Located in the southwest corner of Shanghai, the Affiliated Middle School of East China University of Science and Technology, on the playground after school, came a group of baseball teenagers dressed in white and red hats, they were energetic, lined up neatly, holding the ball in one hand and the sleeve in the other, practicing carefully. Little white balls flew above the teenager's head, like chicks flying high with wings. Documentary "Awesome! "Teenagers" has become a hot spot in the ratings, bringing baseball, a seemingly niche sport, to the public eye. And in Shanghai, around us, if you ask the child why do you play baseball? This group of teenagers attached to Hua Li waved the answer.
Awesome! Juvenile" trailer
self-discipline
The baseball team at Huali Junior High School trains three times a week, in the afternoon on Tuesdays and Fridays, and in the morning on Saturdays. Although it is a rest time, the players will not be absent every time they train. Parents also support that the children's physical fitness needs to be improved, and the tense learning life also needs to be adjusted, rather than being inefficient at home, it is better to practice on the court. The team members said: "In fact, there is not much time to communicate with classmates, and everyone is very happy to play sports together." ”
Baseball team coach Wang Zheng instructed the players in training
Baseball training may seem difficult, but there are many points. In the passing and receiving practice, the team coach Wang Zheng stared at the side, found that the problem was corrected in time to help the players correct, "Don't hide the ball, go to pick up." "When one of the players was about to pitch, Wang Zheng asked him to raise his arm, and some players caught the ball, but in the wrong way." Do not go down the gloves. Wang Zheng explained to the players, "Has the ball been picked up?" You know it by listening to the sound of the gloves. ”
Basic exercises
Under the leadership of the coach, the team members practiced in pairs, and also observed each other and pointed out each other's problems, such as posture, footsteps, and practiced happily. Two hours of time also passed quickly with the flying of the ball and the laughter of the teenager.
A clip from "Baseball Heroes"
Why did you play baseball? Their reasons are simple: try other new experiences while studying, and fall in love. When they first joined the team, the teenagers were all "baseball whites", but the coach did not tell them more about the rules of baseball, but first took the players to practice. Wang Zheng said: "Our team members are more suitable for gradually accepting professional baseball knowledge in sports and understanding the true meaning of this sport. ”
trust
What is the true meaning of baseball? Every member of the Huali High School has their own feelings. Gu Shenghao, the fourth class of the second grade, participated in the training for the first time, and was asked by the coach to run ten laps around the playground. This difficult task made him and other new players prohibitive for a while, "but everyone encouraged each other to persevere, and they quickly became familiar with each other and became very good friends." ”
Running bases, catching training
From that moment on, teenagers realized that baseball is a sport that honors the collective in particular. Moreover, baseball is more about the responsibility of athletes to the team than in collective sports such as football, basketball, and volleyball. Standing on the field, you will find that whether it is a pitcher, a catcher or a baseman, whether it is standing in the inner field or the field, the response of each ball is not only about their own success or failure, but also about the team's win or loss.
Pitching practice
In every training session, the Huali Affiliated High School baseball team is cultivating this sense of service team and trusting teammates. For example, once a pitcher throws a good shot, the catcher will use his skills to signal success. This expression does not require words, and at the moment when the ball flies, the teammates have understood it. Gu Shenghao, who served as a catcher, said, "When receiving a good ball, the part where the gloves collide with the ball is louder, so that it passes on a confidence to his teammates and lets him know that he has just done a good job." ”
Youth Baseball Classic: Koshien 1981
The immersion of baseball culture has made this group of teenagers have made gratifying progress. Wang Liyu, who was in the 6th class of the first grade, looked tall and tall among the children of the same age, and Coach Wang Zheng put him in charge of the warm-up training of the group. Wang Liyu also slowly grew from being unable to manage himself well, and slowly grew into the team leader, tapping the potential of organization and management. In the more than half a year since entering the baseball team, Wang Liyu's classroom teacher reflected that this classmate's performance in all aspects of the class has improved, and his academic performance has also gone up. Parents are also very reassured to hand over their children to the baseball team, "Not only teach to play, but also teach children to be human, coaches are also mentors on the road of our children's lives." ”
Inheritance
In the "14th Five-Year Plan", Xuhui District has established the goal of "excellent education", and all types of schools at all levels are actively exploring and positioning their own characteristic teaching. Zhu Qiuping, principal of Huali Fu Middle School, said that as an ordinary middle school in the district, Huali Fu Middle School combines its own conditions to provide students with first-class learning experience in special sports courses such as baseball, aerobics, curling, tie-dyeing and so on. Baseball teaching has a history of more than ten years, and the unique baseball genes of HualiFu Middle School students have also been passed down among the members of the team.
The batsman is engrossed
Coach Yin Yuan, who now teaches Gu Shenghao, is one of the earliest baseball players in Huali High School. After completing high school, Yin Entered the Physical Education Department of East China Normal University for further study. When he graduated, he was faced with the opportunity to go to a key middle school to become a teacher, but in the end he chose to return to his alma mater and work as a coach for the baseball team. The quality of Yin Yuan's teaching in the team was well received by the young players, and many children regarded him as an idol and was the goal of their efforts. At the time of pouring youth and blood into the special teaching of baseball in his alma mater, Yin Yuan also gained a lot. Today, he is a young backbone teacher at Huali High School and has won the "Horse Award" from the Xuhui District Education System.
Coach Yin Yuan (right), who returned to his alma mater, was one of the earliest members of the Huali Affiliated High School baseball team
Zhu Qiuping told reporters that baseball players who graduated from Huali High School, even if they go to other high schools, the baseball genes that have been burned for four years will not be lost, "Although they left the school and left the baseball team, they still trained in baseball through other channels." "After Xiaoshengchu canceled the enrollment of various special students, the school responded quickly, and from the pre-junior students who entered in September last year, through physical fitness tests and interviews, a group of new team members such as Wang Liyu were selected to enrich the baseball team and continue the baseball gene of Huali Annex." These students can play baseball well and have very smart brains. Zhu Qiuping believes that through the development of good learning habits and behavior habits through the baseball teaching of Huali High School, the future of these teenagers will benefit for life.
Author: Jin Lei, chief reporter of Xinmin Evening News
Editor: Lu Weixin
Photo: Xinmin Evening News reporter Li Mingzhen