China's Sports Training System

[James_Smith]

@Everett

James,

I wouldlike to congratulate on your video about training methods at Pitt.

The article is very interesting! However, I would say that China has made great strides in the sports, due to the fact many East German scientist and coaches left and went to China when the fall of East Germany. They took many theories and ideas and have expanded upon in China.

In a conversation years ago with Dr. Yessis, he said the East Germans would go the Old Soviet Union take what their would doing, and make it work at GDR. They would not let athletes fall through the cracks. they would take sports research and make aply to their athletes, very precise.

James,

I heard there is ton of research and materials that is locked in a vault at the Institute of Applied Training in Germany.

Correct,

In fact, China has, similar to the former USSR and GDR, assembled much of what they do based upon what they’ve gathered from outside resources.

So what we see from so many forward thinking nations of times past as well as present is the capacity to scrutinize what is being done by those who are doing it best and make the appropriate adjustments based upon their needs and original ideas.

Something I have yet to see on any large scale here in the US.

Regarding Germany, an associate of mine is currently enrolled at the Sport Science Institute in Cologne. His last preliminary report was that the facilities and resources are amazing.