It is indeed a fair approach to set a benchmark and decide based on performance.
"Then what should be the standard score?" Someone immediately asked.
The scene fell into silence again. If the standard score is set too low, it means that Zhao Yue will be sent to the Asian Games. If the standard score is set too high, it means that Zhao Yue can be blocked.
"What do you think of 20 seconds 75?" Xue Li asked tentatively.
Next to him, Zhao Shuren immediately said: "There are still two weeks left before registration for the Asian Games. The improvement from 20 seconds 78 to 20 seconds 75, a full 0.03 seconds improvement, is a bit difficult."
It is very difficult for high-level athletes to improve their performance by 0.01 seconds. At Zhao Yue's current level, an improvement of 0.03 seconds in two weeks is almost an extreme improvement.
"Coach, I think other athletes should also be given a chance." Suddenly someone said: "I think giving me two weeks can improve Chu Xiong's score to 20.75 seconds!"
The person who spoke was Coach Wang. He was also the coach in charge of Chuxiong, so he would naturally help his disciples get opportunities to participate.
Next to him, Zhang Wei's coach also said: "I am also confident that Zhang Wei can improve his score to 20.75 seconds within two weeks!"
These two coaches made such statements, obviously not intending to give up the right to participate in the Asian Games to Zhao Yue.
Zhao Shuren laughed: "Okay, only with competition can we make progress! Well, not only Chu Xiong and Zhang Wei, but other athletes running 200 meters can also participate. Our target score is 20 seconds 75, whoever reaches the target , whoever wants to compete will participate.”
"What if many people reach the standard?" Coach Wang asked immediately.
"Then send the ones with better results!" Zhao Shuren paused and then said: "Asian Games represents the country, we must send the most powerful players!"
…
Li Dai is not the official coach of the national team. He is not qualified to participate in the discussion meeting and can only wait for the results.
Also waiting for the results are Zhao Yue and Niu Guohong.
"The list of participants for the Asian Games has been posted on the bulletin board!"
Someone shouted, so all the athletes stopped what they were doing and ran to the bulletin board.
"Yang Sijie was indeed selected for the 100-meter dash." Li Dai looked carefully and saw that Niu Guohong's name was not among the three names announced.
Niu Guohong next to him suddenly looked frustrated. He is a special athlete in the 100-meter dash. At this time, he thought he had lost the qualification to participate.
"Niu Guohong, I saw your name!" Zhao Yue suddenly said, pointing to the position of the relay below: "Look, your name is there in the relay."
Niu Guohong immediately looked up and saw his name on the list of contestants for the relay race.
"I'm with you in the relay!" Niu Guohong breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't have the chance to participate in the individual event, being able to participate in the relay was also a consolation prize.
Next to him, while Li Dai was happy for Niu Guohong, he was also checking the list of participants in other events.
When Dai Li saw the list of contestants for the 200 meters, he couldn't help but frowned.
"In the 200-meter dash, Xie Jun, Wei Zitao, and TBD, only two people have been announced, and there is no Zhao Yue. What does this 'to be determined' mean? So Zhao Yue still has a chance? I have to go find out." Li Dai thought to himself.
Soon after, Li Daiben learned about reaching the marking line.
"It's not difficult for me to reach the standard line of 20 seconds 75 in two weeks." Li Dai thought confidently.
"However, other athletes can also hit this mark, so just 20.75 seconds is not enough! It is not enough to guarantee that Zhao Yue will get a place in the Asian Games."
Dai Li fell silent. He knew that he needed time and Zhao Yue needed time.
There is no doubt that Zhao Yue's talent in the 200-meter event is the best in the national team. Zhao Yue's skills are also very mature and he can be among the best in the national team.
But Zhao Yue wasted nearly three years of his youth and needed more time to train to reach his peak.
"We must practice more!" Dai Li clenched his fist firmly.
…
"Wow!" Zhao Yue lay on the ground and kept retching.
The amount of training is just too much. At this time, Zhao Yue really practiced to the point of vomiting.
After vomiting, Zhao Yue drank half a bottle of water and walked onto the training field again.
"Coach, let's continue!" Zhao Yue's tone was full of exhaustion.
Li Dai looked at Zhao Yue's already sallow complexion and sighed slightly. He couldn't bear to say, "How about we take a rest for a while?"
Zhao Yue hesitated. He was really too tired and wanted to lie down and take a nap immediately. But then he shook his head firmly: "Time waits for us not to wait. I don't have time to rest. I have to continue training."
"No, training like this is not an option. This amount of training has exceeded the limit that Zhao Yue can bear."
Li Dai felt a little distressed, but there was nothing he could do about it. At this time, he had to give Zhao Yue a greater amount of training, and Zhao Yue had to persist. This was not only a consideration of Zhao Yue's physical fitness, but also Test Zhao Yue's willpower.
An ordinary person might not be able to persevere, but Zhao Yue is different. Although Zhao Yue lost three years of his youth due to the misdiagnosis of bone cancer, it also allowed Zhao Yue to hone his will. Whenever he is too tired to move, he will think of everything in his past and the hardships he suffered in the United States. This is a reason for him to persist, allowing him to grit his teeth and hold on.
From seven in the morning to nine in the evening, for fourteen hours, Zhao Yue only took a break during lunch and dinner, and spent the rest of the time on the training ground.
After the training, Zhao Yue collapsed on the ground from exhaustion. He felt that he had exhausted all his energy.
"If this continues, I really don't know if Zhao Yue will have the strength to continue training tomorrow." Dai Li looked at Zhao Yue with some worry.
The system's long-lost voice suddenly sounded: "I've always wondered why you didn't use the endurance aura."
Dai Li was slightly startled: "200 meters is a sprint, why should I use the endurance aura?"
"Of course it is to increase his endurance." The system continued: "200 meters is indeed a sprint, and the endurance requirements of athletes are not high. But don't forget, this is training. The endurance bonus provided by the endurance halo , allowing athletes to last a little longer during training.”
Dai Li suddenly realized: "Why didn't I think of this earlier!"
The first aura that Dai Li got was the explosive aura, so Dai Li has always regarded the aura as a piece of equipment that can only be used in games.
Since Dai Li got the endurance halo, he has never used it. The reason is that Li Dai has been teaching in the sprint group, and sprinting naturally does not need the assistance of the endurance halo.
Dai Li has never thought of applying the endurance aura to the training of athletes, because Li Dai has always felt that only long-distance sports like middle and long-distance running require the assistance of the endurance aura.
But what Li Dai ignored was that even for sprinters, when they are in a long-term and high-load training for a long time, their physical exertion is no less than that of long-distance runners running 10,000 meters, like what Zhao Yue is doing now. This kind of training intensity consumes more physical energy than running 10,000 meters.
"It was my mistake. I should have thought of using the endurance aura in training a long time ago." Dai Li patted his head in frustration, and even blamed himself for being stupid.
"But it's not too late now, we still have time." Li Dai sighed again: "This endurance halo can also be used in training. It seems that halo-type prizes are really the best reward."