A 12-year-old young player quit Sun Jihai s youth training camp due to injury and was asked to pay 180,000 yuan? Sun Jihai himself refused to respond

Recently, a parent of a young player from the "Hiqiu Youth Training Camp under Sun Jihai posted a video saying that his 12-year-old child wanted to quit due to injury, but was asked for 180,000 yuan in compensation by the "Hiqiu" company. This matter attracted the attention of fans and industry insiders. On the morning of the 26th, a reporter from Upstream News (report email: baoliaosy@163.com) contacted Sun Jihai, but he declined the interview, saying that he would not respond to the matter.

Ms. Zhang's son joined the "Hi Ball Boy" through trial training with many children. Video screenshot

According to Lizhi News, "There is no details. Opening your mouth will cost 500 yuan a day, about 180,000 yuan a year. There are other children who leave voluntarily. The compensation fee may be between 10,000 and 50,000 yuan depending on the length of stay." Ms. Zhang, a parent of the young player, said that the compensation of 180,000 yuan is unreasonable. She wanted to communicate further, but the other party did not answer the phone later, and even blocked and kicked out of group chat.

Ms. Zhang posted a video saying that she was claimed 180,000 yuan. Online picture

An industry insider who claims to be familiar with the parents of young players told Upstream News reporters that the 12-year-old player went to Dalian from Xi'an to try out in early 2024 and was successfully selected for the "Hi Ball Youth" youth training camp and became the main player. In February this year, the child was diagnosed with a tibial tubercle and a slight fracture of the patella. The child was under a lot of psychological pressure and did not want to stay here. Parents of the child do not agree with the coach's training method and want to leave the team.

On the morning of May 26, Sun Jihai declined an interview with the reporter of Upstream News, saying that he would not respond to the matter.

"Hiqiu" is a fully free youth training institution founded by Sun Jihai, a former Chinese national football team player. In early April this year, Sun Jihai posted a video on his official social media to respond to some questions. He said that the two age teams of "Hi Ball Boy" have been established in 2013 and 2015. During the May Day holiday, the 2017 age team was formed. The children selected for the "Hi Ball Boy" team did not spend a penny here. At most, parents bought a pair of sneakers for their children. All food, accommodation, training, sports equipment and going out to compete are free.

Sun Jihai once said on his official social media that the source of funds for "Hiqiu" is mainly the public welfare sponsorship of caring companies and people, and the government will also provide some support. The most important thing is to guarantee the revenue of other businesses of "Hiqiu" companies. According to the fundraising progress of "Hiqiu", from June 2024 to May 2025, donations from 151,000 people including Sun Jihai's friends Wu Dajing and Ding Junhui, with an amount of more than 8 million yuan, which has reached 79% of the target amount of 11 million yuan. According to the budget table released by "Hiqiu", the coaching team budget alone is close to 6 million yuan during the period, of which half of the public welfare budget is borne. More than 150,000 people raised more than 8 million yuan in funds. Online map

In addition, the daily training competition budget of "Hiqiu" is 6 million yuan, and the public welfare budget is 1.6 million yuan; the "Select Future Cup" budget is close to 2 million yuan, and the public welfare budget is nearly 1.4 million yuan; the brand communication budget is 2.8 million yuan, and the public welfare budget is 1.15 million yuan; the base administrative budget is 910,000 yuan, and the public welfare budget is 400,000 yuan; the base food, accommodation and training costs are 5.8 million yuan, and this project does not use the public welfare budget.

Sun Jihai once said on his official social media that the selected young players will provide service guarantees to allow children to eat and live in the training base, but many parents choose to accompany their children to study and spend time with their children.

In July 2024, at the opening ceremony of the first "Study Future Cup" National Youth Football Invitational Tournament, Sun Jihai played football with the young players. According to "Kimp Release"

Sun Jihai once said on his official social media that due to the relationship between training and being trained, a formal training agreement will be signed in order to protect the interests of both parties. "If we encounter a child being eliminated, we will all the way green lights, and even help him to go to the club he wants to go to or return to his original home."

According to Lizhi News, Ms. Zhang said that the club had signed a contract with them before, but the contract was not given to them in the end. According to her recollection, the contract was signed in at one time for 18 years old, and the liquidated damages on it were as high as 10 million yuan.