Transforming Tsinghua University as a teacher, nicknamed “brother Meng” by students”
Zhang Peimeng: life has changed, speed has not changed
Guangzhou Daily Media reporter Xu Bei
In the two series of national track and field Grand Prix that have ended, the Student Army from Tsinghua University showed off in Huangshi. In the men’s 4 × 100 m final, Jiang Jiehua, Gao Ze, Wang Yu, the Beijing team composed of Wu Hao Ran 39.85 seconds, ranking third in the national best performance this season, second only to the 39.64 seconds of the Guangdong team and 39.75 seconds of the national team. Zhang Peimeng, standing behind them, was nicknamed “Meng Ge” by this group of students “. Zhang Peimeng announced his retirement after the 2017 Tianjin National Games, and then entered Tsinghua University to become the coach of the school track and field team sprint team. This was not Zhang Peimeng’s only occupation. He was also called up to join the national team of ice and snow projects preparing for the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Winter Olympics and began to contact steel snowmobiles. When spring came and the ice and snow melted, his ice training had to be suspended and returned to his old job. “This period of time I am belong to track and field.” Zhang Peimeng said.
Teacher Zhang’s trump card: psychological massage
During the Zhaoqing competition, Wang Yu came to Zhang Peimeng’s room with a portable camera and asked him to watch the video to do some analysis on his technical movements. Wang Yu put forward his own idea in the conversation with Zhang Peimeng: “If we can introduce some high-tech equipment to extract data in our training now, and adjust the actions after detailed analysis, the effect may be better.” Wang Yu said. Zhang Peimeng argued with the students for a long time on this issue, “I have basically used these devices you mentioned, and I have been exposed to them during training in the United States. The effective domestic has long been introduced.” He said, “but your problem is not here.”
Zhang Peimeng, who grew up from the professional sports team, thinks that the biggest problem of student athletes is not the training conditions, but the “attention”. “After all, in school, normal classes are required at ordinary times, and it is inevitable to be distracted.” Zhang Peimeng said. He didn’t recognize the “high-tech equipment” proposed by the students, but he put forward three requirements to the students: to train in the team on time, to prepare carefully, and not to watch mobile phones during training. “Managing students and managing athletes in professional teams are two different things. There can be no unreasonable requirements, and it is difficult for them to stand on the training ground and the field without any distractions.”
“Brother Meng” made the students speechless and turned the topic to the question of how to sort out their emotions in the competition. Wang Yu’s competition results can’t reflect his training level, more because it is also easy to “distract” after playing, “tell the players, ‘don’t take care of your opponents, don’t look at it. It’s useless. He can’t help looking at it. I will ask the students to accurately measure the placement point of the first two steps before starting. The whole schedule needs to be counted, he will not be nervous if he turns his attention to other places.” Zhang Peimeng said.
Teacher Zhang’s new role: hard work
Zhang Peimeng is of great help to this group of “flying people” in Tsinghua. Among them, Jiang Hengnan ran for 10.22 seconds last year and was selected into the national team. He will be a substitute for the national 100-meter relay team to go to the Doha track and field Asian Championship. He may take over the fourth stick that once belonged to Zhang Peimeng.
At the turning point of his life as a teacher in Tsinghua, Zhang Peimeng was getting better. However, he still had to wait for the opportunity in another new role. Previously, during the training on ice, Zhang Peimeng had suffered a lot of injuries, including turning over at a corner, and Zhang Peimeng slipped to the end in a coma. Steel snowmobile is a project that the Chinese team has just started to contact. Most members of the national team are selected from other projects. In order to reach the level of participating in the Winter Olympics in a short period of time, there is no other way except to work hard.
Zhang Peimeng’s enthusiasm for speed has not changed at all. “this speed is not the same as 100 meters, and some are not within his own control.” Zhang Peimeng said that now his shoulder injury has not recovered. In addition to waiting for the season, he has to wait for the injury to recover. “There is still a dream that he hopes to stand on the stadium of Beijing Winter Olympics.” He said, “I have to focus on every role. Now in the track and field season, I still want to take good students first.”