At the Qinghai Lake, a group of women soccer players in training attire were in fierce confrontation on the field, their sweat glistened in the sun, recording the struggle of youth, photographer Ma Mingyan captured this moving moment.
[Qinghai Lake campus women's soccer team: dream of joining the Chinese women's soccer reserve army] April of Qinghai Lake, the lake ripples, the campus soccer field, the girls of the women's soccer team are sweating under the sun, their goal, is to become a member of the Chinese women's soccer team.
Looking back, La Jianben, vice principal of the Qinghai Lake Ethnic Boarding Campus in Republican County, recalled the scene when the children first came into contact with soccer: "At that time, the children didn't even have soccer shoes, and wore all kinds of shoes to play soccer." In 2015, the girls' soccer team was established, and in the face of parental opposition, La Jianben persisted.
The children's applications to join the team were full of love for soccer, and even if they weren't written perfectly, it was enough to show their dedication to the game.
The parents' attitude was once repeated, but the children's persistence touched everyone. Nowadays, more and more parents support their children playing soccer and even accompany them to cheer on the field.
Since its inception, the girls' soccer team has participated in a number of tournaments, and in December 2019, they competed for the first time out of the province and kicked ass in Guangzhou. Despite the hospitalization of their main player for oxygen intoxication, the girls still achieved two wins and a draw.
The trip to Guangzhou for the "Little Drolma" has given them growth and confidence, and inspired more children to join the soccer team.In 2018, Dorje Rinchen quit his job to become the coach of these "Little Drolma", and he hopes that the children can realize their dreams soon.
The girls on the girls' soccer team start training at 6:30 a.m. every day, and they not only work out, but they also study hard, getting up at 5:00 a.m. to memorize their books so they don't miss out on their studies.
Coach Dorje Rinchen often organizes the team to watch matches, including the exciting matchups of the Chinese women's soccer team. The girls are inspired by the fact that they hope to one day be able to kick a soccer ball around the world, just like the Chinese women's soccer team.
Junior Choizen Drolma, her idol is Wang Frost of the Chinese women's soccer team, and she hopes to one day be like Wang Frost and show her style on the field.
This group of "small Zhuo Ma" dream, is out of the grasslands, soccer to the world, for the Chinese women's football glory. (End)
