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It seems that this intense competition consumed a lot of their physical strength.

At this time, Lisa Shiraishi walked towards one of the team members, the girl who was defending her in the previous round.

"Kurizono-san."

"You performed very well today and made great progress, but you were still a little slow on defense."

"You are now facing players that you are familiar with in your team. It will become more difficult in the official competition."

She first praised the girl named Li Yuan, and then carefully pointed out her shortcomings.

"I understand, Shiraishi-senpai. I will work harder."

Kurizono wiped her body with a towel and nodded deeply to Shiraishi Lisa.

"And Midorikawa-san."

Lisa Shiraishi did not rush to rest, but walked to another team member.

"Your technique in breaking through the defense just now was great, and your movements were very smooth, but you hesitated when shooting, so I blocked it."

"Well, I was frightened by the momentum of Shiraishi-senpai swimming towards me, so..."

The girl named Midorikawa listened to her teachings humbly.

"It's okay. Keep working hard next time. Your skills are already quite outstanding in the team. You will definitely become an excellent scorer in the future."

After receiving encouragement from Lisa Shiraishi, Midorikawa showed a proud smile on his face.

"Attention everyone!"

Lisa Shiraishi wiped the water droplets off her face and continued speaking.

“The fighting spirit shown by everyone is great! Although our water polo club has only been established for a short time and the amount of practice is not as much as other schools.”

"But as long as everyone maintains the momentum they had today, I believe it won't be a fantasy to win the practice match or even the county championship!"

Wuyuan University is a school that focuses on further education, and the teaching workload is heavy, so the students' classes are very full.

And basically before each exam, all club activities must be suspended.

In addition, there are large-scale activities such as school festivals, cultural festivals, sports festivals, etc. that take up their training time.

Compared to strong schools that focus on club activities and aim for national competitions, the time that the Women's Water Polo Club of Muen University can spend on practice is pitifully small.

In addition, water polo itself is a niche sport, and it is difficult to get other support from the school.

Therefore, if you want to compete with such a strong team, you can only do as Lisa Shiraishi said, while improving your skills, you must maintain high morale.

"Wow! Okay Shiraishi-senpai!"

"We can do it!"

"Yeah, let's all work hard together!"

The girls were encouraged by Lisa Shiraishi's words and started to high-five each other.

Seeing her convincing leadership and her ability to inspire others as a captain just after taking office, Ginjo Sousuke smiled knowingly.

"Okay, okay, now everyone take a break and we'll continue training later."

Lisa Shiraishi clapped her hands and announced the disbandment. The team members immediately sat aside and began to enjoy a rare break.

She wrapped a large bath towel around her proud body and calmly drank mineral water from the bottle.

"You are really good at being a captain, Shiraishi-senpai. I admire you."

After the girls began to rest, Ginjo Sousuke came up.

When he first arrived, the game was in full swing and he didn't want to disturb it.

"Ah, Ginjo-san, I saw you in the swimming pool when you first arrived, but I was busy with training, so..."

"It's okay, it's okay. Such a high-level competition really opens my eyes."

"I didn't expect to see so much improvement in just a few days. It seems like every time I'm absent on Sunday, the players will have a different look."

Ginjo Sousuke praised them highly for their wonderful performance.

"Really, Ginjō-san?"

Lisa Shiraishi raised her head, and the water droplets on her face sparkled in the sunlight.

"Of course, especially Senior Shiraishi, she is absolutely of a high standard!"

Ginjo Sousuke gave her a thumbs-up without hesitation.

"Well then, Ginjo-san, please get in the water as well. You are a booster for the other team members."

There was no sign of fatigue on Lisa Shiraishi's face, she just had an extremely bright smile.

"Okay, I'm ready, Shiraishi-senpai."

Ginjo Sousuke had already changed into his swimsuit before arriving, so all he had to do now was take off his outer uniform.

Beep.

Lisa Shiraishi picked up the whistle and started blowing.

"Everyone, break is over, now it's time for swimming practice!"

The girls who had just been sitting on the shore resting jumped into the swimming pool at the same time after hearing the whistle, as if it was a reflex action.

Ginjo Sousuke followed them and dived into the water with a big dive.

Beep.

There was another short whistle.

The group of team members underwater quickly changed direction and sprinted to the other side of the pool.

Beep.

The intervals between whistles became shorter and shorter, and the players sprinted back and forth according to the instructions.

Finally, after the last whistle, this stage of swimming training finally came to an end.

Sosuke Ginjo swam back and forth a few times and didn't feel anything much, but it was different for the team members who had just experienced the competition.

They were panting heavily and almost lying on the ground, not wanting to move anymore.

"Hoohoo... Shiraishi-senpai, what's wrong with you today? You seem to be extra motivated."

"I can't take it anymore. I feel like I'm going to die."

"Someone come and save me, I can't lift my arms anymore..."

After resting for a while, the girls began to stand up slowly.

"Everyone, Shiraishi-senpai doesn't seem very tired. Shouldn't we go take a dip in the water?"

Ginjo Sousuke spoke to the team members with a smirk on his face.

"Yes, yes."

The girls all murmured in agreement.

"So what do we do now?"

When everyone saw his expression, they all started laughing.

So they quietly came to Lisa Shiraishi and lifted her up when she wasn't paying attention.

"3, 2, 1"

As Ginjo Sosuke's countdown introduction began, a violent splash of water bounced in the swimming pool.

thump!

This was followed by a loud noise.

After a few seconds, Lisa Shiraishi swam out from the bottom of the water and swam to the shore.

"Ginjo-san is really in a good mood today."

She didn't look angry at all, she just gently shook off the water droplets on her face.

Because this is a customary activity of the water polo club, everyone often selects the person to be punished through various small games during training, and then they will be lifted up and thrown into the water like this.

Now it has become a feature of the water polo club, and everyone can fully feel the team atmosphere in this activity.

Ahhh, youth is really great.

The sight of the girls in swimsuits, all soaked in water, gathered together and laughed made Ginjo Sousuke feel this way.

These girls, who have completely different growing environments, abilities and personalities, are now sprinting in the same direction.

For almost everyone, in this sport that has no direct connection with the future, they embrace great enthusiasm, radiate infinite radiance, and shed countless sweat and tears.

Will they really encounter something like this in their future lives that they can devote themselves to so seriously?

The whistles, encouragements and paddling sounds blend harmoniously like a symphony of youth.

After the training, the players packed up and left.

At the request of Lisa Shiraishi, Sosuke Ginjo was left behind to teach her privately.

In fact, the two of them have practiced individually like this several times before, and Shiraishi Lisa's superb skills that far surpass others are partly due to this.

Because her learning speed is amazing, in addition to the guidance of Ginjo Sosuke, this is definitely because she has good athletic ability.

For example, when shooting, "the fingers may need to be gripped a little tighter" and "the wrist may need to be lowered a little more"

Most players who can use this vague sense to correct their movements will be able to do it right away, no matter what sport they play.

It is generally believed that this performance depends on athletic ability, but in fact talent is not completely unrelated.

However, Ginjo Sousuke believes that it is equally important to take physical training seriously.

When performance doesn't meet expectations, instead of blaming it on some vague concept called talent, try a variety of different moves.

You can also improve your basic physical strength through swimming and strength training, or use stretching to increase your body's flexibility...

While you are working hard today and you don’t know when you will see the results, one day you will suddenly find that you have made a little progress.

As you practice diligently, your body will naturally and unconsciously reproduce the movements depicted in your mind.

Every move Lisa Shiraishi made casually made people feel the progress brought by hard work, which made Ginjo Sousuke feel sincere admiration.