Original title: Out of the mountains and embrace the world-basketball dreams of a group of mountain teenagers
Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, October 7th, title: Out of the mountains and embrace the world
——The basketball dream of a group of mountain boys
Xinhua News Agency reporters Qin Xingxing and Lei Jiaxing
“Look at people, find someone to defend, come up and block it.” On the sports field of Xiaoshan Township Central Primary School in Tiandeng County, Guangxi, the physical education teacher Zhang Shiqiang stared at the players’ running conditions during training and reminded them from time to time.
The scorching sun was high and the heat waves in the southern mountains were rolling. The basketball team members of the Xiaoshan Township Central Primary School ran a few times and sweated profusely, their faces flushed with the sun. This is a team composed of teenagers from Dashishan District who love basketball. It carries the dream of rural teenagers to become basketball stars and ignites their hope of going out of the mountains and embracing the world.
Having worked in this rural elementary school for many years, Zhang Shiqiang has witnessed the love of basketball among local children. “Our first basketball team was established in 2008. After a month of hard training, it finally won the runner-up of the primary school girls’ group in the county basketball game. From that moment on, the children have a desire for a championship. “Zhang Shiqiang introduced that from the initial selection of seedlings to the success of the final team formation, the journey was not easy. Through friendly matches between classes and grades, children with a certain basketball foundation and good physical conditions are selected in the school to carry out special training. They form a school team to participate in various inter-school competitions, and their level gradually improves.
In order to achieve good results on the field, these teenagers never cried out hard when they were training. They train for more than an hour in the morning, pick up the team for breakfast at around 8 o’clock, and make time for skill and physical training in the afternoon. During the training process, the coach will lead the players to repeatedly practice and consolidate an action. In order to enhance the children’s physical fitness and cultivate their unyielding spirit, the coach sometimes uses the weekend to take the team members to cross-country running.
Lu Yifeng, Secretary of the Party Committee of Xiaoshan Township, introduced that the basketball season project of Yao Fund Hope Primary School entered Tiandeng County a few years ago. Basketball has become a characteristic curriculum of Xiaoshan Township Central Primary School, and Yao Ming has become a role model for many children. In recent years, college student volunteers have come to teach in the school. They have injected fresh blood into the school and brought professional basketball guidance to help children better move toward their dreams.
Most of the players on this basketball team are left-behind children, and basketball helps them acquire a healthy personality. Player Li Yi always runs actively on the court. He said he likes basketball very much. He has played many games on behalf of the school and won many honors. “Basketball has always inspired me to be a positive person. I will maintain my love for basketball. When I grow up, I hope to be able to play CBA.”
Zhang Shiqiang said: “We will continue to improve the children’s skills, willpower and team awareness in training. After everyone’s unremitting efforts, the team has achieved good results in recent years and won many county and city basketball championships. “He said that some students still learn how to dribble and play through online videos after returning home from school.
In December 2020, the basketball team of Xiaoshan Township Central Primary School in Tiandeng County represented Guangxi in the 2020 Yao Fund Hope Primary School basketball season “China Life Cup · Three Districts and Three States Invitational”. Among the 20 rural elementary school basketball teams that participated in the competition, they finally won the first place in the group. Player Lao Jichuang also won the title of “Most Valuable Player”.
This year, this basketball team once again qualified for the 2021 Yao Fund Hope Primary School Basketball Season National League. Right now, they are actively preparing for the game, hoping to achieve good results in this year’s competition. “I hope that they will not be afraid of difficulties, fight bravely, and constantly surpass themselves for their dreams.” said the principal of Xiaoshan Township Central Primary School Nongdashu. (over)Return to Sohu to see more
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