China
Women's volleyball coach defends rigorous training
By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-04-02 15:21
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Wang Baoquan, head coach of the Chinese women's volleyball team, denied that he put the newly grouped players under too much intensive physical exercise despite his four-hour morning training sessions.
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Wang, famous for being strict and rigorous, personally punched the ball over and over during the training, forcing leading attackers like Wang Yimei to roll over on the ground to save the balls.
"We should inherit the fighting spirit of the former volleyball players," said Wang. "It is essential to make painstaking efforts to achieve our goal."
Wang also admitted that some players need time to adjust to the current training intensity. However, he said, he is far away from being called "devil coach."
