Basketball in our city was introduced in 1916 by the American Church of Christ kai Haizhou Chongzhen Middle School, the first basketball team began in 1936, by the Qingdao Steamship Company Xinpu office set up the "Jianhua" basketball team, the city's basketball sports flourished in the 1960s. Basketball is not only a physical exercise, but also a team sport, representing the spiritual outlook of a region or unit, enhancing its image and popularity. With the support of the leaders of the city, the mass basketball sport in our city has flourished.
In order to promote the continuous improvement of the level of basketball in the city, in 1962, the Municipal Sports Commission, the Federation of Trade Unions, the Women's Federation, and the Communist Youth League began to hold a series of basketball competitions such as the "Yingchun Cup", "Labor Cup", "Youth Cup" and "March 8" Cup. The competition adopts a "promotion system", which determines the ranking according to the results, and is then divided into "First Class Team", "Second Class Team" and "C Class Team". The top eight with the best results are the "First Division Team", which is postponed in turn. Every year, the competition adopts a knockout system, with the best teams promoted and the poor ones relegated, so the competition is fierce, and the climax of the event is repeated.
The basketball team in Xinpu District was formed in the 1960s, mainly primary and secondary school teachers, and there were only a dozen people when it was first established. Due to the lack of substitutes, coupled with the lack of training, the average height, the physical strength and technology of the team members are not satisfactory, and they lose more and win less in the competitions held in the city, so they are not on the list and are the lowest level team. Often when there are Teams from Xinpu District participating, there are very few spectators on the field, and the applause on the scene is almost one-sided, which makes the players gray and dirty, and the play can not lift the spirit.
In the 1960s, municipal basketball games were initially played on the basketball court of the Workers' Cultural Palace, and in the era of lack of cultural and sports activities, basketball games were always crowded. The lighted stadium of the Workers' Cultural Palace was very lively, and the audience was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and many people had to find stools to stand on to watch the ball game. Liu Yilin, vice mayor and president of the People's Hospital, loves basketball, and when it comes late, he has to stand on a stool behind the crowd and cheer for the goal with the audience.
(Shiqiao renjia original: Ma Jianyao, reprint please sign the author's name.) ）
The backwardness of the xinpu district team has attracted the attention of the district leaders, in order to improve the level of the team, improve the social image of the Shinpo men's and women's basketball team, and strengthen the construction of the xinpu district basketball team, it was decided to reorganize and rebuild. The district leaders convened a meeting of the heads of relevant units to combine the construction of basketball teams with the improvement of mass amateur cultural life and the construction of spiritual civilization. All units emancipated their minds, supported the reorganization of the Xinpu District basketball team, and tried their best to take care of the comrades selected for the team in terms of work and time arrangement.
The team is led by the head of the district publicity section, with full-time coaches, 15 male players, 11 female players, and male and female captains. At the beginning of the reorganization of the team, the conditions were relatively poor, and it was unable to purchase a unified jersey, so it could only use gauze as a vest and print the Xinpu District team logo. The team members overcame difficulties, trained hard, insisted on participating in the competition, and analyzed the reasons for failure. When there is no game, go out to Haizhou, Xugou, Monkey Mouth and Brotherhood to play friendly ball matches, increase the experience of the game, and improve the team's level of presence.
For the Shinpo District basketball team, the average height of the men's team is less than 1.75 meters, and only 4 of the 15 players are taller. The average height of the women's team is 1.65 meters, and only one of the 11 team members is 1.75 meters tall. At that time, the Huaibei Salt Field Team, the Municipal Organ Team, the Construction Company Team, the Public Security System Team, the Jinping Phosphate Mine Team, as well as the Xinzhong and Mining School teams, which were on the verge of winning the rankings, were all popular points in basketball games, and the Men's and Women's Basketball Teams in Xinpu District were obviously at a disadvantage in height.
How to make up for the team's own deficiencies, win the high with short, and improve the level of play, the Xinpu District Basketball Team analyzed the reasons to find out the gap, and believed that only by strengthening physical training and improving the level of ball skills could we challenge the strong team. In addition to strengthening their own training, the team will carefully analyze the opponent every time the competition, find out the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent, and face the opponent with their own strengths. Each event is taken seriously, and the training method is formulated according to its own conditions, and the corresponding lineup is arranged according to different characteristics.
Although the height of the Shinpo district team is not dominant, it plays fast, flexible and maneuverable on the field, interspersed with detours, and often wins by surprise. For the strong team to press the whole field, look at the gap, seize the opportunity, let the other party be caught off guard, and be passive. Several members of the men's team play strong endurance, dare to fight, changeable and flexible, and play their own characteristics. The female team captain is calm and sophisticated, the vice captain is fast and flexible, and with tacit understanding on the field, the whole team forms a whole and becomes a hard bone that is difficult for the strong team to gnaw.
After two years of reorganization of the men's and women's basketball team in Xinpu District, the level has improved rapidly, the overall offensive and defensive capabilities have been strengthened, giving full play to the characteristics of joint defense, breaking and pressing, the attack is flexible, the defense is tight, the players are improving rapidly, and the performance of the men's and women's teams is constantly improving. After the reorganization, the Xinpu District men's and women's basketball team has been upgraded from the original "C team" to the level of "A team". The women's basketball team won the title of the first "Yingchun Cup" and the "38 Cup" in 1964, and the men's team won the runner-up in the strong teams.
In 1964, Lianyungang City held the third "Yingchun Cup" competition, and the city's participating teams had 21 teams for men and 9 teams for women. The tournament was held at the Jiefang Road Grass Shed Stadium, starting in November and ending after the Spring Festival. Because the finals were mostly during the Spring Festival, the wonderful fierce competition of the strong team attracted many fans and citizens. The improvement of the level of the xinpu district team impressed the audience, and when the xinpu district team participated, the district leaders went to help the team and cheered for the team members.
References:
"Xinpu District men's and women's basketball teams side by side to enter the final four" Yang Shuzeng
"The first basketball team in our city before liberation" Lianyungang basketball writing team