At the Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's three-person basketball team competed for the first time and played well and won the bronze medal. This is the second time that Chinese basketball has stood on the Olympic podium after nearly 30 years. The Chinese women's three-person basketball team is full of elements in Shanghai, and the main player Zhang Zhiting and head coach Xu Jiamin are all excellent basketball talents born and raised in Shanghai.
The 2021 Shanghai City Amateur League Shanghai Citizens Basketball Festival Shanghai Basketball Development Forum recently ended in the conference hall of Master Kong's Shanghai headquarters in Hongqiao Town, Minhang. Xu Jiamin, Zhang Zhiting and relevant experts of the Chinese women's three-person basketball team who returned from the chinese women's basketball team appeared at the forum together to tell the journey behind the first Olympic medal of Chinese three-person basketball, and work together to contribute wisdom to the development of Shanghai three-person basketball.
The enlightenment coach praised love for fighting hard
During the Tokyo Olympics Chinese three-person women's basketball competition, thousands of kilometers away, an elderly man living in Pudong could not help but be overjoyed when he learned the news of the successive victories. He is Zhang Zhiting's enlightenment coach and Shi Xudong, deputy secretary general of the basketball branch of the China Secondary School Sports Association.
Pictured: Deputy Secretary-General of the Basketball Branch of the China Secondary School Students Sports Association, Zhang Zhiting Enlightenment Coach Shi Xudong
As a guest of the Shanghai Basketball Development Forum, Shi Xudong told a small story of Zhang Zhiting in her student days. "At that time, she was in her third year of junior high school and played a teaching game on behalf of our Jianping Middle School women's basketball team. In the summer, the temperature was as high as 34 degrees Celsius, and the gymnasium of Jianping Middle School was still very simple, without air conditioning, and the venue was sweltering. Shi Xudong introduced that Zhang Zhiting has had the strength to fight tenaciously since she was a child, "The game was very hard, she was pale and physically weak during the game, but she still led the whole team to win the game." ”
Talking about her deep impression of Zhang Ziting, Shi Xudong said: "She has strong self-discipline, has lofty ideals and goals, and is also very hard in her usual training, not arrogant and defeated in the game, and has a tenacious will quality; she is also helpful in life and unites her teammates." All in all, this is a good athlete. ”
Pictured: Zhang Zhiting, captain of the Chinese women's three-person basketball team
Zhang Zhiting said: "I want to pass on the spiritual outlook of the Chinese women's basketball team to everyone through my own enthusiasm. Basketball fans can get more involved in the three-player basketball program, as long as you love it enough. This is a new project, not too many people know about three-person basketball, and I hope that through our positive and upward mental outlook on the field, more people will love three-person basketball. ”
Become a three-man women's basketball team lubricant
After watching the Chinese women's three-person basketball team game, many netizens left an impression: Zhang Zhiting not only played bravely, but also had a good mentality, often kept smiling on the court, and showed strong self-confidence. As a captain, Zhang Zhiting not only has to take the lead in playing well, but also unites teammates, communicates, uploads and issues, and plays the role of a link between coaches and team members.
"We athletes have a common goal and we all will definitely give our all. No matter what difficulties are encountered, teammates are always a state of mutual trust. Zhang Zhiting admitted that even if she encounters contradictions in life and training, she still trusts each other, "These small episodes in the middle will be resolved in the end, because everyone wants to have a good result in the end." ”
In 2018, Zhang Zhiting was selected for the Chinese three-person women's basketball team and won the Jakarta Asian Games championship. In 2019, Zhang Zhiting and her teammates won the FIBA Three-Man Basketball World Cup Women's Championship with seven victories, which is also the first adult world championship in the history of Chinese basketball. At the Tokyo Olympics, the faces of her teammates have changed a lot, but Zhang Zhiting is still the dinghai god needle of the whole team.
"Athletes must have worked hard enough, and perhaps my greatest luck is to stay healthy for so many years. I have a relatively good physical state, maintain a relatively long competitive cycle, and complete so many games. Zhang Zhiting admitted that she would not give up the pursuit of the championship, "Athletes want to win a Grand Slam, who doesn't like to take the championship?" Next, first of all, keep yourself healthy, and then make your career path a little longer. ”
Shanghai three-player basketball has broad prospects for development
The Chinese three-person women's national basketball team won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, attracting more attention to this confrontational and passionate sport. Xu Jiamin, head coach of the Chinese three-person women's national basketball team, sent a message to young basketball fans, "Treat the project you love faithfully, and then work hard to persevere, overcome difficulties, and improve yourself." When you encounter resistance on the way forward, think about your original intention! ”
Pictured: Xu Jiamin, head coach of the Chinese women's three-man basketball team
Xu Weimin, director of the Basketball Sports Center of Shanghai Athletic Sports Center, believes that the harvest of Shanghai three-person basketball comes from "one step ahead". "When domestic three-person basketball first started, Shanghai was the first to 'eat crabs' and sent professional players to participate in the sport of three-person basketball. Zhang Zhiting was originally in the Professional Team of shanghai women's basketball team, and resolutely joined in the face of new projects, changing the trajectory of her life. ”
Pictured: Xu Weimin, director of the Basketball Sports Center of Shanghai Athletic Center
Xu Weimin introduced that the current three-person basketball competition in domestic provinces and cities is very fierce, but Shanghai still has certain advantages at the coaching level, especially Xu Jiamin, who is the coach of the national team, has become an authoritative person. "Three-person basketball is a confrontational project, which has particularly high requirements for actual combat, insufficient light training, and needs to participate in more international high-level competitions and accumulate experience." He believes that Shanghai coaches and athletes are gradually consolidating their advantages, "the choice of athletes in three-person basketball is wider, and the MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three-on-Three Super Basketball Tournament that Shanghai is building will surely emerge in the future." ”
The Shanghai three-person basketball masses have a solid foundation
Luohe Sports is the operator of the MAGIC3 Shanghai Youth Three-on-Three Super Basketball Tournament, and Chairman Dai Fuqi believes that the three-person basketball sport and the temperament of the city of Shanghai are very matched. "In addition to being very ornamental and participatory, three-person basketball has too high requirements on the field, only 200 square meters of court plus a basket. Shanghai is an international metropolis, the central urban area is scarce, and the three-person basketball with low requirements on the venue is very suitable for development. ”
Shanghai has a large basketball population. According to statistics, the population of Shanghai who often play basketball is as high as 500,000, and these people usually play three-person basketball, rather than five-person basketball with higher venue requirements. "Five-person basketball has high requirements for venue, technology, refereeing and facilities, and it is difficult for ordinary people to carry it out. Now everyone plays ball every day, basically three-person basketball, and the mass base is very good. ”
In order to further promote the development of basketball and create a youth brand event with greater influence, the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education have co-sponsored the "MAGIC3" since 2019. After three years of cultivation, the event has gradually become a popular basketball brand event in Shanghai, which integrates basketball event experience, basketball culture display, sports landscape line building, sports star interaction, youth sports exchange, and social operation.
In the newly released "2020 Shanghai Sports Event Influence Assessment Report", "MAGIC3" entered the forefront of the Shanghai Sports Event Influence Ranking and is the only youth event to enter the list. Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, attended the opening ceremony of this year's event, which is enough to prove the weight of this event.
Pictured: Dai Fuqi, chairman of Luohe Sports
As the operator of the event, we insist on opening the door to the competition. "We opened the door, whoever it was, and wanted you to be in Shanghai, meet the age requirements, and you could play. Players can leave a memory of their youth, an unforgettable experience. "What impressed Dai Fuqi the most was the exemplary effect of the Chinese women's three-person basketball team," Zhang Zhiting participated in the award of the MAGIC3 final, and many young players took photos with her, which shows that excellent national players have begun to become idols of young people. It is believed that three-player basketball will become more and more popular in Shanghai in the future and receive more and more attention. In fact, as long as it can attract more young people to fall in love with basketball and learn to fight for their dreams, it is precious enough. ”
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