Liao Yiping, currently the water polo coach of Guangxi Sports School, has participated in the 3rd, 4th and 5th National Games with 1975, 1979 and 1983 on behalf of Guangxi in his sports career for more than 30 years, and won the first place, thus achieving the "three consecutive championships" in the history of water polo in Guangxi.
The first time I met Liao, it was introduced by the comrades of the Executive Committee of the 11th Guangxi Games, at Liao Nanning's home. Liao is burly, well-built, and has a rare good figure, which gives people a feeling of being tall and powerful. Although it was the first contact, the reporter found from his speech that Liao, as a water polo veteran galloping on the battlefield, always had a water polo feeling in his blood. When it comes to water polo, he will become Tan Xing and full of energy. ...
"As long as you pay attention to observation, you will find that the water polo match is packed and it is hard to get a ticket, whether it is the Athens Olympic Games or the Sydney Olympic Games. The atmosphere at the scene was so hot that even the referee's whistle was almost drowned. " When I first met Liao, what he told the reporter was still fresh in the reporter's memory. "In some coastal cities in southern China, water polo is also very popular. I remember that one autumn, in a water polo match held in Guangxi, in order to cheer for their favorite team, the audience even walked into the swimming pool that could only accommodate more than 2,000 people with the drum of 1 1. With every wonderful goal and fierce competition of athletes from both sides, there will be a burst of loud gongs and drums and shouts at the scene. Under the influence of this warm atmosphere, the athletes of both sides are particularly energetic, and the competition is very exciting and beautiful! "
* * * Years are unforgettable.
Although nearly 30 years have passed, the tense and intense scene of the Chinese and Japanese water polo teams competing for the championship in the 8th Asian Games is still vivid and unforgettable for Liao.
1978 12, the 8th Asian Games was held in Bangkok, Thailand. Compared with the previous Asian Games, the number of athletes participating in this Asian Games increased by more than 600, reaching 2,879, including 557 female athletes, who participated in 19 sports and 199 individual events, setting a new record for the number of delegations participating in the Asian Games. There are track and field, swimming (including diving and water polo), shooting, boxing, gymnastics, weightlifting, wrestling, bowling, fencing, table tennis, badminton, tennis, free riding, sailing, archery, basketball, volleyball, football and hockey, among which bowling, sailing and archery are newly added this year. China sent a huge delegation from track and field, swimming (including diving and water polo), gymnastics, weightlifting, basketball, volleyball, football, table tennis, badminton, tennis, cycling, shooting, fencing and wrestling to participate in the competition. This is the second time that China has sent a delegation to participate in the Asian Games after the 7th Teheran Asian Games.
The water polo competition of the 8th Asian Games was held in Bangkok International Swimming Center on February 6th, 2009. China, Japanese, Malaysian, Singaporean, Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabian, Hongkong, Bangladeshi and other countries and regions participated in the competition. Judging from the level of this competition, China and Japan are both relatively high, and their strength is very close. Singapore and Malaysia are slightly inferior, while Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and Bangladesh are relatively low. Since the 7th Asian Games 1974, China and Japan have confronted each other many times, and both sides are evenly matched. Both sides have made full preparations for this game, and a fierce battle is inevitable. Therefore, the battle between China and Japan to win the championship is particularly eye-catching.
At 9: 30 in the morning, the auditorium of Bangkok International Swimming Competition Center was packed with nearly 10,000 spectators. Everyone watched the water polo championship of the Asian Games with great interest.
Shortly after the game, China scored again and again with its tacit cooperation, fierce offensive and brave style. However, no one expected that the referees at that time were obviously partial to the Japanese team for some reason, and their unreasonable punishment on China players was hard to beat, which made the China team experience the taste of "blowing the black whistle" personally. Because of this, at the end of the battle, some members of the China team couldn't bear it, and there were some disputes with the Japanese team, which led to the score of the morning game not counting, so they had to play again in the afternoon and change the referee.
At 3: 30 in the afternoon, the championship battle of China-Japan water polo team resumed. In order to make the competition fair and just, the FIA sent two international A-level water polo referees as referees. At that time, Princess Sirindhorn, the second daughter of King bhumibol adulyadej of Thailand, made a special trip to Bangkok International Swimming Competition Center to watch the Asian Games water polo championship with great interest.
As soon as the referee blew his whistle, the calm water made waves. At the beginning of the 1 quarter, Cai Tianxiong, who is1.78m tall, cut fast and made a strong shot. China leads with 1-0. At this point, the cheers of China cheerleaders in the stands were deafening. China water polo players were greatly encouraged and continued to storm. Section 65438 ended with 2-0, with China leading.
In the second quarter, the China team frequently attacked successfully. First, the goal was scored in front of the king's goal, and then Liao counterattacked successfully, which added icing on the cake. At this time, the swimming pool was splashed with water, and all the sounds rose. Cheerleaders from both sides kept shouting, and the flags of China and Japan kept flying in the stands. The scene is exciting. In this section, China scored 3 points, the Japanese team failed to score a point, and China continued to lead 5-0.
From the third quarter, the Japanese team used man-to-man tactics to expand the defensive area and put pressure on China team members, but the China team calmly responded, either long-range shooting or storming. Zhai broke the ball successfully, took the ball forward quickly and shot alone. Then Cai jumped up to catch the ball and scored a goal. The whole swimming pool was boiling and the applause was warm, which greatly encouraged the morale of the China team.
The crucial fourth quarter competition began. This is a time to fight for will and strength. With the score far ahead, China didn't underestimate its enemy, but it was very arrogant. Instead, we should unite, encourage each other, strengthen our confidence, carry out according to the intention of the preparatory meeting, control the offensive rhythm and handle every ball well, and the game has reached a feverish level. After Cai Tianxiong intercepted the ball near the midfield, he saw that the Japanese goalkeeper didn't return. He seized the opportunity and immediately shot from a distance. The ball went straight into the goal and scored. The total score of China team has reached 1 1. At this time, there are less than 2 minutes before the end of the game. The Japanese team tried their best to catch up in an attempt to save the defeat, but it was hopeless. In the fierce battle between the two sides, the Japanese team attacked and fouled. At this time, it was only 17 seconds before the end, and China held the ball to the end. With a whistle, China beat the Japanese team by 1 1 ratio, ending the championship battle. China won the Asian Games for the first time, and the cheers of victory echoed over the swimming pool for a long time.
The award ceremony has begun. In the majestic China people's national anthem, Liao and other China water polo players stood on the podium and looked at the five-star red flag raised in Ran Ran, feeling particularly excited. China compatriots on the field, accompanied by strong rhythm and melody, couldn't help singing the magnificent national anthem and sharing the joy of victory with the water polo players.
A string of footprints records growth.
Liao was able to stand on the podium of the Asian Games champion, not.
It is because of luck, but it is closely related to his love of sports since childhood.
1June, 955, Liao was born into a cadre family, ranking the fourth among brothers and sisters, with one brother, two sisters and one sister. At the end of 1959, he came to Yulin with his parents. First, I attended preschool classes in kindergartens in the original area, and then I attended primary schools in Dongcheng Primary School in Yulin City.
At that time, Liao was active, lively and naughty. He likes sports very much since he was a child. Whenever he has time, he plays table tennis or basketball with the children. Especially when playing ball, he uses his left hand, which makes people hard to prevent, so he is famous among his peers. In the fifth grade of primary school, he also worked as a teacher.
After being transferred to the county team for training for a period of time, his basketball level has been greatly improved.
Besides playing table tennis and basketball, Liao Yiping also likes swimming very much. Yulin is located in the southeast of Guangxi. Although there is no big river, there are still two rivers around the city, one is Nanliu River and the other is Wanqing River. In his spare time, Liao Yingdong, Liao's father, often takes his brothers and sisters to the river to pick up shells and catch small fish. When the weather is hot and summer, he will take them swimming in the river. Later, Liao Yingdong found that Liao was very talented in swimming, so he gave priority to cultivating him. Liao Yingdong's training method is very strange. He often takes Liao to the fields or rivers to carefully observe the swimming posture of frogs. On one occasion, Liao Yingdong gently poked a frog floating on the water with his finger. The frog grabbed his leg and jumped out like an arrow. Liao Yingdong inspired Liao Yiping: "Did you see it clearly?" Those legs are very strong, and frogs swim mainly on them. "Under the patient training of Liao Yingdong, Liao's swimming level has also soared as he plays basketball.
197 1 At the beginning, Liao was in the second grade of junior high school. One day, Li Jinkun, a water polo player from the autonomous region sports team, came to Yulin to select athletes. Liang Anqi, a physical education teacher from Dongcheng Primary School, strongly recommended Liao Yiping to him. In February of that year, Liao was selected into the autonomous region sports team with good comprehensive quality and was assigned to the water polo team for formal and strict systematic training.
Speaking of water polo, until today, most people in our country still classify it as an "unpopular" project. Indeed, the sport of water polo is not popular in China, and some high-level water polo competitions in China often have few spectators. Therefore, at first, Liao was also confused about water polo. With the increase of training days in the water polo team, he learned more about water polo.
Water polo, also known as "water football", is a kind of ball game played in the water, and its wonderful degree is no less than the football match on the court. Together with swimming, diving and synchronized swimming, it is listed as the four major events of the World Swimming Championships. In the competition, the two teams played in a special water polo field. Each team has 7 players, namely striker, defender and goalkeeper, and 6 substitutes. During the game, one team wears a blue hat, the other team wears a white hat, and the goalkeepers of both sides wear red hats respectively. Athletes should have good swimming skills and water polo skills such as starting, taking off, passing and catching the ball, stepping on water support and shooting, and also require athletes to have good physical quality and will quality. Each game is divided into four quarters, each of which is 8 minutes, with a 2-minute break between quarters and a 5-minute break after two quarters to exchange venues. The game scores points by shooting the ball into the opponent's goal, and the one who scores more wins. In the game, no player except the goalkeeper is allowed to touch the ball with both hands or push it into the water. When the attacking player has the ball in his hand, the defending player can press the ball into the water in order to grab the ball. If the bearer releases the ball and the defender continues to press the ball, it is considered a foul. Water polo foul is divided into general foul and serious foul. Under normal circumstances, the opponent will serve an indirect free kick at the foul, and in serious cases, he will be sent off for 20 seconds or the opponent will serve a direct free kick of 5 meters. Barbarians can be disqualified from the competition and be punished with a 5-meter direct free kick. Water polo originated in England in the middle of19th century. Originally called "water football", 1877 was officially named "water polo". By the end of 19, it was introduced to the United States and European countries, and 1900 was listed as an Olympic event. In the Olympic Games, water polo is not only a very high attendance event, but also highly sought after in Europe and America, especially in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Water polo is even called "the first sport".
At that time, three other athletes, Liang Xinmin, He and Chen Hong, came to the autonomous region sports team to receive water polo training with Liao. They are both two to three years older than Liao. The coach in charge of training them is Ye, and the training place is Lingshui, a natural spring pool in the southwest of Wuming County. Lingshui has two unique features: first, the four seasons are distinct, the bottom of the water can be seen clearly, and fish and shrimp swim vividly. Whether it is a flood or a drought, it still does not overflow, dry up, mix or muddy. Second, regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, its water temperature is kept at 22 degrees Celsius. Around c, it is a natural swimming pool. When you jump into the water in hot summer, the heat disappears. Soak in water in winter and keep your whole body warm. Therefore, there are a constant stream of people swimming here all year round, so the swimming team of the State Sports Commission also regards this place as a training base.
In Lingshui training, coach Ye strictly follows the training principle of "three from one big", that is, from difficulty to severity, starting from actual combat and large amount of exercise, training Liao and others to tackle technical problems in order to improve their physical fitness and endurance. Technically, we should strengthen the passing and catching of the ball, and resist the heavy load of treading water, dribbling and shooting 8 meters. Tactically, change the striker's inflexible style of play, and learn the world's advanced techniques and tactics such as swimming, passing, and quick breakthrough. They practiced in winter and summer, sent off one holiday after another in the swimming pool and ushered in one dawn after another in the playground.
Not long after, Liao stood out with the characteristics of strong acceptance, good adaptability, solid swimming skills and being able to play left and right. He is not only loved by the coach, but also participates in various competitions everywhere.
1971July, the national swimming, diving and water polo training competition was held in Wuhan, Hubei. After several months of rigorous training, Liao and others participated in the competition on behalf of Guangxi. Although I didn't get the top three, I still got the fourth place.
The success of the first battle greatly inspired the morale of Liao and others. 1In August, 972, the national competition was held in Changsha, Hunan. Liao and others participated in the competition on behalf of Guangxi and also won the fourth place.
1In August, 973, the national championship was held in Wuhan, Hubei. Liao and others also participated in the competition on behalf of Guangxi. After everyone's efforts, we finally ranked among the top three and won the third place.
Being in the top three is more like giving Liao and others an injection of stimulants, inspiring them to move towards higher, farther and stronger goals. 1974 10, the national competition was held in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, and Liao and others represented Guangxi. After a fierce battle, they finally won the second place, which is getting closer and closer to the champion.
Won the championship three times and gained great fame.
After the above four wars, Liao has become a minor celebrity, and soon "seized power and usurped the throne" and entered the main lineup, which made people sit up and take notice and laid the foundation for his future water polo career.
1 September 19741Sunday to September 16, the 7th Asian Games will be held in Tehran, Iran. By then, there will be more than 3,000 athletes from 25 countries, the largest number of participating countries and athletes since the Asian Games. It is particularly worth pointing out that at this Asian Games,
China Taipei (Republic of China) will be excluded from the membership and replaced by People's Republic of China (PRC). Because it is the first time to participate in the Asian Games, all aspects of China attach great importance to it.
In preparation for the 7th Asian Games, the State Sports Commission specially trained four national teams, 1974, at the Wuming Water Polo Training Base in Guangxi in April, and established the national team. During the training period, the national team took turns to compete with Guangdong, Guangxi and Shanghai teams, and learned from each other for two months, making great technical progress. Taking this opportunity, Liao learned with an open mind and learned from others, so that his water polo level "went up a storey still higher". Liao of the China water polo team and his teammates held their breath, hoping to be the first China people to win honor for their motherland at the Asian Games. At that time, Liao, who was only 20 years old, only had the Asian Games in mind. Unfortunately, he broke his toe bone in a training session. He gritted his teeth, straightened his toe bones, put on two small boards, wrapped up the bandage, and jumped into the pool to continue practicing. Subsequently, Liao He was transferred to the China water polo team, where he received more rigorous training, further improved his level, and gradually formed a quick, flexible and concealed technical style. In August of the same year, the China water polo team teamed up to participate in the 7th Asian Games held in Iran, and Li Jinkun participated in the competition with the national team in Guangxi and won the second place.
1In September, 975, the water polo competition of the 3rd National Games was held in Beijing, and Liao and others participated on behalf of Guangxi. With the concerted efforts of Qi Xin, the Guangxi water polo team finally defeated the Guangdong team and won the National Games championship for the first time. When the news came, the people of Bagui were elated and excited.
Subsequently, in preparation for the 8th Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand in February 1978, the State Sports Commission immediately organized the national team, and appointed Pan Guoqiang, a Cantonese, as the team leader and Hou De as the coach. Four athletes from Guangxi, Liao, Li, Peng Bailing, and four athletes from Guangdong, including Lu, Cai Tianxiong, Wang Jianguang and Cai, were selected. During the Asian Games, China water polo team won the Asian Games championship for the first time with its flexible tactics such as fast speed, accurate passing, breakthrough in the middle and back court and active swimming.
Shortly after the end of the 8th Asian Games, namely1May, 979, the water polo competition of the 4th National Games was held in Xinhui and Jiangmen, Guangdong, and Liao and others participated on behalf of Guangxi. Guangxi water polo team played calmly and steadily. In the championship battle, Guangxi water polo team defeated Guangdong team again and successfully defended its title. In the same year, he was awarded the title of "National Athlete" by Liao.
Four years later, in September of 1983, the water polo competition of the 5th National Games was held in Shanghai, and Liao and others participated on behalf of Guangxi. In the competition, the Guangxi water polo team beat the Guangdong team for the third time, ranking first, achieving the "three consecutive championships" in the history of sports water polo in Guangxi and winning great honor for Guangxi. Even now, as long as Guangxi water polo team is mentioned, some elderly people will give their thumbs up and talk about the glory of that year with relish.
It is precisely because Liao and others created the "three consecutive championships" that countless Guangxi people are proud of, and achieved an era of "Guangxi water polo" that others could not reach. In addition, Liao once represented the China water polo team in the 8th Asian Games, which made great contributions to China's water polo winning the first Asian Games championship. Therefore, Liao undoubtedly occupies a place in Guangxi sports history.
Love water polo and hope for reform
Having been a water polo player for half his life, Liao has been paying close attention to the development of water polo in China.
China's water polo team was the leader in Asia over 10 years ago. In recent years, with the extreme shrinkage of local teams, water polo in China has shown a downward trend. China didn't even get tickets for the Athens Olympic Games.
While sighing, Liao analyzed two major difficulties in water polo in China. First, there are too few professional teams. At present, there are only four teams in Shanghai, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hunan. Second, the mass base is too poor. Due to the lack of venues and other reasons, water polo is far from being developed in China.
Liao told reporters that the Guangxi water polo team has also been in a downturn for a long time, especially compared with the previous "three consecutive championships", the performance has fallen far; Even from a national perspective, the Guangxi water polo team has been lagging behind the Shanghai team, Guangdong team and Hunan team.
Nevertheless, in the water polo preliminaries of the 10th National Games in 2005, Guangxi water polo team achieved good results, ranking third with four wins and two losses.
For the current Guangxi team, Liao is full of confidence on the one hand. He said: "Judging from the performance of the preliminaries, the Guangxi water polo team is still in the top three, which should be good." However, on the other hand, Liao was worried: "When Guangxi was mentioned before, opponents from other provinces were afraid. When winning the' three consecutive championships' in those years, the characteristics of the Guangxi team were small, fast and agile, with 3: 3 and 2: 2 in front of the door. The athletes are skilled, all of them can open the bow left and right, and a large number of outstanding athletes have become the main force of the national water polo team. However, at present, only Ma Jianjun, the goalkeeper of Guangxi team, is a member of the national team, and six or seven people from Shanghai team have been selected for the national team. The Guangxi team has no advantage at all. "
Why is the advantage gone? The reporter threw the question to Liao. He said: "Former veterans such as Li Jinkun, Li Jianming, Deng Jun, Zhang Guanghua, Huanglong, Lin Jun and Peng Bailing are so powerful because they have been engaged in this project for a long time. They have a good foundation, solid basic skills and a relatively fast understanding of water polo. What's more, they all stand out from the crowd and are gifted. But now it's too narrow to choose water polo players. Many of our athletes have dropped out of other competitions. For example, many people used to practice swimming, but after that, they switched to water polo because their grades could not be improved. Although these projects are all related to water, the basic skills of these players in water polo are not good, and their coordination and antagonism are poor. "
According to Liao, at present, the Guangxi team lacks a center, which plays a vital role in both basketball and water polo. As the saying goes, "the winner gets half a day." There is a lack of centers now because there is no good prospect.
"In fact, the problem of water polo in Guangxi is the defect of water polo in China." Liao hit the nail on the head and pointed out: "Only seven provinces sent teams to participate in the water polo preliminaries of the 10th National Games. It is conceivable how low the popularity of water polo in China is. "
However, in England, the birthplace of water polo, the whole country is very interested in water polo. A typical example is Prince Harry of England, who likes playing water polo very much since he was a child. Influenced by Britain, water polo is in full swing all over Europe, such as Croatia and Hungary, which have their own professional leagues. Liao said enviously: "Now the development of water polo in Europe is very systematic, and their mass base is very good. Everyone loves to watch it. " Compared with them, China is dwarfed. Take Guangxi as an example. There used to be more than nine water polo events in the whole region, but now there are only three. The development of water polo in Guangxi is still relatively good in the whole country.
Nowadays, how to break through the bottleneck of water polo has become a problem for coaches such as Liao. He said: "There is no doubt that water polo needs reform." Liao believes that we should start from the following aspects.
Where's the face?
The first is to improve the appreciation of water polo. At present, water polo is not recognized by ordinary people just because its ornamental value is not high. According to coach Lin, the popularity of European water polo has an important factor besides its own tradition, that is, their water polo matches are very exciting and highly antagonistic, and China can't compete with them at all. China's best result in the world of water polo is the 9th place in the Olympic Games, and every time it competes with a strong European team, it is a big defeat. "There is appreciation, the game looks good, and the audience likes it, so there is a market."
The second is to reform the water polo itself. Liao said: "In order to increase the enjoyment and intensity of the game, FINA Water Polo Technical Committee changed the previous attack time from 35 seconds to 30 seconds. This shortens the attack time, invisibly increases the difficulty of the game and improves the antagonism. "
The third point is to continuously strengthen the popularization of water polo, so that water polo can gain a foothold among the masses first, instead of simply cultivating people from small to large in professional teams. Because it is purely a competitive event, the cost of training an athlete is very high. Liao said: "Now an athlete is 30,000 a year, so the whole team is at least 500,000 a year. Like Shanghai and Guangdong, the conditions are better, one year 1 10,000, or even 2 million. " Liao said that the key depends on the popularity and attention of society. Only when it is popularized, the professional team will reduce the burden of cultivating new people; Only social attention will attract a lot of investment. Just like there are large-scale water polo clubs in Europe, if China can also set up a water polo club or a professional water polo school, then China's water polo will definitely reach the advanced level in the world.