C22 Zhou Shuyao

This match with the German female platoon was more difficult than Zhou Shuyao imagined.

In last year's World Series, she and her teammates from the China female volleyball had easily defeated their opponents in three straight rounds. However, she did not expect that at the end of last year, there would be news of the German Series defeating the veteran Italian Series and obtaining a bronze medal in the European Series.

However, in today's competition, Zhou Shuyao was finally convinced that the German women's ranking in the European competition was improving by leaps and bounds.

Druid Noel, this 23-year-old German female volleyball, had reached 1. 92 meters in height and had become the core of the team. In the face of her thunderous slam dunk, the offense and defense of the China female volleyball were indeed somewhat strenuous.

Zhou Shuyao gritted her teeth and persisted for two rounds. She realized that the pressure on her knees was getting heavier and heavier, but she knew that she absolutely could not go at this time, otherwise. . .

Fortunately, other than Drunol, the abilities of the German female platoon's attackers in other positions were not enough to let them defeat the China female platoon, which was ranked first in the world. In the cheers of the home stadium audience, the China female volleyball still quickly dropped by three rounds. After defeating this troublesome opponent, it also gained a new season's starting point.

After the game ended, Zhou Shuyao attended the routine press conference and followed the commander Xu Zhenguang out of the Yongdong Sports Center.

The enthusiastic fans didn't want to leave the court for a long time and waited at the entrance of the stadium. When they saw Zhou Shuyao come out with Zhenguang, fans immediately rushed up to take photos and signatures.

Seeing the enthusiastic and eager expressions of the fans, Zhou Shuyao did not want to let down their love for the Chinese female volleyball. After satisfying the signature request of a young fan, Zhou Shuyao took a picture with two white-haired old men. Then, he smiled and waved to the fans apologetically, and walked quickly to the team's bus.

As soon as he stepped onto the bus, Zhou Shuyao immediately realized that something was wrong. Although the girls on the bus were also wearing the red jacket of the China female volleyball, their faces were all so young.

"Shuyao, why did you get on this bus?" Wei Xindi was sitting in the first row of the bus. When she saw Zhou Shuyao walking over with his head lowered, she asked curiously.

It turned out that after watching the China female platoon and the German female platoon competition that night, All the members of the China female volleyball Team Two also boarded the bus assigned to them at the players' exit and prepared to return to the station. Not only did this bus stop in front of the China female platoon's bus, but it also stopped behind it. The color of the two cars was exactly the same as the color of the paint. There was even a five-star red flag sticking to the front of the bus. No wonder Zhou Shuyao got on the wrong bus in such a busy time.

Zhou Shuyao stood on the stairs of the bus and was in a dilemma. Through the window of the bus, She saw Xu Zhenguang smiling and waving his hand at her in a row not far away from the bus that was parked next to the China female platoon. Zhou Shuyao saw that the enthusiastic fans under the bus were still in a hubbub of voices. She knew that if she got out of the bus at this moment, Passing through the crowd of fans, then going back to her own team's bus. . . It would inevitably take a lot of time. Thinking of this, Zhou Shuyao and Xu Zhenguang nodded. He indicated that he might as well take Team Two's car.

On the bus that China's female platoon two was on, the young girls looked at Zhou Shuyao. Each of them had a different expression on their faces. Xia Zhi watched as Zhou Shuyao got on the bus. He didn't know what was going on, but Xia Zhi was surprised. Fang Han, who was listening to the music with headphones tucked in, noticed that his teammates had different expressions on their faces. She suddenly looked up and saw Zhou Shuyao standing in front of her. She was also deeply puzzled. Gu Weiyang, who was sitting in the second row, was smart enough to realize that Zhou Shuyao must have taken the wrong bus. She covered her mouth and secretly laughed. . . The girls of China's female platoon No. 2 were coincidentally facing the captain of the China female platoon, the famous veteran of the female platoon. The atmosphere in the car was a little tense.

Actually, Zhou Shuyao also felt a little distant from these team members. After all, China's female platoon two did not have teammates from the same club as her. Some of those young people had fought with Zhou Shuyao in the Pro League, while others she hadn't seen before. Thus, standing on this bus, Zhou Shuyao seemed to be at a loss as to what to do.

"Sit beside me. " Wei Xindi patted the empty seat beside him and helped Zhou Shuyao out.

Zhou Shuyao smiled and hugged his equipment bag as he gently sat beside Wei Xindi.

At this moment, the China female platoon's bus had already closed the door and was slowly starting to move. The China female platoon two car also followed closely behind and slowly drove away from the Dong Dong Port Sports Center.

Looking at Wei Xindi who was sitting beside him, Zhou Shuyao suddenly felt that he had a lot of things to say to her. But before he could open his mouth, he heard a voice coming from the middle of the chair.

"Sister Shuyao, you guys played really well in tonight's competition!"

Zhou Shuyao turned his head and looked. A smiling face was stuck between the two seats, and two big watery eyes were looking at her.

She recognized the person who spoke. It was the starting and second in line for China's female platoon, Gu Weiyang.

"Your afternoon match was the best. " Zhou Shuyao replied, "How many fast attacks do you have that are more secretive? With one look, I can tell that you have inherited Sister Wei's teachings. "

Zhou Shuyao spoke very sincerely. When Gu Weiyang heard her praise, she was very pleased, but she still said modestly, "No, no! Not to mention Sister Wei, I'm still very far from Sister Shuyao. "

Listening to the two of them talk and talk, Wei Xindi also pulled the conversation aside and said to Gu Weiyang while the iron was hot, "Little rabbit, from Second Hand's talent, you aren't any worse than Shuyao and I, so you usually have to work harder. I believe that you'll soon be able to get close to Shuyao's height. "

Gu Weiyang agreed loudly and returned to her seat, happily pondering Wei Xindi's words.

It was rare for Shuyao Zhou to relax. Like the two of them when they were best friends on the team, she gently leaned her head on Weixin Di's shoulder and sighed softly, "Sister, I didn't expect you to be such a good coach. "

"What's so good about it?" Wei Xindi chuckled and said, "I just took the girls to train and play seriously. "

"It's easy for you to say," Zhou Shuyao also laughed. "Training and competing seriously often requires a lot of hard work and effort from the coaches. For example, After saying a few words to Gu Weiyang, she was full of confidence and vitality. It was obvious that she had been mobilized by you. I believe that from tomorrow onwards, She'll definitely do even better in training classes. "

After saying a few words, the car drove into the courtyard of the female platoon base in Yongdong Port.

Getting out of the car, Wei Xindi saw that Zhou Shuyao seemed to have something to say to him, so he took the initiative to invite her. "Shuyao. If you still want to chat, you can come to my room. There are no other arrangements for our team tonight "

Zhou Shuyao had a look of anticipation on his face, but he also looked troubled. " Sis, I need to go back and treat her first. It will probably be very late after it's over. I'm afraid I'll disturb your rest. . . "

Wei Xindi nodded and said," It's fine, I'll wait for you as long as it's late. "

. . .

It was late at night.

Zhou Shuyao walked out of the elevator. Through the silent corridor, she saw Wei Xindi's room door was still open from afar.

Wei Xindi had been waiting for her.

The "sports hotel" in the female platoon base of Dong Dong Port was not very high. It had a total of seven floors. The China female platoon usually stayed on the sixth floor, while the China female platoon second team was arranged to stay on the fifth floor this time.

The other two competing teams, the Japanese women's platoon and the German women's platoon, were arranged to stay at a local five-star hotel by the hospitable organizers.

Of course, this didn't mean that the China female platoon and the China female platoon couldn't stay at a hotel with better conditions. It was because this base was the "home" of China's female platoon and had better training facilities and logistical support facilities. The China volleyball association had specially arranged for two national teams to live in the base. Not only could it ensure the daily training of the team, but it could also save more accommodation funds. It was killing two birds with one stone.

Zhou Shuyao knocked lightly on the door, and a familiar voice immediately came from inside. "Come in!"

Zhou Shuyao walked into the room and gently closed the door. He saw Wei Xindi still sitting in front of the desk, staring at the laptop while writing and drawing on the notebook.

"Shuyao, wait for me. "Wei Xindi knew that Zhou Shuyao had come, so she said without turning her head, "There are still three balls left. They will be ready soon!"

Afraid of disturbing Wei Xindi, Zhou Shuyao didn't say anything. He just sat by the bed and watched Wei Xindi work.

It turned out that Wei Xindi was using his laptop to replay the match between China's female rehearsals and the German female rehearsals at night. He was also drawing the attack routes of the German female racers on his tactical book.

About ten minutes later, Wei Xindi finished drawing the final ball and closed his laptop as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He turned around and looked at Zhou Shuyao with a smile.

"It's been a few years since I last drew a tactical diagram. It's much slower than when I was a team member. " Wei Xindi said in a self-deprecating manner.

"What? When you were teaching the American college student team, you didn't need to do this?" Zhou Shuyao asked curiously.

"Now, the university student team in the United States has fully utilized the computer auxiliary system to assist the coaching staff in analyzing technology. And there will be specialized technical analysts to do this. They will send the technical videos of each match to the computer, and then use specialized software to generate technical statistics and routes for the ball, and so on and so forth. It really saved a lot of trouble, and it was also very accurate. My team manager at the University of Pennsylvania's female volleyball, Patrick, will be the technical analysts of the team. He is probably the best technical analysts on the national university football team. During the season, he helped me a lot. Otherwise, with the speed of my drawing, I wouldn't have died of exhaustion. I have to hurry too. " Wei Xindi said.

Zhou Shuyao nodded and casually chatted with Wei Xindi. In the past two years, she had discovered that many national teams in the world of women had started using computers to analyze and calculate data. She had also heard that. . . Last year, the China volleyball association had asked Xu Zhenguang if the old marshal also needed to provide the corresponding operators for the team. But Xu Zhenguang felt that. . . Currently, there were not many people in China who could use this system skillfully. It might not be as effective as overseas. Later on, There were also a few young people from sports universities who went to the team for experiments, but they were not professional volleyball players after all. The statistics were not accurate and timely. Xu Zhenguang felt that the old ways of using his hands to draw tactical diagrams and pen to record technical statistics were more in line with his habits. Thus, Up until now, the China female platoon had yet to use a computer system to assist in training and competitions.

After hearing Zhou Shuyao's introduction, Wei Xindi helplessly smiled. He said, "Director Xu is old, after all, and is willing to stick to his old experience. It's normal for him to have different views on new technology. I really hope that my team will be equipped with data analysts who are skilled in operating the computer system. However, our second team is, after all, just a backup echelon formed to complete this year's competition tasks and to nurture and transfer talents. There are only a total of four people in the coaching team. . . "

" Even if it's a hand-drawn tactical map, "Zhou Shuyao said," Sis, you can also ask Jin to help you. "

Wei Xindi shook his head and said, "Jin will be busy with training and competitions every day. He works as an assistant coach and as a leader. It was already very hard on him. After all, I'm a little younger. If I can do a little more, I'll do a little more. The coaches of our China female rehearsals, Which one of them isn't 'you must personally experience the job' and 'the other jobs will take the initiative to share each other's work'?"

When Zhou Shuyao heard Wei Xindi's words, he suddenly felt that this person in front of him was only a few years older than him. He had once lived in a dormitory and worked hard in a training field. Wei Xindi, who had fought hard in a competition like a sister, had changed a lot in his temperament. In front of Wei Xindi, Zhou Shuyao was still an athlete, but Wei Xindi was always thinking about things from the perspective of a coach.

Looking at Zhou Shuyao, who seemed to be lost in thought, Wei Xindi said, "Don't just talk about me, Shuyao. Tell me about your situation. To tell the truth, it had only been a little over a month. Did your knee injury not get any better?"

Zhou Shuyao nodded. A haze appeared between her tightly knitted brows.

"Don't say that I haven't gotten better. My knee injury has worsened over the past few days. Almost every once in a while, I have to go to the hospital to get an injection of fetal fluid. . . " Zhou Shuyao said hesitantly.

"The national team still has a lot of work to do. Can't they rest for a moment?" Wei Xindi asked.

Zhou Shuyao sighed and said, "Actually, Coach Xu already understands me. During the training, he reduced my strength by quite a bit, and even specially made a training plan for me that would allow me to do my best. However. . . When it came to tactical cooperation and competition during training, in the second place. . . He trusts me more. . . Sis, sometimes I even think. . . It would be great if you were on the team all the time. With the two of us working together, there's nothing for Director Xu to worry about the second place in China's female rehearsals. "

"Silly girl," Wei Xindi patted Zhou Shuyao's head like before and said, "Your sister is already in her thirties. Even if she didn't leave five years ago, she probably wouldn't be able to join the national team for the next few years. It's really hard for you to take the lead. "

" Sister, I watched your games in the afternoon. I saw it on your waiter No. 15. I really saw your shadow. There were even one or two balls that I vaguely felt as though you were in a game. . . Next year, you must recommend her to Director Xu. If Director Xu is willing, I believe that in the Olympic Games two years from now, she will have a chance!"

Wei Xindi nodded and said, "Although these are important, they are things that will come later. Your injury is just a matter in front of you. What, do the coaching staff and the China Orders Association have any good treatment plans for you?"

Zhou Shuyao said," What Instructor Xu means is that you should be more conservative in these few months and control the development of the injury. Try to finish the World Championship at the end of September, and then think of a way to let me operate. . . "

"Where are we going to perform the surgery?" Wei Xindi asked.

"We don't have a specific plan yet, but the China Orderly Association and Department Director Chen have been actively contacting each other, hoping that they can go overseas to a well-developed sports medicine institution or hospital for surgery and rehabilitation. The best sports medicine hospital in the country, Beijing University's Third Hospital, is also one of the first choices. " Zhou Shuyao said.

"Shuyao, if you trust me, I have a candidate for an attending physician to recommend to you. " Wei Xindi said.

Zhou Shuyao was stunned and quickly said, "Sis, of course I trust you. Who do you want to recommend to treat me?"

"That year, when I first arrived in America, My knee injury didn't recover very well either. Later, I happened to meet a PhD from Columbia Medical College in the United States. Although he was born in the United States, He was a descendant of a noble family of TCM. He was young and knowledgeable. Moreover, his research direction was very special. It was the topic of combining TCM with Western sports medicine treatment and rehabilitation. I treated and recovered at his place for a period of time. After my injuries were healed, There was almost no relapse. Of course, I haven't had as much exercise as I did before I retired in the past few years. But I think his treatment and rehabilitation methods will be helpful to your knee injury. "

When Zhou Shuyao heard Wei Xindi's words, his eyes lit up. She nodded vigorously and said, "Sister, I really want to try the person you're talking about. When the World Championship ends this year, can you help me contact that doctor? "

"Shuyao, don't worry!" Wei Xindi promised, "When I meet Director Chen tomorrow, I'll tell him about these things. If he doesn't object, I'll immediately contact the medical doctor and arrange for you to go abroad for treatment after the World Championship. "

"Sister!" As Zhou Shuyao spoke, he immediately pounced over and hugged Wei Xindi tightly. He wanted to say some words of gratitude, but he was unable to say a word or a word.

He understood Zhou Shuyao's feelings. He understood the heavy responsibility that Zhou Shuyao was carrying on his shoulders right now, as well as the tough battle she had gone through with the cruel illness. In fact, these were not much different from what Wei Xindi had experienced and shouldered in the past.

Wei Xindi suddenly felt a trace of guilt in the deepest part of his heart. For the first time, she asked herself silently, Five years ago. . . In the face of what she thought was unscientific and unreasonable training philosophy, she chose to leave. Does this also mean that she retreated under heavy pressure? If that's the case, then. . . Whether it was the China female rehearsals or Xu Zhenguang, they were not "indebted. " What did she. . . Instead, she "owed" the China female rehearsals. . .

Wei Xindi did not give herself an answer, but she felt that Zhou Shuyao, who was now in her arms, had taken off all her "armor" and revealed her weak side, was far stronger and braver than she was five years ago. She was more worthy of the title of China female volleyball captain.

No matter what, I have to cure Shuyao of her knee injury, so that she can stand in the Olympic Games in high spirits and help China's female rehearsals achieve the great feat of defending the Olympic championship. Wei Xindi thought, this is not only to help Zhou Shuyao, but also to help me pay off the "debt" I owe China's female volleyball. . .