Chapter 21 Training Abroad is not for fun
They passed by the Kadrona ski resort, but did not stop, the accommodation at the summit resort is relatively expensive, in order to save money, the team leader chose to camp in the lakeside town below.
The small town of Vacana is home to many upscale hotels and fine restaurants, as well as golf courses and villas along the lake.
The villas are very different in style, with luxury cars on their doorsteps and backyards leading to private marinas where their yachts are parked.
The town is small, and the streets are mostly filled with backpackers, many of whom are handsome blonde and blue-eyed women, even in down jackets that can't hide their toned bodies.
Canoes on the sparkling lake, people brave the chill for fishing, and their buses stop to enjoy the area's most famous internet spot, the Lonely Tree.
It is an 80-year-old willow tree that has grown in the lake, and a photographer once won an award for taking its photo.
In the sapphire-like mirrored lake, there is an old tree standing alone, the naturally curved body of the tree seems to be a hunchbacked old man leaning over to scoop water, and the snow-capped mountains behind the old tree are extremely lonely.
Li Changyi took a picture of this picture with his mobile phone and posted a circle of friends status: "This is where I train, and it is also where my dream sets sail." ”
Soon there were a lot of likes and messages, the aquatic boss praised him for his promising, the junior high school teacher asked him about his situation, and the classmates who had not been in contact for a long time also came out to greet him, and the enthusiasm made him very unaccustomed.
However, the blessings of Si Lingling, Lin Rui, Song Ting and others still made him very warm. The strength of the Guangdong team is not weak, and 12 of the 15 people sent have successfully passed the physical fitness level.
Due to their different programs, they were scattered to train all over the world, and only Li Changyi came to New Zealand himself.
After arriving at the hotel, everyone received the unified ski equipment.
Skis, poles, gloves, helmets, goggles and protective gear are carefully selected and purchased by each group of instructors.
Only the ski suit makes everyone very dissatisfied, with a dark blue background color all over, a white floral checkered pattern on the front chest and back, which looks like a crocodile skin pattern up close, and looks like a large plaid plaid jacket in the Northeast from a distance.
Just when everyone was chattering and complaining, team leader Shao Zhendong called a meeting with everyone and emphasized the goal plan of going out for discipline and training: "When you go abroad, you represent China, don't embarrass the motherland, do you understand?!" ”
The team leader was not tall, wore black-framed glasses, had a righteous face, and his eyes were bright.
When everyone received their respective room cards, they also got a discipline card, which listed the content of "ten to ten prohibitions, eight attention and nine prohibitions", including wearing uniform clothing, keeping their respective equipment and not eating and drinking outside, paying attention to taking care of each other, strictly prohibiting going out without permission and many other contents.
On the back of the discipline card is the general plan of this New Zealand snow training, which lasts for one month, and is divided into two stages: basic training in the early stage and special training in the later stage.
The first two weeks are mainly based on basic skiing training, and through skiing exercises on different slopes and terrains, the athletes' skiing skills are consolidated and improved, and the ability to control the snowboard and adapt to different terrain slopes is strengthened.
In the second two weeks, each group of coaches develops and implements targeted training plans according to their specific characteristics.
Li Changyi thought that it would be easier to go abroad, but he didn't know that this training camp was even more busy and tense than when he was in Chongli.
They wake up at 6:30 a.m. every morning, wash up and eat, and then gather at 7:15 a.m. to drive to the ski resort.
Kadrona Ski Resort is located halfway between Queenstown and Wanaka and takes 40 minutes by bus.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the ski resort officially opened, and everyone lined up to take the small train up the mountain to enter the training area with athletes from other countries.
After doing a complete set of warm-up exercises, it is often 9 o'clock when you actually start training.
There, Tang Huai taught his disciples basic snowboarding techniques such as pushing, kneeling, standing blades, forward and backward feet, and returning to the mountain, and taught them to try to slowly slide down the green beginner slopes.
They had to go up and down the mountain dozens of times in the morning, constantly correcting their movements until after 12 o'clock, and then returning to the hotel for dinner at about 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
The lunch break was followed by endless physical training and physiotherapy meditations.
For Li Changyi, these daily trainings are very good, not tiring and interesting, he still has the spare energy to practice Wing Chun Xiaonian and two-word tongs sheep and horses for 1 hour every day.
What really made him feel bored and headache was the evening class, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday was a ski knowledge and snowboard maintenance class, on the second, fourth, and sixth day was an English class, and on Sunday there was an ideological and political class.
Li Changyi only studied in junior high school, and it has been three years since he graduated, and that bit of English knowledge has long been forgotten.
After being forced to read and correct the pronunciation by the translation teacher again and again, Li Changyi contracted almost all the jokes in the class.
He was embarrassed, muttering after school that there was no need to learn English: "Athletes, how many are good at learning?" Isn't it okay to play well? Wasting so much time learning bird language every day, why not do more maintenance and waxing for the snowboard! ”
Tang Huai usually likes to mix English words when he speaks, and when he heard Li Changyi complain, he directly slapped him on the back of the head with his class notes: "Don't make excuses for yourself, you don't study hard, how can you understand the difference between Freeride Boards, Alpine Boards, and Freestyle Boards?" I'll tell you about Heel Side and Toe Side, do you understand? Do you understand what ollie is and what is a combo trick? If you don't study hard, you won't even understand the lessons! ”
Li Changyi was not convinced, and habitually used the Wing Chun spread hand to block the continuous attack of the notebook: "Coach, hello decent Chinese, why do you always speak some messy bird language?" ”
"Hey? Do you dare to fight back? You will inevitably go abroad to compete and train in the future, and without a basic English foundation, you don't even know which track you are on, and you are a fart! ”
Tang Huai scolded Li Changyi here, but when he saw Wu Lihan and others covering his mouth and laughing beside him, he immediately pointed angrily: "The four of you also come here, don't feel like it has nothing to do with you, install a 100-word chopping app for me tonight, and don't sleep if you don't punch in every day to complete the 10-word study!" ”
"Huh? Do we have to learn too? No, we did a good job in class. ”
"What nonsense, have you forgotten my five inadmissibility? If you don't want to learn, you can pack your bags and get out of here! ”
From this day on, the "Tang Jiajun" began to fight against snowboards during the day and stumble English words at night.
In skiing, Li Changyi showed good talent.
On the first day, he received the equipment to go to the snow field, he tucked his feet into the bindings, and stood firm as soon as he straightened his waist.
"Snowboarding first learn how to stand firm on the snow, you see, today I will talk about sitting up, like me with one hand to grasp the front edge of the snowboard, the other hand to push the body up, while the core force ......"
Tang Huai was still babbling about the essentials, and when he saw Li Changyi suddenly stand up, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
It is difficult to get started on the snowboard, and it is also the first time to get on the snowboard, Wu Ying, Li Pingping and Zhang Zhiwang sat in the snow and did not dare to move at all.
Just as his gaze swept over the five people, he saw Ullihan kneeling up with a beautiful turn, and slid out with his arms slick out.
Tang Huai was worried that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly shouted: "Hey, I'll go, you can't do it, if you can't do it, kneel forward and fall ......."
Wu Lihan waved his hand backwards, slid to the bottom of the slope dozens of meters away, and stopped steadily.
Tang Huai then put down his heart and patted the snow on his sleeve: "This stinky boy is a bit basic, grandma has legs, and she hides it very deeply." ”
"Coach, it's not fair!"
Wu Yinggang fell on her buttocks, pouted and sat on the ground, looking like she was about to cry.
She was still thinking about the competition with Wu Lihan, and when she saw that the other party was so skillful, her mood immediately darkened.
Hearing Wu Ying say this, Tang Huai smiled: "Silly girl, you may not lose to him in three months!" ”
Wu Ying's big eyes flickered: "Really? ”