Almighty Coach

Dai Li walked into the room and met Coach Logan, the two greeted each other, and after the guests and hosts were seated, Coach Logan asked first, "Coach Li, what is the purpose of your visit this time? "

"I'm here to recruit athletes for the national team." Dai Li took out a list of athletes from his pocket, handed it to Logan, and continued: "The five athletes on this list are currently in Oregon They are all your disciples, and I hope to invite them to join the U.S. national track and field team."

Logan took the list and looked at the names on it, but the expression on his face became serious.

"Coach Li, what criteria did you use to select these five athletes? As far as I know, they didn't perform well in the Olympic trials. At least according to their results, they have no chance to enter the national team. There are more than one or two athletes whose names precede them." Coach Logan said.

"The selection is not based on the results of the trials. These five players are all my favorite athletes." Dai Li said.

"But according to the regulations of the national team, athletes should be selected in the order of their performance." Logan's expression became more serious, and he continued: "Coach Li, if my understanding is correct, you can choose according to your own wishes." To pick athletes?"

"That's right." Dai Li nodded.

Coach Logan's expression softened a lot, and an inscrutable smile appeared on his face: "Coach Li, I guess this is the condition for you to agree to take over the US national team?"

"Yes, due to time constraints, I need to have a certain degree of autonomy, otherwise, we may not even have the number of athletes." Dai Li replied.

Logan shook the list with the names of five athletes in his hand again, and then said, "Who recommended the athletes on this list to you?"

"No one recommended them to me." Dai Li said.

"Then how did you choose these five players from the list of many athletes? As I said just now, in the trials, their results were not the best." Logan asked.

"I've seen their performance in the trials, and I think they have the strength to represent the United States in the Olympics. As for the trials, I think they just didn't perform well." Dai Li replied.

Coach Logan stared at Dai Li with a half-smile.

Logan didn't believe what Dai Li said "no one recommended him". However, Dai Li later said that these five people had the strength to represent the United States in the Olympic Games, which was also agreed by Logan.

The five athletes on the list were all trained by Logan himself, and Logan couldn't be more clear about their level. Logan was also the head coach of the U.S. track and field team. According to Logan's assessment, the strength of these five athletes has indeed reached the standard for entering the U.S. national team.

It's just that people have stumbles and horses have stumbles, and athletes will always be in poor condition. However, these five athletes did not perform well enough in the Olympic trials, so they did not even enter the finals.

This kind of situation happens a lot in every U.S. team selection. After all, winning or losing is determined by a battle, and no matter how good an athlete is, it is possible to fail in the selection. It is not once or twice that the world record holder did not make it out of the US trials. It is normal for ordinary athletes to lose in the trials.

But what surprised Logan was that Dai Li came in person and called these five people by name. He obviously knew the strength of these five people. If it was just a coincidence, Logan absolutely didn't believe it.

"There are quite a few athletes participating in the trials. It's really not easy for Dai Li to choose these five from the many contestants!" Thinking of this, Logan became even more curious about Dai Li. He decided to find an opportunity to test Dai Li.

"My afternoon tea time is coming to an end." Logan looked at his watch, and then said: "Coach Li, are you interested in visiting my training?" Logan continued to ask.

"It's a great honor!" Dai Li nodded in agreement.

...

The University of Oregon is located in Eugene, the capital of track and field. The track and field team of the University of Oregon is also better than that of other universities. Whether it is hardware facilities, coaching level or athlete talent, the University of Oregon is the best in the United States.

"Coach Li, what do you think of these young people?" Coach Logan asked with a smile on his face.

"They are all very good. Coach Logan is really good at coaching." Dai Li said politely.

Coach Logan was not satisfied with Dai Li's answer. He continued, "Coach Li, you are the head coach of the US track and field team. If you can give these young people some advice, they will be very happy."

After Logan finished speaking, he ignored Dai Li's agreement and waved directly at the assistant coach beside him. The assistant coach understood and immediately recruited several athletes from the training ground.

"Is this trying to show me off, or is it trying to test my quality?" Although Li Dai didn't know what Logan was thinking, since the other party had already made a move, Li Dai had no reason not to take it.

At this time, several other coaches also stopped their work and gathered around one after another. They wanted to see how capable Dai Li, the new head coach of the US team, was, and also wanted to see Dai Li make a fool of himself.

Dai Li looked at the first athlete and launched a detection at the same time.

"You pulled your thigh not long ago? You haven't recovered 100% and you start training at a high intensity. This is not okay. This may cause a more serious injury again, which will ruin your health. Career. You are still young and have plenty of time, so I suggest you reduce your training load and do more training that will help you recover." Dai Li said to the first athlete.

"How did he know that Jim was injured a few days ago!" All the coaches around looked at Dai Li with surprised eyes.

Coach Rogge even asked directly: "Jim, hasn't your leg injury fully recovered yet?"

"Uh, the doctor said it was a little bit worse, but I don't think there is a problem..." The athlete replied with a guilty look.

"You think there is no problem? Are you a doctor?" Coach Logan snorted coldly, and then said: "You stop training now, and then go to the team doctor for an examination. Before the doctor's report comes out, I will not allow you to come back to training."

Dai Li looked at the second athlete again.

"Have you dislocated your shoulder before?" Dai Li asked.

"How do you know?" said the athlete immediately. "Am I not fully recovered, like Jim? I feel something wrong with my shoulder, and now I always have trouble throwing the javelin."

Dai Li shook his head: "No, you are different from the athlete just now. He has not fully recovered, but you have fully recovered, but you feel that you have not recovered. To be precise, your body has recovered, but Your mentality is not good yet, you are always worried that you will be injured again, you will be worried that your shoulder will be dislocated again, so you will not dare to exert force subconsciously. I suggest you go to a psychiatrist and do a psychological counseling for recovery."

Dai Li looked at the third athlete again, which was a long jump athlete.

Before Dai Li could speak, the third athlete said first, "Well, I haven't been injured."

"I know you haven't been injured, but your skills need to be improved. In high school, you can use your physical talent to beat your opponents. In college, your physical talent can also give you some advantages, but If you compete with real professional athletes, your physical talent will not be so advantageous, and you must rely on better skills." Dai Li said.

"I think my skills are okay." The athlete said with an unhappy face.

"Really? I just watched your long jump training, and I found that you have eleven areas where you need to improve your long jump technique. The first is..."

Dai Li started talking non-stop.

It took Dai Li five or six minutes to finish talking about the athlete's shortcomings. At this moment, all the coaches around fell silent, and all looked at Dai Li with incredulous eyes.

As for the athlete, apart from shock, there was also frustration on his face. Before that, he thought he was a very good long jumper, but after Dai Li's comments, he suddenly found that he was worthless.

"How is it possible? He only took a few glances just now. How could he understand such details? It sounds like he has been training with athletes for several months. Could it be that someone among my coaches leaked the news to him in advance? "Coach Logan subconsciously looked at his subordinates, who were even more surprised than himself. It was obvious that they didn't seem to be leaking information to Dai Li in advance.

"It shouldn't be someone from me who leaked the news. This Dai Li revealed a total of eleven shortcomings. With the coaches under me, no one has the ability to discover so many shortcomings."

"Could it be that Dai Li really saw it by himself? How could it be possible to discover so much after just a few glances! I don't believe it."

At this moment, Dai Li looked at the fourth athlete again, and the fourth athlete suddenly felt apprehensive.

In front of so many people being pointed out about their shortcomings, and more than a dozen of them, this kind of experience is not very good.

...

Ten minutes later, Coach Logan had already convinced Dai Li. Dai Li's comments on each athlete are in place, and some athletes have flaws that even Coach Logan has not discovered.

"It's no wonder that Dai Li is able to open a chain of physical training centers in Los Angeles. With this keen observation ability, others can't match. In this respect, he is much better than me." Coach Logan couldn't help it. If you don't admit it, Dai Li is three points better than the former head coach of the US track and field team in some aspects. At this time, Coach Logan has no intention of testing Dai Li.

Dai Li's gaze also came to a tall athlete.

This is a white man, over 1.9 meters tall, with blond hair, blue eyes, and sharp-edged face. He is definitely a handsome guy in terms of appearance alone.

However, Dai Li's expression froze instantly after launching a detection on the white athlete.

"The personal ability value is close to 800. This young athlete is close to the level of a world champion. More importantly, his talent is S, which is a talent that can break the world record! Who is this guy? In the hands of Coach Logan There is such a big killer hidden! Such a person, if I am allowed to conduct surprise training for a month, I may have a chance to fight for an Olympic gold medal."

Thinking of this, Dai Li asked, "Coach Logan, what's the name of this athlete?"

"This Dai Li really noticed Muller!" Logan thought to himself, and then he answered: "His name is Muller, Franz Muller, and he is a pole vaulter."

"Frantz Muller?" Dai Li thought about it carefully, and said, "I don't seem to have seen this name in the list of athletes participating in the trials. Did he not participate in the trials?"

"During the Olympic trials, his mother was in a car accident, so he didn't participate in the Olympic trials." Coach Logan replied.

"Then has his grade reached the Olympic A standard?" Dai Li asked eagerly.

"At the beginning of this year, he had already reached the Olympic A standard." Logan replied.

Dai Li's face suddenly became happy, and Logan continued: "Mueller's parents are both German, and he was born in Germany. He has been living in Germany since he was a child, and he didn't come to the United States until he was in high school. .”

"Then he is German?" Dai Li's expression suddenly became disappointed. The Germans can't represent the US team in the Olympics.

"He has German and American citizenship. He has dual citizenship of the United States and Germany." Logan replied.

The United States is a country that recognizes dual nationality. Although there is no clear law involving dual nationality, the US policy acquiesces in the form of dual nationality, but the government has always maintained a discouraging attitude. Germany did not recognize dual citizenship until 2002.

"Then he didn't join the German national team?" Dai Li asked immediately.

"Yes." Logan nodded, and continued: "His father is an automobile engineer. Their family has come to the United States in a few years and obtained American citizenship. The young man Mueller has not seen him for several years. back to Germany."

"In other words, he can represent the U.S. team in the Olympics!" Dai Li's expression became excited again, and he continued, "Coach Rogge, there is one more person on the list, this Franz Muller." , I want to bring it to the national team!"

...

Coach Logan personally sent Li Dai out of the University of Oregon.

"Coach, you seem to think highly of this Chinese coach? It's been a long time since I saw you send the guests out of the school in person." An assistant coach next to him said sourly.

"This coach Li is not easy!" Logan smiled slightly: "Now I suddenly feel that this year's US track and field team seems to have some opportunities."