Rekindling the dream of becoming a star

Chapter 80 Training Day (Part )
"Take me swimming?" Chen Fang pointed at the swimming pool, somewhat unbelieving.

"Yes, in your training plan, swimming training is conducted on 24 mornings every week," Chen Baoguo explained.

"But why?" Chen Fang didn't understand.

"You need to ask the team leader."

The two entered the swimming pool and the temperature suddenly became warmer. It was actually a constant temperature pool. Come to think of it, it would be weird if it wasn't.

After passing through two doors, I arrived at a standard swimming pool hall, where a middle-aged man had been waiting for a long time.

"Teacher Liu." Chen Baowei hurried forward to shake hands.

"Is it him?" Liu Hai asked.

"Hello, coach." Chen Fang also stepped forward.

"Okay, let's go."

"Okay, you can go back to the dormitory by yourself after the training." Chen Baowei said this and left.

Liu Hai walked around Chen Fang and asked, "Did you bring your swimming trunks?"

"No."

"Xiao Chen must have prepared it, you can look for it."

When Chen Fang remembered it, Chen Baowei stuffed a bag into the bag. When he opened it, it was indeed a set of swimming trunks, goggles and a swimming cap.

"That's the changing room. Put these on. This is the card. After you're done, put all your clothes in this cabinet." Liu Hai handed over a wrist card.

Just like in a bathing city, Chen Fang went to change obediently. Not long after, Chen Fang came out wearing only boxer swimming trunks.

Most people would be a little shy, but Chen Fang, the bathing god, didn't care. He ignored the other people in the swimming pool and just stood alone in front of the coach.

After touching it up and down, Liu Hai nodded: "Not bad, the skeleton is quite big."

Chen Fang had dozens of question marks. You can't tell that your skeleton is big just by looking at it. Why are you touching me?

"Can you swim?"

Chen Fang hesitated. He could do it in his previous life, but he really couldn’t do it in high school.

"Go to this one below!" Liu Hai understood and pointed to the shallow water area at the edge.

Chen Fang stretched out his foot to test the water temperature, then held onto the edge and slowly went down.

"The water is 1.5 meters deep." Liu Hai also had a headache. He was a serious second-level national coach, but he had to teach people how to swim.

Fortunately, he was confident.

"Come on, now listen to me carefully."

"First, take a deep breath. You don't need to take a big breath, just a little longer than usual. Then bend your knees and hug your knees with your hands. No matter what posture you are in, don't exert any force and carefully feel the buoyancy of rising."

"Come once."

Chen Fang did as he was told. He slowly sank and his whole body was submerged in the water. Liu Hai looked at his posture carefully and found that he did not deviate.

In a few seconds, Chen Fang's head emerged from the water.

"Very good. Get up."

Although he was in the water, he could vaguely hear the sound, so Chen Fang stood up.

"Very good. Repeat it again. This time, when you feel yourself rising, your hands open naturally. Remember, other than that, don't make any extra movements."

Chen Fang followed Liu Hai's instructions and his upper body floated above the water, except for his feet which were still underwater.

"Get up." Liu Hai said when he saw Chen Fang floating for a while.

"Do you know why your feet are heavy?" Seeing Chen Fang shaking his head, Liu Hai said, "From a structural perspective, there is space in your chest and torso. You can imagine it as a gourd, but the space is not big."

"But there are no limbs."

"So, as long as you keep this up, you'll float."

“To be able to swim is to control your center of gravity, which is in your torso. If you control it, you won’t deflect. When you are comfortable in the water, you can freely control your posture like a fish.”

"Now go to the 1.8-meter deep pool. Don't be afraid, I'm right next to you." "Yes, walk to the 1.5-meter edge, then adjust your breathing, remember your previous state, first let yourself float up, then use your arms to slide slightly."

Watching Chen Fang sink quickly and rise slowly, Liu Hai thought that he was a good swimmer and quickly mastered the trick.

"Paddle, hold."

"Very good. Now pay attention, control your center of gravity, step on the water, don't lift your knees, use your thighs to exert force and maintain your balance."

"Add your hands and paddle forward, not too fast or with too much range, use your forearms to paddle."

Ten minutes later, Chen Fang stood in the 1.5-meter-deep pool, gasping for breath.

"Come up and take a rest."

Throwing him a towel, Liu Hai said, "We will go to the deep water area later and start learning freestyle swimming. We should try to learn it today."

As Chen Fang recovered, he asked, "Coach, why do I feel like I'm walking so fast in the water?"

"Hold this in your mouth first."

"This is?"

"Sugar. Swimming consumes the most sugar, and low sugar levels can lead to feelings of weakness." Liu Hai answered Chen Fang's question directly.

"In addition, water pressure, water resistance, and water temperature all increase your physical energy consumption."

"The heated pool just slows it down, but it still consumes a lot."

"The focus of our training today is to learn how to breathe. Through scientific and safe breathing, you can supply oxygen to your body. This is the purpose of your coming here."

"Swimming combined with long-distance running will greatly strengthen your cardiopulmonary function, increase the oxygen content in your blood, and thus improve your physical fitness."

"I understand." Chen Fang knew what he was going to do.

"Feeling better?"

"Much better!" Chen Fang indeed found that he had recovered.

"Let's go, you will fall in love with swimming." Liu Hai started the next stage of training.

At noon, an exhausted Chen Fang came to the cafeteria and got a specially prepared nutritious meal through his personal meal card.

He was so hungry that he didn't care about the taste and texture and ate in big mouthfuls.

The time spent in the water this morning was not long, less than an hour in total, and more time was spent on recovery.

Coach Liu Hai also reminded us not to consume excessive amounts of high-calorie foods, but to control our intake and manage our increased appetite.

But once he arrived at the cafeteria, the desire to eat became so intense that it completely dominated Chen Fang's consciousness.

After eating, he quickly felt sleepy. Thinking of Coach Liu's instructions, Chen Fang staggered towards the dormitory. Just as he got downstairs, he met someone.

"Why are you here?" Chen Fang's sleepiness was awakened and he looked at the person in front of him.

"Surprised?" Lu Yun was carrying a cardboard box.

"What a coincidence! You just happened to help me move it up."

"No, I refuse." Chen Fang was very determined. He didn't want to do anything now.

"Tsk tsk." Lu Yun curled his lips and walked upstairs by himself.

When Chen Fang saw Lu Yun open the door opposite him, he was stunned.

"Hey, you live across from me?"

"Is it strange?" Lu Yun kicked the box in, then closed the door and said, "You don't welcome me in?"

Chen Fang really didn't have the energy to argue with him. He just wanted to lie down on the bed quickly. He opened the door and walked inside. Lu Yun followed him in.

"Damn, your place is so big? The bed is so big too?" Lu Yun shouted as he came in.

"Puff." Chen Fang lay on the bed with his arms and legs spread out. At this moment, he felt a sense of happiness.

As expected, the more miserable a person is, the easier it is to obtain happiness. What a despicable human nature.

"Is yours very small?" Chen Fang closed his eyes, weakly.

"It's just like a youth dormitory, with only a 1.8-meter bed. Damn, you have a balcony, a washing machine, and a gas stove for cooking? Damn, I want to change rooms." Lu Yun walked around the room, shouting.

"Hey, keep your voice down, I need some quiet time."

Lu Yun sat back and discovered a new world.

"What's going on? Do you have a small blackboard and chalk here?"

"Cultural studies."

"Cultural subjects? Home tutors? Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry." Lu Yun was indignant.

"Why do I have to go to No. 2 Middle School to attend classes? Damn it, money isn't everything!"

"By the way, is the teacher a woman? Is she pretty?"

"Sixty-year-old woman, are you coming?" Chen Fang answered with his eyes closed.

"Forget it, I'll accept forty at most."

"How despicable." Chen Fang understood immediately.

"Hey, why are you here?" It was Chen Fang's turn to ask.

"I spent money, don't you know I'm a rich second-generation?"

"This is the first time I've encountered someone who actively said this."

"That's because you haven't reached that level yet. Now you've met the right person, haven't you?" Lu Yun said proudly.

"Yeah, but what are you doing here? Going to college?"

"What? I'm in U16. Please excuse me. I'm in the youth training U16 now."

"You, U16? At your own expense?" Chen Fang remembered what Kou Feng said.

Lu Yun was stuck, his momentum weakened a bit: "So what? My level is good enough. You have never fought me one-on-one! Wu Zhen and I are 40% to 60%."

Speaking of Wu Zhen, Chen Fang perked up a little: "Where is Wu Zhen?" "He went to Dongguan. Don't you know?"

"Dongguan? Selling your ass?" It can only be said that what kind of person you meet will determine what kind of Chen Fang you become. Lu Yun's style is infinitely similar to that of the group of bastards who played basketball in Chen Fang's previous life. He involuntarily switched to chat mode.

"Haha, maybe it's true. Maybe he's leaning against the wall and screaming right now."

"Stop, you're almost leading me astray." Chen Fang was currently in a trance, his heart was almost defenseless, and he spoke without thinking. However, he suddenly closed the distance between himself and Lu Yun.

"Tsk, you're dirty and you blame others. Wu Zhen went to Hongyuan, not Dongguan." Lu Yun corrected.

"But don't tell anyone. Wu Zhen is a low-key person off the court."

"No wonder. That means if you work hard, you will have a chance to meet him in the CBA?"

"CBA? It's boring. I just want to have fun. I'll go to college first. College girls are so enthusiastic. Besides, isn't it rumored that there will be a draft soon? How cool is that."

"Draft?" Chen Fang was of course aware of it. Until the incident, the draft had only slowly received attention from the club, but it was still not high. First-round picks were like pigs and dogs, not welcomed by the club and belonged to the lowest level.

Of course, there are also many people who have broken through and become rotation or core players, but overall it is still very different from the NBA draft.

"Did you just arrive?" Chen Fang asked.

"That's right, I was still thinking about how to find you, and then I ran into you. Haha, it was effortless." Lu Yun laughed again.

"Shut up right now. Your laughter is simply polluting." Chen Fang covered his ears.

"You don't know how to appreciate it. This is called a devilish smile. You are so boring."

"The chat is over, I want to go to sleep!" Chen Fang felt that he could not continue chatting with this person, as it would never end.

"Hey, why do you look so drained? Is the training of the youth team so scary?" Lu Yun was a little timid.

"When did I join the youth training team? Please, go to the youth training team and practice well. We will meet if there is a chance. Remember to turn off the door when you go out. I really need to sleep..."

Lu Yun could tell that Chen Fang was really about to fall asleep, and he could hardly hear the last few words.

There is a long time to come, and Lu Yun is not in a hurry to get close to Chen Fang. He closed the door and went to tidy up his room.

The alarm on his cell phone woke Chen Fang up at 1:30 on time. After getting up and washing his face, he felt alive again, which gave him confidence to get through the afternoon training.

I rode my bike to the stadium and found that there were quite a lot of people there when I arrived at the stadium where I played yesterday.

Three more faces.

Gao Lin came up to say hello, and then nervously introduced the three people: "These are all seniors from the Sports College who are majoring in basketball. They are all playing in the CUBA professional team."

Chen Fang was shocked. First-level alliance, is this someone to practice with me?

Chen Baowei walked in, followed by Enzo Fred. This time, Enzo was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to bump fists with Chen Fang: "Hi, Fang, how do you feel today?"

"Great, I'm looking forward to today's training."

"I will definitely satisfy you." After saying that, Enzo looked at the three people standing not far away and asked Chen Baowei: "Is this my helper?"

"Yes, three people, is that enough?"

"enough."

Cao Kai was waiting patiently. From the moment Chen Fang entered the room and talked to other people, he realized that he was the protagonist today. However, Chen Fang's age and height still made him a little worried.

"Brother Cao, it's him?" his good brother Huang Yang asked in a low voice.

"Don't talk." Cao Kai gave a wink to Zhao Kai on the other side.

The three of them did not share Gao Lin's idea. They were not so eager to join the system. They were only slightly interested when they heard that they would be serving the basketball management department. After all, it was a good thing to get to know a few more people in the basketball management department.

But one of them, Cao Kai, had another purpose.

Gao Lin is Cao Kai's white moonlight. He has been pursuing her for a year but there has been no progress. He did not expect that the goddess would take the initiative to give him such an opportunity. Cao Kai readily agreed and came here with his two good brothers.

Along the way, Huang Yang kept muttering that he was a main player of CUBA, but he had fallen to the point of being a caddy. If it were not for his brotherly love, he would never do it.

Cao Kai had to persuade them a lot before he finally settled the two of them. But now when he saw that they were actually caddies for a high school student, his unhappy mood came up again.

Enzo was very happy to learn that the three helpers were also from the D1 League of China's domestic university league. He stepped forward to shake hands with the three of them. However, when they learned that the trainer was from Shan Gao, the attitudes of the three of them suddenly became humble.

Then Chen Baowei said thank you. When they heard the three words "Chen Baowei", their expressions changed. Facing the legendary god from the Sports Institute, the three of them immediately lowered their mentality to the lowest.

Even though being a caddy now means your status is much lower, if you don’t accept it, can you get in touch with people at this level?

In the college team, the job of being their caddy is also something that is highly sought after and is not something that is not worth it.

The head of a chicken and the tail of a phoenix often do not refer to their level, but to their strength.

It is not as simple as in reality, where the last-placed student in the rocket class goes to the ordinary class.

While Chen Fang was warming up, Enzo, with the help of Gao Lin's translation, began to assign tasks to Cao Kai and the other two.

Cao Kai is a guard, so he is responsible for passing the ball. Huang Yang is over two meters tall and serves as a screener. Zhao Kai is good at mobility and is responsible for defense.

After confirming that the three were clear, Enzo began to intervene in Chen Fang's warm-up, providing auxiliary assistance to his dribbling and shooting, while introducing today's training content.

"Break away and shoot while moving, OK." Chen Fang understood it immediately.

Watching the two talking, the three caddies were sharing their thoughts.

"He's good at dribbling and shooting, with a high hit rate." This is from Cao Kaidao, who is also a guard.

"Haha, what's the point of training hit rate? Give him a little height later and block his shooting point." Huang Yang said to Zhao Kai.

"Is this okay?" Although the mean Zhao Kai said this, he was eager to try.

"He was originally given training, isn't this better?" Huang Yang said.

"Hey, could you please behave yourself and don't mess this up, or I'll come after you." Cao Kai instinctively felt something was wrong and hurried to stop them.

"Could this be some rich second generation guy who spends money to get training?" Since they were not allowed to talk about this, the two changed their thoughts.

"I think he is the son of an official." Zhao Kai said.

"What does it have to do with us? Just get down to work." Cao Kai was really nervous about these two guys. He couldn't help but regret that he had chosen the wrong person.

The two of them didn't care and exchanged glances.

Since this was not a shooting drill, Chen Fang shot a three-pointer and stopped, then said to Enzo, "Let's start."

Enzo clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and said, "Let's get started."

Then he instructed Chen Fang: "Hold the ball, wait for the pick-and-roll, and when you are in position, make a move to get rid of it, move sideways, and shoot."

"OK." Chen Fang came to the center circle and began dribbling towards the top of the arc.

Zhao Kai took a defensive stance as instructed, and then Huang Yang came up and set a pick-and-roll for Chen Fang.

Chen Fang dodged the ball, dribbled it from behind, and moved sideways. Just when he was about to shoot, Enzo called a timeout.

"Wrong, a big mistake." Enzo came to Chen Fang's side and continued to analyze for Chen Fang: "Getting rid of it doesn't have to be fast."

“Don’t make it complicated.”

"You have to remember that you are a defender, you are the ball handler, passing and shooting are always your options, and you have to move first, not do the action."

"Didn't you say to get rid of it?" Chen Fang didn't quite understand.

"After the pick-and-roll happens, you need to move with the ball to create an open space. At this time, the person who helps defend starts from his original position and defends your position. What do you need to do at this time?"

"Looking for a pass?"

"That's right. Then you realize that there is almost no pass. That's when the defender fails to get into position to defend you, and you try to get rid of it."

"The purpose of the pick-and-roll is to give you a chance to pass the ball, not to let you shoot immediately. You can only perform the escape move once, otherwise you will just be stuck with the ball."

"Let go. You have to bring this thinking into actual combat and eliminate all unnecessary movements. Otherwise, you will fall into the vicious circle of sticking to the ball. When this habit becomes your instinct, it will become your label and your ceiling will not be high."

"Remember, sticking to the ball is not about dribbling for a very long time. The criterion for judging is whether your movements are effective during the dribbling process."

"For a ball-handling guard, why would he dribble if a pass can solve the problem?"

“If he has to dribble to solve the problem, then he’s making the wrong pass.”

"It all depends on how you read the game, not on your instinct or impulse."

"After the pick-and-roll, move, look at the man, then get rid of him and shoot."

"OK!" Chen Fang suddenly realized that only by speaking out these details can you understand where your problem lies.

Enzo's words contain a series of technical actions and possibilities.

This trainer is not simple.

Chen Fang's level of respect was raised again.

"Then let's continue."

Chen Fang became extremely alert.

He held the ball, waited for the pick-and-roll, dribbled sideways, took a step forward, looked up at the two wings, and when Zhao Kai was about to rush in front of him, he took a step back, returned to the three-point line, and shot.

The ball was very fast, it was thrown in an arc and hit the back frame into the net.

"Perfect!" Enzo clapped his hands vigorously.

Huang Yang and Zhao Kai looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

So fierce?
Chen Fang's rehearsal this time was very smooth, and the step back at the end was beyond everyone's expectations. Zhao Kai originally wanted to reach out and block the shot, interfere, and then watch Chen Fang miss the shot, or even make a fool of himself by missing all three shots.

But Chen Fang took a step back and shot a three-pointer, leaving himself three meters away.

Chen Fang felt something and asked Cao Kai for the ball.

Enzo is now very sure that although Chen Fang is thin, his fighting style is super American and his technical moves cannot be purer.

Enzo rarely sees this kind of step-back shot being used so naturally and smoothly, and the key is the hit rate.

As Chen Fang's respect for him increased, Enzo did the same to him.

Enzo was excited. As a pure trainer, such an object aroused his great enthusiasm.

This is going to be a wonderful afternoon!

he thought.

(End of this chapter)