Chapter 83 Eight Schools Federation 2
"Of course, Beth, I'd be the first to agree."
Of course, Zhang Wei had no objection. There would definitely be problems if we worked in isolation.
Then Beth ran towards the other team members and asked them to gather immediately because she had something important to say.
To be honest, Zhang Wei felt that this matter might not be as simple as Beth thought.
Since Beth herself had just heard about this, it was more likely that the other team members didn't know about it.
But this is a major safety accident, and I believe many parents have heard about it. Even if the team members agree, the parents may not necessarily agree.
Sure enough, after a while, Beth ran back to Coach Marcus happily.
"Coach, I asked, and everyone agrees!"
Coach Marcus nodded and said he would first apply to the head of the school baseball club.
However, two days later, Marcus told them the conditions for the school to allow them to re-enter the Eight Schools Federation: each team member needed to obtain a parental consent letter.
Beth was quite optimistic at first, but she didn't expect that after a week she had not even received more than half of the amount.
It was Zhang Wei. Although Emma felt that she was relatively young and most likely didn't need to play in the official competition, she still said:
"Do you really want to go? I heard that students from other schools are generally quite rude, and you're young, so you could get hurt easily."
"Mom, it's okay. It shouldn't be my turn to play. Besides, I won't confront anyone head-on. My running speed has been approved by Venus!"
"Well, if you really like it, go ahead. Also, Venus can arrange some special training courses for you."
In this way, Emma gave Venus some special instructions, and then Zhang Wei added the practice of collision and avoidance.
This was perfect for Namir to serve as her sparring partner. Namir was now growing faster than her and weighed nearly ten kilograms more than her.
To be honest, when Namir rushed towards her like a cannonball, she instinctively dodged to the side, and was then grabbed by Venus.
Venus told her that moving the whole body was the least effective way to dodge, as it took too much time, and if the opponent was too fast, being hit was inevitable.
In order to make the body react quickly, the first thing is to keep the body in a state of alert at all times, especially on the sports field.
Secondly, you should pay attention to your location and make timely adjustments if there are any obstructions or obstacles nearby.
The last and most important thing is to find the right direction. The range of movement does not need to be too large. You just need to ensure that the main part of your body quickly leaves the range of collision, such as taking a small step back, quickly turning sideways, etc.
It means ensuring the speed while estimating the target direction yourself.
Zhang Wei watched Venus's demonstration and found it was indeed fast and effortless. She felt that it could be summed up in one word - "flash".
Therefore, Zhang Wei needs to train her body's alertness. If she can form a conditioned reflex, her safety will be greatly increased.
She thought of a good idea, which was to hide from the sandbags. She hung an elastic boxing sandbag at the entrance of her room. If she was not careful, she would be hit as soon as she entered the room.
Fortunately, the height of Zhang Wei's hanging was just enough to reach her upper body, which was relatively short, so Betty's chance of being hit was greatly reduced. However, Namier was accidentally hit once, so he followed suit and hung a boxing sandbag in the room that was even heavier than Zhang Wei's.
As a result, Venus started boxing training for them in advance. She said she had originally planned to wait another half a year to give them additional training, but she didn't expect them to be so interested (?).
Short-term training will not have any obvious results for the time being, but Zhang Wei can't wait that long.
Because of Beth's unremitting efforts and persistence, they finally gathered enough people to form a team and join the Eight Schools Federation to compete.
Of course, this also includes Zhang Wei, because there are only ten people including her who have obtained the consent form, with 9 people in a team, and Zhang Wei is the only substitute.
In actual baseball games, there is no limit to the number of substitutes, but at least five substitutes are usually arranged, but there is no requirement for a specific number.
So if they have any competitions in the future, Zhang Wei must participate.
Beth also told Zhang Wei privately that she would not be allowed to play unless there was an unexpected situation. After all, she was much smaller than others when wearing protective clothing.
After the consent form was submitted, the school agreed to let them participate in the activities of the Eight Schools Federation, but other schools seemed reluctant to let the Tifield women's team rejoin. However, because Tifield never said it would withdraw from the Eight Schools Federation, the other schools could only accept it.
After getting the confirmed result, not only was Beth very happy and full of motivation, but Coach Marcus also became more responsible. In addition to regular training with other players who did not sign the consent form, he also helped Beth and the others with additional training.
Fortunately, the baseball club only has two afternoon classes a week, otherwise Zhang Wei would find it a bit too much to handle.
Beth and her friends had been looking forward to this competition for a long time and finally got it before spring break. Because it was a draw, Tifield had not been selected in the previous two times.
It was the spring of 2001, shortly after Chinese New Year. The temperature in New York City occasionally dropped below zero degrees Celsius, but the baseball club's women's locker room was steaming hot. Everyone was especially excited to hear that their first game would be the following week.
"Great! We will definitely win!"
"I've been waiting to teach them a lesson!"
"Let them see my skills! Hahaha!"
Zhang Wei was also infected by this atmosphere and began to look forward to next week's game.
Dora and the others had heard that Zhang Wei was going to compete and wanted to cheer her on, but unfortunately the competition venue was not in Tifield, so they were playing away, and unfortunately, they ran into Duvina School as soon as they arrived.
It was the school that had the accident when they competed with them before.
When Coach Marcus announced the opponents, everyone was quiet for a while because everyone knew what had happened before.
But Beth quickly calmed the mood: "Hey! Girls, it's okay! Let's beat them to a pulp this time, okay?!"
"Yes! We can do it!" Zhang Wei agreed.
Everyone continued to cheer each other on, and the atmosphere gradually returned to normal.
Not to mention others, even Zhang Wei felt a little scared when she thought of the girl who was disfigured before. She decided that if it was her turn to play, she would wear the face helmet tightly.
Then the members tacitly agreed not to tell anyone else about their opponent, and also refused the support of the school cheerleading team, preparing to play the game quietly and as safely as possible.
Given the current atmosphere in the team, Zhang Wei feels that it will be difficult for them to win.
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