The Test

There were 78 players on the National Table Tennis Team. Team One had 16 men and 16 women, which totaled 32. And the remaining 46 were in Team Two.

The 32 positions in Team One were fixed and would not change. Players in Team Two fought through promotion games to get into Team One, while unqualified players of Team One were gradually weeded out.

The number of players in Team Two was not fixed. New players joined Team Two while players in the team might be sent back to the provincial team. But generally, players in Team Two outnumbered those in Team One.

It was impossible to draw up training plans for national team players through applying exactly the same plan to every player. The different technical features, physical conditions, and ages of different players required unique training plans. Everyone needed a targeted plan.