men's volleyball

Chapter 120

Time passed quickly, and another week passed in a blink of an eye.

Pengli Sports School hasn't changed much. Apart from the monotonous and repetitive training, the students are still using their rare rest and spare time to find fun outside of training.

Study life is mediocre, and for the vast majority of students, such days are routine.

However, it's not entirely out of the ordinary.

March 1999, 3, early in the morning.

14 students, two coaches and one team leader, 17 people gathered in a low-key way in front of the mottled and old school gate.

There was no publicity, no mobilization, and no special farewell ceremony. It was just that several school leaders made an early appearance before the vehicles arrived.

Sending a few words of encouragement, and bringing good wishes and expectations, more than a dozen people boarded the bus and embarked on the journey with mixed feelings of excitement, excitement, anticipation and fear.

The destination of their trip was Jinling, the capital of Suzhou Province, known as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

With a rich history and civilization, and a relatively developed economy, Jinling is undoubtedly much stronger in culture, technology, sports, education, and even entertainment than cities in Huizhou Province.

However, even the teenagers who are going out for the first time have no time to feel these things.

The purpose of this trip may not have anything to do with the future, but it is definitely the most important experience in their lives in the past ten years.

Looking forward to this journey, worrying about this journey, and worrying about the gains and losses of this journey.

The moods of the teenagers are always unavoidably fluctuating, just like students who are about to face a big exam, with different emotions.

The bus with more than a dozen people was driving smoothly on the road.

Inside the bus, the coaches and students lived in peace and quiet. They each closed their eyes and fell asleep. Perhaps each of them was thinking about their own concerns in their hearts. Inside the bus, it was extremely quiet.

From Pengli to Jinling, the whole journey is less than 150 kilometers. Although the speed of the vehicle is not fast, it only takes more than an hour, and the vehicle has already entered the territory of Jinling.

Until the destination approached, the silent 17 people in the car finally made some movement.

Occasionally passing through the window are the traces of the characteristic city, and the city's appearance, which is obviously several grades higher in modernization than Pengli.

Looking left and right, the neighbors exchanged a few words in a low voice, which finally made these teenagers temporarily suppress their inner thoughts.

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became active.

"Captain, have you been to Jinling before?"

Han Chen and Lin Mu sat side by side in the back of the car. Just after admiring the scenery outside, Han Chen turned his head suddenly and saw Lin Mu's eyes half-closed, as if he didn't care about the scenery outside. Look, he couldn't help asking.

"I've never been here. The first time I left home was to go to school in Pengli, and the furthest I went was to participate in the youth volleyball competition in Luzhou!"

Lin Mu slowly opened his eyes, looked at Han Chen, and replied softly.

"Oh, then you..."

I was going to ask again, but as soon as the words came out of my mouth, Han Chen stopped, couldn't help but shook his head with a dry smile.

He suddenly felt that he seemed to be a little dazed now.

Especially after returning from the provincial team.

Because of Lin Mu's performance in the provincial team and what Liu Huafeng had talked with him, he thought more about the future and became more enthusiastic about learning from Lin Mu.

He studied, he even imitated, in almost a year, he has been so used to it, but now it seems that it has become a little bit more serious, to the point of bewilderment.

After Liu Huafeng and his mention of the provincial team, he suddenly looked back, and suddenly felt that he seemed to have learned nothing this year. It turned out that he could also get some recognition inadvertently.

He has really grown up, that is, after having this insight, his willingness to learn from Lin Mu has also become stronger.

He even began to become anxious and restless. Every time Lin Mu had training or some words and deeds, he always wanted to figure it out. Asking directly, learning directly, and even doing what Lin Mu did, became a common thing.

When something can't be done, he will be irritable, so irritable that he can't control himself.

In addition, during training, he also became stricter with his teammates. After seeing some incidents, he seemed to become more and more intolerable, which was not in line with his previous role of communicating and easing up and down.

For a while, he could feel that something was wrong, but next time he couldn't help but do it, which made him reflect often, and it was often complicated.

Of course, he was also vigilant, he felt that his mind must be a little messed up!
"Old Han, relax. Is there any problem? Analyze yourself more. Besides, you don't need to be so high-minded!"

Lin Mu's sense has always been very keen. He has seen Han Chen's situation recently. Han Chen didn't say the specific reason, and he didn't ask.

But he can analyze some things more or less.

With the provincial team, Han Chen seemed to have gained something beyond his expectations, which made Han Chen a little unsure.

I want to learn more, but I am afraid that I will not learn enough and perform poorly, and I am even more afraid that a performance at a certain moment will bring the previous unexpected gains back to the original point.

In short, Han Chen was a little worried about gain and loss and also a little anxious for success.

He also chatted with Han Chen in private, but it seemed that Han Chen's mentality was still a little unstable.

"Old Han, how long has it been since we met and played together?"

"How long has it been?"

Han Chen murmured softly, and couldn't help recalling the past scenes in his mind.

In 96, Lin Mu entered the volleyball class and transferred to the class. He naturally knew each other.

At that time, his only impression was that of a weak and thin track and field transfer student.In fact, speaking of it, it was not really acquaintance at that time.

Real understanding should start from the second half of 97.

It was also from that time that he raised the importance he attached to Lin Mu, Wei Xiao, and Gong Cheng, and he once stood on the opposite side of them like a villain.

But things are so wrong and dramatic sometimes.

Over the past few months, they have experienced small confrontations, experienced a competitive training together, and also experienced the game with the provincial youth team and subsequent frustration, and their relationship has become closer.

They also seem to have become a lot more rational, including Li Feng, and they have also begun to learn a lot.

It was also at this time that they further discovered the shining points of Lin Mu and even many other students.

He started to study, Li Feng became less proud and calmed down, while Zhou Ting, who had been stable in the middle, used his stability to come to the fore step by step.

Even in such a situation that they didn't realize it, they didn't seem to lose their minds. Instead, they got a situation that they couldn't imagine before.

"Brother Mu, Brother Liu from the provincial team told me that day..."

Han Chen exhaled softly, lowered his voice, and slowly talked to Lin Mu about some things that day.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Mu with some confusion, and said, "I want to practice better, I want our results to be better and brighter, and I also want to really have that day..."

"Ha ha!"

Lin Mu turned sideways, stretched out his left hand and patted Han Chen's shoulder gently. When Han Chen was a little nervous, he smiled and said, "That's the right idea. Who doesn't want it? I think so too!"

"However, no matter how you think about it, your own mentality and strength are the most important. Perhaps, those of us who are young are more important in terms of consciousness and mentality."

"Compared with those seniors in the provincial team, can we really compare now? Oh, at least Captain Yin and Brother Liu are definitely not comparable to us. Even if we compare with most people, we are still comparable in some aspects No. But Brother Liu, why would they say this to us? Or, why would they have hope for us?"

Han Chen was thoughtful.

Lin Mu didn't wait for Han Chen's answer, and asked himself and answered, "Because we have our advantages, we put ourselves in the right position and used the right performance to raise the tactical ceiling of the entire team. It's realistic." At this point, we have value that people value..."

"Everyone is different, with different strengths and weaknesses. While demanding ourselves, we don't criticize ourselves, let alone others. We need to work hard and have a heart, but this spirit can't be too much."

"Let's put it this way, I'm the core of our team now, but if I really have the opportunity to go to the provincial team, do you think I can become the core immediately? Maybe there will be attention, but it is absolutely impossible to become the most core one, Because I'm not good enough right now."

"But I'm sure I won't give up, right? I played two rounds with Captain Yin that day. What do you think of my play? Do you have a taste of core?"

Han Chen nodded seriously. It was because of his good performance, and because he was supporting the main core setter, he still played a very beautiful ball, which made him admire him even more and want to learn more.

"Hehe, not bad, right? But as far as my position is concerned, it's not the core. The whole core is that Captain Yin. I'm not the core, and I didn't play according to the core style I play in our team, but the result is , but I played some core flavors. Think about the key point?"

Han Chen was really thinking about it. He really hadn't thought about it so much before.

It seemed that Lin Mu's words made him feel a little paradoxical, but when he thought about it carefully, it was real.

This comparative analysis gave Han Chen a flash of inspiration.

In the Pengli team, Lin Mu is the first core, and all the balls seem to be played around Lin Mu, but Lin Mu is not the core in the usual sense.

At least not the core like Zhou An of the national team. They have watched a few games of the national team. The national team led by Zhou An is the kind of core that dominates the field and even puts people at the center.

And this mode is very organized, but the problem exists, because Zhou An unexpectedly left the field, and the team's tactics collapsed in the next game. In the final analysis, they have mentality and consciousness, and they are more driven by the core. The fundamental reason is that people make things happen.

On the other hand, is Lin Mu the core?Does he matter? The answer is yes.But their tactics and core complement each other.

In the provincial team's training match, Lin Mu still seemed to be the same, with some changes in focus, but the general tactical thinking seemed to be the same.

Ok?It seems that Captain Yin is the same. It seems that he has been assigned a lot of tactical status by others, but he is definitely a qualified and excellent core.

Han Chen thought more and more, but Lin Mu didn't bother. He just looked at Han Chen quietly, waiting for him to clear his mind.

The room between the two fell silent again.

Vehicles have already driven into the urban area. Outside the window, there are more cars and more people than Pengli, making the whole outside look bustling and lively.

Jinling!
In that period of memory, he had been here many times, both on business and private matters, but he never had much specific feeling about this city.

When I come here in my memory, I just take a quick look at the flowers, or run around for work, I don’t look forward to it when I come, and I don’t miss it when I go.Perhaps the reason is that he does not belong here at all, and has never left his trace here.

It was his turn at this moment, and it seemed that his mood was still the same.

It's just that when you go, will it still be like in the memory, just passing by in a hurry, and there is still no trace?
Ha ha!

Lin Mu smiled softly!

At this time, Han Chen suddenly said again: "Brother Mu, my thoughts are a little messed up!"

Lin Mu smiled lightly and nodded.

It's not hard to see that at this moment, Han Chen seems to understand a little bit, and he doesn't seem to understand even more.

Maybe it was just the beginning, and it seemed that there was no connection with the bunch of things he said to Han Chen before.

But in fact, it is really possible to connect.

"It doesn't matter. It's not a big deal. You just need to remember that no matter where you are, you should do your best in your current position. Don't be blindly confident, and don't demand perfection.

Even if we are dissatisfied, what we should do is to make things subtle and logical.The process of this is still not blind..."

"You think about Hu Zichen and Qiu Jun?"

Lin Mu mentioned two names softly, which made Han Chen feel a little annoyed again.

Hu Zichen and Qiu Jun, two students of the 97 senior volleyball class, one is the main attacker and the other is the second pass.

I joined the team after school started. At first, I was ready to replace Wen Xiaoqing and Zhu Jun, two teammates who failed to meet the cultural standards.

Of course, it might not be able to handle it now, but Coach Lu still took it with him.

When I joined the team at the beginning, I was not sure if there was a real chance to replace Wen Xiaoqing and Zhu Jun. However, since I have come, it is definitely necessary to integrate into the team's tactical system and integrate and cooperate with training.

He didn't know the school and Coach Lu's thoughts in detail, but they generally had some guesses about the current and future training models of some sports schools that Lin Mu had said.

These aspects are not what they have to consider, and he doesn't care about them. When teammates come, it doesn't matter what or how they come. The key is to integrate into the system, the team, and the tactics.

But how should I put it, to be able to join them from class 97, regardless of the relationship or not, first of all, it must be someone who can be called outstanding in the original class.

He had inquired that the two of them in class 97 were basically the main force and the core type.

Because they are older and the training time is longer than them, after the two joined the team, they unconsciously brought a bit of the superiority that belongs to the seniors.

Of course, there were no mindless and intense words, but the unconscious competition in the training was already obvious.The captain didn't argue with them, and even though the teammates sometimes argued, but with the captain there, there was no conflict.

He just can't see it, but it's nothing.After speaking a few words, the attitude of the two was flat, and he felt uncomfortable at most.

However, during the team's cooperative training and tactical drill training, it would be a problem if the two of them intentionally took the lead and even wanted to lead the tactics.

If you have the strength that is absolutely superior to ours, we will accept it no matter whether we are comfortable or not.But the level can't reach that point at all, okay?

He was just getting bored, so how could he get used to them? After one or two attempts to persuade them to integrate into the team according to the current tactics were ineffective, Han Chen became angry.

The conflict was not intense, and he had his teammates to help him. It is conceivable that the two did not get along well.

In the end, things were suppressed by coach Lu and the captain.

Later, Coach Lu and the captain also talked with them. He didn't know what they talked about, but the result was that the two played honestly according to the tactics, and there was no more jumping.

Although he could see some movement from a few glances, he didn't think much about it.Anyway, Xiao Wen and Zhu Jun passed the test, and the two of them would not play with him in the end, and Han Chen was even more uncertain about whether he would play in the future. Basically, he didn't take them to heart anymore.

It's just that when I think about it occasionally, I can't help but feel a little more irritable in my heart.

I didn't think about it before, but I felt that it was the behavior of the two that made him uncomfortable.But now that Lin Mu specifically mentioned it, he deliberately analyzed it, and suddenly discovered some things that he had overlooked before.

I want to learn, I want to learn better, and I am eager to make myself stronger.

Because it seems to have gained, so I am more afraid of losing.

Has he ever seen the nervousness of some substitutes and fringe players in the provincial team, which has been engraved in his heart.

Has he substituting into their roles unconsciously?Or the arrival and circumstances of the two seniors from class 97 were also a weight that aggravated his psychological traces?
What about lessons learned?
The more Han Chen thought about it, the more distracted he became, and it wasn't until Director Chen, the team leader in front, shouted something that he pulled him back.

"Get to the station right away, take all your belongings, get off in a while to maintain discipline..."

After a few words, the car drove into the vicinity of Jinling University, and their destination was about to arrive.

A group of people packed up their mood and got ready.

In the next few days, these teenagers will usher in the events of their trip.

The National Youth Volleyball Tournament North and South Division Championships, and the National U17 Volleyball Championship Qualifying Tournament will start soon!
(End of this chapter)