About Course
In this article, we’ll be introducing the concept of the “inchworm model”, as well as explore how esports teams can utilize it to enhance consistent esports performance of their players. From customizing practice regiments, to structuring long-term improvement, to developing a culture with the proper mindset, this model can help navigate core questions and issues teams may face when developing star players and rosters.
Instructor
Reid “x0tek” Johnson
Esports Coach
Reid “x0tek” Johnson began his esports career in 2003, playing in a World Cyber Games qualifier for Age of Mythology. While he was disqualified in this first event due to his young age, x0tek’s later career tells a different story. From turn based strategy games to tactical shooters, x0tek’s nearly 20 years as a competitor would bring multiple world and national titles across a variety of games. With the advent of the pandemic in 2020, x0tek took time away from competition to explore coaching. Since then, he has:
- Coached the first Egyptian team to ever top an international esports professional league, Team Anubis, in CrossFire
- Coached then-Australian juggernaut the Soniqs in Valorant, reaching top-ten in the North American rankings
- Coached Cloud9 White’s game changers roster, winning a national championship and becoming the first all-womens team to break into the top 40 rankings of a major esport
COURSE PREVIEW
“I’m too inconsistent…at my best, I can compete with anyone. But I can’t reach those levels often enough, or at my worst I play inexplicably bad.”
This story repeats itself time and time again, at all levels of play. But why does it happen? And how can players or staff work to address it?
Improvement is an absolutely critical focus of any successful player, team, or coaching staff. Making sure esports athletes are continuously moving forward is often part of the job description!
However, despite this focus on improvement, often staff or players are left without an underlying structure. While many understand that practice – deliberate practice in particular – is important, they’re left with questions as to what progress looks like or where their efforts should focus.
In this article, we’ll be introducing the concept of the “inchworm model”, as well as explore how esports teams can utilize it to enhance the performance of their players. From customizing practice regiments, to structuring long-term improvement, to developing a culture with the proper mindset, this model can help navigate core questions and issues teams may face when developing star players and rosters.
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