Early in the morning, before the light of the day, Liu Xiaodong had already walked into the gymnasium.

On the empty basketball court, there was only one middle-aged man in a black down jacket, who was the head coach Zhang Tiejun. He stretched out his hand to greet Liu Xiaodong and said, "Your father called me last night and told me about your decision, and I agree with your idea!" ”

"Coach, let's get started!" Liu Xiaodong can't wait to train.

"Before training, I want to know what you think of yesterday's game, especially your shots." Zhang Tiejun said very seriously.

Liu Xiaodong looked at the basket above, recalled yesterday's shooting, and couldn't help but be depressed: "It's very bad, I don't feel like I'm going to score at all when I shoot." ”

"Indeed, the basketball you throw is like a falling leaf." Zhang Tiejun's words were direct, changing his euphemistic attitude in the past.

Liu Xiaodong looked at Zhang Tiejun with a different face, and in his impression, the coach has always encouraged him.

"Do you know what your main problem is?" Zhang Tiejun stared at Liu Xiaodong and asked.

"It's... The shot posture is wrong, or is it not enough force? Liu Xiaodong replied uncertainly.

"No, you've overlooked the most important point, which is faith!"

"Faith?" Liu Xiaodong felt a little surprised, confidence is the most lacking.

"That's right, faith! I've watched you play more than once in high school, and although you didn't shoot the ball well and had a low arc, you were full of confidence every time you shot. And now your shooting has become standard, but you are always hesitant before shooting, as if you don't shoot and you know that the basketball will not go in, which is why your shooting percentage is worse than when you practice. ”

"Boy, you have mastered the correct shooting action, what you need most now is to dare to shoot, even if you can't shoot, you must not hesitate to throw the ball when you have the opportunity, don't let superfluous thoughts affect your self-confidence!"

After a few minutes, seeing Liu Xiaodong sober up from his contemplation and looking at himself, Zhang Tiejun smiled and said, "I think you've thought about it, so let's start training." You're going to look for opportunities to shoot with my close defense until you hit 50 percent or more. ”

Liu Xiaodong looked at Zhang Tiejun standing in front of him and started dribbling. He has a sharp eye and treats the coach as an opponent to be defeated!

"Xiaodong, don't always shoot in the middle, you also have to practice long-range shooting, whether it's a point guard or a point guard, three-point shooting is an indispensable offensive means. If you want to step into professional basketball in the future, you must have the ability to shoot from a distance, otherwise you can only become a player like Ji Zhongzhong. ”

Liu Xiaodong's talent is indeed outstanding, but in the professional arena, talent alone is not enough, but also to practice long-range shooting ability, like Hu Weidong, a perfect defender who can shoot suddenly.

After Liu Xiaodong hit a mid-range shot, he chose to look for opportunities on the outside and try what the coach said about three-point shooting. Zhang Tiejun, who was out of breath, was a little powerless when defending Liu Xiaodong.

Watching the basketball fall into the net bag after stumbling into a graceful arc above his head, the corners of Zhang Tiejun's mouth showed an upturned arc. There is nothing more enjoyable than watching the disciples who have been cultivated in the key areas of cultivation continue to improve.

*****

Two days later, on the campus of Youcheng Petroleum University, a tall and handsome figure appeared in front of the gymnasium, surrounded by students and reporters who had been waiting here.

With a smile on his face, Wang Zekai answered the interviews with reporters from Oil City TV and City Metropolis Newspaper, and at the same time held a pen handed over by someone who didn't know who handed him over, and wrote and signed with elegant demeanor.

This boy, who was born with an aristocratic temperament, has been the star of the school from elementary school to college, whether it is piano or basketball, he can control it like an artist.

"Zekai, can you talk about the tactics for the next game?" The young female reporter of the City Metropolis asked with her eyes shining.

"I'm sorry, I can't answer that question, I'll have to go to the dressing room to find out."

"In the next game, you will play against Hecheng University, a strong team in the province. We all know that they have the provincial No. 1 centre-forward Yanagi and a new recruit who is known as the star of the future, what kind of problems do you think they will cause for the team? "Compared with the of the previous female reporter, the male reporter of Oil City TV is more professional.

"Future stars? Are you saying that he only scored 4 points in the same city competition, and his freshman named Liu Xiaodong was called? Wang Zekai watched the game, although it was not a live broadcast, but he did not have a deep impression of Liu Xiaodong, if it wasn't for his good memory, he would have forgotten to remember this name.

"Yes, it's the newcomer who can dunk for a pull-up layup, what do you think of him?"

"Uh... I guess let's talk about willows! Compared with the newcomer who is not a threat, Wang Zekai is more willing to praise the old opponent, after all, the guy with delicate internal skills last season made the center of the team suffer a lot.

In the gymnasium of Hecheng University, the players are practicing according to the new tactics formulated by the coach.

The victory in the first game did not make Zhang Tiejun dare to relax in any way, he knew that the real challenge had not yet begun, and he had to urge the players to train harder.

Liu Xiaodong, under the special arrangement of Zhang Tiejun, was opposite the starting quarterback Hou Wei. His shooting has improved a lot, especially when it comes to shooting, without the hesitation he used to have. However, compared to Hou Wei's efficiency, Liu Xiaodong's hit rate is still very low.

In Zhang Tiejun's view, Liu Xiaodong's shooting still has a long way to go. After all, there is still a big gap between practice and actual combat, and even if you train hard, you can't reach the sky in one step.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaodong has mastered the regular shooting action, as long as he is given enough time to grow, Zhang Tiejun firmly believes that Liu Xiaodong will be an excellent shooter!

Now Zhang Tiejun is not worried about Liu Xiaodong, what really gives him a headache is the opponent he is about to face, which is the culprit who eliminated them last year.

When the team did not run into the best condition, the second game will be away to the University of Petroleum, which has to be said to be a severe test of his coaching ability as a head coach.

If they can't win, they will likely have to stop in qualifying again. After all, there are only two promotion places in the province, and they can't compete with Bingcheng University, the top eight in the country last year!

The University of Petroleum does not have much of a glorious history in sports, they only formed their first basketball team in the 90s of the last century, because it is an industrial school, it did not pay much attention to sports development in the early stage, and the school has not produced sports stars.

Until last year, under the leadership of Wang Zekai, the University of Petroleum defeated Hecheng University, which had participated in the division competition for seven consecutive years, and advanced to the division for the first time in history, which made the University of Petroleum a sports symbol of this industrial city, and also made Wang Zekai's name spread all over the streets.