The National Youth Men's Basketball League is organized by the Basketball Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China, and the competition system of the CBA is different, the National Youth Men's Basketball League has some special regulations for the training and improvement of young players, and the players participating in the game must be under the age of 20.

The Youth League is divided into two groups, A and B, Group A is the top 16 teams in the previous year's Club Youth League, the first stage of the serpentine arrangement is divided into two groups, A1 and A2, and Group B is the team after 17, and the serpentine arrangement is divided into two groups: B1 and B2.

The last 4 places in Group A are relegated to Group B the following year and are ranked in the top 4 positions of Group B, while the top 4 places in Group B are promoted to Group A the following year and are ranked in the bottom 4 positions of Group A.

A few years ago, the Shanghai Sharks youth team lingered in Group B for a long time due to problems in the youth training system.

However, last year, after Coach Todd was appointed to take charge of the Shanghai Sharks Youth Team, the team's results gradually picked up, and in the Jiading Division at home, with the courage to break through the cauldron, they successively defeated the Tianjin Ronggang Youth Team and the Hong Kong Basketball Club Youth Team, won the first place in Group B (Jiading Division), and was successfully promoted to Group A.

After recruiting tall and strong this year, Coach Todd was even more confident, and made several encouraging speeches on the way, I have to say that the American coach does have a hand in mobilizing the emotions of the players, and the players are enthusiastic one by one, not to mention that the performance in the youth league has always been an important basis for the first team to inspect the players.

"This year we are aiming for the top four in Group A of the Youth League," Coach Todd said on the train, posing the goal for this tournament.

As soon as he heard this, the players of the Shanghai Sharks Youth Team suddenly let out a burst of exclamation, Gao Dazhuang had not experienced last year's event, but he didn't feel anything.

"Coach, isn't it too ruthless, we are just a new team in Group A" Zhai Yi immediately complained.

"You have to believe that you are always improving, and this goal has to be accomplished, and if it is not achieved - the whole team will take care of the board," Coach Todd said suddenly.

"What?" "No", "My hair" There was chaos in the carriage.

"What's the situation?" Gao Dazhuang and Yang Kai, who didn't know the situation, immediately dragged Zhai Yi and asked.

It turned out that in last year's Group B competition, the Shanghai Sharks Youth Team had been defeated by the Tianjin Ronggang Youth Team, and when facing the Tianjin Ronggang Youth Team again in the knockout round, Coach Todd asked the players to make a "military order" - if they lose again, they will all take care of the board.

As a result, the Shanghai Sharks Youth Team suddenly broke out, narrowly defeated the opponent by 1 point, and took advantage of the situation to win the championship of Group B Jiading Division.

"It turns out that there is such an allusion, but it is said that the inch board head is also very good-looking" It can be seen that the tall and strong have a good impression of the inch board head.

"OH, NO, NO, NO" Yang Kai immediately touched his hairstyle and said, "Da Zhuang, we will definitely accomplish this goal, right?" I have to take care of my hair until I find a beautiful Shanghai girl."

"Sympathetic" Zhai Yi immediately held Yang Kai's hand tightly and said, "Brother Yi Tian will introduce you to a few beautiful girls."

Gao Dazhuang suddenly looked at these two "living treasures" with great disdain.

Coach Todd's goal is indeed difficult, although on the whole, there is not much difference between the CBA youth team and the CUBA team in terms of strength.

However, the youth league of CBA clubs is no longer a pure youth team battle, and each team will send some local players who are age-appropriate and are squeezed out of playing time by foreign players in the usual league, and this event is also a competition of the strength of the team's local players in a greater sense, which indirectly increases the difficulty of the game.

In addition, the first stage of the Youth League adopts a two-day round-robin system, which is extremely physically demanding for the participating players.

The first phase of this year's National Youth League round-robin was held in Lingbao City, which borders the Yellow River in the north at the junction of Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

According to the schedule, the Shanghai Sharks Youth Team was divided into Group A2, and the teams in the same group also included Dongguan New Century, Zhejiang Chouzhou, Zhejiang Guangsha, Qingdao Shuangxing, Shanxi Zhongyu, Dongguan Baining, and Jiangsu Tongxi Youth Team.

The Shanghai Sharks Basketball Club Youth Team will soon welcome their first opponent in this Youth League, Zhejiang Chouzhou Bank Basketball Club Youth Team, and Gao Dazhuang is also about to make his debut at the Shanghai Sharks Basketball Club.

This made Gao Dazhuang a little nervous, but when Gao Dazhuang saw Yang Kai who was at a loss standing aside, he couldn't help but smile, and his heart suddenly balanced a lot.

After warming up, Todd gathered the players around him, and still repeated the key points written in advance on the tactical board, and then it was an unexpected link, and he told Zhai Yi and everyone a joke.

This is also the biggest difference between the CBA professional club youth team and the CUBA team, the team does not take the record as the first element, the key is to train the players, after all, the first task of the youth team is to send quality players to the first team.

Therefore, at the strategic and tactical level, the coach does not think much, but fully taps the potential of the players in the game, and cultivates professional players who can really participate in the CBA for the first team.

Obviously, Gao Dazhuang and Yang Kai don't know the pre-match tradition of the Shanghai Sharks youth team, but Zhai Yi is already standing among the players.

"Ahem" Zhai Yi pretended to be calm and cleared his throat and said: "In Journey to the West, do you know what is the reason why Sun Wukong and Sha Seng are close and discordant with Bajie? ”

"The monkey and the eight precepts are very good," the tall and strong replied puzzled.

"Damn, you didn't answer the point" Zhai Yi rolled his eyes at the tall man.

"What's wrong? Don't sell it," Yang Kai asked eagerly.

"Or Kaizi understands me" Zhai Yi said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Because whenever the three masters and apprentices are taken away by monsters, Sha Seng will say: Don't worry, Master, Senior Brother will definitely come to save us." And Bajie will say: Master, hurry up and use the Tightening Mantra @ Senior Brother."

"Hahahaha" Before the other players could react, Zhai Yi himself laughed loudly.

However, Zhai Yi's joke still had a good effect, and everyone was obviously not so nervous.

"I tell you not to call me Kaizi again," Yang Kai strangled Zhai Yi's neck, who was still laughing.

"Ahem, I know, I know, Kaizi, haha" The two suddenly broke out.

"Don't you think it's funny?" At this time, Coach Todd walked up to Gao Dazhuang and asked.

Gao Dazhuang was stunned for a moment, and replied at a loss: "It's funny."

"Very good, it's up to you to tell everyone such a funny joke in the next game," Coach Todd smiled at the corner of his mouth and said something that made Gao Dazhuang collapse.

"No, coach, I don't have that talent," Gao Dazhuang suddenly complained.

"No, it's my team's tradition," Coach Todd said, pretending to be serious.

Without waiting for the tall and strong to refute, Coach Todd clapped his hands and said, "Okay, come and gather."

After the players gathered around, Coach Todd said: "The starter in this game, center Li Yifei, power forward Zhai Yi, and small forward Wang Xiaoxin."

When the players heard Wang Xiaoxin, they were obviously stunned, and everyone looked at him tall and strong.

Because Gao Dazhuang has been serving as the team's main small forward during training, but it is indeed Wang Xiaoxin who played at this time, whether to let Gao Dazhuang play as a substitute, the players feel incredible, because Gao Dazhuang's ability has been recognized by them.

It doesn't matter if he's tall or strong, he follows the coach's instructions because he can feel what this American coach expects of him.

Coach Todd ignored the surprise of the players and continued: "Point guard Yang Kai, the last point guard to be the shooting guard..."

After Coach Todd looked around, his eyes stopped on Gao Da Zhuang, and he said, "Tall and strong."

"Oh" Hearing this result, the players suddenly let out an exclamation.

"Huh? Scoring guard" was obviously stunned, but he didn't expect Coach Todd to arrange it like this.

"Da Zhuang, you are the scoring champion in CUBA, I hope you can also show your offensive talent in the youth league, believe in yourself, you will surprise everyone" Coach Todd said meaningfully looking at Gao Da Zhuang.

"Good," replied the tall and strong immediately.

"Toot", as the referee blew the whistle, the game officially began.