Nowadays, more and more girls are participating in soccer, and they are the future of Chinese women's soccer.
On November 6, the 2022 Women's Super League "Yew - Camp" activity was held at the Kunming Haiji Sports Training Base.
By recruiting and arranging partners for the Women's Super League, 21 soccer girls went deep into the host venues of the Women's Super Final Stage to get a first-hand look at the training and life of a female professional soccer player.
Junior players in the game.
The laughter never stops.
These girls come from different primary and secondary schools in Kunming, aged 8-13, with a minimum of six months and a maximum of seven years of playing experience.
Among them were eight winners of the "Taiping Good Boys" one-on-one soccer tournament, as well as the Tsai Tsung Hsin Foundation's Girls' Soccer Program, six girls studying at Kunming No. 1 Middle School's Xishan School, as well as lucky winners recruited by Dr. Botanic, Joma, Sunrise, and Ebay, among other women's soccer league partners.
Huang Ke, Director of the Hai Ridge Base Office, spoke about the history of the base and the significance of using and maintaining these facilities for Chinese sports in the center, swimming pool, and Hai Ridge Base Office.
Two national female referee soccer coaches, Zhang Rongjia and fitness instructor Shi Ying, arranged a game unarmed training session for these active girls at the largest gym in southwest China. A close-up look at the Sichuan women's soccer team undergoing strength training gave the children a better understanding of the daily training at a professional club.
But what are the women's soccer sisters doing when you're not training? When she walked into the room of the women's soccer team in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, goalkeeper Xu Huan had just turned on her dance blanket and connected to the TV. She performed her famous Drunken Butterfly live.
"The children can also dance together, so that they can not only relax themselves, but also train the coordination of their limbs." With her encouragement, Li Minghao from Civil Aviation Road Primary School came along for a song about two tigers.
From the moment they entered Xu Huan's room, the girls sang along and the laughter never stopped.
Nine-year-old Li Ruotong, sitting in the Athletes' Dining Room for lunch, said happily, "My favorite place to play is in my sister's room." Huang, from another elementary school, thought "the afternoon might be more fun." The 1.40-meter-tall 10-year-old is a center on the varsity team and especially wants to compete on the court with her sisters on the national team.
After lunch, the children continued their soccer tour in a sightseeing bus. When we arrived at the press conference hall of the complex, it had been arranged as an electronic classroom. Wu Qi, the Match Supervisor of the Women's Super League, explained the system of play for women's soccer teams and the standards of the soccer field, and demonstrated the standard process of the Women's Super Tournament from the perspective of the Match Supervisor.
Junior players were on hand to experience the girls' soccer facility.
Competing with female soccer stars
After practice came the highlight the kids had been waiting for - a game with the female soccer stars.
To add to the fun of the game, the 21 kids were divided into 4 groups, each group joining 2 current players for 15 minutes per 7-a-side game.
There were six female soccer players in this session: Wang Yan of Wuhan Chegu, Lei Jiahui of Henan Jianye, Jin Kun of Jiangsu Wuxi, Wang Xinling of Beijing Women's Soccer Team, Yang Qian of Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank and Wang Linlin.
When the game started, the stars of the Women's Premier Club were not normal in order to keep the kids entertained. They didn't want to be the stars of the game, but instead focused on making, distributing and supporting the ball, constantly cheering on their little teammates.
Yang Qian, for example, probably ran the most distance in the game - she ran all over the field, encouraging her teammates and reminding her to "be careful not to get hurt".
And when this match began, Wang Yan's own afternoon training had not yet ended. She arrived at the event out of breath and immediately prepared for the second match.
Yan Wang, 31, was the oldest player and the most-titled player in the Yew-Town's 14th round of matches on Friday, locking up her seventh career Women's Super League title.
Looking at the four Women's Super League latecomers, as well as guest referee Wang Xinling, she said with confidence, "All five of them are very strong and potential, either have already proved themselves in the national team, or have already experienced experience in the national youth team, the future depends on these babies."
Post-game group photo.
If in the same match, the six female soccer players demonstrated their footwork and soccer charisma, at the end of the event, they invariably exuded thoughtfulness and attentiveness - all requests for autographs, all group photos were fulfilled, and every child who loved soccer and explored the Women's Premier League had an unforgettable The time was unforgettable for every child who loved soccer and explored the Women's Super League.
It is believed that after the immersive experience of the training life of professional female soccer players, this joy of chasing their dreams on the field will make the seed of love in the hearts of these soccer girls germinate even more.
