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The Words You Use Are Already Coaching Your Team (Whether You Mean To or Not)
Let's talk about something most coaches completely overlook.
Not strategy. Not practice structure. Not player development timelines.
Words.
The language that you use.
All day, every day.
Specifically, the rules, agreemen...
Let me ask you something: how much time have you spent watching coaching videos, studying gameplay footage, reading up on the latest strategies, and still feeling like something is missing?
I get it. I've been there.
The truth is, information alone won't make you a better coach. What actually move...
You’re an outstanding coach. You know every nuance of the game, you analyze scrims down to the millisecond, and you create detailed plans that genuinely improve your players. Yet you find yourself stuck in coaching low-tier teams, landing only minor try-outs, or working for free. You grind every day...
What separates great esports coaches from those who just point out mistakes? How do you go from being an amateur coach to a professional who truly impacts players and teams? Let’s break it down.
The truth is, most esports “coaches” aren’t actually coaching. This problem affects not just amateur coa...
Esports coaching is more than just knowing the mechanics of a game. Many aspiring esports coaching professionals focus heavily on game-specific knowledge, thinking that understanding every detail about their game will make them great coaches. However, while game knowledge is essential, true coaching...
The Essence of Esports Coaching: Evolve or get left behind.
Esports is evolving, and the most educated coaches will rise to the top.
Currently, most esports coaches are ‘grinding’—repeating the same routines season after season, hoping that trial and error will eventually lead them to become world...
A VOD review is when a coach and player analyse a recorded match together to find mistakes, understand why they happened, and fix them in future games. Done well, it turns raw footage into real improvement. Here is how to run one that actually changes how your players perform.
As a part of espor...
All the best coaches in Esports (and the world) have a skill in common. This skill isn't particularly flashy or exciting. However, it's a true cornerstone of all great coaches who have mastered this skill. It's their ability to bring structure and clarity to their coaching.
In this blog, you'll lea...
Have you ever coached a player who doesn't respond to your suggestions, listen to what you say, or take your feedback on board? No matter what you coach him on, he always believes that he knows best, whether it's about strategy, tactics, champion picks, or any other aspect of the game.
Whether you ...
Every team loses and experiences setbacks. That's simply the nature of esports and competition. This blog will discuss how you can help your players recover from losses and setbacks.
An example of a setback that we collectively experienced was COVID. It made the world stand still for almost two yea...