3-crown coach Min Lulei opened a new challenge, and one move made Beikong give a thumbs up

After returning to the first line after 6 years, Min Lulei led the Beikong men's basketball team to prepare for the new season of the CBA League. Photo courtesy of Beijing Holding Basketball Club

On September 8, Beijing Enterprises Basketball Club announced that famous coach Min Lulei was appointed as the head coach. Although this is an open secret, it still caused heated discussions among Beijing fans after the official announcement. As early as August 10, CBA's three-time coach Min Lulei led the Beikong men's basketball team to play in the summer league and made its debut after his comeback.

From leaving Beijing Shougang at the end of the 2016-2017 season to returning to the helm at Beikong this summer, Min Lulei has turned 60 years old and still maintains her love for basketball. The meritorious veteran of Beijing basketball gave up his comfortable life after retirement, returned to the front line after 6 years, and moved his family from Jingxi to Yizhuang for this purpose, eating and living with the team 6 and a half days a week at the Honghe base. He is the head coach of the team, the big parent, a good employee in the eyes of the club management, and the "Min coach" familiar to fans and media.

Coach

Bring "devil" summer training to Beikong and retain the habit of taking notes

The Beikong men's basketball team assembled in late May this year and resumed training under the leadership of Spanish foreign coach Oscar and Chinese assistant coaches. Min Lulei officially met with the whole team on June 8, and after taking up her new position, it only took a short running-in period to gradually increase the intensity, allowing this Beijing team to also appreciate the legendary "devil" summer training.

Offseason training is the foundation of the season, and fitness reserve is the foundation of the foundation. Min Lulei arranged two morning exercises at the track and field for Beikong every week: aerobic one day, that is, 3200 meters; A day without oxygen, that is, a sprint run. Previous successes at Shougang have proven that this is the foundation for players to have enough physical strength to support high-intensity games in the final moments. Instructor Min set the morning exercise time to start on time at 6 o'clock, and the troops were closed after one and a half to two hours. After breakfast for the whole team, the team members can rest or train independently in the morning. In addition, there are strength training sessions around 4 times a week.

Every Sunday is a fixed rest day for Beijing Holdings, and Saturday afternoon maneuvers. The main course of the training day is training with the ball, the basic skills of footsteps, shooting, and practice by position, etc., Min Lulei will arrange it properly. He has been teaching for many years, has a habit of taking notes, and his daily plan is itemized.

Around the end of June, the training session of Beikong added confrontation content to test the training effect of the team members for more than a month. According to the actual situation, Min Lulei will also organize to watch the video before training, or summarize the training of the team, or seize the typical techniques and tactics of previous competitions to analyze.

At the end of July, the team brought in an experienced trainer from the United States and arranged for the players to rotate in the evening to improve their individual skills and abilities, and sometimes arrange for the players to shoot.

During the players' breaks, the coaching staff also worked overtime. Min Lulei entered Beikong, bringing with her long-time old partner Zhang Jingdong, as well as new video analysts; The team's former Chinese assistant coaches, physical coaches, translators and other members remain in office, forming the team's current coaching staff. Min Lulei often calls meetings with the coaching staff to plan the next training tasks, or talk to the players individually.

On March 22, 2015, Min Lulei led Beijing Shougang to win the third CBA championship. On the night of his victory, he shouted tactics to the players on the sidelines. Photo by Wu Jiang

Big Parent

"If there are difficulties in life, my lover will try to help"

Once you put in the work, you have to give it your all and pay full attention, which is Min Lulei's consistent style. Under his arrangement, the whole team had no energy to do anything else on weekdays except for stadium training, canteen meals, dormitory rest. For many people, this summer's experience was unprecedented, not only the young players were greatly shocked, but several veterans who have played in the CBA for many years also learned the "power" of Min Coach Summer Training, and everyone has not felt this way for a long time.

Crying out is inevitable, but no one is resistant. Because everyone understands that the new coach is strict and wants to make the players do better on the field. The body of the Beikong soldier is also giving positive feedback, the speed and endurance are better, and the use of technical movements is more skillful and reasonable, which may translate into more wins in the new season and higher rankings.

"No one wants to lose, so it's really memorable to want to chase and feel powerless when you are behind." Some players told the Beijing News reporter, "Although I am very tired now, I have a solid heart and hope." Coach Min has always said that the whole team will not give in vain, and we are continuing to improve. ”

Yan Shi Min Lulei has another side - the big parent who always cares about every member of the team. Some fans still remember his previous criticism of the players on the field. Similar scenes are now routine at the Honghyuk base outside the Southeast Fifth Ring Road, and that's not all. What outsiders don't see is that Min Gui, who is very strict on the court, always remembers to reassure the players in private, whether it is verbal communication or text message communication, it is a cure.

At an internal team gathering, Min Lulei attended and introduced her lover to the team. He told the team: "The manager has to keep your distance, but you can find my lover, especially in life, she will try to help. Including several assistant coaches, Min Lulei also hopes that they will become a bridge to communicate with the players.

In February 2016, Min Lulei was interviewed by the media. Photo by Wu Jiang

Good staff

This move, "the whole club gives a thumbs up"

Min Lulei has been in the team for two months, and the management of Beikong Club has already felt a new spirit. For each training session, including morning exercises, and events that require group attendance, all players arrive at least 20 minutes early. Starting from small things, establishing rules and cultivating team spirit and discipline awareness is Min Lulei's philosophy all along. As a manager, he led the way.

"Coach Min usually eats and lives in the team, and simply moves his family to the vicinity of the base, and if he can do this, the whole club will give a thumbs up." A management person sighed to the Beijing News reporter.

During this time, the club management talked about the changes in the team, and would mention the idea of asking Min to guide the mountain in August last year, and after that, the two sides finally reached an agreement, which is the most critical and probably the most correct move in the layout of the new season of Beikong.

Beikong invited a serious and responsible employee like Min Lulei to grasp the team's affairs in an all-round way, so that the management could focus more on other aspects of the club. "We are also inspired to see the managers so attentive and leading the team in a positive direction. Whether it is service or assistance, our club must be a good team backing. The above-mentioned Beijing Enterprises management person said.

Before the official announcement, the Beijing News reporter had a face-to-face exchange with Min Lulei. Coach Min, who has been out of the sight of fans for a long time, looks radiant and has quite good figure management. However, the head coach of the CBA has always been a high-pressure position, and during Min Lulei's previous coaching period, she often had mood swings, unstable blood pressure, and once had a very unsatisfactory health, which worried her family.

Now that she has taken over the new team, all kinds of work are in full swing, Min Lulei told the Beijing News reporter: "It is indeed more difficult to lead this team." Although he has turned 60 and is approaching the age of retirement, his choice is to return to the coach's dugout he knows best, and lead a new team to the challenge and strive for success in his beloved hometown of Beijing.

Beijing News reporter Liu Chen

Edited by Wang Chunqiu

Proofreader Liu Yue