There are still three days left before the start of the national league.

As the time approached, the training of the rangers became more and more intense, and the school deliberately arranged a lot of time for them. In order to build momentum for this national league, the school also organized a special 'door' cheerleading team, no matter where the Rangers played, they could reflect the basketball atmosphere of the sixth middle school. However, hearing that Yu Jing did not sign up, Cheng Fei was slightly disappointed.

Since that incident, the relationship between Cheng Fei and Yu Jing seems to have faded all of a sudden. They haven't spoken again. Fortunately, Cheng Fei didn't have many opportunities to meet her, and there were more important things to be busy with.

The group of 'girl' students who used to cheer for the Rangers naturally became members of the Sixth Middle School cheerleading team.

I also heard that after the old man Zhang received treatment, his condition has been temporarily stabilized. However, due to severe injuries, he is still recuperating in the hospital. The Rangers finally breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, liver cancer is still an incurable disease, and anyone with such a disease is hanging by a thread.

In the afternoon of that day, they came to the gymnasium for training under the leadership of Wang Baojiang as usual. There were already two people waiting on the sidelines.

Cheng Fei fixed his eyes and saw that one of them was Yu Yang who he hadn't seen for a long time. When I saw Yu Yang, I remembered Yu Jing. Thinking of Yu Jing, Cheng Fei's mood was not very good, so he reluctantly smiled and said hello to Yu Yang.

Yu Yang didn't care so much, and patted Cheng Fei's shoulder affectionately when he came up.

"Come, I'll introduce you!" Yu Yang pulled a boy beside him. The boy was a small man, with unusually bright eyes, and he looked a little young. "This is Wang Le, a sophomore in Yichang City No. 16 Middle School, as old as you. Don't look at others as small, now I am a part-time reporter in the sports column of "Yichang Daily......"

Wang Le smiled, stepped forward to shake hands with Wang Baojiang and others one by one, and said: "Fortunately, fortunately, my name is Wang Le!" ”

Yu Yang smiled: "Do you think it's strange? In fact, all the school team materials I got before were 'got' by him! ”

"Oh!" A group of people suddenly realized and became enthusiastic. "Thank you so much!"

Wang Le waved his hand and said, "Nothing! With my 'friendship' with Yu Yang, what is it to do this? And I have the identity of a young journalist, and the average school will not refuse to promote itself, right? …… Which of you is Cheng Fei? ”

Cheng Fei was stunned for a moment, his face turned red. Everyone looked at him and burst out laughing.

The 'shrewd' Wang Le immediately jumped away, took out a camera out of nowhere, and shouted: "Long admiration, long admiration!" Let me take a picture of you and post it on the front page of the sports column of our daily newspaper! Guaranteed overnight success! ”

Cheng Fei was so frightened that he hurriedly hid behind Deng Liang and shouted again and again: "Don't! Don't shoot me! ”

"Haha-" everyone laughed. Wang Le also smiled: "Yu Yang is right, you are so cute." Don't worry, I'm on your side, and of course I'll help you with intelligence. Now is not the time to let you be in the limelight, and when you become famous, then I will really take it! ”

Cheng Fei smiled awkwardly and walked to the front.

"This time, because we have all the information of our opponents!" Yu Yang said proudly, "The staffing of each of the eight teams participating in the promotion tournament in the city, including the details of the main force and substitutes, is everything!" Special reminder, this is not all the credit of Wang Le, there are two schools that I run personally, hehe! ”

As he spoke, Yu Yang took out a stack of letterheads, shook it, and then handed it to Wang Baojiang.

"Thank you so much!" Wang Baojiang said with a smile, "Don't go, when we finish training, let's go out for a meal together, I'll have a treat!" ”

"Okay!" Everyone shouted in unison.

"Has the result of the 'draw' been out?" Wang Zhiwen asked.

"Yes," Wang Baojiang smiled, it didn't seem that the result was too bad, "I was about to tell you, okay, come and take a look at these materials, let's talk about ...... while we look at it."

Wang Baojiang squatted down, picked up the letter paper one by one, spread it on the ground, and everyone sat down in a circle.

"The format of the competition is the same as our school's grade league. A total of eight teams qualified for the tournament, namely...... Let me see...... Yichang No. 1 Middle School, No. 4 Middle School, No. 13 Middle School, Yiling Middle School, Dangyang Middle School, Zhijiang No. 1 Middle School, Zigui No. 1 Middle School, plus us. Well, there are four high schools in the urban area of Yichang and four in other areas......"

"The strength is uneven." Wang Le 'interjected' and said, "According to our understanding, Yichang No. 13 Middle School is a traditional sports school, over there, how to say it, I don't know if the word "strong people" can be used like this?" They play wild and domineering. However, the level of No. 4 Middle School and Yiling Middle School is average. Yichang No. 1 Middle School is the leader and the strongest, there is no doubt about it. ”

"What about the other schools?" Wang Baojiang asked, "Have you understood it all?" ”

"Yes," Wang Le nodded proudly, "The level of Dangyang Middle School, according to my observation and understanding, I am afraid that there is not much difference between it and Yichang No. 1 Middle School, and it is generally believed that their strength is comparable to that of the No. 6 Middle School team, but the strength of several other middle schools is mediocre." ”

"I know Dangyang Middle School," Wang Baojiang said, "last year or the year before last, it was ranked behind No. 6 Middle School, third in the city." ”

"No team can be taken lightly." Cheng Fei let out a sigh of relief.

Wang Baojiang nodded approvingly: "That's right, this attitude is correct." Because we are a brand new team, the other side doesn't understand us, and we have to reassess the strength of the other side. There are a lot of basketball talents now, you are a group, and it is difficult to guarantee that other high schools will also produce a group, or even one or two strong freshmen. It's useless to say anything big until you've beaten it. ”

Wang Zhiwen said with a smile: "Teacher Wang, what we are most concerned about is grouping. ”

Wang Baojiang also smiled: "I went to the sports department this morning to 'draw' the lot, and my luck is not bad." Because there is no seeded team in this competition, if it is in the same group as the city No. 1 Middle School, the situation will not be good. Now we are in Group B, and the same group includes Zigui No. 1 Middle School, Yichang No. 4 Middle School and No. 13 Middle School. In other words, as long as we can finish first in Group B, we can avoid the knockout round with City No. 1 High School, so that the chances of getting a promotion place are very high. ”

"City No. 1 Middle School...... They're so strong, do we have to avoid them? Yang Cong was a little unconvinced.

Wang Le continued: "What Mr. Wang said is not wrong, as long as you can avoid it with the first middle school in the city, it is the best way to advance." ”

Liu Junfeng snorted and said disdainfully: "What is that Zhang Xiaodi again?" The guys in our class have been mentioning his name all the time, what a cow man, we defeated the school team with Xu Jian, who is afraid of whom? ”

Wang Le put on an appearance of understanding and said: "I have seen Zhang Xiaodi train with my own eyes, and in all fairness, I may not find a more talented player than him in the entire Yichang City." But the most terrifying thing in the city is not him, the reason why they can stay in the position of the leading boss is that they have an almost professional offensive and defensive tactical system, and second, in addition to Zhang Xiaodi, there are also a group of very powerful players, the most noteworthy of which is called Yang Ji. ”

"Yang Ji? Is it Chinese? Liu Junfeng teased.

Wang Le continued, "He and Yang Ji are known as the twin stars of City No. 1 Middle School, Zhang Xiaodi is strong in attack and weak in defense, he is weak in attack and strong in defense, the two of them cooperate tacitly, they can be described as golden partners, one attack and one defense, enough to suppress any star player of most high- and middle-level teams......"

"It turns out that the person's name is Yang Ji," Wang Baojiang nodded frequently, "His defense is impressive, and Xu Jian has suffered a lot at his hands." However, defensive players have always been low-key, and the statistics are not good, so the reputation has not been spread. ”

"That's it!" Yu Yang interrupted them, "How to start discussing the first middle school in the city, the most important thing now is to ensure the first place in the group, and it doesn't matter whether the first middle school wins or loses in the end." ”

"That's right! We're far away. Wang Baojiang said with a smile. They hurriedly began to study their first opponent three days later, Zigui Yizhong. Although it is said that this team is weak, the mistake of underestimating the enemy cannot be made. For No. 6 Middle School, the victory or defeat of a game in the group may mean whether it can successfully qualify from Yichang City.

"Hey!" Liu Junfeng suddenly shouted to Yu Yang, "I still have something to say before I shut up, even if we can advance in the end regardless of victory or defeat, we still have to kill the first middle school in the city!" Isn't that right, Cheng Fei? ”

Cheng Fei smiled slightly, did not speak, but his eyes flashed with impatience.

*************

"Hey! Hello! A strange man's voice suddenly sounded behind everyone.

Cheng Fei looked back and was secretly taken aback. This guy was the guy who had been watching them play the other day, still wearing a casual suit, a 'base' cap, and a smile on his face. This guy is only 1.75 meters tall and looks about 30 years old. Cheng Fei didn't remember where he had seen him at all, but he always felt that his face was familiar.

Wang Baojiang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and then politely took the initiative to shake hands with the man. In that way, it is not like shaking hands with ordinary friends, but like shaking hands with the principal, which is especially respectful.

"How's it going?" Wang Baojiang's tone was very humble.

The man smiled brightly, and for some reason, he looked 'quite close'. He thought for a moment and said, "I think...... Not bad, not bad......"

When Wang Baojiang heard him say "not bad", he was so happy that he shook his hand vigorously, and then his face sank, and he asked in a low voice: "Director Zhang's situation is okay?" ”

The man nodded: "Fortunately, the condition is stable, and the rest can only depend on the sky." ”

Cheng Fei was slightly stunned. What the? Does this mysterious person have anything to do with Old Man Zhang? Look at his features, oh my! No wonder it feels so familiar, it turns out to be ......

Wang Baojiang turned around and said to the rangers with a smile: "I'll introduce to you, this is your new coach and an old alumnus, you may be surprised when you say it, he is Director Zhang's son!" ”

A group of people froze. Old man Zhang is seventy years old, how can he have such a young son? Moreover, he had never heard of his son before, and then one suddenly popped up, and it felt strange. Only Cheng Fei was not particularly surprised, because Old Man Zhang had said that he had a son, and in the distant United States, combined with this person's clothing, it seemed that he was Old Man Zhang's son.

"Hello!" The man warmly stretched out his hand and shook hands with the rangers one by one, "My name is Zhang Pingya. My dad used to coach you and he liked you a lot, so I know a lot about it. ”

"Coach Zhang rushed from the United States this time because his father was ill," Wang Baojiang explained, "He is very busy working there, and he has only returned to China once in several years, so he should rest assured, although Director Zhang is very sick, but his life is not in danger, and he must take good care of it......

"Yes," Zhang Pingya blushed slightly, "I've been busy with work and neglected to take care of my father, so I took a long vacation this time, and I won't rush back." My father asked me to come and see these children playing......" His eyes fell on Cheng Fei, "Teacher Wang also hopes that I can do my best to ......"

"Where, where," Wang Baojiang hurriedly said, "It's a great honor to have you as our coach!" Let me introduce two more sentences, Mr. Zhang Pingya is the head coach of the basketball team of Houston State University in the United States! ”

As soon as these words came out, it was undoubtedly equivalent to detonating a small bomb in the stadium! The Ranger, who was still suspicious just now, suddenly dissipated on his face, and the look of envy and reverence was clearly written on his face.

The United States, the country of basketball, represents the highest level in the world. Every year, many basketball players travel to the United States from all over the world in the hope of advancing their careers there. The league there is even more developed, and the study of basketball skills and tactics is enough to make other countries unmatched. Being able to climb into the coaching position of a state college basketball team, even the Rangers, who don't know much about professional basketball, understand how heavy that position is.

Cheng Fei was stunned. Director Zhang's son actually served as the head coach of the college basketball team in the United States, and it turned out that his son had been engaged in basketball...... He still remembers that when he first entered the school, Director Zhang heard that they were playing, and his original gentle attitude towards Cheng Fei had changed greatly, and he always seemed to feel angry and sorry for Cheng Fei playing; And when he mentioned his son that time, his eyes were full of infinite sentimentality.

Presumably, he was sad that his son was not around, right? Zhang Ping*** loves basketball, with a fiery heart to pursue his dreams, despite his father's opposition, he went to the United States to 'swing'. Although he inherited his father's career, although he has made some achievements abroad, his father still opposes Zhang Pingya's original decision. How nice it would be if my son had been studying! Director Zhang probably thinks so. In that case, my son will be able to find a job smoothly and stay with him......

If basketball separates family affection and separates father and son, then no matter how great the love is, it will disappear without a trace......

Yu Yang and Wang Le were like crazy, grabbing Zhang Pingya and asking this and that enthusiastically, as if they were going to ask all the basketball questions they had accumulated all their lives. Zhang Pingya's 'sex' is gentle and optimistic, completely opposite to his father Zhang Shengli, he patiently answered the questions of this group of children, but his eyes glanced at Cheng Fei from time to time.

Cheng Fei sighed, full of questions, and didn't know where to start.

*************

"Coach Zhang, are you sure you want to do this?" Wang Baojiang's face was full of doubts, "Want to borrow five pairs of feather 'feather' rackets?" ”

"Yes," Zhang Pingya smiled, "Isn't it easy to 'get'?" ”

Wang Baojiang waved his hand and hurriedly said, "How come?" No matter how stingy the sixth middle school is, it won't be like a few pairs of feather 'feather' rackets! Come with me, the sports department has everything you want, take whatever you want! ”

Cheng Fei and the others were also suspicious, and they didn't know why Coach Zhang didn't start basketball training right away and borrow some feather 'feather' racket. Could it be that Zhang Pingya is not the coach of the basketball team, but the badminton team? It's hilarious!

The group walked into the large room full of sports equipment, Zhang Pingya whistled and said approvingly: "Amazing! I remember when I was studying in No. 6 Middle School, there were only a few broken balls, and now it has really changed too much, even such advanced fitness equipment is available! Come on, I'm going to try! ”

He walked up to the front of a fitness combo and started doing some leg kicks, then increasing the weight constantly.

Wang Baojiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Are we going to use a feather 'feather' racket?" ”

As if he had just remembered, Zhang Pingya quickly jumped down from the apparatus: "Yes, yes, feather 'feather' racket!" It's not enough to just shoot a feather, but you also have to have a feather ball! ”

Wang Baojiang felt that it was not easy to ask, and finally asked: "What is this for?" ”

Zhang Pingya looked at Wang Baojiang like a monster: "Teacher Wang...... The feather racket and the feather ball are together, of course, they are used to play the feather ball, what other uses can they have? ”

A crowd of people was dumbfounded.

They walked out of the gymnasium and onto the small 'playground' in front of the school building.

Zhang Pingya asked: "Do you all know how to play badminton?" ”

At first, no one answered, and then Liu Junfeng raised his hand and said, "Who wouldn't know this thing?" ”

Cheng Fei's face was as red as a big apple, and he said hesitantly: "Coach Zhang, I won't ......"

Everyone almost fainted. There are still boys who can't play badminton? But it's normal to think about it, Cheng Fei is a player now, but he has never been exposed to any sports before this, and the badminton ball is naturally 'touched' and has not been 'touched'.

Zhang Pingya smiled and handed Cheng Fei a racket, and said solemnly: "I'll start with the grip of the racket, you who can play, also listen to it." First of all, we must learn to hold the racket, and then I will talk about how to exert power......"

Wang Baojiang's eyes widened, and he stood aside and heard Zhang Pingya talk about the various methods and skills of playing badminton 'feather' ball, and then taught the rangers to practice in actual combat in groups. In all fairness, Zhang Pingya spoke very well, some of the skills were unknown to him Wang Baojiang, and the children also learned very quickly, especially Cheng Fei, who could play as soon as he got started.

The Rangers, who were on the court, were panting and sweating profusely at this time.

"Coach Zhang," Wang Baojiang hesitated for a long time and asked, "When will you start training?" ”

Zhang Pingya wiped the sweat from his head, turned his head and smiled: "Huh? I'm training now, by the way, if Mr. Wang has nothing to do, I'll help get another volleyball. ”