After Leaving the Sports Circle, I Became a Cooking God (Completed BL)

Chapter 29 - Cui Luoheng's Special treatment & Zhao Heping's Request

Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 09/02/2023

The sprint coaching staff is not large, and originally, only three offices were arranged, one of which was exclusively for Zhao Heping.

Ever since Su Bai obtained his coaching position, Zhao Heping simply added a desk to his own office for him, providing him with a dedicated workspace. This was also his way of offering a helping hand to the disciple he had mentored for over a decade in his coaching journey.

During this period, Zhao Heping had realized that although Su Bai had only studied sports training as a major in college, he had mastered the subject thoroughly. Even observing his approach to coaching Qiu Wen, there was no sign that he hadn't coached athletes before. It was a complete surprise.

In recent days, Zhao Heping occasionally sighed to his old friends on the team, "It's a good thing I stopped this kid from retiring back then and handed him over to Lao Sun. Otherwise, how would all these things have happened now?"

Whenever he thought of this, Zhao Heping couldn't help but secretly take pride in his foresight.

At this moment, Su Bai returned to the office from the training field. Zhao Heping glanced at him and asked, "How was it? Leading Zhang Wei and Hu Li for the first day, any issues?"

Zhang Wei and Hu Li were senior members of the team with more experience than Su Bai. Zhao Heping was a bit concerned that Su Bai might have difficulty managing them.

Su Bai shook his head, "No issues. Hu Li and Zhang Wei didn't show any resistance to me taking over as their coach. I just observed them on the training field, and both of them are in a positive mood and state." He paused and then continued seriously, "I came back to check their previous training records and physical test data, and to compare them with their current training situation. I need to create new training plans for them."

When it came to the training plans for Hu Li and Zhang Wei, Zhao Heping's interest was also piqued. After all, he was an experienced senior coach. He had been lacking in terms of the training philosophy for the 400m event, and ever since the incident with Qiu Wen, he regretted not discovering Qiu Wen's talent for the 400m event earlier. He felt that if he hadn't limited himself, he could have achieved better results sooner.

For athletes, the golden age is very limited. He had nearly delayed a promising athlete!

For Zhao Heping, identifying a problem wasn't shameful. Seeking advice from his disciple now wasn't shameful either. What was truly shameful was recognizing a problem and not taking action to solve or correct it, which would lead to making the same mistakes again in the future.

"Xiaobai, what's your opinion on Hu Li and Zhang Wei?" Zhao Heping directly asked Su Bai about his thoughts on the two athletes.

Su Bai pondered for a moment and didn't give a direct answer, "I probably need to take another look at their historical training records and do some data testing to assist in my judgment. I haven't really observed their situations before, so I can't say for sure right now."

Listening to Su Bai's response, Zhao Heping nodded. This was a normal situation. A coach might quickly discern whether an average person had sprint-related talent based on their running speed and rhythm. However, if the person had already undergone years of specialized training without displaying outstanding talent during that time, evaluating their current state posed a much higher difficulty.

After all, athletes like Hu Li and Zhang Wei had received years of professional training, and whether it was in terms of skills or physical fitness, they were beyond the comparison of ordinary people. This could create a fog of confusion in a coach's judgment. In fact, before Qiu Wen, a similar situation existed. Coaches like Zhao Heping had never thought that Qiu Wen would switch to the 400m sprint.