Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

After listening to Ma Yuannan's thoughts on future coaching, Zhuang Yu reminded him: "Coach Ma, I believe in your coaching ability, but I think we still need to pay attention to a balance and not rely too much on foreign players. If we can win the championship next season, that would be great. But we must also be prepared for failure. A championship team cannot be built in one summer. Foreign players are important, and our local players are also important. We can't rush for success and must take a long-term perspective. Do you understand what I mean?"

Ma Yuannan laughed: "I understand. I feel relieved when you say that."

As a veteran coach, he naturally understood what Zhuang Yu said, but he was worried that Zhuang Yu didn't have patience and was eager to see results.

Now knowing Zhuang Yu's idea, Ma Yuannan felt relieved. He could calm down and slowly coach the team, build the team system, and train players.

A championship team cannot rely solely on foreign players. Even if it really wins the championship, it will only be a flash in the pan.

Zhuang Yu was not in a hurry.

He has no plans to sell the Sharks within three to five years, and what he wants is not a short-lived championship, but an army that always wins.

The other three team managers then talked about their work plans.

Zhuang Yu didn't say much about these three people, nor did he offer any opinions. He is the boss of the team and it is impossible for him to take care of every detail. He only needs to focus on some key issues and manage the general direction.

......

After the meeting, Zhuang Yu came to his office.

A moment later, a middle-aged man in his 40s knocked on the office door.

"Come in." Zhuang Yu shouted.

The middle-aged man gently pushed open the door and greeted Zhuang Yu and An Xin with a smile.

An Xin smiled and said, "Coach Zhai, please sit down. Would you like something to drink? Tea, please?"

Coach Zhai’s name is Zhai Tao. He is the head coach in charge of the team’s youth training. He was present during the meeting just now, but Zhuang Yu did not speak much to him just now.

Seeing An Xin was about to pour him some tea, Zhai Tao quickly stopped her: "No, no, I'm not thirsty."

Zhuang Yu waved his hand, motioning for Zhai Tao to sit on the sofa. He also sat down on the sofa and said, "Coach Zhai, I asked you to come over because I want to talk to you about youth training."

Zhai Tao was stunned, thinking that the boss seemed to have never paid much attention to youth training. He hadn't asked about youth training since he acquired the team last year. Why did he suddenly think of this?

But he immediately responded: "Boss, do you have any instructions?"

"It's not really an instruction, it's just an immature idea." Zhuang Yu waved his hand. He said this, but his actions were very direct. He said directly: "In a system like the CBA, if a team wants to become strong and stay strong, youth training is the key. The training of our local young players is the top priority."

"But there are indeed many problems with our youth training system, and I think it needs to be fundamentally changed."

this......

Zhai Tao opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Zhuang Yu raised his hand to interrupt him and continued, "First of all, we need to select talents. We can't wait for parents to send their children to our youth training camp. We have to take the initiative to find talented children."

"How many children are sent to the youth training camp by their parents? How many of them are talented? How many of them can become successful in the end?"

“So that has to change.”

"If you think it takes too much time to visit the streets or schools, you can also hold some small basketball games with an age limit to select good seedlings of the right age."

Zhuang Yu paused, stared at Zhai Tao and said, "We should not only promote the Sharks Club, but also our youth training camp. We should let more people know about the existence of our youth training camp, so that more talented players who are interested in basketball can find us and come to our youth training camp to study."

"I don't want those people with connections or the second generation of rich people. Are they here to play basketball?"

"No, they are just here to cultivate their interest. To them, our youth training camp is just an extracurricular interest class. How can you expect them to work hard during training and how much they love basketball?"

"That's bullshit."

Zhuang Yu's eyes became more and more fierce, which made Zhai Tao feel a little uneasy. He subconsciously looked away, not daring to look at Zhuang Yu.

Ignoring Zhai Tao's reaction, Zhuang Yu didn't want to ask for his opinion.

Although he said "chat", Zhuang Yu actually had no intention of chatting at all. He was just giving you an order. He continued, "I don't require the youth training camp to be profitable, nor do I require the youth training camp to be self-sufficient. I can invest money, but I need the youth training team to truly take on the task of cultivating basketball talents."

"Coach Zhai, talent selection must be strictly controlled and done well."

"First we need people, then we can talk about training and selection."

After hearing this, Zhai Tao's back was already covered with sweat. He immediately sat up straight and said, "Boss, don't worry. I will definitely complete the task you assigned me."

Zhuang Yu narrowed his eyes and smiled: "I believe in your ability. Well, that's all for today. I will take some time to visit the youth training team some other day. Coach Zhai, you can go and get busy."

Zhai Tao said goodbye with a smile.

As soon as he walked out of the office, he breathed a sigh of relief, raised his hand and wiped it, he saw a layer of sweat on his forehead.

"Hey......"

Zhai Tao smiled bitterly and sighed.

I thought the boss wouldn't care about youth training and I could live my life in ease and comfort, but now it seems that these good days are coming to an end.

But he soon laughed again, curling his lips and saying, "Oh, young people are so naive. Which youth training program in the CBA isn't like this? Do you think that people can't see it, or don't want to manage it? It's simply impossible to manage it. Not to mention the children of the officials in the Sports Bureau, will you accept them if they want to get in?"

Of course, it’s not just people with connections, there are also rich second-generations.

To join some youth training teams, one has to bribe the head coach. Zhai Tao has received many red envelopes, but he just won't admit it.

......

Only Zhuang Yu and An Xin were left in the office.

An Xin asked, "Didn't you say you wanted to talk to Coach Zhai? I saw Coach Zhai looked unhappy when he left just now."

Zhuang Yu leaned back on the sofa and said calmly, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, I don't expect him to do a good job. Since last year, everyone on the team has changed, including Manager Liu, Coach Ma, and the players. Only he and the youth training team haven't changed at all. Does he not know that the team has a new owner, or does he think he has done well enough and doesn't need to change?"

Mentioning this Zhuang Yu, I couldn't help but sneer.

Zhai Tao was given a year, but he did nothing and just lived a life of idleness and waiting to die.

Since you just want to eat and wait for death, just die.

An Xin raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "Are you planning to fire him? Then how did you tell him to change the youth training?"

Zhuang Yu said, "I won't fire him for now, but I've already thought of a replacement for him. This matter requires a handover process, and after the handover is completed, Zhai Tao will be useless. I'm not as kind-hearted as Brother Ming, and I don't keep idle people here."

An Xin asked curiously, "Who will take over?"

"Hey, you'll know when the time comes."

"Who did you learn these moves from?"

"Secret."