the development of a table tennis school - visiting the hebei zhengding national table tennis training base
2024-09-25
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building a strong sports nation
original title: visit the hebei zhengding national table tennis training base (lead)
the development of a table tennis school (theme)
people's daily reporter shao yuzi
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this rural table tennis school was established in the 1970s, moved to the county town in the 1980s, and became a national training venue in the 1990s... the hebei zhengding national table tennis training base has witnessed generations of athletes pursuing their dreams and also reflected the footprints of the development of the times.
"this is the largest training venue in the base and also the training site for the national table tennis team. many olympic champions have trained here." the tour guide at the hebei zhengding national table tennis training base gave a careful explanation and guided more than a hundred students on the tour.
"so this is where olympic champions train." "i also have to study hard and win glory for my country!" the students were very excited.
it is adjacent to longxing temple in the south and rongguo mansion in the west. walking in the 34-acre base, it is hard to imagine that the story originated from a table tennis team in a rural primary school.
from the establishment of the liucun primary school table tennis team more than 50 years ago, to its development into the zhengding table tennis amateur sports school in 1986, and then to its becoming the national table tennis training base, it not only undertakes the task of cultivating table tennis talents and ensuring the training of the national team, but also hosts various mass events to allow more people to enjoy the joy of sports.
students training in the stadium. photo by people's daily reporter shao yuzi
"this place has witnessed the athletes pursuing their dreams and also reflects the development of the times," said fan zhiyu, director of the training base.
“help more children who love table tennis realize their dreams”
it was already evening, but the "da da da da" sound of the ball hitting the ball had not stopped in the training hall. in front of a table tennis table, 8-year-old qu shenhao bent his legs slightly and kept swinging the racket, practicing attacking the ball under the guidance of his coach.
"i practiced for 3 hours and didn't feel tired at all. i was happy as soon as i picked up the racket." after the practice, qu shenhao opened up, "my parents are both table tennis coaches, and i often watch the games with them." influenced by his parents, qu shenhao started learning to play table tennis at the age of 5. in july this year, he followed his parents from tangshan, hebei to visit the zhengding national table tennis training base and chose to stay here for training. in september, he officially entered the school in the base to study.
"in the past, the sports school only had primary schools. some outstanding students were selected into provincial and national teams after graduation, while other students had to find their own way out." fan zhiyu introduced that after the establishment of the base, more attention was paid to the integration of sports and education. the sports school was officially renamed "zhengding experimental school" and gradually extended from primary school education to junior high school and vocational high school education.
"systematic teaching allows more children to grow up healthily and develop comprehensively, and they have more choices." cheng hongliang, a graduate of liucun youth table tennis sports school, returned to zhengding after retiring from the henan provincial table tennis team and became a coach at the school.
"table tennis has opened up a new world for me, and i also want to help more children who love table tennis realize their dreams." having taught for nearly 20 years, cheng hongliang has witnessed many students "starting their journey" here.
it is reported that this place has sent many outstanding athletes to the national team, including fan jianxin, cheng hongxia, ye minghui, miao xiangyang, zhang wenjing, zang xiaotong, etc., and has also become a training base for table tennis reserve talents for many universities.
“helping athletes fully commit to training”
the west training hall, which is more than 10 meters high and covers an area of more than 2,000 square meters, is brightly lit, illuminating more than 30 table tennis tables. recently, the chinese disabled table tennis team participating in the paris paralympic games completed closed training here.
the relationship between the base and the national team dates back to 1992. "in may of that year, zhang xielin, then head coach of the national women's team, led the women's team to zhengding for closed training for one month, and then participated in the barcelona olympics and won gold medals in both women's singles and doubles events." fan zhiyu introduced that since then, the national team has often come here for training.
in order to ensure the national team's training and preparation, the base has made a lot of efforts. before the training, the base will arrange special personnel to maintain the venues and training facilities to ensure that the height error of the "four corners and six sides" of the table is less than 1 mm; adjust the lights in the hall to make the horizontal illumination, vertical illumination and brightness reach the most comfortable state to ensure that the players have no double images during training; strictly select and test the canteen ingredients to fully ensure food safety...
"the training venues have dedicated personnel to conduct inspections and maintenance, and the relevant training consumables are available for use, and there are customized menus every week." ren guoqiang, former national team coach, said that the base is constantly improving its services, "helping athletes to devote themselves to training."
at the same time, in order to better serve disabled athletes, the base also focuses on improving the barrier-free environment to ensure that disabled athletes can smoothly enter and exit the training venues, dormitories and restaurants. in 2013, the base was named "china disabled table tennis training base". since 1994, the chinese disabled table tennis team has conducted 28 closed training sessions here in preparation for the paralympic games, championships and other world competitions.
"athletes from different countries and regions have become friends through table tennis and have enhanced their understanding through communication"
the 2024 national table tennis youth women's team exchange and selection tournament, the hebei table tennis elite grand prix... since this year, many events have been held at the base, allowing more people to experience the charm of table tennis.
"in addition to hosting various competitions, we also regularly open to the public and invite people of different ages and professions to visit." fan zhiyu said that the national team's excellent performance in the paris olympics was exciting and made more and more people interested in table tennis. since the closing of the paris olympics, people have come to visit and learn almost every day.
invite the masses to come in and take the team out. every year, the base organizes coaches and students to go to schools and communities in batches to exchange ideas with table tennis enthusiasts. "we will also take advantage of the opportunity of the national team to come to the base for training and invite national team athletes to go to campus to promote table tennis to children." cheng hongliang said.
in addition, the base also undertakes the task of international exchanges. recently, the 2024 "sports promotes people-to-people connectivity" and "belt and road" international table tennis series invitational tournament zhengding division came to an end at the base. this is the third international table tennis series invitational tournament held by the base this year.
in november 2015, the base was named the elite international training center by the international table tennis federation. "every year, coaches and athletes from all over the world come to the base for training and exchange activities," said fan zhiyu. "athletes from different countries and regions have become friends because of table tennis, and have enhanced their understanding through exchanges."
source: people's daily
