Mindclickers

Season 4 Episode 1.

We are back bigger than ever with an exciting season of Mindclickers. We have some super special guests back in the spotlight, which I am super keen to share and provide some insights from some of the best individuals within Esports.

In the following episode I sat down with previous RLCS Professional player Snaski, who is now coaching Quadrant within EU. 

Snaski shares some key insights towards his previous experience as a player, what he has learned from being a coach and what has transitioned well into his skillset.

Follow him over at Twitter on https://twitter.com/Snaski10

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Mindclickers is an insight into the psychological and performance demands of Professional Esports Personalities.

Imagine if you could hear what a Physiotherapist recommends for best practice about ergonomics or stretches. Thinking of adding exercises into your routine? I wonder what an elite-level Strength & Conditioning Coach would recommend. How about figuring out Nutrition? We've got Registered Dietitians and Performance Nutritionists to cover that too!

But it doesn't stop there.. Ever wondered what top-level professional players think about before, during, or after a game? How they relax, deal with anxiety, adopt the flow state, communicate effectively and perform? We provide exclusive insights into the mind of top-level players so that you can add to your game!

Not only that, but have you been interested in starting your own path in Esports, but not sure where to look? We have episodes with Esports organisation owners, who share their stories about their path, and how they found success in an ever-developing scene.

We are back bigger than ever with an exciting season of Mindclickers. We have some super special guests back in the spotlight, which I am super keen to share and provide some insights from some of the best individuals within Esports.

In the following episode I sat down with previous Renegades Partnerships Manager for OCE/APAC Carti, who is now working within the AI Sports tracking field, with a passion to get back into Esports.

Nick shares some key insights towards partnerships and the bridge that needs to be closed between traditional sports and Esports, in terms of coming together collectively.

Follow him over at Twitter on https://twitter.com/nicholascarti

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Subscribe to Mindclickers
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Mindclickers is an insight into the psychological and performance demands of Professional Esports Personalities.

Imagine if you could hear what a Physiotherapist recommends for best practice about ergonomics or stretches. Thinking of adding exercises into your routine? I wonder what an elite-level Strength & Conditioning Coach would recommend. How about figuring out Nutrition? We've got Registered Dietitians and Performance Nutritionists to cover that too!

But it doesn't stop there.. Ever wondered what top-level professional players think about before, during, or after a game? How they relax, deal with anxiety, adopt the flow state, communicate effectively and perform? We provide exclusive insights into the mind of top-level players so that you can add to your game!

Not only that, but have you been interested in starting your own path in Esports, but not sure where to look? We have episodes with Esports organisation owners, who share their stories about their path, and how they found success in an ever-developing scene.

Episode 13!! Absolutely loved sitting down and talking with Oliver about his experience in @RLEsports OCE & APAC S Casting as he was crowned the 2021 Best New Commentator. Shoutcasting has always been an area that I've loved so It was fantastic to hear what goes on behind the scenes in terms of preparation for a big event!

Timestamps
0:01:37 - Oliver's Introduction into Esports
0:03:55 - Did you ever think you'd be in the position you are in now?
0:06:16 - Ability to wake up everyday, doing what he loves
0:08:13 - Esports to Tradtitional Sports Comparison
0:10:45 - XP League - LAN for Kids
0:11:10 - Parents asking for PRIVATE Esports coaching lessons?!
0:11:44 - Esports is different compared to 5 years ago
0:12:47 - Flashback to early shoutcasting days mindset
0:16:20 - Individual vs Duo Casting
0:21:30 - Yumi casting Farming Simulator is META
0:23:00 - How to cast a game you've never played before
0:25:50 - Casting is only ONE avenue into Esports
0:27:10 - The PHRASE BOOK!
0:33:00 - Looking back at previous casts/experiences
0:35:10 - Adjusting to different casting environments
0:38:30 - Casting at home easier after getting LAN experience
0:41:00 - Gaining confidence as an individual
0:42:00 - Utilising momentum in Esports
0:44:45 - Understanding and dealing with expectation
0:46:45 - LANDON Major 1st round predictions (Who did we have?)
1:12:10 - Reddit International Scrim Thread
1:13:30 - Final Takeaways/Insights


Follow Oliver on his main socials at https://twitter.com/BassFromThePast

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Mindclickers is an insight into the psychological and performance demands of Professional Esports Personalities.

Imagine if you could hear what a Physiotherapist recommends for best practice about ergonomics or stretches. Thinking of adding exercises into your routine? I wonder what an elite-level Strength & Conditioning Coach would recommend. How about figuring out Nutrition? We've got Registered Dietitians and Performance Nutritionists to cover that too!

But it doesn't stop there.. Ever wondered what top-level professional players think about before, during, or after a game? How they relax, deal with anxiety, adopt the flow state, communicate effectively and perform? We provide exclusive insights into the mind of top-level players so that you can add to your game!

Not only that, but have you been interested in starting your own path in Esports, but not sure where to look? We have episodes with Esports organisation owners, who share their stories about their path, and how they found success in an ever-developing scene.

Episode 11!! Absolutely loved sitting down and talking with Chrome on some of the fundamental areas he addresses as a coach, but also adopted as a previous player. We chat indepth about coaching styles with a TON of key takeaways for players of all skill levels. We also have a talk about the upcoming Spring Major and RLCS World Championship.

Topics included in the episode;
1:30 - how did you get into Rocket League?
4:30 - When you were a player did you ever envision being a coach/staying in the scene?
5:45 - Did you play traditional sports growing up?
6:30 - Did you acquire coaching skills from your traditional sports?
8:00 - Talk about Team Culture/mentality
11:20 - NA scrim insight
13:30 - Talk about how much more downtime other eSports have + Is RL the most demanding eSport + what makes RL different from other eSports?
17:15 - Experience with Daniel at the start + coaching other young/inexperienced players
21:50 - Daniels feeling/experience going to London after the Winter Major + his first crowd experience
24:30  - Queso (Moist) surpassing expectations as a young inexperienced team
25:45 - Relaxed mentality vs "dialed in"
26:15 - Funny Comms story at Fall Major + How to manage Comms as a coach during LANs
29:20 - Does SSG reflect on previous wins/loses and pull things to help win in future series?
30:45 - Coaches mentality/mindset when trying to motivate/hype/set expectations for the team
33:00 - Practice vs Gameday
34:35 - Timeouts (Importance, opinion of them, how/when to use them)
39:45 - Looking at other teams and trying to replicate what makes them successful + Forcing other teams to play the way you want to play
44:00 - Quick talk about how RL is one of the only eSports where being hot mechanically actually matters/makes a big difference (for better or worse)
45:00 - Pre-game preparedness (tactically and mentality) + regaining from losing the first game of a series
47:30 - Mentality of going for reverse sweeps
50:50 - Reverse sweeping with Daniel vs with Sypical
51:40 - Impact of Bootcamping
52:45 - Mental Coaches impact on SSG
55:20 - Future of Mental Coaches in RLCS
59:00 - Chrom

Episode 11!! Absolutely loved sitting down and talking with Eclipse about all elements of his coaching career, alongside his take on the upcoming Spring Major and RLCS World Championship.

Topics included in the episode;
- Introduction to the Rocket League scene (1:53)
- Entry into Coaching career (4:28)
- Grip styles - Claw vs Traditional (6:28)
- Past vs Present Viewpoint on Coaching (13:17)
- Coaching styles and methodologies of a coach (18:00)
- Can only EX Pro players be strategic coaches? (19:00)
- Where do you draw the line with Overcoaching? (21:30)
- Torso stays the same, Arms and Legs are always changing (25:25)
- Rocket League is so match-up HEAVY (28:15)
- Fall Major first International coaching experience (30:00)
- Why did Endpoint lose to RNG in Sweden? OMEGA (31:20)
- BDS becomes an all French speaking team = BUFF? (40:00)
- Picking up the game as a 1s player vs 3s player (47:45)
- SAUDI TRIP (51:20)
- Jet lag + Funny Australian Story (53:00)
- Guide to utilising Timeouts - (54:30)
- Gaining and using Momentum (59:30)
- Standing up and streching between Timeouts (1:03:00)
- Importance of Team Culture (1:08:00)
- To scream or not to scream? (1:10:50)
- Fall Major Interaction between CJCJ and Wave (1:19:20)
- Issues with LANs (1:21:00)
- Flashback to PCs in Fall Major PCs (1:23:00)
- Next season LANs - Where they @? (1:25:50)
- Importance of Bootcamps (1:29:10)
- Where does the name Eclipse come from (1:31:38)
- Last motivational advice for upcoming RLCS players (1:35:57)

Follow Eclipse on his main socials at https://twitter.com/LoREclipse

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Mindclickers is an insight into the psychological and performance demands of Professional Esports Personalities.

Imagine if you could hear what a Physiotherapist recommends for best practice about ergonomics or stretches. Thinking of adding exercises into your routine? I wonder what an elite-level Strength & Conditioning Coach would recommend. How about figuring out Nutrition? We've got Registered Dietitians and Performance Nutritionists to cover that too!

But it doesn't stop there.. Ever wondered what top-level professional players think about before, during, or after a game? How they relax, deal with anxiety, adopt the flow state, communicate effectively and perform? We provide exclusive insights into the mind of top-level players so that you can add to your game!

Not only that, but have you been interested in starting your own path in Esports, but not sure where to look? We have episodes with Esports organisation owners, who share their stories about their path, and how they found success in an ever-developing scene.

Episode 10!! Absolutely loved sitting down and talking with Nick about all elements of his coaching career, alongside his take on the upcoming Spring Major and RLCS World Championship.

Follow Nick on his main socials at https://twitter.com/NickOnRL.


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Episode 9!

WHAT AN EPISODE!

I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Gregan, S7 World Champion coach for Vitality and S8 Finalist. Gregan is also a current RLCS Caster, and creates his own content at https://www.twitch.tv/gregan.

Topics discussed throughout this episode;


Backstory as a player, transitioning into Coach
Coaching styles and mindset towards individualism
Understanding considerations for change
Behavioural impacts towards competitions
RLCS game day thoughts + action strategies
Importance of having an outlet
Considerations for upcoming professionl players + MORE


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Woah, episode 8 already?!

WHAT AN EPISODE!

I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Joyo from Team Queso to talk about his backstory as a professional player, alongside discuss some Rocket League psychology and gather this thoughts about the upcoming RLCS 2021-2022 Winter Major.

Topics discussed throughout this episode;

• Backstory as a player
• First tournament
• Understanding the importance of team synergy
• Dealing with placebo
• Motivation to be better mechanical
• Players who come from a 1v1 background
• Free style background implementation
• Importance of having a team culture
• How to diversify your practice
• Thoughts about upcoming Major

Link to Joyo's Twitter
 https://twitter.com/Joyokamii

Season 3 Episode 7!!

In this episode, I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with coach and content creator Hoodyhooo to explore his background whilst providing educational insights on his own experience coaching.

The topics discussed in the following episode are as such;

• College life and deciding on goals
• Developing experience as a coach
• Understanding coaching styles
• Idea exposure
• Understanding delivery styles
• Creating positive environments
• Dealing with setbacks
• Placebo - Why and When?
• Power of replay analysis
• Performance anxiety
• The ultimate guide to streaming

Hoodyhooo can be found at the following links;

Twitter
Youtube
Twitch 

WOAH! It's epsiode 6 time! After taking a long break personally to focus on RLCS, I'm back!

I hope you enjoy this fantastic and insightful episode with explores the importance of content creation and the passion linked towards it.

The following episode features the following;

• Understanding different content creation pathways
• The decision to not go pro
• Gaining traction through the Misfits
• Dealing with burn out
• Having fun over focusing on views
• Dealing with anxiety
• Viewership impact of switching games
• Dealing with comments.

Episode 5!!

In the following episode, I had the pleasure to sit down with Benjamin Portheault, a Performance coach for mental athletes, specializing in chess. Benjamin shared his experiences within the coaching field, alongside how this translates for Esports athletes.

The following episode includes;

• Chess background - Entry into the scene
• Data science passion
• Intimidation in chess - Mental tactics for success
• Online chess vs Offline chess
• Mental fatigue on long games
• Queen's gambit + content creation
• Calories?!
• Physiological variables impacts
• Focusing on the present 
• Replay analysis importance
• Finite vs infinite game

Episode 4!?

We are back with a legendary episode featuring Tekcro, the Jr NYSL Graphics Designer, to provide an insight into the process and his background. I've always dabbled in graphics design, but I was more than happy to let Tekcro take reign of the episode and listen to his previous experiences, alongside hearing his mindset towards inspiration and motivation.

Feel free to find Tekcro on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Tekcro to stay up to date with his content and designs!

The following episode touches on the following;

• Background and mindset towards future studies
• Importance of developing a style
• Using motivation to keep on track
• Differences in graphics between esport organisations
• Benefits of being different within this space
• Problem of copying designs 
• Summary and wrap up

SEASON 3 EPISODE 3! WOOOOO

What an episode! I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with previous Immortals Academy Jungler,  Nicholas James Joseph "Potluck" Pollock.

Potluck's insights towards League of Legends allowed myself to better understand the professional scene, as he provides insights towards the demands and requirements of professional League of Legends.

Join us as we talk about;

• Background and entry into Esports
• Shift from casual to competitive
• Playstyle adaptation and adoption
• Understanding team synergy and team culture
• Importance of communication
• Developing awareness and in-game mechanics
• Dealing with external performance (sleep, exercise, nutrition)
• Goals and insights towards the demands of a professional player
• Dealing with toxicity and overcoming it
• Summary and take aways.

We are BACK! Your favourite podcasts providing insights into some of the best Esports personalities around the globe - Mindclickers.

Episode 2 kicks off with  Jax Garret, founder and CEO of the GGWP Academy, and online platform catered towards providing education surrounding content creation.

If there is anyone who would know anything about startups and content creation, its Jax!

Join us as we explore the importance;

•  Content development
• Building and working around your niche
• Esports players mindset towards content
• Exploring different avenues
• Accepting criticism of your craft
• DNA to be liked?
• Final Summary

We are BACK! Your favourite podcasts providing insights into some of the best Esports personalities around the globe - Mindclickers.

To kick it off with Season 3, we have John McDonald (JohnnyBoy_i) and David Lane (Yumi_Cheeseman), both professional Rocket League Commentators, with years of experience under their belt.

If there is anyone who would know anything about Rocket League, it is these two.

Join us as we explore the importance;

•  Community driven events, 
•  Dealing with criticism as a caster
•  Accepting mistakes
•  Players developing personalities
•  Establishing team culture 
• Franchising in Rocket League
• True Neutral and regional competitiveness
• Developing Rocket League content
• Scrims, scrims, scrims
• Key takeaways

OCE! What a scene, that's growing and will continue to grow.
In the following episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Acethem aka Alex, CEO of the 1620 Kings! Alex's passion for growth and ensuring that he is enabling the kings to grow,  really shines through as Alex shares some insights and his vision for the scene.

Topics covered in the following episode;

• Accountability for growth
• Understanding individual players
• OCE Collective development
• Building rapport with players
• Marketability for stakeholders
• Content, Content, Esports
• Building your "WHY"
• Loyalty as a organisation and as a player
• Message to listeners

Looking to get into Esports? Do not miss this episode!

In the following episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Amy Palmer, president of the Misfits Agency and CEO of PowerwomanTV.  Amy provides a lot of knowledge for those looking to enter Esports and how to develop and build your brand, a big thing that many people fail to do.

Topics covered in this episode;

• Marketing yourself as a professional
• Crossover for traditional sports and Esports
• Importance of traditional sporting organizations to adopt Esports
• Connecting and building rapport with your key target audiences
• DNA to be liked
• Development of partnerships
• Mental toughness to push content
• GenZ takeover is inevitable and coming fast
• FaZe CCO insight
• Final words

S2:E19 of Mindclickers arrives with ApparentlyJack from Dignitas.

Jack's passion is very obvious as he speaks in-depth about his mindset towards professional Rocket League.

The following episode contains detailed insights into;

 • Jacks background and entry into Rocket League
 • Dealing with the balance of school
 • Adapting to pre warmups
 • Sleep, Hydration, Exercise & Nutrition
 • Importance of quality coms
 • Developing team synergy
 • Rocket League ranked mindset
 • Developing skills in 1v1's
 • Importance of replay analysis
 • Dealing with toxicity
 • Marketing yourself as a player
 • Closing words

Kansas City Pioneers! I was very excited to sit down with Mark and talk about everything North American Esports, a scene that I have been exploring moreso recently.  Mark's passion for the KCP is really highlighted by his vision to create the best organisation that helps to acknowledge player health and wellbeing, whilst striving for performance.

In the following episode, we chat about

• Kansas City Pioneers approach towards Top tier Esports
• Development of teams and scouting
• Training houses and importance of developing team synergy
• Investment into Allied Health Professionals
• Resources and Marketing for Esports
• Stakeholders and managing opportunities
• End note - Message to those looking at creating an organisation

Ian's passion for Halo is some of the best that we've heard, as we chat about the history of Halo as an Esport and how it progressed to be one of the most popular games.  Ian has had his fair share of experiences within the Esports scene, especially as a player and coach where he adopted a holistic mindset towards his player's performance

Topics covered in the following episode;

• Halo origin and competitive days
• Importance of maintaining gameplay to life balance
• Impact of unhealthy eating habits upon performance
• Insight into coaching and tournament organization days
• The United States Marine Corps involvement within Esports
• Development of Esports regions
• The future of Halo Infinite
• Final words and advice