Although Wudao was in a good mood, Mitsui was not in such a good mood at this time. Although he easily scored two goals over Wudao's head, he was blocked by a big block afterwards, which made Mitsui very uncomfortable.
Just when they were about to get back their advantage, Anzai Masayoshi showed up and stopped the two from competing, which made Mitsui extremely uncomfortable. In the queue, Mitsui kept looking at Wudao who was at the front of the line with an unhappy look on his face.
On the other hand, Wu Dao, who was at the front of the line, had a bright smile on his face. If you didn’t know him, you would think he had won five million.
"I have something important to announce next."
"The start time of the county competition has been decided. It will be in mid-May."
"Today is April 17th, Sunday."
"That is to say, from now on, at most, we only have less than a month to prepare for the county competition trials."
Anzai Zhengyi said loudly after the team members gathered, and his words instantly quieted the noisy team. Mitsui Shou, who was originally unhappy, also looked serious at this time, staring at Anzai Zhengyi, and no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Wu Dao also looked at Anxi Zhengyi, his eyes full of expectation.
“I don’t think I need to explain the importance of the county competition.”
"In last year's summer competition, our Takeishi Junior High School only made it to the quarterfinals. I think you all know how bad this result is."
"Some students in our team hope to enter certain high schools through basketball, but I have to tell you that the strong basketball schools in Kanagawa will only select players from the top four teams!"
“Even some high schools with national standards will only select players they like from the national competition.”
“Only if you have an excellent junior high school can you have the opportunity to enter an excellent high school, and only if you have an excellent high school can you have the opportunity to enter an excellent university!”
"Our Takeishi Junior High School basketball team is different from other schools. They just cultivate hobbies, but we train players!"
“Develop players who can compete in higher competitions!”
Anxi Zhengyi's voice echoed in the basketball hall, and some players were moved by his words. Anxi Zhengyi's words really touched the hearts of many people. Some people play basketball just for a hobby, while some people play basketball to be able to enter better schools. It is a pass and a ticket.
"Therefore, in order to put Takeishi Junior High School in better shape for the upcoming county competition."
"Starting today, the intensity of our team's training will be greatly increased."
"Although the three training sessions a day remain the same, the amount of training will increase exponentially. I hope you can be mentally prepared."
"Of course, I will give you a chance. Now, those who can't bear the hardship can choose to leave!"
Anxi Zhengyi looked serious, and there was no sign of joking on his face. Everyone realized that Anxi Zhengyi was not joking with them. Anxi's slightly threatening words also made the team members below feel uneasy and whispered.
Although Takeishi Junior High School is a strong basketball school, and many people come here to become stronger players, the basketball team is still a kind of club, and some players join here simply because of their hobbies, and they happen to have good physical fitness and meet the requirements to be selected into the team.
The will of these people is often not that firm.
Anxi Zhengyi narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing, letting the team members below whisper. He seemed to be really waiting for a team member to voluntarily withdraw from the team.
"Coach, we will definitely make it to the national competition!"
"Our goal is to dominate the country!"
At this moment, Mitsui Shou's loud voice came from the queue, and the other team members looked at Mitsui Shou in surprise, and the noisy queue suddenly became quiet.
"Oh, his personality is similar to Sakuragi Hanamichi." Wudao also glanced at Mitsui Shou, more or less admiring Mitsui Shou's determination and confidence.
The bold words of young people always have a different appeal.
Some of the team members who were originally uneasy shut their mouths silently after hearing what Mitsui Shou said, and the anxiety and fear on their faces began to subside.
Determination can infect others.
"Hmph!" Anzai Zhengyi snorted, opened his eyes and looked at Mitsui Shou in the crowd, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a slight smile. After a long silence, Anzai Zhengyi waved to Fujii Masao and said:
"good!"
"Then let's start training!"
"Let me be frank with you. If anyone slacks off during practice, I will kick him out of the basketball team without hesitation."
"I won't allow any slackers to exist in my team."
"Fujii, lead the team in warming up first."
After Anzai Zhengyi finished speaking, he walked towards the seats on the sidelines. Captain Fujii Masao walked out of the team and started jogging with the team, and then did stretching to prepare for the next training.
The warm-up training of the Takeishi basketball team before training was very mature. It took a full fifteen minutes for Masao Fujii to lead the team to complete the warm-up exercises.
Afterwards, Anxi Zhengyi began to arrange training for the team members.
Speaking of training alone, Takeishi Junior High School, led by Anzai Zhengyi, is already at the forefront of the times at the junior high school level. The team's training is not a hodgepodge of group training, but rather a layered practice with certain specificities.
New players with poor basic skills were assigned to basic training, while those with a certain level of basic skills were assigned to practice one-on-one layups. Some starting players, such as Mitsui Shou, were assigned to tactical running and physical training.
After arranging all the players, Anzai Zhengyi called Jinguji Budo alone. Anzai Zhengyi obviously attached great importance to the cultivation of Budo and decided to personally take charge of Budo's training.
Almost all the fields in the entire gymnasium were occupied by people training, except for one half of the field at the corner of the field, which was empty. Anxi Zhengyi came to this half of the field alone with Wudao.
"Coach, is there something you want to talk to me about?" Although Wu Dao had some guesses in his mind, he still asked.
"Your training will be different from others. Your conditions are very good, but if you want to become stronger, talent alone is not enough."
“Training is also very important.”
Anxi Zhengyi pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and spoke slowly. Then he walked to the sidelines, took off his coat, revealing the short-sleeved shirt underneath, and returned to the court with a basketball.
"Jinguji, your height, arm span, and movement speed are all quite good."
"But your weight, dribbling, and offensive ability are all obvious weaknesses."
"Although I have promoted you to the first team, you must not become complacent. You must recognize the gap in strength between you and the first team."
"In order to make you more effective on the court, I decided to train your shooting and layup skills."
"In just one month, it is difficult to significantly improve physical fitness and strength, but layup ability and shooting can be trained to achieve certain results."
Anzai Zhengyi threw the basketball to Wudao while talking, and told Wudao his thoughts. Obviously, Anzai Zhengyi also knew what Wudao's advantages were on the court, and he didn't foolishly let Wudao practice his ability under the basket, but instead let Wudao practice shooting and layups.
These two types of training are actually the most lacking things in martial arts at this stage.
Wudao's movement speed is quite fast and his jumping ability is also very good. If Wudao plays fast break with Mitsui Shou, it will definitely have unexpected results. Moreover, Wudao's height is quite outstanding at this stage of junior high school. If he can have a good shooting ability, it will form a perfect mismatch. At that time, ordinary guards will not be able to defend Wudao's shooting at all.
The shortcoming of Takeishi Junior High School's single offensive point can be compensated to a certain extent. Putting everything on Mitsui Hisashi is not Anzai Masayoshi's style.
"Yes, coach." Wudao had no objection to Anxi Zhengyi's arrangement. Anxi Zhengyi's ideas happened to coincide with his own.
What martial arts lacks now is not defensive ability, but offensive ability. Being a blue-collar worker is not what martial arts pursues.
One wanted to teach, the other wanted to practice, and the coach and the player reached an agreement instantly.
Anxi Zhengyi's method of training martial arts is also quite simple and crude. How to practice layups? Just keep doing layups.
How to practice shooting? Just keep shooting.
Wu Dao is not a novice after all, and he also knows the key points of layups and shooting. Therefore, he will naturally adjust his posture and movements during the training process, which also makes Anxi Zhengyi worry less.
All Anxi Zhengyi had to do was to keep passing the ball to Wudao, and at most give him some advice from time to time. In the process of training Wudao, Anxi Zhengyi also discovered Wudao's amazing comprehension ability. Wudao could correct many problems without him even saying anything. He could quickly understand and integrate some things into practice after listening to them.
This discovery made Anxi Zhengyi more satisfied with Wudao, and he even became interested in it. He acted as an obstacle when Wudao was shooting, and put a certain amount of defensive pressure on Wudao when he was making a layup, so that Wudao could adapt to the rhythm of the court.
Practicing with an opponent and practicing without an opponent can produce completely different effects.
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