An athlete with no shortcomings would be a great challenge for his or her coach .

Ordinary physical exercise would keep a person healthy, but professional sports training was a more targeted enhancement to a person's specific physical condition . For example, a man who was weak might need a strength enhancement routine, while another one who was slow might need a speed regimen . In other words, strong purposes guide professional sports training .

But the training for an athlete without shortcomings would lack direction or purpose, which would pose a great challenge for the coach .

An athlete like Anshan w.a.n.g had reached perfection in every aspect . What was the most important for him, and thus his coach's task, was to maintain his current state .

Sports training was like sailing against the current . Improper training would lead to a decline of the athlete's performance, which would be especially obvious for high-level athletes .

Therefore, Dai Li started thinking about the training plan for Anshan w.a.n.g after they met .

And Zhizhong Gu continued to introduce Dai Li to other athletes .

"Over there is Pengfei Cui, whom you might know . He is the most popular player on our National Table Tennis Team, having a lot of female fans," Gu said .

Pengfei Cui was also a Grand Slam champion in table tennis . As a top world-cla.s.s player, he was of course technically perfect, and what's more, he played very aggressively . Thanks to his aggressiveness, he even out-achieved Anshan w.a.n.g several years ago .

Dai Li detected Cui at once .

His talent is Level S, a little lower than Anshan w.a.n.g's, but his Skill Points are 905, far less than w.a.n.g's . Oh, it's because of injuries!

Detection showed that Pengfei Cui's weakness didn't lie in technical skill . His shortcomings came from injuries on his shoulders, waist, knees, and ankles . At that moment, Cui was engulfed by injuries, both minor and severe .

Such results didn't surprise Dai Li at all . It had been reported long ago that Pengfei Cui was injured . And taking Cui's extreme aggressiveness in playing into consideration, it was not surprising that he was injured .

In table tennis, players who played aggressively were more likely to get hurt, and they usually had relatively shorter career life . Athletes of Pengfei Cui's kind often made difficult technical movements, which physically made games worth watching, but they paid for such games with their own physical injuries .

Therefore, Pengfei Cui out-achieved Anshan w.a.n.g four or five years ago . He could won champions.h.i.+ps in almost every game he attended . At that time, Anshan w.a.n.g was said to be "second to Cui forever . " But in recent years, Pengfei Cui could not sustain his aggressive style of play because of his injuries . His compet.i.tive state was also rapidly declining .

"Here is Xiangxian Zuo," said Zhizhong Gu, "the only left-hand penhold player on our team . "

Zuo, also a world champion, once topped the world rankings and currently ranked third in the world .

Being a left-handed penhold player, it was easier for him to cooperate with doubles . So, he took part in more doubles matches than singles . And he won more champions.h.i.+ps in doubles .

There were few penhold table tennis players nowadays . Penhold was more flexible in receiving and dealt better with on-table situations . And it had more advantages in the first three strokes . However, with the change of the rules of table tennis, the advantages of penhold had been weakened, since penhold's abilities could also be performed through shake-hand grip .

The trend of professional table tennis over the last two years was to strengthen the backhand way of playing . It was obvious that shake-hand grip worked better with backhand than penhold .

And since the skill of Penhold Backhand appeared, it had become a necessary skill for penhold players . But Penhold Backhand's requirements for the player's wrist were very high, and it was very difficult to learn . What's more, even a mastery of Penhold Backhand might not equal Shake-hand Grip Backhand in terms of force . Since the benefits of penhold were not great, fewer athletes chose to use it .

Dai Li detected Xiangxian Zuo . He found that Zuo's talent was also Level S with Skill Points of 937, and Zuo was suffering from shoulder and back problems, too .

Zhizhong Gu pointed to the fourth athlete . "Shuang Pang, the genius of our team . "

Dai Li knew that with everything going well, this Pang would be the next leading player in the National Men's Team after Anshan w.a.n.g's era .

Shuang Pang was the youngest genius in the National Table Tennis Team . When he was 14 years old, he already could defeat most of the players in the National Team Two . At the age of 15, Shuang Pang entered the National Team One . During the next year, he went through all the stages of in-team compet.i.tions and won the opportunity to take part in the WTTC . That year also saw him to the champions.h.i.+ps of the Table Tennis Opens in Germany and Poland in succession .

Shuang Pang was only 19 when Dai Li saw him, but he had already been crowned with a dozen world champions.h.i.+ps . He was second only to Anshan w.a.n.g in the world . And the gap between w.a.n.g and him in strength was not so big .

S+! Shuang Pang's talent is also S+! My prediction is right that every leading player of the National Table Tennis Team is Level S+ . However, he has some shortcomings, unlike Anshan w.a.n.g, who is perfect . But Pang is only 19 now . All he needs to reach w.a.n.g's level is a bit more time, Dai Li thought .

The four main players in the National Men's Table Tennis Team—Anshan w.a.n.g, Pengfei Cui, Xiangxian Zuo and Shuang Pang—were all Level S athletes, and two of them were a breathtaking S+ . That was enough to show the strength of the National Team .

And then Zhizhong Gu introduced other players in the National Team One . There were no more Level S, but they all had Level A talent . The worst of them ranked Level . No Level B .

Such a result made Dai Li worried about Feng Zhu . Feng Zhu was just Level B+ . It seemed that he could hardly enter the Team One .

Then Zhizhong Gu took Dai Li to the National Women's Table Tennis Team .

There were two S+ players of similar age . And there was only one Level S player on the Women's Team .

But there were three S- and five athletes on the team . The worst in the National Women's Team One was Level A . No Level existed in the team . It could be inferred that the compet.i.tion in the Women's Team was fiercer than that in the Men's Team .

Gu and Li's next destination was the National Table Tennis Team Two . They met with the Chief Coach Feihong Liu of Team Two there .

Players of Team Two were indeed not as skillful as their counterparts in Team One .

The women's situation was better than the men's . Level S players in the Women's Team were newly joined, so they hadn't achieved anything yet . The Men's Team, however, didn't have young Level S players . Most of the players in the team were Level A . The B+ talent of Feng Zhu was only ranked lower than the average .

After he introduced every player on the team, Zhizhong Gu said, "Dai Li, you just came here, so I will not give you training tasks . Your major task, for now, is to get familiar with the environment . You are a fitness coach . Please make a physical training plan for every player on our team . There are 78 players on our Teams One and Two . You have one month to make as many physical training plans as possible . "

"No problem!" Dai Li nodded at once, knowing that working out training plans was Zhizhong Gu's "test before posting" for him .

Chapter 289 Chapter 289Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioAn athlete with no shortcomings would be a great challenge for his or her coach . Ordinary physical exercise would keep a person healthy, but professional sports training was a more targeted enhancement to a person s specific physical condition . For example, a man who was weak might need a strength enhancement routine, while another one who was slow might need a speed regimen . In other words, strong purposes guide professional sports training . But the training for an athlete without shortcomings would lack direction or purpose, which would pose a great challenge for the coach . An athlete like Anshan w.a.n.g had reached perfection in every aspect . What was the most important for him, and thus his coach s task, was to maintain his current state . Sports training was like sailing against the current . Improper training would lead to a decline of the athlete s performance, which would be especially obvious for high level athletes . Therefore, Dai Li started thinking about the training plan for Anshan w.a.n.g after they met . And Zhizhong Gu continued to introduce Dai Li to other athletes . Over there is Pengfei Cui, whom you might know . He is the most popular player on our National Table Tennis Team, having a lot of female fans, Gu said . Pengfei Cui was also a Grand Slam champion in table tennis . As a top world cla.s.s player, he was of course technically perfect, and what s more, he played very aggressively . Thanks to his aggressiveness, he even out achieved Anshan w.a.n.g several years ago . Dai Li detected Cui at once . His talent is Level S, a little lower than Anshan w.a.n.g s, but his Skill Points are 905, far less than w.a.n.g s . Oh, it s because of injuries Detection showed that Pengfei Cui s weakness didn t lie in technical skill . His shortcomings came from injuries on his shoulders, waist, knees, and ankles . At that moment, Cui was engulfed by injuries, both minor and severe . Such results didn t surprise Dai Li at all . It had been reported long ago that Pengfei Cui was injured . And taking Cui s extreme aggressiveness in playing into consideration, it was not surprising that he was injured . In table tennis, players who played aggressively were more likely to get hurt, and they usually had relatively shorter career life . Athletes of Pengfei Cui s kind often made difficult technical movements, which physically made games worth watching, but they paid for such games with their own physical injuries . Therefore, Pengfei Cui out achieved Anshan w.a.n.g four or five years ago . He could won champions.h.i.+ps in almost every game he attended . At that time, Anshan w.a.n.g was said to be second to Cui forever . But in recent years, Pengfei Cui could not sustain his aggressive style of play because of his injuries . His compet.i.tive state was also rapidly declining . Here is Xiangxian Zuo, said Zhizhong Gu, the only left hand penhold player on our team . Zuo, also a world champion, once topped the world rankings and currently ranked third in the world . Being a left handed penhold player, it was easier for him to cooperate with doubles . So, he took part in more doubles matches than singles . And he won more champions.h.i.+ps in doubles . There were few penhold table tennis players nowadays . Penhold was more flexible in receiving and dealt better with on table situations . And it had more advantages in the first three strokes . However, with the change of the rules of table tennis, the advantages of penhold had been weakened, since penhold s abilities could also be performed through shake hand grip . The trend of professional table tennis over the last two years was to strengthen the backhand way of playing . It was obvious that shake hand grip worked better with backhand than penhold . And since the skill of Penhold Backhand appeared, it had become a necessary skill for penhold players . But Penhold Backhand s requirements for the player s wrist were very high, and it was very difficult to learn . What s more, even a mastery of Penhold Backhand might not equal Shake hand Grip Backhand in terms of force . Since the benefits of penhold were not great, fewer athletes chose to use it . Dai Li detected Xiangxian Zuo . He found that Zuo s talent was also Level S with Skill Points of 937, and Zuo was suffering from shoulder and back problems, too . Zhizhong Gu pointed to the fourth athlete . Shuang Pang, the genius of our team . Dai Li knew that with everything going well, this Pang would be the next leading player in the National Men s Team after Anshan w.a.n.g s era . Shuang Pang was the youngest genius in the National Table Tennis Team . When he was 14 years old, he already could defeat most of the players in the National Team Two . At the age of 15, Shuang Pang entered the National Team One . During the next year, he went through all the stages of in team compet.i.tions and won the opportunity to take part in the WTTC . That year also saw him to the champions.h.i.+ps of the Table Tennis Opens in Germany and Poland in succession . Shuang Pang was only 19 when Dai Li saw him, but he had already been crowned with a dozen world champions.h.i.+ps . He was second only to Anshan w.a.n.g in the world . And the gap between w.a.n.g and him in strength was not so big . S Shuang Pang s talent is also S My prediction is right that every leading player of the National Table Tennis Team is Level S . However, he has some shortcomings, unlike Anshan w.a.n.g, who is perfect . But Pang is only 19 now . All he needs to reach w.a.n.g s level is a bit more time, Dai Li thought . The four main players in the National Men s Table Tennis Team Anshan w.a.n.g, Pengfei Cui, Xiangxian Zuo and Shuang Pang were all Level S athletes, and two of them were a breathtaking S . That was enough to show the strength of the National Team . And then Zhizhong Gu introduced other players in the National Team One . There were no more Level S, but they all had Level A talent . The worst of them ranked Level A . No Level B . Such a result made Dai Li worried about Feng Zhu . Feng Zhu was just Level B . It seemed that he could hardly enter the Team One . Then Zhizhong Gu took Dai Li to the National Women s Table Tennis Team . There were two S players of similar age . And there was only one Level S player on the Women s Team . But there were three S and five A athletes on the team . The worst in the National Women s Team One was Level A . No Level A existed in the team . It could be inferred that the compet.i.tion in the Women s Team was fiercer than that in the Men s Team . Gu and Li s next destination was the National Table Tennis Team Two . They met with the Chief Coach Feihong Liu of Team Two there . Players of Team Two were indeed not as skillful as their counterparts in Team One . The women s situation was better than the men s . Level S players in the Women s Team were newly joined, so they hadn t achieved anything yet . The Men s Team, however, didn t have young Level S players . Most of the players in the team were Level A . The B talent of Feng Zhu was only ranked lower than the average . After he introduced every player on the team, Zhizhong Gu said, Dai Li, you just came here, so I will not give you training tasks . Your major task, for now, is to get familiar with the environment . You are a fitness coach . Please make a physical training plan for every player on our team . There are 78 players on our Teams One and Two . You have one month to make as many physical training plans as possible . No problem Dai Li nodded at once, knowing that working out training plans was Zhizhong Gu s test before posting for him .