Taiwanese baseball coach Chen Baicheng: I don't forget my original intention of coming to the mainland

Under the guidance of Taiwanese coach Chen Baicheng, the Sichuan baseball team has won many good results. The image comes from the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao

Taiwanese baseball coach Chen Baicheng on the training ground seems to be leisurely, but in fact, he is "looking at the six roads and listening to the eight directions": the players have an awkward relationship, and he will patiently enlighten; If a player has not yet turned to play, he will throw a few balls and let them practice catching the ball; If a player fails to play on base, he will guide him in time.

After Chen Baicheng joined the folk baseball club in Chengdu, in addition to teaching players, he would also spend time with other coaches every day, and make training plans in advance, so that these young coaches knew how to teach and how to improve player skills. In Chen Baicheng's view, baseball has changed his life, and he also hopes to give back what he has gained to more people.

After going to Sichuan, Chen Baicheng found that the development of grassroots baseball here was relatively weak, and this coincided with his future development plan. "I want to be a good coach and convey the spirit of baseball and the teaching experience to everyone. Train local coaches at clubs, cultivate young people's love of baseball, and let more people know about baseball, baseball culture and baseball spirit. ”

"The 'spirit of baseball' in everyone's mind is different, and I see the spirit of unity and cooperation, bravery in the face of setbacks, and not dodging when encountering problems. Only when everyone does their best and cooperates tacitly will they have a chance to win. Chen Baicheng said that baseball is very important in cross-strait sports exchanges, and when his wife and daughter come to Sichuan on vacation this year, he will also take his daughter to communicate with Sichuan's young players on the court.

Chen Baicheng's WeChat name is written with the words "do not forget the original heart", he said that doing everything may encounter a "bottleneck", then you have to ask yourself "what is the original heart". "Not just playing baseball, many things in life and work are the same, don't forget the original intention of choosing it." I am still young and can do more for cross-strait exchanges, and this is also my original intention in coming to the mainland. [Reporter Xiang Yun]