Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 16thQuestion: face the gap and pay close attention to youth training

— Interview Zhang Bin, youth training director of Chinese Basketball Association

Xinhua news agency reporters Wang Jingyu and Su Bin

The Asian U18 men’s and women’s basketball championships ended a few days ago. The Chinese team won the third place and the second place respectively. Zhang Bin, director of youth training of China Basketball Association, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency recently that these two teams have gained and regrets. In the future, China Basketball Association will set up a full-time coach, organize “tour” training and other ways to strengthen the training of reserve talents.

The gap is exposed when the task is completed.

Zhang Bin, a famous celebrity who has been in Chinese basketball and CBA league for many years, joined the Chinese Basketball Association in May this year and is responsible for the training of reserve talents for teenagers under 18. After taking office, he participated in the training and competition of U18 Men’s Basketball Asian championships as a team leader.

Zhang Bin said that the U18 men and women’s basketball national teams all completed the tasks set before the match, but they all had some regrets in the process.

Zhang Bin data map

He said: “U18 began to set the first four tasks men’s basketball, considering that the New Zealand team and the Australian team were going to participate. The absence of these two teams has created opportunities for us to achieve good results. Finally, although the task was completed, it was not very successful not to reach the final. It is a pity to play the last 5 minutes of the Korean team in the semi-final. If you seize the opportunity, it may impact the championship. The mission of U18 women’s basketball is to advance to the top three, also because there are Australian teams and New Zealand teams. At the beginning of the group match, losing to the Chinese Taipei team and the Japanese team was not very smooth, and the final result was satisfactory.”

Zhang Bin believes that in the men’s and Women’s Basketball U18 Asian Championships, the Chinese team exposed some problems, such as poor handling ability of shots, poor basic skills, lack of competition experience, etc.

On September 10, members of China’s U18 women’s basketball national team celebrated victory. Xinhua News Agency

“I haven’t participated in the U series international competition for 3 years, which is still quite influential. When playing the South Korean team in the men’s basketball group match, our players were fearless and free. Although there were 26 mistakes in the game, the rebound won 20 and finally won 15 points. In the semi-final meeting, the opponent made 8 mistakes in the last 3 minutes, which shows that we can play our level and ability when playing smooth ball, but we are not fully prepared to play hard and glue games. In the second game of South Korea, two of the three defenders were abnormal and one was half Abnormal. The performance of our players at the last moment was obviously not as good as that of the other team, which deserves our reflection and summary. From the perspective of the women’s team, on the one hand, because of the age setting of the minority age group in the National Games, our players born in 2004 were somewhat cut off. On the other hand, it is also because they have not participated in the U series international competitions in the last 3 years that these children lack experience and ability to enter the state. It is easy to play the weak team without tactical cooperation. In the second game, I met a team with some tactical qualities like the Chinese Taipei team and I didn’t know how to solve the problem. Later, the coach did ideological work for the team members and helped them put down the burden. From the back to win the matches between South Korea and Japan, these team members still have certain abilities.”

Chinese U18 men’s basketball national team player Yang Hansen is in the game. The picture comes from the official Weibo of the International Basketball Federation.

During the U18 Men’s Basketball Asian Championships, the basic skills of Chinese players became a hot topic among fans. Zhang Bin said that according to the current development trend of international basketball, there is indeed a gap in the basic skills of our players.

“The problem of basic skills mainly lies in the outside line and the guard. Passing is the biggest problem, followed by the technology during the journey, breaking and breaking, breaking and breaking after the break, etc, this is what needs to be caught in the training of the youth team, and it is also relatively difficult. From the men’s basketball European Championship, the gap between us and the world has been widened. In the past, our characteristics were small, fast, spiritual and accurate. Now people are tall, fast, spiritual, accurate and ruthless.”

Temper a man of creation

Zhang Bin said that on the one hand, the U series competition should strive for good results, on the other hand, it is also a review of reserve talents. In his view, some of the two teams participating in this competition and the players of the same age group have good potential.

“Men’s Basketball of these players, Yang Hansen’s performance exceeded the level of his peers. He could pass the ball in the center position and had a very good vision. He hoped to partner with Zhou Qi in the national team in the future. In addition, Liu Lijia, Liu Jinyu and Zhang Junhao also have strong plasticity. In female team members, Li Qingyang’s overall feeling is also good, and there is hope to enter the national team in the future.”

On September 10, Li Qingyang (front left), the national team player of China U18 women’s basketball, attacked in the game. Xinhua News Agency

Zhang Bin revealed that due to some reasons such as the epidemic, some players failed to participate in the U18 men’s basketball training and competition with the team. During the training, the coaching staff found that the position of the defender was relatively weak and once contacted Zhao Weilun, a young general who had emerged in the Italian league. However, Zhao Weilun failed to make a trip for various reasons later. When the Chinese team prepares for the U19 men’s basketball World Cup in June next year, Zhao Weilun may join the team. In addition, there are some children who exercise and play basketball overseas, and will also be called up and inspected when the team prepares for war next year.

Among the 12 players participating in the U18 Men’s Basketball Asian Championship, Chun-Hao Chang from Shenyang No. 2 Middle School is the only high school student player.

Zhang Bin said that 45 people participated in the U18 National Team training, 10 of whom came from high school, accounting for no less. However, due to the large overlap between the team training time and the Chinese high school basketball league, several good children finally failed to be selected. Shenyang No. 2 Middle School, where he was in Chun-Hao Chang, failed to reach the finals of the High School League, so he quickly returned to the team for training and was finally included in the 12-person list. Overall, his performance in this U18 Asian championship is still remarkable.

Chinese U18 men’s basketball national team players Chun-Hao Chang are in the game. The picture comes from the official Weibo of the International Basketball Federation.

“Although he was a little nervous about the second match in South Korea, he was good as a student player, including physical quality, three points tossing, hard work, defense, etc, it is not bad to put it in the youth team. His shortcoming is that there is still a lack of overall view, and his organizational ability and ability to break through with the ball during the journey need to be strengthened. He will go to Xiamen University immediately. He does not know whether the characteristics and advantages can be maintained. He still needs to weigh the specific development path himself.”

Youth Training Director + “tour training” + full-time coach to consolidate the foundation of reserve talents

Zhang Bin told the reporter that the Chinese Basketball Association is plus-sized training for basketball reserve talents, and setting up the director of youth training is one of the measures. Starting from October this year, the Chinese Basketball Association will begin to hold training of U series teams at different locations in China irregularly. On the one hand, it will find out the situation of reserve talents, on the other hand, it will also strengthen the communication and training between youth teams and grass-roots coaches.

“We plan to start from October, first catch the players born in 2007-2008. There will be U16 Asian Championships next year. This age group is very important. We plan to start from technology, and train team members while coaching and training grass-roots coaches. We are going to invite several teams of men and women to play a competition in Qinhuangdao, and then do a 10-day training and training. The coaches of the participating teams can watch the training of the coaching team, find gaps and weak links in normal training.”

According to Zhang Bin, similar training camps will be held in Guangdong, Shanghai and other provinces and cities. Club echelon, Sports Bureau team, sports school team and school team can participate. Through several months, we can master and understand the current strength of children of 2007-2008 age group in the country, establish a talent database, and know it clearly when we organize teams to participate in the U16 Asian championship next year. This method is also beneficial for coaches from all over the world to learn from each other and learn from each other. If the effect is good, it will be promoted and implemented in other age groups.

Zhang Bin data map. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ziheng

Zhang Bin told the reporter that the Chinese Basketball Association will also hire a full-time coach for the U series National character team. In the past, U series national teams were all temporarily forming teams and participating in the competition, which lacked overall planning for the long-term development and technical and tactical style of the team. In the future, China Basketball Association will try to hire a full-time coach to take charge of the U Series team. In addition, the Chinese Basketball Association will evaluate the coaching performance of U18 male, women’s basketball head coach Li Xiaoyong and Li Xin to determine whether to hire for a long time.

Zhang Bin believes that in addition to training, competitions are also important for the growth of young players. The performance of the Chinese team in the U18 men’s and women’s basketball Asian Championships has great ups and downs, which has a lot to do with the lack of experience of the players. In recent years, domestic U series competitions have been greatly affected due to the epidemic. The next step is to recover as soon as possible and hold them with high quality and efficiency to provide a better environment for the growth of young players.