Have you had a time where it was difficult to interact with someone because they were either too emotional or devoid of it altogether? Maybe it’s not just others that you have seen this in, but yourself as well? This could have happened when you were having a discussion with your significant other, at your […]
Tag Archives: esports
Elite eSport Coaching: 7 Qualities of a Championship Team
If you’ve been keeping up, July at Mind Games has been all about eSport coaching. Let’s wrap the month up discussing the qualities of an excellent team. It’s one thing to develop your coaching skills, but without a proper team environment, your coaching abilities only go so far. In this article, we’ll discuss how it […]
Go beyond “Great job!”: Make your praise praise-worthy
July is all about esports coaching! Read on for some tips to help your players play at their best. You’re watching your team compete. A late-game fight breaks out and your players perfectly focus target after target, leading to a clean ace that ends in a victory. As you meet up with your players, you […]
Wrecking Ranked Rage – 3 Steps to less anger in soloq
When I first started playing video games I didn’t think of people raging beyond my brother’s efforts when he played Call of Duty. The amount of console controllers that met their demise are innumerable, along with the rants that were laced with colorful language as my parents banged their feet on the floor as a […]
3 Keys to Ranked Mindset: Face. Figure. and Fight.
Did you know that holding a pencil between your teeth could make you a more confident player? Or that your posture could be contributing to increased stress while you play? We have all heard the phrase Mind over Body, implying that you can better your physical being or performance by having mastery over your mindset. […]
A Story of Doping in eSports: And Proven Tips to Optimize Your Performance (legally!)
UPDATE: I have created an instructional page for nootropics (Cognitive Enhancing Supplements) for esport. Check it out here to optimize your game WITHOUT the use of illegal stimulants! Learn More about Nootropics “I witnessed doping a lot. It was lying around, like aspirin. The most common was Ritalin. The first time we took it was […]
Knute Rockne on teamwork in sports
The secret of winning football games is working more as a team, less as individuals. I play not my 11 best, but my best 11. ~ Knute Rockne (College Football Hall of Fame Coach)
Definitive eSports
A brand new site just started in January 2012. We’ll see how they fare in the future; they are currently hiring League of Legends writers so I’ll be checking back to see what sort of content they put out. Interesting youtube videos… http://www.D-eSports.com/
eSports performance
The full title is eSports Performance : eSports training and pro gaming resources. An older, discontinued blog with several good articles and interviews from the time. It’s nice to see what the activists were doing in 2005, and it’s also fantastic to see how far we have come in just a few years. Check it out […]
tl;dr
tl;dr is a gaming blog written by Diane and Jacob. It is primarily aimed at gamers, hobbyist or real researchers, and librarians! They seem ready and willing to tackle any topic from any angle, so there’s a real variety of articles. Worth a visit. http://tl-dr.ca/