A previous accident made Kano temporarily leave the field, and the former "battle robe" became the memory of Carnot's good times, and from time to time he took it out to show it.
Kano Smith, a 28-year-old American, spoke fluently Chinese. He is an ice hockey coach at Kevin School in Chaoyang District, Beijing, and acquaintances call him "Nogo".
At the age of six, Kano came to China with his father and stayed for 9 years. "I cried on the first day I went to an international school, everyone else spoke two or three languages, and I only spoke English. Then I started trying to learn Chinese. Kano laughed and said that he still learned language quickly when he was a child, "At that time, I was not afraid of anything, and I became more and more shy when I grew up." ”
Like many children in North America, Kano received his ice hockey initiation at the age of three or four. After coming to Beijing, he joined the local youth club and participated in some domestic and foreign competitions, and his level steadily improved. In 2011, Carnot returned to North America and competed in the Youth Professional Leagues of Canada and the United States.
In 2014, Carnot returned to Beijing in his early twenties and was admitted to beijing as an international student the following year, majoring in sports training at Beijing Sport University. During his college years, Carnot gradually tried to transform and taught ball at an amateur training institution. After four years of schooling, he officially became a hockey coach and has brought nearly 300 students so far.
"I grew up in China, I practice here, and it's only natural to be a coach here." Someone once asked Kano if he wanted to become a coach in a country with a better foundation in hockey, "I'm not interested, I want to teach Chinese children." ”
On the honor wall of the school's ice rink, there is an intimate group photo of Kano and the young students.
In the eyes of Carnot's colleagues, "Nogo" is a very dedicated, dedicated and even selfless coach: "Often do not eat or drink, a day of 10 hours of class, four cups of coffee are stared down." In terms of coaching style, Kano pays great attention to physical practice, and has 1/3 of the time in a class to do demonstrations. For young players with limited comprehension, this method is more intuitive and acceptable, and everyone likes to take his lessons.
On the ice hockey rink, every technical action of the young students, Kano will always pay attention to it and make corrections in time.
In the process of teaching, Carnot also saw his love for ice hockey more truly. Sometimes the team I bring has bad luck, loses many battles, and always misses the opportunity to win by the slightest difference. As a young coach, Carnot is inevitably frustrated, "sometimes I want to give up and doubt myself." But seeing the love and persistence in the eyes of the children, I can cheer up. ”
Before going to ice, Kano encourages each young student to help them put themselves into training with full confidence.
In the school office, there are honors for various competitions won by Kano and his companions leading the young students.
Today, more than two decades have passed since he first came to Beijing, but Kano still remembers the appearance of the Four-Nine Cities when he was young, "a relatively quiet ancient city, the pace is not so fast." And now, like all international metropolises, it is high-speed, bustling and convenient. He would introduce it to His North American and European friends who didn't know China or Beijing, "thinking that China was still as backward as it was in the old movies, and they didn't believe that Beijing could be like New York." I showed them the video and they believed it. ”
As soon as he was on the ice, Kano, a 28-year-old boy, transformed into a strict coach and tirelessly repeatedly demonstrated the movements for the young students.
He will also introduce Beijing ice hockey to friends abroad. "When I was a kid, there were only two or three ice rinks in Beijing, and there weren't so many kids playing and not so many games. When I first started playing in Beijing, I liked to play with kids older than me because it was too easy to play with kids my age. Now, he thinks that the level of youth ice hockey in Beijing, especially for children under the age of 10, is not at all inferior to their North American peers, "Sure, there are so many children in Beijing learning ice hockey now, and the level of training is also high." They learn a lot of movements now, and I didn't start learning them until I was fifteen or sixteen. ”
In the face of the young students, Kano transformed into a big brother and patiently explained and analyzed the technical movements for the ice hockey dolls.
Last month, Kano watched the Ice Hockey Game at the Winter Olympics, "I think the Chinese team is doing very well and giving Chinese children a lot of hope." "He regrets that in the game, there are not many opportunities for local players to play. Kano feels that there are many children in China who are very talented and train hard, and they will definitely have the opportunity to take a career path and reach the top stage in the world in the future, "All they have to do now is to keep their love and realize earlier that ice hockey can be a part of life." They have laid a very good foundation and I hope they don't waste their chances. ”
After training, he and his colleagues came to a game of ice hockey, and Kano's love for ice hockey has long become his daily routine.
The preparation of the stadium, Carnot is hands-on.
On the hockey training ground, the children watched intently at every demonstration that Kano made for them.