Almighty Coach

At 10:10 a.m. local time, two events were held on the track and field at the same time. The field event is the qualifying event for the women's shot put, while the track event is the first round of the men's 800m. For these two events, the US team sent three athletes.

In the women's shot put event, the US team originally had the possibility of winning gold. They have a world-class player who has won the runner-up in the Olympic Games and the champion of the World Championships. It's just that the famous player voluntarily withdrew from the US team after the doping scandal broke out, citing a recurrence of his back injury.

In the current US team, the three female shot put players are all rookies participating in the competition for the first time, and two of them were personally selected by Li Dai.

As for the men's 800 meters, the strength of the United States is not weak, but the Kenyans are too strong in this event. It is difficult for other countries to shake the dominance of Kenyans.

The athletes walked onto the field, and in the coach waiting area, Dai Li was talking with a Chinese coach in his fifties.

The Chinese coach, surnamed Yang, is the national team's throwing coach. Li Dai knew this coach when he was still studying in the national team. It's just that the "Coach Yang" that Dai Li said back then is still "Coach Yang" now; and the "Xiao Li" that Coach Yang said back then has now become "Coach Li".

In terms of status, the head coach of the national team of the world's number one track and field powerhouse is definitely the most awesome person on the field. Anyone who sees Li Dai will be polite.

"Women's shot put is an event that we hope to win the gold medal. The Li Xiaona we sent has won the bronze medal in the World Championships." Coach Yang introduced.

"I remember her. He seemed to be selected for the national team when I was still in our national team. I remember she was not yet eighteen years old." Dai Li said.

"Yeah, so many years have passed in a flash." Coach Yang said with a playful smile, and continued; "Coach Li, you are the head coach of the US track and field team, and your level is naturally better than our domestic coaches. What do you think Li Xiaona needs to improve? How about giving us some pointers?"

Dai Li could hear the faint sourness in Coach Yang's words, but Dai Li could understand Coach Yang's thoughts.

At that time, Li Dai was only a seconded member of the national team, and he didn't even have a national team. Even though he had the aura of Xue Li's disciple, he was not an official member of the national team after all. In comparison, Coach Yang at that time was already in charge of a small project.

In just a few years, Dai Li transformed himself into the head coach of the U.S. track and field team, becoming the most valued figure in the track and field, and the one that other coaches looked up to. In terms of identity, Li Dai instantly dumped Coach Yang by several grades. It was like seeing a low-level younger brother leap into the head of the most powerful club. This kind of psychological gap made Coach Yang feel sour. is normal.

Of course, Coach Yang asked Li Dai for advice, although he didn't really ask for advice, but it wasn't really embarrassing Li Dai. He just felt a little upset and wanted to vent his emotions.

Dai Li didn't mind Coach Yang's behavior, and it was understandable to have a psychological gap. But he still decided to let Coach Yang experience his abilities. So he launched a detection on Li Xiaona, and immediately found the shortcomings of Li Xiaona.

"Li Xiaona is an athlete with very good skills. Compared with European and American athletes in terms of strength, she is not disadvantaged. She also has rich experience in competitions. If there is room for improvement, I think she can stretch her arms even when she is throwing. The movements are a bit too stiff. I think her movements can be stretched a little more, not so tight. This will help the coordination of the overall technical movements. If the coordination of the overall technical movements is better, it may be better in terms of performance. The improvement is very small, but the stability of the throw will be better, and the personal state can also avoid excessive ups and downs." Li Dai said.

While Dai Li was talking, Coach Yang's expression froze, because what Li Dai said was exactly the same as what he knew.

The higher the level of an athlete, the less room for improvement. Li Xiaona, a bronze medalist at the World Championships, can already be regarded as the top shot put player in the world. This kind of athlete has already approached perfection in all aspects. It is also very difficult to find the slightest defect.

Facing such an athlete, the coach needs to watch the athlete's game video repeatedly, slow down a little bit, compare and analyze a little bit, and then discuss with the athlete continuously, so that it is possible to find the athlete's flaws. Coach Yang also used this method, and he also invited several throwing coaches to analyze together. It took several seminars alone to finally come to this conclusion.

However, Coach Yang spent a lot of time and energy to come to the conclusion. Dai Li just took a look at it and said it without leaking. If Coach Yang hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.

"It was actually hit by him! It's so accurate just by looking at it casually. When Dai Li was in our national team, why didn't he realize that he has such a great ability. No wonder this kid can give the US track and field As the team's head coach, this kind of observation ability is really unmatched!" Coach Yang thought to himself.

At this moment, Coach Yang's feeling of unhappiness had completely dissipated, replaced by admiration for Li Dai, and he had already convinced Li Dai.

On the arena, an athlete from the US team also stepped onto the arena. For the first time, this athlete only threw a score of 17.37 meters, which is considered a failing result in the Olympics.

In the Olympic shot put qualifying competition, each athlete has only three chances, and the 12 athletes with the best scores enter the subsequent finals, so every throwing opportunity is very precious. If the first throw is too poor, the next two The pressure of the first try will be greater. And if the result of the second trial shot is also poor, then the last shot will have to fight back.

I saw the American athlete picked up the shot put, took a few deep breaths hard, adjusted his breathing, and then made a throwing action.

"Whoosh!" The shot put was thrown from her hand, forming an arc, and landed on the grass in the distance.

"We have passed the 19-meter mark, and this result can already make it to the final." Coach Yang pointed to the athlete and asked, "Who is this person? I've never seen her before. awesome."

"Her name is Vince Jackson, and this is her first time to represent the US team in an international competition." Dai Li frowned slightly, and said with a serious expression: "This young athlete has too many ups and downs."