These sparring partners are nominally their training partners, but they are also their competitors. If the sparring partners' final results and performance surpass theirs, then their roles can be switched in the end.
Bai Yu trains in long-distance running, and he has the most training partners. Including himself, there are a total of eight people, who come from three events: 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters.
Despite being members of different projects, they all ended up becoming Bai Yu's sparring partners.
As for the reason, it was because of Coach Li. He planned to write Bai Yu's name on the 3,000-meter, 5,000-meter, and 10,000-meter lists when announcing the list of participants from Ocean University.
He alone occupied three spots, so the members of the track and field team who trained in these three events naturally took him as their target. If they wanted to get a spot in the competition, they had to surpass Bai Yu.
Afterwards, Bai Yu and his group of eight arrived at the playground, where they prepared to begin training.
With so many people from the track and field department training at the same time, one track and field stadium is naturally not enough, so their training is not limited to the track and field stadium.
Basically, all the places at Ocean University that can be used for running are used, and even the same running track is divided among different people.
For example, a standard track is 400 meters long, which is divided into three parts: a 100-meter sprint, a 200-meter sprint, and a long-distance race.
The sprinters ran in the inner lane, while Bai Yu led the supercar team to use the four outer lanes.
For long-distance runners, the distance of a lap doesn't matter. In any training session, they basically do their best to improve their physical fitness and pace.
For Bai Yu, the seven sparring partners assigned to him were more like his coaches than his sparring partners.
From the moment they started running, none of these people intended to surpass him. Instead, they all followed Bai Yu's pace, trying to improve their own running performance by adopting Bai Yu's running rhythm.
So, what kind of pressure can this kind of sparring partner put on Bai Yu? Without pressure, how can he improve his performance?
Does this mean Bai Yu should first lead these people to improve their grades, and then have them put some pressure on Bai Yu to motivate him to improve his own grades?
Hmm? Thinking about it this way, it seems to make sense. Why did Coach Li arrange so many sparring partners for him? He's having Bai Yu train him!
Coach Li's ambitions extend beyond just securing long-distance running spots for Haikou University; he also aims to acquire long-distance running selection spots across the entire Haikou province!
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