Rugby is a competitive sport, attracting more and more attention. In Lishui District, there is a women’s football team run by the municipal team. They are all young players under the age of 20. After hard training, they have achieved good results and delivered many excellent athletes for the national youth team and the provincial team.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the reporter met the members of Group B of Lishui Women’s Football Team who were conducting daily training at the track and field of Lishui Sports Park. In the women’s rugby final of the 20th provincial sports meeting, which just ended not long ago, they beat their opponents with an absolute advantage of 33:5 and won five gold medals for Nanjing. At present, the girls are preparing for a provincial professional selection at the end of September, and the outstanding players will have the opportunity to enter the provincial team. "After the contest, everyone needs to take a break for physical and psychological adjustment. Although the current state has not reached the best, the basic physical fitness, speed and strength are slowly recovering." Li Yuanyuan, coach of Lishui Women’s Football Team, told reporters that there are 10 players in Group B, 8 of whom are Lishui people, born in 2006-2007. Because our country has not developed rugby for a long time, most of the girls are "half-way monks". All along, everyone has been studying and training in the track and field of Lishui District Sports Park, rain or shine.
Rugby is an all-round antagonistic sport, which requires athletes to have the qualities of speed, physical fitness, strength and will, as well as the skills of falling to the ground and self-protection. On the field, it is a big challenge for these teenage girls to fight and collide for a ball. Team members Chen Yan and Li Chen are twin sisters from Honglan Street. They began to practice track and field at the age of 10, and both entered the football team through selection at the age of 12. For four years, the two sisters fought side by side and worked together for honor. "I often get injured in the process of training, and there may be secondary injuries in the process of rehabilitation, which will bring me a strong frustration. After each injury, the coach will take the initiative to find me, guide me and help me adjust my mentality. " Chen Yan said that injuries to football players are commonplace, and at first the sisters’ choices were not understood and supported by their parents. "Because after we practiced, we found that we liked this project very much, so we persisted. Plus, we made achievements later, and our parents supported us." Li Chen said frankly that although she was tired from training, her life was very full and happy with her sister and other teammates.
The dazzling achievements are inseparable from the accumulated sweat. No matter whether it is windy or rainy or the sun is shining, the training has never stopped. It is precisely because the coach and the team members are United as one, and with their persistent persistence and strong strength, they handed in a bright report card at this provincial sports meeting. "We also hope that through their efforts, more people will pay attention to the sport of rugby." Li Yuanyuan said.
Rong media reporter Yan Xingyu
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