Chapter 213: Draft-like training camp
The scale has grown to such an unimaginable level that the entire selection process takes close to one month, and a month later, at the end of August, 100 young players selected from all over the country will also arrive in the capital.
Wang Xiao arrived here half a month in advance, mainly to step on the spot in advance to see what the conditions of the training hall provided by Li Ning Sports were.
The venue they provide is located in the capital's Li Ning Center, which is the base camp of Li Ning Company, and it is also a large-scale gymnasium, with swimming pools, basketball halls, badminton halls, table tennis halls, and even NBA standard basketball courts.
At least in Wang Xiao's eyes, there is nothing wrong with it.
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In fact, no matter how big the scale or how scientifically rigorous the training, it is only a façade.
Wang Xiao doesn't believe that ordinary people can make their dreams come true through hard training, and talent is a real thing.
Even if there are often second-round picks and undrafted NBAs with a high price, talent is still a topic that can never be avoided.
Even if it is a representative of inspirational figures, the second-round show Kilburnd. Arenas, undrafted Ben. Wallace and Jimmy, who was selected by Wang Xiao this year. Butler, their so-called mediocre talent is also relative to those talents in the NBA, in fact, compared to the vast majority of ordinary people, their talent can reach the level of crushing.
Wang Xiao doesn't think that kind of NBA-level talent can be found in Huaxia, after all, even in 2019, there is no Chinese player with enough qualifications to enter the NBA, even Zhou Qi, who is closest to success, is still a little close.
This is still the case in 2019, when the youth training is already very well developed, let alone in 2011?
What Wang Xiao really needs to look for is just a player who is suitable for using the two growth template cards in his hand.
And such conditions are actually very simple, first, enough love for basketball.
Second, have a competitive heart and are full of desire to win.
Third, be able to be strict with yourself, not lazy during training, and not mess around in your private leisure time.
Fourth, and most importantly, be grateful, both to her family and to those who have helped her.
Wang Xiao doesn't want to cultivate someone like Delong. A two-five boy like Williams ends up turning against himself over trivial things.
Wang Xiao's requirements are only these, but on the surface, he can't say it directly, after all, things involving the system must not be sloppy, this is his biggest secret.
Therefore, in terms of the conditions for the audition, Wang Xiao has set a lot of requirements, such as the age must be within the range of 14-18 years old, and the height must not be less than 1.9 meters, and there are also certain requirements for weight, body fat percentage and other data.
This is a matter of course, Wang Xiao's third requirement is strict self-discipline, if you are really a basketball lover and hope to be a professional basketball player, then at this age you must have begun to receive preliminary training, even if you have not received systematic and professional training, it is impossible to be overweight, otherwise why is it called strict self-discipline.
Wang Xiao believes that among the 100 most talented and potential children screened out across the country, players who meet these conditions will be found, and Wang Xiao is ready to select two players from them, give them growth template cards, and then take them to the United States to receive systematic and professional training as his future talent reserve.
In the United States, Wang Xiao had already agreed with Jack, then the head coach of Harvard University, that he could recruit them in the form of special sports admissions.
Harvard University did not have such special admissions in the past, and Harvard University has never paid special attention to sports, and they care more about cultural and academic honors.
However, in the years when Wang Xiao served as the head coach of Harvard University, Harvard University ushered in unprecedented glory, not only breaking the history of more than 50 years, but also winning the NCAA championship.
This made the senior management of Harvard University very happy, after all, Harvard University is accustomed to receiving honors in academics, but it is more outstanding achievements in sports that can be highlighted.
Last summer, with Jeremy Lin and Dunn participating in the draft, Harvard University immediately fell into a situation where it was in a state of flux, and even Jack's best efforts failed to make Harvard out of the Ivy League for the fifth consecutive year and reach the NCAA Championship, and Harvard's NCAA championship ended in two consecutive championships.
The poor record led Harvard's Board of Trustees to reopen a proposal to add basketball grants, and received a majority of votes in favor.
Harvard's basketball sports bursary is officially launched, but even so, it is still difficult for them to recruit students, after all, it is still difficult to apply to Harvard University, especially for those children who put most of their minds on basketball training.
And when Wang Xiao mentioned this matter to Jack, Jack immediately reported it to the president of the sports association, who attached great importance to it and immediately reported it to his superiors, and then got the reply that it was okay.
Two Chinese players who are favored by Wang Xiao can be invited to Harvard University in the name of exchange students, although this is not allowed in terms of rules, but there is no shortage of people in this world who break or change the rules.
The Chinese players that Wang Xiao is optimistic about are very likely to be the next Jeremy Lin, the next Dunn, the kind of genius who can directly improve the combat power of the Harvard varsity team, how could they refuse in this case?
At the same time, Wang Xiao also wondered if he could ask Da Yao to help him join the two players he selected to join the national team.
Wang Xiao is referring to the official national team, not the soy sauce role of the youth national team or the national team training group.
Once the growth template card is used, the talent and strength of the two players he selected will be as fast as taking off on a rocket, and he may be able to surpass the vast majority of the main players of the national team in a few months, which is more than enough to serve as the main player of the national team.
However, if he said this matter, he estimated that Da Yao would not count it, and it would depend on the timing and opportunity.
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2 players were selected out of 100 people, this is Wang Xiao's goal, and the remaining 98 people are not in vain.
At least in the past few months, they can also appreciate the advanced training technology from the United States, which will benefit them for life, and the sponsorship of Li Ning Sports is not sponsored for nothing, as the most successful sports brand in China, Li Ning Sports is not stupid at all.
Although the national audition will cost them a lot of manpower and material resources, with the fame of Wang Xiao and Da Yao, their popularity in China has also been greatly improved, and they also realize that these 100 screened players are the most talented children in China, even if they are not selected by Wang Xiao, many of them will become the future pillars and even stars of the CBA.
To this end, Li Ning Sports also specially hired professional scouts from the United States, independent of Wang Xiao's training system, to investigate those potential children, and then after the training camp, select 10 of the most potential and excellent children, and sign a sneaker endorsement contract with them.
Li Ning Sports named the event the Ten Stars, and as the name suggests, it will be the 10 most outstanding of the 100 players who have passed the national screening.
When Wang Xiao saw this scene, he had to sigh and admire.
Big manufacturers are worthy of being big manufacturers, full of business opportunities.
At first, Wang Xiao thought that he would pay for the training camp, but others directly turned the training camp into a talent show like Super Girl and Happy Boy.
As I said before, Wang Xiao is not stubborn, and such a way similar to hype may affect the quality of training in the training camp, but there is no doubt that it will expand its popularity and let more basketball fans know.
For Wang Xiao, it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
As for whether the so-called cutting-edge ten stars will have any insider information, and there will be any dirty PY transactions, it has nothing to do with Wang Xiao, he picks his own people, Li Ning manages his own draft, the two sides do not interfere with each other, in case something happens, this dirty water can't be splashed on the coach of his training camp.
Of course, if someone doesn't know what to do and tries to get his hands on his two places, then I'm sorry, Wang Xiao's generosity in some aspects does not mean that he will give in in all aspects, touching his own vital interests, Wang Xiao has never bowed his head.
This can be seen from Wang Xiao's behavior of snatching the right to decide on the transaction from the general manager of the Wizards team and publicly stating the conditions for coaching the national team.
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The national audition of Wang Xiao's basketball training camp is in full swing, and Wang Xiao has visited all the places of interest in the capital in the past few days when he has been in the capital.
This is not only a sports hall, but also an office building of Li Ning Company, and even several floors are shops for selling Li Ning sports products.
When Wang Xiao first came, the senior management of Li Ning Company and even Li Ning himself attached great importance to it and wanted to formally meet and welcome Wang Xiao's arrival.
After all, don't look at Wang Xiao who is alone now, he doesn't seem to have any connections, but in the United States, he is one of the top head coaches, which is unprecedented in China.
What's more, Wang Xiao is still very young, and his future coaching career is still very long, and as time grows, his connections and energy will become bigger and bigger, and it is by no means something that anyone can despise.
However, Wang Xiaowan refused such a grand welcome.
On the one hand, he wants to keep a low profile, if Li Ning Sports makes a big battle here, so that the entire capital knows that he has come, then how can he visit all the places of interest?
On the other hand, Wang Xiao is still not used to any banquets and entertainment, it can be said that he can't be on the stage, and it can also be said that he has low emotional intelligence and doesn't give people face, but this is his character.
In fact, he still believes that the strength of a head coach is judged by his coaching ability, not his flattering emotional intelligence, and as long as he can win consistently in the NBA, then there will be a place for him anywhere.