This morning they picked me up at 8:30 to go and train one of the women’s badminton teams. The coaches liked what I had done with the Olympic and world champions and had asked if I was available to work with all the team members. Again, we broke down all the movements on the court and trained them with resistance. I also included some reaction drills that are relevant to their sport. I really enjoy working with female athletes for a number of reasons. One, they have so much passion for their sport. Two, they are just fun to work with and three, they are all so appreciative of anything you do for them.
We had a couple of hours training and they seemed to enjoy the work even though - work is work! It’s hard to believe that I only have one day left to train. The time flies when I’m here. I’m not looking forward to that flight home, however, I am looking forward to going home.
This afternoon we had a lecture and called it quits for the day around 4:30. Tonight we had a pleasant surprise when our meeting was held at TGIF’s. This was the first western food that I have ever eaten while here in Beijing and boy did I need it!
Tomorrow morning we have a meeting with the deputy director of the training bureau at 9:30 am. We then will have lunch and debriefing with the assistant deputy director and talk about the schedule for next year.
Dinner tomorrow night is with the doctor in charge of treatment for all the national teams. Well, it’s 10:30 pm and time to hit the sack.
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