I have always been very dissatisfied with China's current sports talent training system. After the so-called good seedlings are photographed, they must be locked in a closed practice room to do various basic skills training until they have the ability to get out of the room and participate in various large-scale competitions until they become famous in the world.
Take basketball as an example. We all know that there are NCAA college league games in the United States, and many professional NBA players have come out of this league. What are their characteristics? Student Players are the students first and foremost. The University League can provide various scholarships for high school students, but the premise is that you have good sports skills and your grades must pass. They even formulated a series of rules for this. This approach makes most of the students unable to become the final professional players, but they have a certain amount of knowledge, so they can gain a foothold in society in the future and acquire the basic skills for survival. No need to wait for government relief like our Chinese world champion, begging for gold medals on the street. And I only learned yesterday that there is a similar CUBA in China. In contrast, we know that the latter's influence is weak.
This practice of American basketball originated from the advocacy of Coach Carter, the protagonist of the live-action film. His alma mater, Richmond, has a graduation rate of only 50%, while the proportion of college admissions is only 6%. Most people go to the bottom of society to do some of the most embarrassing jobs after high school, but some unfortunate people go to prison or even heaven. Carter decided to change this, so he asked his students not only to play basketball well, but also to keep their grade points above 2.3. It is conceivable that in that kind of self-willing and depraved environment, his approach was opposed by the vast majority of people. But his students still supported him silently in the end. In the end, 5 out of 15 people got university scholarships, and 6 went to university. Just like his students, "You have saved my life."
Some people think that the most glorious day of their lives is the experience of playing in high school. But Carter told them, "You deserve a better life."
I think all Chinese coaches should learn from this wise coach.
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