Sitting on a plane for more than ten hours in economy class is indeed a very painful thing.
The so-called suffering, apart from the roar of the aircraft engine ringing in the ears and the discomfort of the changes in air pressure at high altitude, is more boring and boring.
It was the first time for Dai Li to go abroad. When the plane just took off, he was still full of expectations, but after a few hours, he also felt anxious. The plane is flying above the clouds, and the scenery outside the window is unchanged. At first glance, it may seem fresh, but after a long time, it will feel boring. There were only a few old movies on the small TV in front of him, and they were all ones Dai Li had watched before. From time to time, he encountered the sway of the air flow, which would make Dai Li nervous for a while.
Finally, the plane arrived in Los Angeles, and the car took them to the hotel. After checking in, almost everyone began to lie down and rest. A flight of more than ten hours can easily cause mental fatigue. Coupled with the jet lag, everyone feels exhausted.
After a day's rest, the study tour officially began. The first stop was the famous American university UCLA, also known as the University of California, Los Angeles.
As the top university in the United States, UCLA has many tourists coming to visit every day, and many students also come to visit. For example, visits by study groups are a common occurrence for UCLA.
In UCLA, there are student unions who serve as campus volunteer tour guides, and many places in the school are open to the public and can be visited at will, such as the library. As long as they don't make any noise, those students who are immersed in studying are basically External visitors will be ignored.
"Oh, you see, American universities are different. Why are there small stalls on the roadside? It seems that the club is recruiting people!" Song Guangming, the head coach of the weightlifting team, was eager to join in the fun.
"Old Song, don't go there. Didn't you see the people protesting next to you? Do you still want to protest with them?" Xu Zhongyi reminded.
"Protest? I've never seen this before." Song Guangming said with a smile.
"Look over there, the person holding the box over there is collecting donations. If you go there, don't let out any blood!" Xu Zhongyi said with a smile.
When he heard the word "fundraising", Song Guangming touched his pocket and quickly returned to the team, still muttering: "You Americans make much more than me, don't expect to ask for money from me."
Everyone was laughing and joking, as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden, and were curious about everything they saw. But after a few hours, no one could laugh anymore.
Because of the gap, everyone feels that there is a huge gap between American training and domestic training.
"Their training intensity is so intense. This is just a university. It is already more intense than the training intensity of our provincial team. Then wouldn't the training intensity in their professional training center be even more intense!"
"Yes, their training is very professional. I spent some time at our provincial sports college. Compared with UCLA, the training at our provincial sports college is simply child's play!"
"Don't forget, UCLA is a comprehensive university, not a professional sports university. They don't have a sports major at all. For a university without a sports major to be able to provide this level of training, it is simply not possible in China. Possible things."
Xu Zhongyi also looked solemn. As a coach who has trained world record holders, Xu Zhongyi has no shortage of opportunities to go abroad. He has been to the United States and Australia. He has also brought back some of his foreign training experience. , but when he came to UCLA today, Xu Zhongyi still felt that the gap between the two sides was still huge.
"Xiao Li, you have been at Tsinghua University. How do you think UCLA compares with the training at Tsinghua University?" Xu Zhongyi asked.
"The two universities are very similar. They are both top universities in the world, and neither has a sports major. But to be honest, in terms of sports training, Tsinghua and UCLA are really not on the same level. The gap is really huge. " Dai Li said helplessly.
"As expected." Xu Zhongyi didn't seem surprised by this answer.
"I think this is more of a cultural difference! I'm talking about sports culture." Dai Li paused and then said: "Americans love sports more, and their universities focus on admissions. Not only do they value grades, they also value students’ interests and hobbies, including sports expertise. In the recruitment of prestigious American schools, students with outstanding sports talents will be more popular than top academics and will receive more attention. look."
"You're right, the sports atmosphere in American schools is indeed much better than ours." Xu Zhongyi said.
"Actually, the sports atmosphere in our country's universities is also very good, but our country's college students are more about talking rather than doing." Li Dai smiled and continued: "When I was in college , I often discuss the tactics of NBA teams and the characteristics of those stars with my roommates, but we rarely go on the court to play. I think many fans in our country are like this. They talk about theories with one mouth, and everyone speaks clearly and clearly. , but when it comes to practicing on the court, they are all intimidated. They are all talkative kings... "
"The king of strong talk?" Xu Zhongyi laughed: "That's right. In terms of sports, we do talk more and do less, while Americans do more and talk less. But look at others. In the United States, there are open spaces everywhere, there are courts in communities, and schools are open to the public. It is not like in our country, where it is so difficult to find a sports venue. Even if the school is on holiday, the courts are not available to ordinary people."
"Houses have been built, how can there be any space for you to build a stadium!" Li Dai said, looking up and looking ahead: "In front is the basketball stadium. UCLA's basketball level is among the best in the NCAA. Many star players in the NBA are from the UCLA basketball team, and I have always wanted to see the UCLA basketball team."
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"Everyone, please wait a moment, Coach Alford will be here soon." The tour guide said.
"Alford is the top basketball coach in the United States. I heard that NBA teams hire him as a vocational coach with high salaries!"
"The best result of Alford's vocational education should be the runner-up in the NCAA, but the top 16 is also a frequent visitor to him."
The visiting group was talking to each other in low voices when they saw a big man with gray hair walking over from a distance, and beside this big man was a middle-aged black woman.
"Coach Alford is here." The tour guide pointed to the big white-haired man.
"Looking like this, he must be over 1.9 meters tall. It looks like he was also a basketball player when he was young." Song Guangming said.
However, at this time, Coach Alford seemed to be trying to get rid of the black woman next to him.
"Coach Alford, please give my son a chance. Allen is really talented!" The black woman looked pleading.
"Mrs. Hampton, I know that Allen Hampton is a very talented athlete. His record in high school has proven this. In his senior year, he averaged 31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 rebounds per game. Assists, this kind of data can definitely enter the lottery area of the NBA draft." Coach Alford paused, and then said: "But you should know that your son is a time bomb! He has a criminal record, and he is still Is there a lawsuit? We at UCLA will never accept a time bomb! I suggest you try another university."