In the crude training ground, Allen Hampton used even cruder training equipment and studied in a similar manner according to the content on the video.
Next to him, Dai Li kept shaking his head. From a coach's point of view, Allen was simply practicing blindly.
"It won't work if you practice like this." Dai Li suddenly said.
"Why?" Allen stopped, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said: "Although our training equipment is very simple, and Joe and David are not professional coaches, the exercises I did were recorded with you. It’s the same as the video, I’m not lazy.”
"I know, but you don't understand the significance of these training programs in the Adidas basketball training camp. Do you think this basketball training camp is to improve the level of athletes?" Li Dai said.
"Isn't it?" Allen asked.
"Of course not." Dai Li shook his head: "The purpose of these training programs in the basketball training camp is to expose the strengths and weaknesses of the athletes as much as possible and show them to the surrounding audience, including scouts, coaches and reporter."
Allen is not a stupid person, he understood it instantly.
"I understand, it's like a draft, the purpose is to test the abilities of athletes so that coaches and scouts can select them. And I'm doing these training here, but no one else sees it, it's meaningless?" Allen asked a little frustrated.
"Yes, so it's useless if you directly copy the training on the video. Coaches and scouts can't see it. They don't know how good you are, so you need a training plan that suits you." Dai Li said said.
"I know, but I don't have money and can't afford a coach to give me one-on-one guidance." Allen's eyes dimmed again.
"Don't forget, I am a coach!" Li Dai said, wagging his index finger: "And there is no charge!"
"Li! Are you willing to help me?" Allen looked a little excited.
Dai Li nodded: "At least in the next ten days, I can help you train."
"Thank you!" Allen's eyes showed a touch of emotion.
Li Dai continued: "But I am not a professional basketball coach. I can't teach you basketball tactics. In terms of basketball skills and movements, the help I can provide you is very limited. But the job of physical coach is mine. With your strengths, I can make you run faster, jump higher, and become stronger.”
Through the detector, Li Dai has already known Allen's strengths and weaknesses, which of course also include technical flaws. But after all, Li Dai is not a professional basketball coach. In terms of basketball skills, he may not be as good as Allen. Li Dai All it can do is point out the players' technical shortcomings, but it cannot help them correct them.
When coaching sprinters before, Li Dai could make detailed training plans based on the athletes' shortcomings to help them improve. This was mainly because Li Dai learned a lot from Xue Li. When it comes to basketball, Li Daike doesn't have this ability.
For example, detection shows that a certain player's body center of gravity is unstable when shooting. At this time, Dai Li can point out this shortcoming, but he does not know what training methods should be used to improve this technical shortcoming because he is not a professional. basketball coach who has very limited knowledge in basketball training.
Of course, this so-called lack of knowledge is due to the fact that compared with first-class basketball coaches, Dai Li can only be regarded as a basketball primary school student when facing NBA coaches.
When facing first-class basketball players, it will definitely not work without the level of professional basketball coaches.
But for Allen now, it is already very good to have a decent coach willing to help him.
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Li Dai walked up to Allen and said: "According to my observation, you are not a pure point guard, but like a combo guard. In fact, in my opinion, it is better to let you pass the ball." It’s a good deal if you score directly.”
"Your biggest strengths are your agility and athletic ability, so although you are of average height, your defense is very strong and very oppressive, and I have observed that you are very good at stealing."
"But your shooting is very unstable. I haven't seen you shoot three-pointers. Even if you shoot two-pointers, your shooting percentage is relatively average. I think your shooting always seems very hasty, as if you are worried about being caught. The opponent blocks shots, right?"
Allen nodded: "It's true that I'm not good at shooting three-pointers. I'm planning to strengthen this."
"There is no need. At least there is no need now. If you want to practice three-point shooting, you should wait until you go to college!" Dai Li paused, then said: "Your first goal now is to find a school that can provide you with The colleges you offer scholarships to, you need to impress the college basketball coaches, so you have to maximize your strengths."
"Strengths? You mean speed?" Allen asked.
"Yes, it is your speed. Use your speed to break through to the basket, score layups, or cause damage; use your speed to knock down your opponent, and then make a sudden stop for a jump shot. This is the scoring method that best suits you. The key is The point is that you have to improve your hitting percentage, or use your speed to create hitting percentage."
"As for other aspects, such as passing, I think you don't need to think about it for the time being. I know you can pass, but among your peers, there are many defenders who can pass, and there are many options to choose from. So you have to Tell those college coaches you're a scoring machine!"
"But I'm a point guard. If I only focus on scoring, wouldn't I become a shooting guard? I would be at a disadvantage if I played shooting guard because of my height." Allen said.
But Dai Li laughed: "Have you ever done some math? If you pass the ball to your teammates, are your teammates more likely to score, or are you more likely to score directly by attacking the basket?"
"Well..." Allen thought about it carefully, and it seemed that what Li Dai said really made sense. In high school, Allen passed the ball to his teammates, but his teammates might not be able to score. On the contrary, if Ali attacked with the ball, the opponent's defensive players could not guard him at all.
"Allen, your body is your most powerful weapon. Others are not as strong as you, let alone as fast as you. What you need is to maximize your strength and speed, and use your weapons to their full potential. Extreme." Dai Li continued.
"I understand." Allen nodded: "Thank you, Li, thank you for helping me!"
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Dai Li developed a training plan for Allen, whose main purpose was to enhance Allen's stability when encountering physical confrontation.
Dai Li wants to build Allen into another top breakthrough player. With Allen's height of less than 1.8 meters, he will inevitably encounter a very serious physical confrontation when he rushes into the penalty area under the basket. At this time, the stability of the body Sex becomes very important. Even if you suffer a disadvantage during physical confrontation, as long as you can stabilize your body's balance and make a layup, it is still possible to score, or directly kill the opponent's inside players.
As for shortcomings such as unstable shooting, Li Dai has no intention of improving at all. Li Dai doesn't know much about technical matters, and Li Dai doesn't have enough time. He has to go to the AP training center to observe and learn during the day. Only in the evening do I have time to guide Allen in training.
During the training process, Li Dai also realized the benefit of coaching S-level athletes, that is, experience comes very quickly.
When he was at the Beikou Training Center, although Lin Feixiang was also an S-level athlete, at that time Dai Li only helped Lin Feixiang train and was at best a high-level handyman. But now, Dai Li has become Allen's head coach, directly leading Allen's training, and gaining experience much faster than before.
In the blink of an eye, more than a week has passed, and Allen's progress has been very obvious. He is getting smoother and smoother on the road to being a "scoring machine".