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ABERDEEN, MD - AUGUST 14: Chinese softball coach Zhang Xinyan (R) of Shanghai practices training technique with a young U.S. baseball player as Zhang participates in a coaching education program at Ripken Baseball Academy August 14, 2007 in Aberdeen, Maryland. Twelve Chinese baseball and softball coaches took part in a five-week program to learn coaching skills from baseball hall of famer Cal Ripken Jr. , who has been named as a special sports envoy of the U.S. State Department, and other Major League Baseball players. The coaches will use what they have learned about baseball in the U.S. to teach young players in their home country.
