On January 6, the u-17 national men's soccer team's first training session of the new year entered its third day. This is also the second time that the national junior team led by Yang Chen entered the Yuxi Highland Football Training Base. Last time they came from here for the u-17 Asian Cup preliminaries, this time to accumulate energy and select the elite in the finals. On the plateau at an altitude of 1,700 meters, the team a new goal, training also has a new height - even warm-up or basic technical exercises must be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the game.
Thailand will hold the u- So far there is no group draw for the Asian Cup in June, but do your best to do well. Adapt to different opponents is the preparation strategy of all participating teams. The national young people are also based on the place "fast conversion" in the overall tactics based on the full play of resources and existing conditions, while a large area to call new people to strengthen the defense, while rehearsing and perfecting their own offensive system.
With nearly half of the 40-player training roster still recovering from injuries, only 22 players participated in the two-hour afternoon on-site training session after the morning military training. The rest of the players jogged, stretched and returned to the hotel to rest. The aerobic limit was run for 20 minutes before training began.
During the ensuing warm-up routine, the coaching staff immediately corrected the mix of old and new players when they saw that they had heard orderly and inconsistent steps. Head coach Yang Chen reminded his players, "It's like having four linebackers in a game. You don't need to call out to each other, you don't need to watch your teammates, can the defense react in unison and take the same action?"
As soon as the warm-up was over, it was immediately into a 20-minute small-scale passing exercise. The players are divided into two groups of 11 players each and one group of 20 players x Passing the ball within a 10-meter radius, the eight passers are not allowed to handle the ball, and the three blockers who rotate must either gain control of the ball or break it up. This upgraded version of the ball-snatching exercise is "like a game," according to the coaching staff's set of heightened requirements for rules, speed and strength.
After the game, Yang Chen kept reminding the players to "pass the ball vigorously", then ordered "smoother", then "pass to the right position", then "good" and "beautiful". "Pass the ball to the right position" Later, I shouted more "good ball" and "beautiful". Seeing the quick passes, quick interceptions, and quick receptions that gave the players little chance to catch their breath, he emphasized loudly: "This is the rhythm of the game!"
Fast paced passing drills lasted 20 minutes. After a short period of rehydration, another 20-minute set of aerobic speed-limiting runs. Assistant coach Maquan said the players kept their heart rates under 165 during the aerobic conditioning workout, which has improved slightly over the past few days as it was monitored by research equipment. "I expect these players will increase more tomorrow and the next day."
