Boring training can always be boring, but regular time flies by quickly.

Going to school, running, practicing, running, sleeping, going to school, Hikaru Haneda and others are almost going on with their daily lives.

Perhaps in terms of Shoyo's training volume, the change to Hikaru Haneda is only slight, but for people like Kenji Fujima and Toru Hanagata, who are formally exposed to high school training, the change is already obvious after a month of practice.

Whether it is physical strength, tacit understanding, the newcomers who have practiced every day have made full progress, and the only thing they lack may be their self-confidence after actual combat.

Hikaru Haneda has reason to believe that if Fujima and others were in their current state, they would definitely not play as hard as before against senior players such as Hiroshi Kobayashi.

It's May, and although it's still spring, the sun in the sky is slowly getting hotter.

In the Xiangyang Basketball Hall, a group of members were sprinting under the supervision of Kobayashi Hiroshi, and frequently made a screeching sound after the soles of their shoes rubbed against the floor, which made the people waiting for the relay listen to it, and a layer of shallow goosebumps appeared on their bodies.

Kenji Mizuno also walked into the arena at this time.

When Kobayashi Hiroshi saw it, he hurried forward in a few steps, and asked with some excitement, "Coach, how is it?" Is there any news? ”

Kenji Mizuno shook his head expressionlessly, and then said, "There are still two weeks to go, and the prefectural qualifiers are about to start, and the school is worried that something will go wrong, so it still hasn't passed." ”

"Wouldn't it be until the selection competition starts before we can compete with other schools!"

Kobayashi Hiroshi felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this, he was indeed full of confidence in the team, but self-confidence does not mean arrogance. No matter how well you practice, it is also your own perspective, only through actual battles, contact with opponents of different styles, and being targeted by opponents, can you find the team's shortcomings, so as to make up for better improvement.

Basketball is a competitive game, and it is only through constant competition that you can play at a higher level. Hiroshi Kobayashi was disappointed again with the school's forward-looking, but as a student, he could only agree.

"Then wait for June to defeat all opponents at once, including Hainan!" After Kobayashi Hiroshi adjusted his mentality, he said with confidence.

Kenji Mizuno patted Hiroshi Kobayashi on the shoulder, feeling that Hiroshi Kobayashi had grown a lot since he became the captain in the third grade, and he was a lot of relief.

"Let's go, you can organize their gathering later, and there are still things to announce."

"Huh? Something else? What is coaching? ”

Kobayashi Hiroshi naturally knows that the matter to be announced by the whole team will naturally not be a trivial matter.

Kenji Mizuno glanced at Hiroshi Kobayashi with a smile, and said, "Didn't you just say that you have to defeat all your opponents in the selection competition, and it's already May!" ”

"But coach, aren't we going to have games until June?" Kobayashi still didn't understand.

"Stupid! Are you practicing stupid? With two weeks to go before the opening of the competition, it's time for us to finalize the contestants and submit them to the committee for approval. Kenji Mizuno was really troubled by Hiroshi Kobayashi's sluggishness in other aspects, and he completely forgot that he had praised this disciple in his heart.

"Oh! Oh! It was my negligence, Coach, and I went to gather them right away. "The stakes are very high, and Kobayashi Hiroshi is going to blow the whistle to gather.

But before Kobayashi Hiroshi could turn around, he was given by Kenji Mizuno. Kenji Mizuno's tall body of nearly 1.9 meters finally let people except Shigeki Hirokawa see his true strength.

Kobayashi Hiroshi, who couldn't move at all, was surprised in his heart, as the number one striker in the county, his strength was not much worse than that of some ordinary centers. Now I'm actually caught by Coach Mizuno with one hand! What kind of power is this!

"Don't worry, I haven't finished talking to you yet." Kenji Mizuno let go of the hand that grabbed Hiroshi Kobayashi.

Kobayashi Hiroshi, who had felt the strange power of Mizuno, stood up obediently and asked, "Coach, please speak." ”

"It's nothing, I just want to ask your opinion. After all, the number of places in the competition is limited, but there are more than 50 people in the entire basketball club, and I would like to hear your suggestions on which people are more appropriate to send on the court. ”

When Kobayashi heard Kenji Mizuno's question, he was stunned for a long time, silently thinking about the candidate in his heart.

According to the convention, he and Yutaka Seto, as the only remaining third-year players in the team, will definitely participate. Even if now that Shigeki Hirokawa has risen and Hanagata has slowly grown, the role that Yutaka Seto can play on the court is becoming smaller and smaller, but after all, the qualifications are there, and as the old man of the team, it is impossible not to give a jersey.

Among the second-year candidates, Shigeki Hirokawa, who is the mainstay of the team, will definitely play. Compared with last year, Kobayashi Hiroshi has reason to believe that in terms of strength, Shigeki Hirokawa is at least the top three center in the county.

As for the other people in the second year, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Genji Kataoka, and Yoji Kuramoto, these three people can be said to be almost the same in strength in the position of defender, and it is really difficult to choose. However, both in terms of experience and tactical system, the three defenders are undoubtedly eligible to be selected.

Kobayashi Hiroshi calculated, according to his own thoughts, there is now one striker, two center forwards, and three defenders, and half of the places are already occupied. If it weren't for Hikaru Haneda's unexpected joining, maybe these people would be the main force of Shoyang this year, Kobayashi Hiroshi thought about it and glanced in the direction of Hikaru Haneda.

Well, there are also first-year students Hikaru Haneda and Kenji Fujima, although I don't want to admit it, but these two extremely good newcomers definitely have the qualifications to play, so there are still four places left.

Nerve-wracking, who should be chosen for the four places? Hiroshi Kobayashi scratched his hair. The second-year Nishimura can play his own substitute, but the performance of the first-year Hasegawa Kazushi is not inferior to Nishimura. And Takiguchi in the second grade is also good...

Just when he was struggling, Kobayashi Hiroshi instantly reacted to why Kenji Mizuno wanted to ask himself who was the candidate for the competition. It stands to reason that the candidates for the competition are all decided by the coach, and they are generally the lineup that best suits the team's tactical play.

Let the players choose the players together, and the slightest carelessness is likely to bring the subjective emotions of the players. For example, if Masaki Takeda is allowed to choose, it is very likely that he will not choose Hikaru Haneda to compete.

This year, the difference in the strength of the second-year players in Xiangyang is not too big, and there are a few talented guys in the first-year, and their performance is not inferior. Except for a few people who are not controversial, among the rest of the people, choosing qualifications or strength, this is a problem that plagues Kenji Mizuno, and now, it is also difficult for Hiroshi Kobayashi.