Foreign coaching expertise shines on campuses

After working in Shanghai for two years as a soccer trainer at a primary school, German Thomas Ochs now experiences what could be described as a reverse form of homesickness. "Honestly, I miss Shanghai more when I am in Germany than Germany when I am here. It's quite impressive," said the 30-year-old, who was a former youth team coach with German league club Eintracht Frankfurt.

"I live in a shared apartment now and I have some local friends. I am also trying to learn some Chinese as I am totally in love with this city."

The best part of working as a soccer coach in Shanghai is the effect he is able to have on young people's lives, Ochs told China Daily at a recent training camp in Beijing.