2024-04-30 09:15:16
Xinhua News Agency, Sydney, April 30 Subject: Preparation for the Paris Medal – Exclusive interview with the “Think Tank” of the Chinese women’s hockey team
Wang Qi, reporter with Xinhua News Agency
In preparation for the Paris Olympics, the Chinese women’s hockey team traveled to Perth, Australia, for a seven-week training camp. The training ended recently and returned to China. The team’s Australian assistant coach Charlesworth said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters that although the path to winning Olympic medals is strewn with pitfalls, the Chinese team Women’s singing is a team that has the strength to get on the podium, and the players We are also working hard to achieve this. We are actively preparing to achieve this goal and are making steady progress.
In addition to strengthening their physical fitness and receiving psychological training, the Chinese women’s singing team competed with the Australian team and the Japanese team in two rounds of invitational competitions during the training period, and won 3 wins and 1 draw.
While Annan, the head coach of the Chinese team, also from Australia, handles coaching on the sidelines, Charlesworth sits on the upper level of the stands and acts as a focus group. “It’s hard to see the whole game from the sidelines, but you get a different perspective when you’re up there. When I was head coach, there were people sitting there,” Charlesworth said.
Charlesworth, 72, is a legend in Australian sporting history: he played cricket and hockey during his sporting career and competed in four Olympic hockey competitions. After retiring, he coached the Australian women’s and men’s national hockey teams; led the team. Won multiple World Series championships. Annan won two Olympic gold medals as an Australian women’s vocal player, and her coach on the sidelines was Charlesworth.
After Charlesworth accepted Annan’s invitation to become an assistant coach of the Chinese women’s music team, he found that the players had good skills, but the training time was too long and their playing style was cautious . “That’s why the coaching staff has reduced training time and placed more emphasis on explosiveness and activity. We hope the players can continue to be aggressive during the match.”
According to this championship coach, a good team requires each player to be physically fit, master tactics, master skills, work together and have the tenacity to overcome adverse situations that can arise at any time on the field. These are the directions that Chinese women’s music has focused on in the past two years, and the results are obvious to all.
In October last year, the Chinese women’s singing team regained the Asian Games championship after 13 years, securing their qualification for the Paris Olympics. In the world rankings, Chinese singers moved from 14th to 7th place. Charlesworth believes that the actual level of the Chinese team is higher than the current ranking and is expected to be among the top three in the world.
“We have enough strength to get on the podium in Paris, but we also need to improve and get better. It’s going very well at the moment,” Charlesworth said.
At the Paris Olympics, the Chinese team will face the world number one and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Netherlands team, as well as veteran teams such as Belgium and Germany in the group stage. . “Winning an Olympic medal is never easy, but it is possible. Our team can surprise everyone,” Charlesworth said.
According to him, last year, the Chinese women’s singing team beat the Dutch team in a practice match. In the most recent game, both teams’ offensive ratings were tied. In the past, the Dutch team had crushed the Chinese team in this statistic.
“Judging by the score alone, we lost to the Dutch team. But we created more and more offensive opportunities. In the previous match, we did not allow the opponent to get a short corner throughout the match We made great progress, and have the ability to beat the Dutch team, they are the best team in the world today,” Charlesworth said.
Charlesworth views hockey as a “slow scoring” sport where situations on the field can change quickly. A truly strong team not only performs well in a certain quarter, but also laughs from start to finish. “Your goal is to be good enough to win consistently. We’re not there yet, but we’re getting close.”
This time, 26 Chinese female musicians traveled to Australia for training, including experienced veterans such as Zhang Xiaoxue and Gu Bingfeng, as well as newcomers such as Fan Yunxia and Tan Jintong. The coaching team tested different combinations on the field to determine the optimal composition for the Paris Olympics.
“Some of these very good players may miss this year’s Olympics. The competition for Olympic places is very fierce, and that also allows our selection criteria to continue to improve,” Charlesworth said.
After two years together, Charlesworth said he enjoyed the communication and interaction with team members and hoped every Chinese girl could give their best at the Olympics.
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