Wake up at 5 a.m. and go to the training gym.

Trained for almost 2 hours, 7:30 minutes. Zhang Zifeng came through the two trainers he found through the club.

An outside defender, an inside defender.

Zhang Zifeng wore a headscarf, knee pads and other protective gear on his head, and was fully armed and ready to train the European step layup.

The Euro Step is a passing technique used by offensive players in the game when they dribble to the basket.

The biggest highlight of this technique is the pace of the layup, which swings from side to side, which makes it easy for the defender to be unable to judge the direction of travel, causing the defender to lose his defensive position.

When the pace of the layup, the left and right swing amplitude is large, which is easy for the defender to be unable to judge the direction of travel, causing the defender to lose the defensive position.

When the offensive player rushes inside and runs with the ball at high speed, the body moves in the direction of the foot on the same side, and the other foot moves in the opposite direction of the foot that landed earlier, and changes direction in stride, and then the body also moves in the direction of the other foot.

It is equivalent to changing direction at high speed, and at the same time as the other foot lands, the upper body completes the change of direction, and uses the foot that lands as the supporting foot, exerts force, jumps, and lays up to avoid walking.

The difficulty of completing the European step lies in the high requirements for body coordination, the combination of man and ball should be good, the ball follows the upper body, and when changing direction, it is necessary to follow the upper body to complete a large change of direction, and the combination of man and ball is not good to change direction and it is easy to lose the ball.

After talking to the two escorts about the training plan, Zhang Zifeng held the ball to face the outside player, and after a few feints to get rid of him, Zhang Zifeng burst into the inside.

Seeing that Zhang Zifeng had broken through, the inside players hurriedly pounced to make up for the defense according to the plan.

Zhang Zifeng faced the interior defender, took a big step to the right with his right foot when he dribbled closer, held the ball in both hands, and leaned his hands holding the ball to the right.

A posture to break through from the right and deceive the defender.

When the defender's center of gravity is to the right, the right foot that is grounded is pushed to the left.

Then press with your right foot and twist your weight to the left.

Then take a big stride to the left with your left foot and quickly move to the left with the ball in both hands.

At this time, the defender has completely lost his defensive position, and Zhang Zifeng is about to go to the basket.

When stepping to the left, I push too hard, and my hands swing back and forth from side to side, and my body shakes continuously.

The rhythm of the upper body and the lower body was completely uncoordinated, and Zhang Zifeng didn't control his body at all and almost fell.

Finally balanced his body and didn't fall, Zhang Zifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, it is really not easy to practice European steps well.

But if you don't practice well, you have to practice well.

Ginobili, the best player in Europe, is not a defender known for his explosiveness.

In 05, he relied on Ginobili's serpentine breakthrough to tear apart the Pistons, which are known for their iron-blooded defense, and helped the Spurs win the championship that year.

To this day, there are still many people who are upset with Ginobili, believing that Ginobili, the MVP of that year's Finals, is more deserving.

In addition to Ginobili's serpentine breakaway, Wade's athleticism is not as explosive as before after a knee injury, and he still doesn't often use the maze step to break through to the basket.

This European step suits you, and you have to practice it well.

"Come Again"

Zhang Zifeng picked up the ball and faced the defender again.

Zhang Zifeng got rid of the defender and scored inside again.

But unfortunately, the ball did not control the ball, and the ball came out of his hand during the layup and flew directly out of bounds.

"Come again! Again! Lao Tzu doesn't believe that he can't practice well! Zhang Zifeng roared.

The sound of the shoes rubbing against the ground resounded throughout the arena.

If it's the kind that has a fixed rhythm, it means that he went well to the basket. But if all of a sudden the sound goes away, it must be a mistake.

At 9:30 a.m., Brett Brown followed his coach to the training arena to prepare for the next game of tactical discussions.

Before the man approached the stadium, he heard the sound of a ball coming from the stadium.

Brown suddenly turned his head to look at his assistant coach and the others and said, "I bet that the person inside must be Shi Jack, who wants to bet with me." $50 is good! ”

Assistant coach Chad Eske shook his head and said, "Everyone knows that it must be Jack who came to the arena so early!" ”

Strength and conditioning coach Jesse Wright said, "Yes, bet if you want to, who else is in there besides Jack!" ”

Brown stopped talking about gambling for a while, and the ghost knew who else would be in it at this time besides Zhang Zifeng.

The nightlife is so exciting, not everyone is as self-disciplined as Zhang Zifeng.

The coaches were happy that the players were able to get out of bed and go to the team's training session on time.

As soon as I walked into the stadium, I saw that it was Zhang Zifeng practicing.

However, as soon as Brown entered the door, he saw Zhang Zifeng fall off the field.

The training player hurriedly walked over and pulled Zhang Zifeng up and said, "I'm sorry, are you okay?" ”

Zhang Zifeng took his hand and got up, and said, "It's none of your business, it's my fault." Let's move on! ”

When he took the second step just now, he didn't use his strength, Zhang Zifeng didn't flash the defender, he directly hit him, and then was knocked down.

Zhang Zifeng got up and saw Brown and them, said hello, and continued his training.

Brown stood on the sidelines of the court and watched for a while, knowing what Zhang Zifeng was training.

As for why he did it, Brown could guess.

Zhang Zifeng's previous habit of going straight up and down was to benefit him from shooting, and opponents often needed to guard against his sudden jump shots.

Therefore, it is often easy for Zhang Zifeng to break through the opponent and make a successful layup easily.

But in yesterday's game, when Zhang Zifeng felt bad, and when the opponent didn't give him a chance to break through easily, Zhang Zifeng could only take the risk and force a layup.

Zhang Zifeng is not a speed maniac like Westbrook or Iverson, or a very confrontational person like Harden and Days.

When he goes to the basket and encounters an interior player like Chandler, it's easy to lose.

Originally, today, Brown wanted to talk to Zhang Zifeng about yesterday's game.

Yesterday's game was very exciting and enthusiastic, but Brown did not advocate Zhang Zifeng to do this.

Seeing this, Brown was relieved.

Zhang Zifeng is not satisfied with the achievements he has achieved now, he has also been improving his skills and enhancing his strength.

What a blessing to have such a player!

After a day of training, Zhang Zifeng has a further understanding of the European step, and has been able to use the European step to make a successful layup in front of the training players.

But there's still a big gap between trainers and real NBA players, and training and playing are two different things.

Whether it can be used well in the game, whether it is suitable or not, this can only be known until the competition.

The next night, Zhang Zifeng was tired, and when he rushed home, he suddenly received a call from Zheng Xinguo.

"Feng, the Chinese Basketball Association hopes to invite you to participate in the Chinese men's basketball team!"

Zhang Zifeng was stunned for a moment when he heard it.

Although Zhang Zifeng has always hoped to join the Chinese men's basketball team and play for the country. But when he really heard the invitation of the Basketball Association, Zhang Zifeng was still in a trance.

"Kaede, Kaede, are you still listening? Maple! ”

Zhang Zifeng reacted and hurriedly said, "I'm here, what's the matter?" ”

"Kaede, we need to talk in person about you joining the men's basketball team!"

"Well, that's what I mean, I'm at home now, you come to me!"