Director of Tianshui Club and Senior Coach Wei Zhu
The rise of swimming in Hangzhou is a microcosm of the vigorous development of various national competitive sports. In the 1980s, that is, in the early days of China's reform and opening up, some people keenly felt the call of the spring breeze of the times, and made great efforts to explore and advance in the fields they were familiar with and engaged in with with extraordinary courage and courage. They are pioneers in all walks of life and outstanding founders of various people's undertakings. This article is to introduce such a shining "soul figure", who is not only an excellent first-line swimming coach, but also a leader with enthusiasm, ability and courage to manage swimming training. He is one of the key figures who led the Hangzhou swimming team from the edge to the center and from plain to brilliant. In 1980s and 1990s, his contribution to swimming in Hangzhou was irreplaceable.
The hero's name is Wei Zhu. Home is behind Chen Jinglun Sports School. 20 19 On a sultry afternoon during the summer vacation, after receiving a call from coach Bai Ziyue, he appeared in the lobby of the new swimming pool on time, with a swimming champion statue hanging on the wall. Teacher Wei gives people the impression that he is tall, thin and clean in a gray short-sleeved shirt, and the wrinkles on his forehead are like ripples of time. Bai, who assisted in the interview, introduced us and then went to the swimming pool for training. Because the hall was full of parents of swimming children, Mr. Wei thought of a quiet place. He took me into the back room of the infirmary in the south of the hall. As soon as the curtain was pulled and the stool was set, after the two sat down, he began to speak clearly with a Cantonese accent, which gradually brought me into the passionate swimming team time.
Mr. Wei was born in 1938, Guangdong. His hometown is Haifeng County, Shanwei, which is known as the land of plenty. Haifeng is the hometown of Peng Pai martyrs and one of the earliest revolutionary bases. Teacher Wei learned to swim at the age of five or six. He was a cowherd when he was a child. When the cow is grazing by the river, he and his friends are playing in the river. After 49 years of liberation, he was enlightened in local rural primary schools. In 55 years, I was admitted to the junior high school in the county. In 1956, from June to February, 5438, he joined the army with honor after finishing the first grade. 1957 went to Guangzhou Huangpu naval training corps to participate in the training of various arms of ships. 1958 In March, he was assigned to the South China Sea Fleet as a naval soldier. 1959 the fleet held a water polo competition and joined the water polo team because of its good swimming. In 60 years, the three naval fleets held a water polo competition in Dalian, and the South China Sea Fleet team won the first place. Because of his outstanding performance on the field, he was transferred to the "August 1 ST" sports team shortly after the game. At that time, the "Eight-in-One Team" was sponsored by the East China Sea Fleet and consisted of three water sports training teams: swimming team, diving team and water polo team. After Mr. Wei joined the team, this water polo team, which was carefully selected from various fleets, maintained the national championship for nearly ten years. At that time, the water polo team had high requirements for athletes' physical fitness and swimming level. Teacher Wei told a detail that after the training of the water polo team, everyone should swim 1000 butterfly as relaxation training. In the days of Bayi Team, he met his lifelong lover Yin Guifen. His wife is on the swimming team and he is on the water polo team. Because of the deep fate with water, they became a close family, and because his lover is a professional swimmer, which laid the foundation for him to coach the children's swimming team in the future.
From 65438 to 0969, due to the Baodao incident launched by the Soviet Union, the whole army was in a state of combat readiness, and due to other external reasons, the training of the "Bayi Team" was interrupted and the team was dissolved. Teacher Wei and his wife were transferred from the army to Hangzhou Boiler Factory. 1973' Bayi sports team' was rebuilt, and he and his lover were informed to transfer teams. After coming back, my wife became the coach of the swimming team. After joining the water polo team, he became a water polo player and coach. At the end of 1979, he and his wife both jumped ship and returned to Hangzhou, and the relationship was transferred to Hangzhou Sports Commission. He was sent to Hangzhou Youth Sports School as the principal by the leaders of the Sports Commission, and his wife was assigned to the Sports Commission.
Before going to the junior sports school, because his major was related to swimming, out of his love for coaches, he proposed to the Sports Commission whether he could be a swimming coach in addition to being the principal, and got the consent and support of the leaders of the Sports Commission. Before attending the junior sports school, he specially installed a satellite antenna on the TV set at home. In order to watch foreign swimming competitions, in addition, he also collected books related to swimming training, focusing on the technical movements of breaststroke. ?
He is a headmaster full of enthusiasm and talent. After performing his duties, in order to cultivate qualified young sports talents, he secretly set two goals in his mind: one is to get the students' training achievements, and the other is to get the students' cultural achievements. As the saying goes, the first thing a new official does after taking office is to apply for funds to renovate the venue and improve the sports facilities. Outdoor track and field, volleyball hall, basketball hall and gymnastics room have been rebuilt one after another. In the case of insufficient funds, he managed to buy a batch of iron pipes and personally led teachers to make horizontal bars, parallel bars and ribs. Let the training ground on campus look brand-new.
After the renovation of the venue, he followed up the training guidance of the volleyball team and the basketball team. By strengthening the teaching staff and improving the training methods, the results of the two big balls have been improved rapidly and obviously, and many talents have been sent to the provincial basketball team and volleyball team.
In order to improve students' academic performance, in view of students' lack of study time, the system of evening self-study was established through leadership research, which was intended to let students study quietly and teachers check for gaps. In order to manage the evening self-study in culture class, he took the lead in taking turns to manage it, and let the leaders and teachers of sports schools participate in the evening self-study together. After the evening self-study, the rest of the teachers went home, and the leaders on duty continued to be on duty. Starting the evening self-study system has won the active cooperation of teachers and teachers, created a good learning atmosphere in sports schools and condensed people's hearts. Starting from 1980, the cultural assessment of primary school students in sports schools ranks fifth among provincial junior sports schools, and middle schools reach the middle level in Hangzhou. Since Mr. Wei was appointed as the principal of the junior sports school, he has been making progress in both training and cultural classes.
In the1980s, the swimming team of Hangzhou Youth Sports School had five coaches: Zhang, Lou Hongmei and Wei. Five coaches each bring a training group, but the number of players they bring is uneven, and the overall number is small. During this period, except for the swimming team of junior sports school (municipal level), the swimming training of teenagers in all districts is in full swing. When the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, they showed their magical power. The representative of the swimming team in the district is the Shangcheng swimming team, which is mainly based on Ding 'an Road Swimming Pool. At that time, coach Sheng Heqin, who was training in Ding 'an Road Swimming Pool, built two indoor short pools through the funds raised by the summer swimming training class, and invited several coaches to teach all the year round, becoming the' boss' of swimming training in Hangzhou at that stage.
Speaking of the importance of indoor swimming pools for swimming training, the construction of small and miniature swimming pools in Zhejiang Province at that time was attributed to Mr. Wei. 1980 due to the decline in the performance of the municipal swimming team, Mr. Wei, who is in the front line of swimming training, used his position as principal to raise the problem of insufficient indoor swimming training venues with the responsible leaders of the Municipal Sports Commission. Through many appeals, the Provincial Sports Commission made an important decision at that time, and introduced the coal-burning subsidy policy for small miniature swimming pools to the whole province: where there are few sports schools to build indoor swimming pools, the Provincial Sports Commission subsidizes 3,000 yuan for coal-burning. The Municipal Sports Commission can subsidize another 2,000 yuan. Subsequently, low-cost small swimming pools were built everywhere. At this stage, several small indoor swimming pools have been added in the urban area of Hangzhou. Such as Ding 'an Road Swimming Pool, Gongshu Swimming Pool and Jianggan Swimming Pool.
1984 10 The Municipal Sports Commission transferred Wei, the teacher in charge, to Tianshui Swimming Club as the director and secretary. Tianshui natatorium was not only open to the public at that time, but also set up a swimming team two years ago. The team is led by Lu Sui, a retired athlete of the provincial swimming team, and Duan, an old coach of the junior sports school. Wei Zhulai, who is familiar with and loves swimming training, immediately became the "soul figure" of the swimming team. He not only sought relevant support from the Municipal Sports Commission, but also joined the' coaching staff'. The three people have a clear division of labor, and there are three age groups: small, middle and big. As soon as I have free time, I will get together to discuss various issues of research and training. By the next year, this swimming team with strong coaches won the first place in the city swimming competition, and some of its members participated in the provincial swimming competition on behalf of the city swimming team, and also won several gold medals. The results even surpassed the swimming team of the junior sports school, which had been the main force before.
In order to strengthen the swimming team in Hangzhou, Mr. Wei seized the opportunity to propose to the Municipal Sports Commission that the swimming team of junior sports schools with backward management system should be merged into Tianshui Club. Supported by the leaders of the Municipal Sports Commission. At that time, due to the large stall of the junior sports school, the poor management of the swimming team and unsatisfactory results, the junior sports school was happy to see it, so the merger and handover of the two sides went very smoothly. After the swimming team of junior sports school was merged, the original indoor swimming pool of Daxue Road was also merged, which solved the winter training problem of the whole swimming team.
The merger of the two city teams is the beginning of swimming training in Hangzhou into' spring'. Knowing the disadvantages of disorganized and inefficient coaching team under the old system, after the merger of the two teams, Mr. Wei, who is good at employing people, integrated the coaching team in time. He appointed Lu Sui, who has strong business and management skills, as the deputy director to coordinate various training work, and Duan, who is in his prime, as the head of the coaching team, responsible for the formulation and selection of training plans and contents.
At that time, the students of the swimming team were scattered all over the city. In order to ensure the efficient and orderly training and solve the worries of the parents of the swimming team, Mr. Wei came up with a wonderful "combination strategy". He contacted Mr. Liang Daxiong, who is in charge of sports in Hangzhou Education Commission, and received great assistance and support from the Education Commission, thus creating a precedent of "combining sports with education". 1985 In the second half of the year, Tianshui Swimming Club and Tianshui Primary School jointly established the first swimming school in the city, with Mr. Wei as the principal and Tianshui Primary School as the vice principal. After the establishment of swimming school, from a small aspect, it is convenient for students to participate in walking training, saving a lot of unnecessary time on the road and improving the safety of walking training; Generally speaking, strengthening the effective contact and cooperation between schools and vocational training units is conducive to students' success and reassuring parents, which is a useful attempt for the education department to establish characteristic schools. In order to arouse the training enthusiasm of swimmers, Mr. Wei also contacted Hangzhou No.4 Middle School, No.14 Middle School and No.15 Middle School, which have excellent high schools, so that the students who won the first place in the swimming competition of the Provincial Games could be admitted as special students without examination. In order to let students who have learned swimming in primary schools continue to swim and create a sustainable atmosphere for teenagers' swimming and fitness, Mr. Wei also proposed to the Municipal Education Commission to hold a swimming competition for junior high school students every year, which failed to be realized because of the difficulty in operation. However, in order to encourage children to participate in swimming, the Municipal Education Commission specially included swimming as a bonus option. Students in Hangzhou can get 10 points as long as they swim 100 meters in junior high school. Due to the full cooperation of various departments and the implementation of a series of effective measures, swimming, which is relatively unpopular for most children, has gradually become "hot" in Hangzhou. The cooperation between Tianshui Club and Municipal Education Bureau has achieved remarkable results, and some practices, such as the establishment of swimming schools, are still worth learning.
? Whether the training can produce results is the most important key. When Zhejiang swimming training changed from single event to all-around, Tianshui Club made a set of strict selection criteria in time. Material requirements: tall and symmetrical, flexible joints, strong explosive force and good water feeling. The "young talents" selected by the coach must pass the examination of the coaching staff before they can join the team.
There are also clear requirements for training. Generally speaking, there are four main points: first, grasp technology; Second, grasp flexibility. Third, grasp endurance, and fourth, grasp speed. From these four points of view, whether it is technology or strength, whether it is aerobic or anaerobic, it is in line with the goal of cultivating all-round swimmers.
Teacher Wei himself is a good trainer. He is the first coach of Chen Hua, the earliest world champion in Zhejiang, and the first coach of many national champions. He has unique views on swimming training. As early as when he was the coach of the water polo team, he discussed the training methods with Chen, the head coach of the national team who later focused on short distance. According to his suggestion, coach Chen strengthened the training content of strength and greatly improved the performance of the players. Later, coach Chen refined a far-reaching 20-word swimming training formula: "Endurance is the foundation, strength is the key, speed is the core, and technology is the performance".
1990, in the swimming competition of the provincial games held in the newly-built Bao Yugang natatorium, the Hangzhou swimming team recovered its decline for many years in one fell swoop, and achieved the first place in the total number of gold medals, surpassing Wen Yong in an all-round way and returning home in triumph. Since then, it has been in the forefront of the province. 1990 Tianshui club has established two training points, Gongshu Swimming Pool and Ding 'an Road Swimming Pool, in addition to its headquarters. After the integration and expansion, the internal and external resources and forces were coordinated, thus opening up a new situation of swimming in Hangzhou.
It is also a great contribution made by Mr. Wei for Hangzhou Swimming Team to "drop talents without sticking to one pattern", put down his posture and recruit talents, and bring out a team of coaches with strong cohesion and high professional quality outside the system construction. 1986 Tianshui Club absorbed Wu Xiajun transferred from Nanjing Army. 1992, Bai Ziyue applied from the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and both of them later became national coaches. At that time, the introduction of these two coaches was that Mr. Wei sincerely hoped that Hangzhou swimming would become bigger and stronger. From 1984 to 1994, after ten years of gold accumulation, the Hangzhou swimming team, which has gathered elite swimming coaches from all over Hangzhou, is stronger than Ma Zhuang. This decade is the first stage of the rise of swimming in Hangzhou. Hangzhou Swimming Team has successively delivered national champions such as Zhu Qionghua and Xia for the provincial team, and also delivered Chen Hua, the world champion of women's freestyle.
1994 After the completion of Chen Jinglun Sports School opposite Huanglongdong Scenic Area, the Municipal Sports Commission asked the swimming team to return to Chen Jinglun Sports School. 1at the end of 994, on the eve of the return of the swimming team, the leader of the sports bureau talked with Mr. Wei, which means that you made great contributions when you were the director of the club, but you were not prepared for the corresponding leadership position when you returned, so you should be mentally prepared. Miss Wei, who is indifferent to fame and fortune, replied frankly: I obey the overall situation, and I will follow wherever the swimming team goes.
Teacher Wei retired 1999, director of the swimming pool. After retiring, at the kind invitation of Huzhou Sports Commission, he went to Huzhou twice to guide the swimming training of teenagers. The first time was three years, and the second time was one and a half years, which made the swimming performance of Huzhou team have a qualitative leap. In 2007, the Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation found him and his lover and asked them to help lead the disabled swimming team. Wei and his wife lived up to expectations and brought out many world disabled swimming champions, including Du Jianping.
? In 20 12, 74-year-old Mr. Wei began to enjoy retirement. He usually sends his grandson to school in the morning and evening. At other times, he buys food, takes a walk, reads newspapers and goes back to the swimming pool of Chen Jinglun Sports School from time to time. He felt that his life in his later years was full and happy.
? Vice President Bai Ziyue, who was recruited into the swimming team as a coach by Mr. Wei, a discerning teacher, said: Mr. Wei contributed to the success of swimming training in Hangzhou today. As the name implies, I think Mr. Wei is a bright pearl, adding luster to the cause of "Hangzhou Swimming" with his lifelong love. 1999 Before retiring, he said a few words to Bai Ziyue, who took over as the director of the swimming pool: the swimming pool should focus on training and give consideration to opening to the outside world; We should continue to expand the popularity of training and enrollment. He believes that these two are the magic weapons to ensure that the swimming team is constantly approaching victory.