China won the runner-up in the women’s basketball World Cup in Australia in 2022 women’s basketball, and Li Meng, the Shenyang player of the team, was outstanding. As one of the Enlightenment coaches of this national player, Liu Yuanjing, the 74-year-old famous basketball player and the former coach of Liaoning Youth Men’s Basketball, said yesterday when talking about the brilliant lover: “Li Meng’s success depends on solid basic skills and tenacious style, especially basic skills. She began to receive ‘Little basketball ‘training since she was 5 years old. The excellent hand feeling and shooting action cultivated from childhood gave her excellent strength.”
At the age of 5, he began to receive “small Basketball” training.
During the interview, Liu Yuanjing specially showed the reporter two training photos he took for Li Meng that year. “This is a photo of Li Meng studying in the training class when he was 7 years old in 2002. Li Meng is the smallest student enrolled in the class. It was this little girl who prompted me to invest more than 20000 yuan at my own expense to buy small basketball stand and small basketball, and began to implement the teaching of ‘small basketball.” Liu Yuanjing introduced that at that time, almost all the domestic youth training used standard basketball stands. It was not easy for young players with insufficient height and strength to play basic skills. He was inspired by the local “small Basketball” teaching when he went to the United States for inspection. After returning home, Li Meng’s team members were trained in “small Basketball.
Liu Yuanjing pointed at the photo and said, “the first one is Li Meng’s shooting action with ‘little basketball. If it is standard basket support and basketball, the 7-year-old child can only shoot hard from the chest with both hands, the action is easily deformed. However, Li Meng has been practicing one-handed shooting since he was young. The technique is very early and the shooting feels good.”
The second photo is Li Meng’s action when he fengshui ball. Liu Yuanjing said, “Look at the details of Li Meng’s fengshui ball. It is very important to watch the front without lowering your head. Many young players tend to ignore this detail. Fengshui ball lower their heads. It is not easy to change it when it is big. The reason why Li Meng is very good at shooting and driving now and has solid basic skills is that it has a direct relationship with her accepting the teaching of ‘Little basketball ‘since she was young.”
Since I was a child, I have been reluctant to lose.
As a basketball coach who has been engaged in youth training for a long time, Liu Yuanjing cooperated with Shenyang Foreign Language School around 2000 to set up a youth basketball training class. At that time, many basketball coaches sent their children there to learn the ball, including Fu Hao, the current Liao basketball player and Li Jinglong, the son of Shanghai men’s basketball coach Li Chunjiang. Li Meng was the smallest player enrolled in this basketball training class, only 5 years old at that time.
“At that time, coach Wang Changlu and I both thought the child was too young and advised her to come back in two years. But Li Meng just didn’t leave and begged us to keep her over and over again. She said she liked basketball very much. In this way, I led this ‘Future Star’ to the road of basketball.” Liu Yuanjing recalled the scene more than 20 years ago and felt a sense of accomplishment.
During the training, Xiao Li Meng was very serious. She practiced every action repeatedly, and there was more unyielding strength in the competition. Liu Yuanjing and Wang Changlu took great care of her and often “opened special snack” for the little girl after class “. This good seedling grew rapidly, and then entered Shenyang Army women’s basketball and Bayi women’s basketball.
In 2011, 16-year-old Li Meng broke the cross ligament of both knees in less than half a year and underwent two major operations. Liu Yuanjing said bluntly: “The youth team members have suffered such a big injury twice in a row. It is difficult for someone to insist on it. However, Li Meng can recover from injury and reach the current height. There is no hard work, hard work will definitely not succeed.”
Like Li Meng for coaching staff protection
In the semi-finals and finals of this World Cup, Li Meng, the core of the team, had to say it was a great pity because of his fever. “Li Meng has always had a high fever. If she is allowed to continue high-intensity competitions, it may lead to diseases such as myocarditis and even affect her entire career. Women’s Basketball the coaching staff resisted the pressure this time and did not arrange Li Meng to participate in the key battle, proving that they are a team that cares for the players and is very responsible.” Liu Yuanjing said bluntly.
Li Meng is one of the most eye-catching players in this World Cup. Liu Yuanjing commented: “Her biggest characteristic is excellent physical quality, sufficient strength and strong confrontation ability. She has comprehensive skills, and she is very good at stopping jump shot, three points tossing, and basket singles. In defense, Li Meng is also very tough, and it is difficult for the other party to make a strong breakthrough from her. In the group match with the super-powerful US team, Li Meng got 21 points, which was enough to show her outstanding personal ability.”
What are the shortcomings of Li Meng? Liu Yuanjing said bluntly: “If the startup speed can be faster, then her individual singles ability will not be inferior to the top players of the US team. This is directly related to her previous excessive knee surgery, and it is very good to return to the current state.”
In the past 28 years, China won the second place in the World Cup women’s basketball. Liu Yuanjing had high hopes for women’s basketball girls: “The age structure of China’s women’s basketball this year is reasonable, the strength is balanced, and there is still room for improvement in the future. I hope that Li Meng will recover soon and hit the Olympic champion with his teammates in the Paris Olympics.”
(Shenyang Daily reporter Ma Cheng)