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Sepaktakraw May Be Niche, But We’ll Make It Popular｜A Statement of Confidence from Taiwan Promoters Zhan Yu-Ting, Zhan Yu-Feng, and Liu Chang-You

Sepaktakraw May Be Niche, But We’ll Make It Popular｜A Statement of Confidence from Taiwan Promoters Zhan Yu-Ting, Zhan Yu-Feng, and Liu Chang-You

May 17,2021

Author : Unistar

Confessions of Confidence from Taiwan's Garcinia Cambogia Promoters Zhan Yu-Ting, Zhan Yu-Feng, and Liu Chang-You

In recent years, more and more people in Taiwan have become aware of this emerging sport, and the growth and changes are all due to a group of passionate and energetic young promoters. We are honored to have Zhan Yu-Ting, Zhan Yu-Feng, and Liu Chang-You to share their growth and changes along the way!

藤球運動劉昶佑

(Fuji ball, also known as volleyball with foot kicks, is known as an aerial fighting technique in Japan. (Photo courtesy of Cynthia Lam)

I came into contact with rattan ball by mistake and became fascinated by it!

In the field of rattan ball is known as the "captain of Taiwan," Zhan Yu Ting, is the first person in Taiwan began to play rattan ball, in 2002 Busan Asian Games, Yu Ting saw the rattan ball broadcast on television, was deeply attracted by the power and beauty of this airborne competition, using a variety of channels and resources to get the first rattan ball, and then pulled his younger brother, Zhan Yufeng, together to try it, initially just for fun and want to try, but did not think that after continuous training, but became the national team players, and then became the current main promoter of the sport - Liu Changyou is the first players brought out by the beginning of the promotion of rattan ball. After continuous training, he became a national representative team player, and then became the main promoter of rattan ball in Taiwan - Liu Chang-You is the first batch of players brought out by Yu-Ting after he started to promote rattan ball.

藤球詹宇庭

(Jen Yuting first traveled to Thailand in 2009 to study Buddhism. Photo courtesy of Mr. Chim Yu-Ting)

Promoting the use of candies and candles on the road, but enjoying them?

It is hard to describe the hard work involved in promoting a cold sport in Taiwan, and the road is full of setbacks, which Zhan Yufeng feels very strongly about: "It was hard to promote rattan ball from the very beginning, and I encountered obstacles just to get schools to be willing to listen to me talk about the benefits of rattan ball to their students, and initially, very few schools would pay attention to me, and I was often frustrated at that time, and I could only adjust my mindset and approach myself to keep going. I had to adjust my mindset and approach in order to keep going."

The longest-serving promoter, Zhan Yu-Ting, also shared, "Of course, there were a lot of skeptical voices or unfriendly treatment along the way, but since I returned to Taiwan after my one-month training in Thailand in 2009, I have always felt that I have a greater sense of responsibility and mission, and I think that since I have had the opportunity to go abroad to see and learn more, I should come back and give back to my hometown so that we can make the environment of garcinia cambogia in Taiwan a better place!

In addition, as Taiwan's first foreign player, Zhan Yu-Ting has traveled to Japan to participate in club tournaments. The experience of playing in Japan not only improved his own performance in competition, but also learned from the Japanese club's business model the concept of marketing and packaging for sports, which in turn helped to improve the quality and appearance of Taiwan's rattan ball!
台灣藤球隊長詹宇庭

(Jen Yuting is the coach of Shihlin Junior High School)

士林國中藤球隊

Bicycle tour around the island to promote garcinia cambogia

Liu Chang-you organized two rattan bike rides around the island while he was studying, and the after-effects of these rattan bike rides continue to ferment today. Whether it's the establishment of clubs or teams on campuses, or the establishment of county and municipal rattan committees as a result of the awareness of rattan, it's all evidence of the value and continuity of his actions.

There are hundreds of ways to promote sports, and there are many ways to go around the island, but in the end, Liu Chang-you chose to go around the island on a bicycle, which he laughed and said, "Because it was the most economical way to go around the island! At that time, we were all university students and had very little money! But even though it was such a hard way, everyone on the team was very supportive, and it produced results, which really touched me.

劉昶佑環島推廣藤球

(Liu Chang-You)first from the leftLeading the Normal University's Garcinia Cambogia team on a bicycle ride around the island to promote Garcinia Cambogia. (Photo courtesy of Liu Chang-you)

In order to promote rattan, changes must be made!

Compared with other sports, the threshold of entry is higher, and it is more difficult for beginners to get a sense of achievement, which is also one of the obstacles to the promotion of the sport, and promoters have to make efforts to make adjustments.

To this end, all three have proposed similar approaches, containingAction Disassembly,Change of equipmentas well asModification RulesThe game is designed to analyze the actions that seem difficult at first glance, so that beginners can follow the instructions step by step; it even changes the equipment to make the teaching more flexible, and then adds simpler rules to the game after the revision, so that beginners won't be afraid to try, and can quickly get a sense of achievement, which in turn raises the willingness to participate in the game in the future!

In terms of changing the equipment, Yufeng shared, "I've brought a lot of Chinese primary school students, and the children would cry out in pain when they kicked the rattan ball, so I changed the rattan ball into a balloon, which not only solved the problem of rattan pain, but also allowed the students not to run around to pick up the ball all the time, which is why it became a very common method for me to use when I was leading beginners.

詹宇峰藤球教學

(Zhan Yufeng uses balloons to teach elementary school students. (Photo: courtesy of Zhan Yufeng)

I have never regretted choosing to play the sport of rattan!

Zhan Yu-Ting had the opportunity to go to Canada to study for a master's degree after graduating from university, but he chose to stay in Taiwan to continue promoting the sport in order not to interrupt it; Chang-You had been invited by the Thai Rattan Club to participate in a training program when he graduated from graduate school, but he chose to stay in order not to let the promotion of the sport in Taiwan come to a standstill.

The only one of the three who is not a full-time physical education teacher, Zhan Yufeng, finds it hard to find time to train steadily outside of work, but in order to promote rattan, he still chooses to allocate time for promotion in his scarce time.

We were curious, "Don't you ever feel regret? They replied with a sparkle in their eyes, "When we see a group of people enjoying garcinia cambogia because of us, we don't feel any regrets, but satisfaction and fulfillment instead.

劉昶佑藤球

(Liu Chang-You is currently promoting the sport of rattan ball mainly in the Taoyuan area.Photo: Courtesy of Liu Chang-You)

The focus of future promotion of the sport of rattan in Taiwan

Zhan Yu-Ting hopes that in the future, through continuous efforts, rattan clubs and even rattan teams can be set up in all three levels of schools (elementary, middle and high school) in each county and city; Zhan Yu-Feng hopes to focus on teaching physical education teachers how to teach rattan; and Liu Chang-You hopes to move rattan towards the direction of a sport for all people, and believes that only when everyone understands rattan can the sport gain enough attention and resources.

Compared to five years ago, rattan has become more and more well-known in Taiwan. At present, the National College Cup, the National Youth Cup and the County and Municipal Education Cup can all be held successfully, and the number of teams and participants in the National Ranking Tournament held twice a year has also been setting new records. However, if we only look at the situation of the establishment of the county and municipal committees, we can see that there is a gap in the central part of the country as well as in the eastern part of the country, and it is believed that there is still a lot of room for effort on the road of promotion.

(From being friends on the field to being teammates on the road, we encourage each other to grow.Photo: Courtesy of Zhan Yufeng)

After reading the article, if you are interested in Garcinia Cambogia, or want to join Garcinia Cambogia, please search for "Garcinia Cambogia" and "Garcinia Cambogia".R.O.C. Rattanball Association", "Taiwan Normal University"TheTaipei City Rattan Football Team"For more information, please click here!
Written by Alexandra Chen

士林國中藤球隊

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