Chapter 45: The First Preliminaries
The next morning, the official competition began.
The time of the entire track and field invitational tournament is only five days, and the event schedule is relatively close, including the 60-meter sprint race, there is no quota on the side of Jianping Sports School, so you can only watch others start first. However, the field competition is not delayed, and the women's long jump competition is already in full swing.
The 100 meters that Su Zu participated in was the preliminaries that began in the afternoon, and there were more than 30 teams participating in this competition, except for a few and Jianping Sports School, which was only one person, and the other teams were several people who signed up.
Among them, the first-line and second-line teams of the provincial sports team are even more than one or twenty, and sprinting has always been a major event in track and field, with a low threshold, and the requirements for all aspects are not as high as other events. Especially when athletes are teenagers, most of the number of track and field people is focused on running.
Finally, in the 100-meter sprint, a total of 109 people participated, and 14 preliminaries had to be prepared.
Seeing so many people competing, Xie Caiwen in the stands in the distance did not look good, which was really embarrassing. If it weren't for the leadership of several major departments in the province and city, and it was a directly subordinate unit, he would not have participated in it.
Look at the local team in your hometown, and then look at other people, the Jianping City Sports School team was given 30 places, and the average number of people in each project is one. And the super event of the 100-meter sprint was cut to the Jianping City Sports School team, and there was only one place for the competition.
Coming out of the aisle of the infield, Su Zu felt that the field of vision in front of him suddenly widened, and he heard a burst of enthusiastic cheers.
The stadium was completely different from yesterday, the seats were full of people, but when you looked at it, there were still a considerable number of spectators.
Perhaps it was organized by the school, many of them were middle school and university students in the vicinity, and many of them were locals of Ronghai and some tourists who came to see the game.
I can't hear the specific content of all kinds of mixed noises, but the kind of noisy and lively, swaggering streamers and small red flags, which make people unconsciously have a sense of urgency.
And on the field, there are occasional photographers with heavy cameras on their backs, players who talk and laugh freely, and referees with solemn expressions, this is the first time that Su Zu feels the atmosphere of the official competition.
With a lot of spectators, cameras, professional referees and a lot of equipment that has never been seen before, this is the real playing field.
Su Zu is the sixth lane of the fifth group, which is not an advantage in terms of time arrangement or runway position, but it is barely passable. This kind of preliminaries group stage arrangement, the more advanced it is, the easier it is to become cannon fodder. Tournament organizers usually put some of the best players in the lower categories.
The seven runners in the same group as him, who were not familiar with each other, also had some cordial conversations and the like, moved their wrists and ankles before the starting line, checked the starting machine, and took their positions under the command of the starter.
“set!” The starter began to shout the preparatory password, because there were players in three places, using the international standard password, followed by a gunshot.
Su Zu's starting speed is good, and he is definitely far from the starting reaction of the top master in less than 0.2 seconds, but he basically maintains the front position in the same group.
With a fast cadence, Su Zu's acceleration stage is faster than other players, the first to reach the highest speed, thirty meters after the immediate advantage, the highest speed of the running stage, due to the substantial increase in the attributes of physical strength,
It has not weakened at all, but has been able to continue to accelerate, and has always maintained high speed at the very top.
In fact, domestic athletes in the sprint event, the first 30 meters have not been weak, the speed is fast, but the ability to continue to accelerate is average, which has been a problem for decades. Not only in Japan, but also in the international arena, Japan's dominant players in Asia are also in the international arena.
Su Zu's front start to acceleration is no different from most athletes in China, but the improvement of attributes, especially the three items of physical endurance, can support the fast cadence brought by high agility, and gradually emerge is that he can maintain high speed for a longer time, and even continue to accelerate at high speed.
This characteristic is actually the reason why Zhang Jiehua's speed was not slow in the school games and county games, some people started and the first half of the race, but in the second half of the speed, they can be stable and high-speed for longer distances, and even accelerate.
Although Su Zu was still far from the top sprinters at this time, his personal running style had already taken shape.
This trip to the preliminaries, Su Zu didn't dare to say that he went all out, but basically there were no reservations, one was the first time to participate in such a formal competition, I didn't know the strength level of the players in the same group, and the other was the only one in the entire 100-meter event Jianping Sports School.
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"Look at your performance."
Looking at the players on the track in the distance, Zhuang Tao was also a little nervous. After all, this is the player he brought out to participate in the competition, and it is the first official competition.
"Zhuang Tao?"
Suddenly, a somewhat hoarse female voice came in Zhuang Tao's ears.
Zhuang Tao turned his head to look and saw an elderly woman with gray hair looking at him with a smile.
"Teacher Zeng." Zhuang Tao looked at the visitor with a face full of surprise, "You also led the team to the game?" ”
"I, I haven't led a team member for a long time, and when I heard that there was a game, I couldn't stay idle in the office and came to take a look. Zhuang Tao, I haven't seen you for a long time. The woman smiled warmly, and looked at Zhuang Tao's eyes full of care.
"yes, long time no see. Teacher, are you okay? ”
"It's okay, I'm about to retire, I'm always old, but I was also an athlete when I was young, and I didn't have to wait for someone to serve in a hospital bed." The woman smiled cheerfully.
"Teacher, it's good that you're in good health."
Zhuang Tao is respectful and respectful to this woman, this woman named Zeng Huizhen is not only the enlightenment coach who excavated and cultivated him back then, but also an iconic athlete in Ronghai Province in the early days.
In primary and secondary school, physical education is at its top. Later, he participated in all the school and county sports meetings, and he was a champion of the championship. In May 1965, she participated in the East China Track and Field Division Competition and won the first place in the women's high jump, and in June 1966, she participated in the National Track and Field Division Competition and won the first place in the women's long jump, the first place in the women's shot put (4KG), and the first place in the women's pentathlon.
After retiring, he entered the Ronghai Sports Institute to study, and after graduation, he served as the track and field coach of the Ronghai Provincial Sports Team, not only excavating many track and field experts, but also cultivating a large number of professional track and field coaches. He has cultivated a large number of sports talents for the entire track and field project in China, and is the senior coach of the Ronghai Provincial Sports Team.
This senior coach is not given for nothing, a regional and municipal professional sports school coach like Zhuang Tao is just a second-level junior coach.
The lowest level is generally the assistant coach who has just stepped out of school or retired athletes, and then there are third-level coaches, second-level coaches, first-level coaches, senior coaches and national-level coaches. Level 3 and Level 2 coaches are junior positions, Level 1 coaches are intermediate positions, and senior and national coaches are senior positions.
Zhuang Tao was brought out of the sports school by the kind-looking old man in front of him, and later entered the provincial sports team to practice the 400-meter sprint.
"When I heard that after you retired, you were dug up by Xie Caiwen's young man to Jianping Sports School, how is it, have you started a family?" The old woman looked at the big man in front of her, and seemed to have returned to the first time she saw the timid boy in the professional sports school, and her expression was extremely kind.
"Haha, that teacher, I can't rush this matter, try to fight for it, try to fight for it." Zhuang Tao laughed embarrassedly twice, and in front of this old woman, he was not at all cold and tough in his usual days.
"You, the boss is not small, you want a snack." The old woman didn't seem to want to embarrass the atmosphere, so she turned around and said, "You're also a coach now, did you bring the players to the game this time?" ”
Zhuang Tao nodded, pointing to the track on the side, a bit like a child showing off his toys, "The boy in the fifth lane has been practicing with me for a few months, and this invitational tournament is a rare opportunity, take him out to see the world." ”
"yes, then I'll have to take a good look." Zeng Huizhen looked intently at the teenagers running out of the track.
"The start was good, and you can see that the boys are reacting well. Well, the cadence is fast, and the advantage is gained. Zhuang Tao, you players are very talented, and the high speed has been maintained. ”
"First."
Zhuang Tao watched Su Zu cross the line smoothly, and couldn't help but applaud, this first shot was finally not dumb. There are three sprint events in total, and if the first 100 meters misses and can't even enter the rematch, the pressure on the next two 200 meters and 400 meters will be greater.
Zhang Quanshan may still have a chance, but with Yuan Chengmin's words, Zhuang Tao can only shake his head silently, and he has no bottom in his heart.
In any case, Su Zu's performance in the preliminaries was really good, so that he would not be ashamed in front of his teacher.
"The results are out, see how many?"
Zeng Huizhen let Zhuang Tao look at the results on the timing board, Rongcheng Gymnasium is a professional competition venue, this time the track and field timing and scoring system was purchased by the Sports Bureau at a large price, Zeng Huizhen is fifty or sixty years old, her eyesight is not very good, and she can't see the results on the timing board.
"11.13 seconds."
Zhuang Tao saw the electronic timing on the chronograph plate clearly, and the waves surging in his heart made progress again.
"This grade is okay, how old are you?" Zeng Huizhen nodded lightly.
"It's seventeen, and if you turn one, you'll just turn fifteen two months ago. When I first came to the sports school in December last year, my running record was about 11.8 seconds. ”
"Huh?" Zeng Huizhen showed surprise, "In December last year, I went to your sports school to record 11 seconds 8? You didn't lie to me, did you? ”
"Teacher, how dare I. This was recruited by me at that time when I led Xie Caiwen to their county games. The situation is like this, at that time, Coach Chen of our city's weightlifting team went to pick seedlings below, and accidentally bumped into them at the county games, and he called Coach Xie because he felt that the potential was good. ”
"You're talking about Coach Chen Tao of your Jianping weightlifting team, right?" Zeng Huizhen thought for a while, "He still has a lot of achievements in the selection of athletes. ”
"Yes, it's him." Zhuang Tao echoed and said, "Coach Xie tested the results by himself, recruited him directly to the sports school, and then fell into my hands." is this achievement, in the past four months of entering the sports school, it may have caught up with the rapid development of this child, not to mention the growth of height, this grade has improved rapidly. ”
"Xiao Xie is also a good person, he didn't stay in the provincial team at the beginning, and he didn't go to the Sports Bureau, so he went down to the local sports school."
Zhuang Tao laughed on the side, many interpersonal relationships in the sports system are acquaintances, and Xie Caiwen is also a junior in front of Zeng Huizhen.
Zeng Huizhen smiled, "When you say that, it seems that this team member is very valued by you." I just watched his running posture, you taught him, right? ”
"I can't escape the teacher's eyes." Zhuang Tao laughed.
"In this way, after the finals, you go back and give me a copy of his information, and I will see it then. We are no better than the provinces next door, although they are all coastal cities, not to mention the economic inferiority, and the track and field area is also a big step behind. The provincial sports team has also been screening good seedlings. ”