In 2002, Liu, who just turned 26, became the assistant coach of the men's table tennis team! At that time, the results of men's table tennis were still unstable, and ITTF introduced various reform measures for China. At that time, the men's table tennis coaching team was a little overwhelmed by a series of new regulations! The replacement of coaching staff has gradually become inevitable! Only one year later, Liu was appointed as the head coach of men's table tennis, becoming the youngest rumble in the history of men's table tennis!
It is no exaggeration to say that Liu is the person with the highest IQ and EQ in sports in China. As early as in his twenties, Liu made a profound and rational analysis of himself, knowing that table tennis has been changed repeatedly, and the chances of players who play fast break like him are getting smaller and smaller, and it is already difficult to change. But I am passionate about this sport and won the honor. So I retired early as a coach. It can be seen from Liu's many talk shows that he has a cool head, clear logic and clear thinking, and he often hits the nail on the head when analyzing problems. And the most commendable thing is that he can always come up with amazing ways to solve these problems. This is really admirable. It can be seen from a series of through races launched by Liu that the competition system has been changing, and all kinds of purgatory-level difficulties are aimed at the weaknesses of different players or the same player in different periods.
Liu is not only a good player, but more importantly, the head coach should consider not only the style of the ball, but also the strategy, layout, public relations and other aspects. In a sense, the head coach often faces the same problems as the leader of a state-owned enterprise; The difference is that he needs to have a very good table tennis record and a high degree of sensitivity to the industry.