Beijing time on September 16 news, “People’s Daily” today published an article entitled “Strengthening Confidence and Facing Challenges (Sports Mission)”. The article introduces the difficulties and problems faced by Chinese basketball, and analyzes that the intensification of external competition has highlighted many long-standing problems in Chinese basketball. The full text is as follows:
Fans’ attention and support to Chinese basketball is not only because of its ability to sing forward when the wind is smooth, but also because of its ability to face challenges and fight tenaciously until it overcomes difficulties and achieves growth when encountering difficulties. , the source of power to keep up
This summer, a number of international basketball competitions were held in a concentrated manner. Many Chinese teams of all ages went overseas to train and compete, accumulating a lot of experience and encountering some challenges.
The men’s basketball national team has participated in the World Cup Asia Regional Qualifiers, the 2022 Asian Cup and other competitions. The World Cup preliminary results temporarily ranked second in the group, but the Asian Cup only won the eighth place. In the U18 (under 18) men’s basketball championship, the Chinese team won the third place in the absence of the Australian and New Zealand teams; in the U18 women’s basketball championship, the Chinese team lost consecutive group matches, although they advanced The final, but a big loss to the Australian team.
For a long time, standing on the highest podium in Asian basketball competitions is not only the self-requirement of Chinese basketball, but also the eager expectation of domestic fans. With the addition of Australian basketball and New Zealand basketball to the Asian division, and the improvement of other competitors, it has become more difficult for Chinese basketball teams to compete for the Asian championship.
The intensification of external competition has also highlighted the long-standing problems of Chinese basketball. Players’ basic skills are not strong, their physical confrontation ability is poor, the team’s technical and tactical shortcomings exist, and the youth training foundation is relatively weak… These problems have affected the improvement of Chinese basketball. Li Xin, head coach of the U18 women’s basketball team, said frankly: “Compared with the strong Asian teams, we are all behind in terms of player mobility, ball control, technical connection and overall tactical awareness.”
The performance of Chinese basketball teams in recent games has fluctuated greatly, and the results have not been satisfactory. For the players and coaches, the problem cannot be left to the national team to solve. It is necessary to return to the daily league and the team to strengthen training. For basketball managers, it is necessary not only to have the sobriety and courage to face challenges, but also to have the determination and methods to solve problems, and the most important thing is to pay close attention to implementation.
When looking at the development of basketball in China, it is not only the performance in high-light moments, but also the state of being in adversity. Chinese basketball has experienced the trough of falling to the fifth place in the 2013 Men’s Basketball Asian Championships, and the women’s basketball team has also experienced the failure of the women’s basketball team to meet competitors for many years, but they have all regained the Asian championship after hard training and making up for their shortcomings. Fans’ attention and support to Chinese basketball is not only because of its ability to sing forward when the wind is smooth, but also because of its ability to face challenges and work tenaciously until it overcomes difficulties and grows when encountering difficulties. , The source of power to catch up.
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