Next to the track, Dai Li looked at the stopwatch in his hand and couldn't help but recall the days when he was studying with the national team a few years ago.
“Back then, I was just a young man who didn’t know anything. I was very satisfied just being able to stay in the national team. But now, I already have such a large chain of physical training centers, and what I train is Justin Alexander is the best sprinter in the world."
Dai Li took another look at the numbers on the stopwatch: "He is indeed the 'World's Second Flying Man' back then. Although he was suspended for four years, his results are still among the best in the world."
"Coach Li, how was my run just now? Hoo ho..." Alexander came over. He was a little breathless from the all-out running just now, but judging from his expression, Alexander was quite satisfied with his performance.
However, Dai Li showed the opposite expression. He said in a serious tone: "There are many problems with the details."
Alexander's expression was slightly startled. He obviously understood what Dai Li meant by "details".
For those athletes who can run within 10 seconds in the 100-meter dash, there are no shortcomings in overall technology, and their running method must be the most suitable for them. Otherwise, it is impossible to break the 10-second mark. close. What's more, Alexander once ran within 9.80 seconds. His running skills have already become a textbook for other sprinters and a focus of research by coaches from various countries. Therefore, even if Alexander is suspended for four years, his sprinting skills are useless. Can be picky.
The world's top sprinters no longer have any technical shortcomings. When it comes to competition, the main factors that affect performance are on-the-spot performance and personal details. A good detail may only improve the performance by 0.01 seconds, which seems very small, but for the 100-meter dash event, the gap between athletes is calculated in 0.01 seconds. Within 10 seconds of 100 meters, every 0.01 seconds is an insurmountable gap.
In the case of Alexander, he has not participated in the competition for four whole years. He has lost the feeling of the game. The details are definitely not as good as before, and he will not be able to find the feeling of the game when he is on the field.
At this time, it's time for the coach to play a role.
This is also a test question to test Li Dai's coaching level.
Dai Li coughed dryly and said, "Let's talk about starting first. You have no problem with starting reaction and starting continuity, but your starting rhythm is very poor. To be precise, it is your body's adjustment to starting rhythm. And adaptation, it doesn’t match your starting reaction and starting consistency. It’s like when driving, you start and accelerate well, but the gear shift is not timely enough, which will lose some speed.”
"I only ran it once, and he could see that Coach Li really has some skills. It seems that I made a right choice." Alexander put away the last trace of contempt in his heart and started to take it seriously. Li Dai pointed out his shortcomings.
Dai Li continued: "Next, let's talk about your pace in the first twenty meters..."
"You must pay attention to the sustainability of the force you use to swing your right leg forward..."
"During the middle run, your abdominal contraction affects your breathing rhythm. This may have a minimal impact on the overall performance, but it will affect the connection between the middle run and the sprint..."
"Also, during the final sprint..."
Dai Li talked a lot, but Alexander's expression became more and more solemn, and finally even showed a small expression of surprise.
"Coach Li got it all right, and there are some problems that I didn't even notice myself. This Coach Li is so amazing. This kind of observation is definitely no less than Sebastian, no! Better than Seba." Stian is even better! I have met many of the world's top track and field coaches, and their observation skills are equally accurate, but they are definitely not as fast!" Alexander thought to himself.
Alexander knew at which stage he did not run well, so he also knew that what Li Dai said was very accurate. In particular, there were some detailed issues that Alexander himself did not notice, but after Dai Li raised the issue, he immediately realized the existence of the problem.
This is also the level of the world's top sprinters. A little reminder can make them realize their mistakes. Even in the seemingly simplest sport like the 100-meter dash, those who can become the world's top athletes are not those with well-developed limbs and simple minds. Their strength is not only faster than others, but also their ability to understand sprinting is superior.
At this time, Alexander listened to Dai Li's guidance with a convinced expression. If Alexander had chosen Li Dai entirely because of superstition, now he was completely impressed by Li Dai. Even without going to church and talking to the priest, he would have chosen Li Dai as his coach.
Just listen to Li Dai continue to say: "Okay, I've finished talking about some details during the running process, let's talk about other aspects."
"Are there other aspects?" Alexander was slightly stunned, not understanding what Dai Li meant.
Dai Li looked at Alexander's waist and asked, "What's wrong with your waist muscle sprain?"
"How do you know?" Alexander suddenly had a ghostly expression on his face.
Just yesterday afternoon, Alexander invited some friends to go bowling together. One of them accidentally twisted his waist. He didn't hurt any muscles or bones, it was just a simple muscle sprain.
As a track and field athlete, the density of muscles is very high. Simply put, the muscles are strong enough. This degree of muscle sprain will not cause any substantial damage to Alexander. He does not even need to do rehabilitation massage. It would recover on its own within a few days, so Alexander didn't take it to heart.
Alexander didn't tell anyone about this matter, not even his friends who went bowling with him yesterday, but Dai Li mentioned it in person.
"How did Coach Li see that this was just an ordinary muscle sprain? It shouldn't be visible on the outside. And I didn't tell anyone, but Coach Li knew that I had met a fortune teller. ?”
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Two weeks have passed, and Sebastian still has not received any reply from Alexander.
"Alexander is getting closer and closer to the end of the suspension period, but there is no news about him. Is he not ready to come back? Or has he found another coach? Impossible. In Alexander's situation, it must be He is the focus of the Anti-Doping Committee, no coach would dare to cooperate with him again!" Sebastian thought of this, picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number.
"Tom, it's me, long time no see..."
"Of course I'm looking for you, a well-informed reporter, to get some news!"
"Don't worry, I know, I won't let you do things in vain..."
"I wanted to ask you about Justin Alexander. His suspension is coming to an end and I want to know if he has found a coach."
"What, you know? Alexander went to Coach Lee's physical training center? Which Coach Lee's physical training center? What he needs now is a professional track and field coach, not a physical coach."
"Are you talking about the training center that unearthed 'Blade Runner' Philip? Is it the Chinese coach? If he can train Philip, he must be really capable in track and field training..."
Sebastian ended the call and sat there alone, deep in thought.
Half an hour later, Sebastian stood up. He deliberately walked to the window, closed the window, and then dialed another phone number.
"Mr. Franklin, I'm Sebastian. Is it convenient for you to talk there? Okay, I will wait for you."
Sebastian just held the phone and waited for more than two minutes before the other party told him that he could talk.
"Mr. Franklin, do you know the Coach Li Physical Training Center run by Chinese Americans? Yes, that's right there. How well do you know the situation there?"
"Oh, your laboratory has not cooperated with them." Sebastian's expression was obviously much more relaxed, and then he continued to ask: "Then do you know that Coach Li has cooperated with other laboratories before? Is there any cooperation? Yes, those are your competitors. Do they have cooperation with the Chinese coach? "
"No! They have nothing to do with any laboratory?" Sebastian let out a sigh, and then put a smile on his face.
"In these days, without the support of a laboratory, how much trouble can be caused! Alexander, you made a wrong decision this time! But it's okay, you will naturally know after you have suffered enough on the field. , coming to my training camp is the best choice." Sebastian thought proudly.
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There was a man in a suit sitting in front of Blake. He was a salesman who specialized in selling nutritional products.
"I've heard that your company's products, especially the bone-strengthening hormone, are very popular among consumers and are used by many gyms." Blake shook the product manual in his hand and continued: "But you also saw it, We already have four nutritional supplement brands here, so..."
"I understand!" the salesman said immediately: "Our company can increase the sales commission by 2%. As far as I know, the other four brands do not have such favorable conditions."
"But your company's products are also more expensive." Blake said.
"Isn't that better? The price is more expensive, and the commission after the sale will be greater." The salesman smiled strangely.
"That's true, but we will not forcefully recommend your products to customers. Even if you give us a higher commission, we can only compete fairly with other brands here. I accept your products only to give them to customers." More choices." Blake continued: "The reason why I raised the price is mainly to tell you that compared with the other four brands, your products have no competitive advantage in price, so if your sales are always If it’s very low, I can’t guarantee that I’ll keep your product next year.”
"I understand, I understand..." The salesman nodded awkwardly, then he leaned forward and whispered: "Actually, we also produce some other products that can improve athletes' performance."
"We don't need that kind of thing." Blake obviously knew that the other products mentioned by the other party were obviously stimulants, so he answered without hesitation.
"Mr. Blake, I know you have concerns, but your concerns are completely unnecessary. Our company has long-term sponsored the Hoffman Laboratory..."
Blake interrupted the salesman: "I said, we don't need that kind of thing. This is a rule set by our boss. Doping is an absolutely untouchable taboo! If anyone among our coaches dares to break the rules, If you follow the rules, you'll tell him to get out right away! So I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said, but if you want to continue that topic, I'll ask the security guard to ask you out."