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楂樹腑
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闃呰缁冧範鍗佷竷
鐝骇锛?/p>
鍙锋暟锛?/p>
濮撳悕锛?/p>
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Plans kick off soon
For years, Chinese soccer fans have rarely had the chance to cheer for a triumph (
鑳滃埄
) from the
national team. However, hope for Chinese soccer has been ignited (
鐐圭噧
) recently, as the government
released an overall reform plan to boost (
淇冭繘
) the development of soccer in China on March 16.
By 2025, 50,000 elementary and middle schools will include soccer in the curriculum (
璇剧▼
),
according
to
the
plan.
Students
will
be
given
textbooks
that
teach
the
positions
of
players
and
soccer
tactics (
鎴樻湳
). They will also be encouraged to form soccer teams and participate i
n competitions
regularly. The elite young players will be enrolled into local leagues and training camps, helping
to build up a large soccer talent pool.
鈶?/p>
Chinese soccer,
with the national team currently ranked at No 83 in the world, has been
lagging
behind many other countries for a long time. Critics say the biggest reason is a lack of a well-built
youth training system, which is key to creating a strong soccer culture, according to the BBC.
Take Spain, a team that has dominated the world of soccer for a long time, as an example. It has
the
world鈥檚
bes
t
soccer
school,
La
Masia.
The
FC
Barcelona
youth
academy
is
widely
known
for
producing
skillful and creative soccer talents. Teams in the academy are divided into 12 levels, from U8 (for
players under 8
years old) to U19 (for those under 19). Its
talent scouts (
鏄熸帰
) are stationed around
the world, always looking for boys who show outstanding potential for soccer. Studying there is free
of charge. A talented 10-year-old boy can walk into La Masia and come out eight years later as a
superstar.
The rising soccer giant Germany also knows the importance of youth training. Germany scored only
one
goal
at
the
2000
European
Championships,
which
started
a
national
discussion
over
why
the
country
could no longer produce
good, young players.
So
in 2001, the
German
Football League required
that all
Bundesliga (
鐢茬骇鑱旇禌
) clubs set up academies with youth teams from U12 to U23. The clubs now spend
over
100
million
(800
million
yuan)
on
yout
h
development
each
year.
And
they
have
successfully
raised
the standards of young German players.
In 26-year-old midfielder Thomas Mueller,
25
year-old midfielder Toni
Kroos
and 33-year-old full
back Philipp Lahm, for instance, the world has witnessed Bayern鈥檚 youth work paying off handsomely.
鈥淵outh is key to China鈥檚 soccer, as late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said. But it takes time
to gain res
ults,鈥?nbsp;said President Xi Jinping in 2014. 鈥淐hina鈥檚 soccer dream looks far away, but we
cannot stop.鈥?/p>
1. When Chinese soccer development
is reformed, ______.
A. middle schools will be required to form soccer teams and organize competitions
B. the outstanding young soccer players will have access to better training
C. students will learn more about the history of soccer and famous soccer players
D. all elementary schools across the country will include soccer in their curriculum
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Tuition fees at La Masia are so high that many kids cannot afford to study there.
B. Those admitted into La Masia are required to rece
ive a 10-year training
plan.
C. The teams in Germany鈥檚 Bundesliga acad
emies are divided into 11 levels.
D. Germany鈥檚 failure at the 2000 European Championships pushed it to improve its soccer
education.
3. What is the author鈥檚 purpose i
n writing this article?
A. To call on the reader to get more involved in soccer.
B. To introduce Chin
a鈥檚 new reform plan for soccer education.