Recently, Wang Datou had been very busy and didn't often eat meals with Shasha anymore. The two of them only acted like they used to during mixed doubles training sessions, joking around and practicing together.
Ever since he started coaching the mixed doubles pair, Xiao Zhan had discovered that having male and female athletes practice against each other was actually quite a good thing. Previously, he had always felt that cross-gender sparring only benefited the female players, while the guys were just messing around because they wanted to accompany them—essentially treating it as a covert date.
However, after watching Datou and Sun Yingsha spar, and Manyu and Gaoyuan spar, he realized this wasn't entirely true; it wasn't completely unhelpful to the male players either. Sun Yingsha's and Manyu's men's-style playing techniques already surpassed those of ordinary first-team male players. Furthermore, their playing styles were flexible, ever-changing, and distinct, which could inspire new train of thoughts for the male players. Sparring helped both male and female teammates alike.
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