Fan Bin, head coach of China's U-19 national basketball team, file photo. [Photo/Guangzhou Daily]

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BEIJING - Temporarily dismissed Chinese junior basketball coach Fan Bin has decided to adopt a better approach when teaching his teenage players.

Fan, a former Liberation Army team guard, admitted Wednesday that his love for the team may not be correctly expressed.

"I took them as family memebers so when they can't reach my standards, I may curse. I failed to let them understand my love behind my behaviors, which is my problem," said Fan, who temporarily left his post Monday night after the junior national team protest his harsh way in training to the Chinese Basketball Association.

The Association, however, confirmed Fan's achievement in the past three years as the junior coach.

Fan brought the team to a seventh place finish in last year's U17 world championship to create the best result from any level of the national teams in the world championships.

"In the past three years, Fan worked very hard and set high standards for his players. He is devoted and contributed a lot to the team," said Li Jinsheng, vice president of the Association, on Monday night.

Working as the assistant coach in the national senior team right now, Fan is reflecting his coaching methods.

"I thought these young people will eventually understand me when they cool down like the older generation, but I was wrong," Fan said.

"So I should find a better way to relate with these players, who were born after the 1990. We will have more communication," he added.

Players born after China's reform and opening up are thought to be more rebellious. Compared to the older generation, they are more distinctive individuals.

Chinese athletic head coach Feng Shuyong once commented on the new generation, "they don't know what's fear and they don't want to hide their discontent."