Xinhua News Agency, Changsha, November 24th (Reporters Niu Mengtong and Zhou Mian) At 9:50 a.m. on the 23rd, on the campus of Nanya Middle School in Changsha City, Hunan Province, as the bell rang for a ten-minute break between classes, students walked together in three steps. Zuo Zuo filed out of the teaching building in two steps. Within just ten seconds, the sides of the school football field, the stairs and the corridors, wherever they could see the field, were densely packed with people.
What kind of “chemical reaction” will occur when a higher-level youth football match enters a middle school campus?
The first National Youth Three Major Football Games are being held in Changsha and Yueyang, and the Nanya Middle School Football Field is hosting some of the men’s football events. As the only on-campus competition venue in the Changsha Division, many school students will come to watch the competition during breaks, which together with the competition venue form a unique landscape.
The 23rd is the fourth round of qualifying for the men’s football team. There will be one game in the morning and one game in the afternoon at the Nanya Middle School football field. The Xinjiang team will play against the Yunnan team, and the Guangdong team will play against the Sichuan team.
“After class recently, we basically rushed out. All the games here were not missed.” Several students still glanced at the field from time to time when being interviewed by reporters. “We sometimes play football. The level of the competition this time It’s very high and feels very exciting. I hope there will be more opportunities to watch games like this in the future.”
It was the first time for Chen Yulin, who is still in the first grade of junior high school, to catch up to watch a game. “I didn’t catch up with the previous few games, but I watched it with my classmates today. The atmosphere was very cheerful, completely different from what was seen on TV.”
“The last time the school hosted a national football event was the 2019 National High School Football Championship, and there was a certain gap between the level and this time.” Deng Yi, a physical education teacher at Nanya Middle School, said, “By watching high-level events at close range, we can Many students feel the charm of football, which further stimulates their interest and love for sports.”
The time came to 9:54, and the offense and defense were in full swing in the arena. “Good shot!” “Oops!”… The crowd cheered and booed alternately, it was so lively.
Some students came early and clung to the fence on the side of the field, staring intently; those who didn’t get a seat in the front row stood on tiptoes and stretched their necks in the back row to watch, and some even brought their own benches; some students chose to sit a little further away On steps or slopes, use the terrain to “overlook” the competition. The open-air corridor of the teaching building, which is unique to southern campuses, has turned into a natural “VIP viewing area”. The darkness is filled with heads, making it particularly eye-catching from a distance.
“This is a vivid practice of integrating sports and education.” Zeng Zhengping, vice principal of Nanya Middle School, said that the school hosted the three major national youth football competitions. On the one hand, it hopes to bring high-level game viewing experience to the students; It also provides a new opportunity to cultivate students’ sportsmanship and let them understand the true meaning of teamwork, tenacious struggle and fair competition.
Nanya Middle School has two standardized football fields, and its number of various sports venues ranks among the top among middle school campuses in the city. It has also been rated as the “National Advanced Unit for Mass Sports”. The school’s women’s football team has won many national youth football competitions, and the women’s basketball and Badminton and other projects have also achieved excellent results. The complete infrastructure, rich experience in the integration of sports and education and a strong sports atmosphere make it one of the hosting places for this three major football competitions, thus achieving such an interesting collision.
At 9:59, some students turned around and left, looking back at the stadium reluctantly. “A game sometimes has two recesses, and sometimes there is only one recess to watch, so I cherish it every time.” Yi Chenhao, a senior high school student, was almost one of the last students to leave.
At 10 o’clock sharp, the game is still going on, but the campus has returned to silence.
In the afternoon, the light rain began to fall, but the students still appeared on the sidelines of the game on time and continued their ten-minute football carnival.
Pictures and videos: Niu Mentong
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